80_FR_80168 80 FR 79922 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

80 FR 79922 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

Page Range79922-79923
FR Document2015-32231

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on October 14, 2015, at 80 FR 61837, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 9 comments in connection with the 60-day notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien 
Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on October 14, 2015, at 80 FR 61837, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 9 
comments in connection with the 60-day notice.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
January 22, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may 
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806 (This is not a toll-free 
number). All submissions received must include the agency name and the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0012.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not 
accepted via telephone message). Please note contact information 
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not 
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information 
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status 
Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or 
call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY 
(800) 767-1833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments

    You may access the information collection instrument with 
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2007-0037 in the search box. Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the

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proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Alien Relative.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-130, and I-130A; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
130 allows U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United 
States to petition on behalf of certain alien relatives who wish to 
immigrate to the United States. Form I-130A allows for the collection 
of additional information for spouses of the petitioners necessary to 
facilitate a decision.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
total number of respondents for the information collection Form I-130 
is 787,037 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours. The 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Form I-130A is 36,689 and the estimated hour burden per response is 
0.833 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated 
with this collection is 1,604,636 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated 
with this collection of information is 314,603,120.

    Dated: December 17, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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                                              individuals associated with the contract                and provide updates on selected                       comments in connection with the 60-
                                              proposals, the disclosure of which                      organizational initiatives.                           day notice.
                                              would constitute a clearly unwarranted                    Place: National Institutes of Health,
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
                                              invasion of personal privacy.                           Building 10, CRC Medical Board Room 4–
                                                                                                      2551, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.            allow an additional 30 days for public
                                                Name of Committee: National Center for                  Closed: 1:20 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.                      comments. Comments are encouraged
                                              Advancing Translational Sciences Special                  Agenda: Discussion of personnel matters.            and will be accepted until January 22,
                                              Emphasis Panel; SBIR Review Meeting 1.                    Place: National Institutes of Health,               2016. This process is conducted in
                                                Date: January 28, 2016.                               Building 10, CRC Medical Board Room 4–                accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
                                                Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.                          2551, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.            ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
                                                Agenda: To review and evaluate contract                  Contact Person: Maureen E. Gormley,
                                              proposals.
                                                                                                                                                            suggestions regarding the item(s)
                                                                                                      Executive Secretary, Mark O. Hatfield
                                                Place: Residence Inn Bethesda, 7335                   Clinical Research Center, National Institutes
                                                                                                                                                            contained in this notice, especially
                                              Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.                   of Health, Building 10, Room 6–2551,                  regarding the estimated public burden
                                                Contact Person: Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D.,                Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–2897.                   and associated response time, must be
                                              Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific            Any interested person may file written             directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
                                              Review, National Center for Advancing                   comments with the committee by forwarding             via email at oira_submission@
                                              Translational Sciences, 6701 Democracy                  the statement to the Contact Person listed on         omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
                                              Blvd., Room 1074, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–              this notice. The statement should include the         submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806
                                              435–0813, Sailaja.koduri@nih.gov.                       name, address, telephone number and when              (This is not a toll-free number). All
                                              (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance               applicable, the business or professional              submissions received must include the
                                              Program Nos. 93.859, Pharmacology,                      affiliation of the interested person.
                                                                                                         In the interest of security, NIH has
                                                                                                                                                            agency name and the OMB Control
                                              Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
                                              Research; 93.350, B—Cooperative                         instituted stringent procedures for entrance          Number 1615–0012.
                                              Agreements; 93.859, Biomedical Research                 onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,               You may wish to consider limiting the
                                              and Research Training, National Institutes of           including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles       amount of personal information that you
                                              Health, HHS)                                            will be inspected before being allowed on             provide in any voluntary submission
                                                                                                      campus. Visitors will be asked to show one            you make. For additional information
                                                Dated: December 17, 2015.                             form of identification (for example, a                please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                              David Clary,                                            government-issued photo ID, driver’s license,         is available via the link in the footer of
                                              Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory             or passport) and to state the purpose of their        http://www.regulations.gov.
                                              Committee Policy.                                       visit.
                                                                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–32203 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Dated: December 17, 2015.                           USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
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                                                                                                      Michelle Trout,                                       Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura
                                                                                                      Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts
                                                                                                      Committee Policy.                                     Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–32204 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            2140, Telephone number (202) 272–
                                              HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                                                                            8377 (This is not a toll-free number.
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                              National Institutes of Health                                                                                 Comments are not accepted via
                                                                                                                                                            telephone message). Please note contact
                                              Clinical Center; Notice of Meeting                                                                            information provided here is solely for
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                questions regarding this notice. It is not
                                                 Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                     SECURITY                                              for individual case status inquiries.
                                              Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                                                                            Applicants seeking information about
                                              amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is                      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      the status of their individual cases can
                                              hereby given of a meeting of the NIH                    Services                                              check Case Status Online, available at
                                              Advisory Board for Clinical Research.                                                                         the USCIS Web site at http://
                                                                                                      [OMB Control Number 1615–0012]
                                                 The meeting will be open to the                                                                            www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                              public as indicated below, with                         Agency Information Collection                         National Customer Service Center at
                                              attendance limited to space available.                  Activities: Petition for Alien Relative,              (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                              Individuals who plan to attend and                      Form I–130, and Form I–130A; Revision                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              need special assistance, such as sign                   of a Currently Approved Collection
                                              language interpretation or other                                                                              Comments
                                              reasonable accommodations, should                       AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                           You may access the information
                                              notify the Contact Person listed below                  Immigration Services, Department of                   collection instrument with instructions,
                                              in advance of the meeting.                              Homeland Security.                                    or additional information by visiting the
                                                 The meeting will be closed to the                    ACTION: 30-Day Notice.                                Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                              public in accordance with the                                                                                 http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                              provisions set forth in section                         SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 USCIS–2007–0037 in the search box.
                                              552b(c)(9)(B), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended               Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                  Written comments and suggestions from
                                              because the premature disclosure of to                  Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                  the public and affected agencies should
                                              discuss personnel matters and the                       submitting the following information                  address one or more of the following
                                              discussions would likely to significantly               collection request to the Office of                   four points:
                                              frustrate implementation of                             Management and Budget (OMB) for                         (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
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                                              recommendations.                                        review and clearance in accordance                    collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                      with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                   for the proper performance of the
                                                Name of Committee: NIH Advisory Board
                                              for Clinical Research.
                                                                                                      1995. The information collection notice               functions of the agency, including
                                                Date: January 25, 2016.                               was previously published in the Federal               whether the information will have
                                                Open: 10:00 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.                         Register on October 14, 2015, at 80 FR                practical utility;
                                                Agenda: To review the 2016–2017 Clinical              61837, allowing for a 60-day public                     (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                              Center Strategic and Annual Operating Plan              comment period. USCIS did receive 9                   agency’s estimate of the burden of the


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                                              proposed collection of information,                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                telephone message). Please note contact
                                              including the validity of the                           SECURITY                                              information provided here is solely for
                                              methodology and assumptions used;                                                                             questions regarding this notice. It is not
                                                (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      for individual case status inquiries.
                                              clarity of the information to be                        Services                                              Applicants seeking information about
                                              collected; and                                                                                                the status of their individual cases can
                                                                                                      [OMB Control Number 1615–0096]
                                                (4) Minimize the burden of the                                                                              check Case Status Online, available at
                                              collection of information on those who                  Agency Information Collection                         the USCIS Web site at http://
                                              are to respond, including through the                   Activities: Genealogy Index Search                    www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                              use of appropriate automated,                           Request and Genealogy Records                         National Customer Service Center at
                                              electronic, mechanical, or other                        Request. Forms G–1041 and G–1041A;                    (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                              technological collection techniques or                  Revision of a Currently Approved                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              other forms of information technology,                  Collection
                                              e.g., permitting electronic submission of                                                                     Comments
                                              responses.                                              AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                           You may access the information
                                                                                                      Immigration Services, Department of                   collection instrument with instructions,
                                              Overview of This Information
                                                                                                      Homeland Security.                                    or additional information by visiting the
                                              Collection
                                                                                                      ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                                 (1) Type of Information Collection                                                                         http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                              Request: Revision of a Currently                        SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 USCIS–2006–0013 in the search box.
                                              Approved Collection.                                    Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                  Written comments and suggestions from
                                                 (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                    Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                  the public and affected agencies should
                                              Petition for Alien Relative.                            submitting the following information
                                                 (3) Agency form number, if any, and                                                                        address one or more of the following
                                                                                                      collection request to the Office of                   four points:
                                              the applicable component of the DHS                     Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                              sponsoring the collection: I–130, and I–                                                                        (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                                                                      review and clearance in accordance                    collection of information is necessary
                                              130A; USCIS.                                            with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                                 (4) Affected public who will be asked                                                                      for the proper performance of the
                                                                                                      1995. The information collection notice               functions of the agency, including
                                              or required to respond, as well as a brief              was previously published in the Federal
                                              abstract: Primary: Individuals or                                                                             whether the information will have
                                                                                                      Register on August 4, 2015, at 80 FR                  practical utility;
                                              households. Form I–130 allows U.S.
                                                                                                      46315, allowing for a 60-day public                     (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                              citizens or lawful permanent residents
                                                                                                      comment period. USCIS did not receive                 agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                              of the United States to petition on behalf
                                                                                                      any comments in connection with the                   proposed collection of information,
                                              of certain alien relatives who wish to
                                                                                                      60-day notice.                                        including the validity of the
                                              immigrate to the United States. Form I–
                                              130A allows for the collection of                       DATES: The purpose of this notice is to               methodology and assumptions used;
                                              additional information for spouses of                   allow an additional 30 days for public                  (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              the petitioners necessary to facilitate a               comments. Comments are encouraged                     clarity of the information to be
                                              decision.                                               and will be accepted until January 22,                collected; and
                                                 (5) An estimate of the total number of               2016. This process is conducted in                      (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                              respondents and the amount of time                      accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.                        collection of information on those who
                                              estimated for an average respondent to                  ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
                                                                                                                                                            are to respond, including through the
                                              respond: The estimated total number of                  suggestions regarding the item(s)                     use of appropriate automated,
                                              respondents for the information                         contained in this notice, especially                  electronic, mechanical, or other
                                              collection Form I–130 is 787,037 and                    regarding the estimated public burden                 technological collection techniques or
                                              the estimated hour burden per response                  and associated response time, must be                 other forms of information technology,
                                              is 2 hours. The estimated total number                  directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer                e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                              of respondents for the information                      via email at oira_submission@                         responses.
                                              collection Form I–130A is 36,689 and                    omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be                     Overview of This Information
                                              the estimated hour burden per response                  submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806                   Collection
                                              is 0.833 hours.                                         (This is not a toll-free number). All
                                                                                                                                                              (1) Type of Information Collection
                                                 (6) An estimate of the total public                  submissions received must include the
                                                                                                                                                            Request: Revision of a Currently
                                              burden (in hours) associated with the                   agency name and the OMB Control
                                                                                                                                                            Approved Collection.
                                              collection: The total estimated annual                  Number [1615–0096].                                     (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                              hour burden associated with this                           You may wish to consider limiting the              Genealogy Index Search Request and
                                              collection is 1,604,636 hours.                          amount of personal information that you               Genealogy Records Request.
                                                 (7) An estimate of the total public                  provide in any voluntary submission                     (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                              burden (in cost) associated with the                    you make. For additional information                  the applicable component of the DHS
                                              collection: The estimated total annual                  please read the Privacy Act notice that               sponsoring the collection: Form G–1041
                                              cost burden associated with this                        is available via the link in the footer of            and G–1041A; USCIS.
                                              collection of information is 314,603,120.               http://www.regulations.gov.                             (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                Dated: December 17, 2015.                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      or required to respond, as well as a brief
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                                              Laura Dawkins,                                          USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                 abstract: Primary: Individuals and
                                              Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,                Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura               households. USCIS will use these forms
                                              Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship         Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts                      to facilitate an accurate and timely
                                              and Immigration Services, Department of                 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–                     response to genealogy index search and
                                              Homeland Security.                                      2140, Telephone number (202) 272–                     records requests.
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–32231 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am]            8377 (This is not a toll-free number.                   (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                              BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                  Comments are not accepted via                         respondents and the amount of time


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day Notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 22, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactUSCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
FR Citation80 FR 79922 

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