81 FR 10268 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support; Form I-134; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

Page Range		10268-10269
FR Document		2016-04089

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 December 30, 2015, at 80 FR 81556, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive comments in connection with the 60-day notice. Note: USCIS published the 60-day notice as an extension without change; USCIS has updated the I-134 Form and Instructions with standardized language that the agency is now inserting into all forms; these changes do not impact the time to complete the form.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-04089]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0014]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support; 
Form I-134; 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 December 30, 2015, at 80 FR 81556, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive comments 
in connection with the 60-day notice. Note: USCIS published the 60-day 
notice as an extension without change; USCIS has updated the I-134 Form 
and Instructions with standardized language that the agency is now 
inserting into all forms; these changes do not impact the time to 
complete the form.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
March 30, 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

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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-
0014.
    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, Samantha Deshommes, Acting 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-
2006-0072 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 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. This is a change from the type of collection 
indicated in the 60-day Federal Register Notice published December 30, 
2015 at 80 FR 81556.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-134; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This 
information collection is necessary to determine if at the time of 
application into the United States, the applicant is likely to become a 
public charge.
    (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 I-134 is 
18,460 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.5 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 27,690 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual cost burden associated 
with this collection is $69,225.

Samantha Deshommes,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and 
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.
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ACTION: 60-Day notice. Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service (5) An estimate of the total number of
Delivery. respondents and the amount of time
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland (3) Agency form number, if any, and estimated for an average respondent to
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs the applicable component of the respond: 139,587 responses at 5 minutes
Enforcement (USICE) will be submitting Department of Homeland Security (0.0833 hours) per response.
the following information collection sponsoring the collection: U.S. (6) An estimate of the total public
request for review and clearance in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. burden (in hours) associated with the
accordance with the Paperwork (4) Affected public who will be asked collection: 11,586 annual burden hours.
Reduction Act of 1995. The information or required to respond, as well as a brief
Dated: February 23, 2016.
collection is published in the Federal abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Register to obtain comments regarding Households; Farms; Business or other Scott Elmore,
the nature of the information collection, for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Program Manager, Forms Management Office,
the categories of respondents, the State, local or Tribal governments; The Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, information collection activity will
Department of Homeland Security.
and resources used by the respondents garner qualitative customer and
[FR Doc. 2016–04253 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
to respond), and the estimated cost to stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the BILLING CODE 9111–28–P
the respondent.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and Administration’s commitment to
will be accepted for 60 days until April improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
29, 2016. SECURITY
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
suggestions regarding items contained
but are not statistical surveys that yield Services
in this notice and especially with regard
quantitative results that can be
to the estimated public burden and [OMB Control Number 1615–0014]
generalized to the population of study.
associated response time should be
This feedback will provide insights into
directed to the Department of Homeland Agency Information Collection
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
Security (DHS), Scott Elmore, Forms Activities: Affidavit of Support; Form
experiences and expectations, provide
Manager, U.S. Immigrations and I–134; Revision of a Currently
an early warning of issues with service,
Customs Enforcement, 801 I Street NW., Approved Collection
or focus attention on areas where
Mailstop 5800, Washington, DC 20536–
communication, training or changes in AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
5800. operations might improve delivery of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Immigration Services, Department of
products or services. These collections Homeland Security.
Written comments and suggestions will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
from the public and affected agencies ACTION: 30-Day Notice.
actionable communications between the
concerning the proposed collection of Agency and its customers and SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
information should address one or more stakeholders. It will also allow feedback Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
of the following four points: to contribute directly to the Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed improvement of program management. submitting the following information
collection of information is necessary Feedback collected under this generic collection request to the Office of
for the proper performance of the clearance will provide useful Management and Budget (OMB) for
functions of the agency, including information, but it will not yield data review and clearance in accordance
whether the information will have that can be generalized to the overall with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
practical utility; population. This type of generic 1995. The information collection notice
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the clearance for qualitative information was previously published in the Federal
agencies estimate of the burden of the will not be used for quantitative Register on December 30, 2015, at 80 FR
proposed collection of information, information collections that are 81556, allowing for a 60-day public
including the validity of the designed to yield reliably actionable comment period. USCIS did receive
methodology and assumptions used; results, such as monitoring trends over comments in connection with the 60-
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and time or documenting program day notice. Note: USCIS published the
clarity of the information to be performance. Such data uses require 60-day notice as an extension without
collected; and more rigorous designs that address: The
change; USCIS has updated the I–134
(4) Minimize the burden of the target population to which
Form and Instructions with
collection of information on those who generalizations will be made, the
standardized language that the agency is
are to respond, including through the sampling frame, the sample design
now inserting into all forms; these
use of appropriate automated, (including stratification and clustering),
changes do not impact the time to
electronic, mechanical, or other the precision requirements or power
complete the form.
technological collection techniques or calculations that justify the proposed
other forms of information technology, sample size, the expected response rate, DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
e.g., permitting electronic submission of methods for assessing potential allow an additional 30 days for public
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data comments. Comments are encouraged
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collection, and any testing procedures and will be accepted until March 30,
Overview of This Information that were or will be undertaken prior 2016. This process is conducted in
Collection fielding the study. Depending on the accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
(1) Type of Information Collection: degree of influence the results are likely ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
Reinstatement of a Discontinued to have, such collections may still be suggestions regarding the item(s)
Information Collection. eligible for submission for other generic contained in this notice, especially
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: mechanisms that are designed to yield regarding the estimated public burden
Generic Clearance for the Collection of quantitative results. and associated response time, must be

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-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 March 30, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Contact		USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Acting 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 Citation		81 FR 10268

81 FR 10268 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Affidavit of Support; Form I-134; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

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