81_FR_68637 81 FR 68445 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition by Entrepreneur To Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, Form I-829; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

81 FR 68445 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition by Entrepreneur To Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, Form I-829; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 192 (October 4, 2016)

Page Range68445-68446
FR Document2016-23981

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68445-68446]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0045]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition by 
Entrepreneur To Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, Form I-
829; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved 
collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in 
the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the 
information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated 
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to 
respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual 
information collection instruments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0045 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-
0009. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the 
following methods to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web 
site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-
0009;
    (2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];
    (3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy 
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, 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-
2006-0009 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for 
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, 
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you 
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You 
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that 
you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may 
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it 
determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For 
additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
    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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition by Entrepreneur to 
Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-829; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Alien 
entrepreneurs admitted to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) are required to petition for 
removal of the conditional residence status imposed on them and their 
accompanying spouse and children, within a 90-day period before the 
second anniversary of their conditional residence under section 216A of 
the INA.
    (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-829 is 
3,829 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3 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 15,967 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 469,053.

    Dated: September 27, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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                                                  Collection of Information                               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                notice. It is not for individual case
                                                                                                          SECURITY                                              status inquiries. Applicants seeking
                                                     Title: Application for Surplus Federal                                                                     information about the status of their
                                                  Real Property Public Benefit                            U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      individual cases can check Case Status
                                                  Conveyance and BRAC Program for                         Services                                              Online, available at the USCIS Web site
                                                  Emergency Management Use.                                                                                     at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
                                                                                                          [OMB Control Number 1615–0045]
                                                     Type of Information Collection:                                                                            USCIS National Customer Service
                                                  Extension, without change, of a                         Agency Information Collection                         Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
                                                  currently approved information                          Activities: Petition by Entrepreneur To               1833).
                                                  collection.                                             Remove Conditions on Permanent
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          Resident Status, Form I–829; Revision
                                                     OMB Number: 1660–0080.
                                                                                                          of a Currently Approved Collection                    Comments
                                                     Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
                                                  Form 119–0–1, Surplus Federal Real                      AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                            You may access the information
                                                  Property Application for Public Benefit                 Immigration Services, Department of                   collection instrument with instructions,
                                                  Conveyance.                                             Homeland Security.                                    or additional information by visiting the
                                                                                                          ACTION: 60-Day notice.                                Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                                     Abstract: Use of the Application for
                                                  Surplus Federal Real Property Public                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland                USCIS–2006–0009 in the search box.
                                                  Benefit Conveyance and Base                             Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                  Realignment and Closure (BRAC)                                                                                Regardless of the method used for
                                                                                                          Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                  Program for Emergency Management                                                                              submitting comments or material, all
                                                                                                          public and other Federal agencies to
                                                  Use is necessary to implement the                                                                             submissions will be posted, without
                                                                                                          comment upon this proposed revision of
                                                  processes and procedures for the                                                                              change, to the Federal eRulemaking
                                                                                                          a currently approved collection of
                                                                                                                                                                Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
                                                  successful, lawful, and expeditious                     information. In accordance with the
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                      and will include any personal
                                                  conveyance of real property from the
                                                                                                          1995, the information collection notice               information you provide. Therefore,
                                                  Federal Government to public entities
                                                                                                          is published in the Federal Register to               submitting this information makes it
                                                  such as State, local, county, city, town,
                                                                                                          obtain comments regarding the nature of               public. You may wish to consider
                                                  or other like government bodies, as it
                                                                                                          the information collection, the                       limiting the amount of personal
                                                  relates to emergency management                                                                               information that you provide in any
                                                  response purposes, including fire and                   categories of respondents, the estimated
                                                                                                          burden (i.e. the time, effort, and                    voluntary submission you make to DHS.
                                                  rescue services. Utilization of this                                                                          DHS may withhold information
                                                  application will ensure that properties                 resources used by the respondents to
                                                                                                          respond), the estimated cost to the                   provided in comments from public
                                                  will be fully positioned for use at their                                                                     viewing that it determines may impact
                                                  highest and best potentials as required                 respondent, and the actual information
                                                                                                          collection instruments.                               the privacy of an individual or is
                                                  by GSA and Department of Defense                                                                              offensive. For additional information,
                                                  regulations, public law, Executive                      DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                                                                                                                                please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                                  Orders, and the Code of Federal                         will be accepted for 60 days until
                                                                                                                                                                is available via the link in the footer of
                                                  Regulations.                                            December 5, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: All submissions received
                                                     Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal                                                                      Written comments and suggestions
                                                                                                          must include the OMB Control Number
                                                  Government.                                             1615–0045 in the subject box, the                     from the public and affected agencies
                                                     Estimated Number of Respondents:                     agency name and Docket ID USCIS–                      should address one or more of the
                                                  20.                                                     2006–0009. To avoid duplicate                         following four points:
                                                     Estimated Total Annual Burden                        submissions, please use only one of the                  (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                  Hours: 100 hours.                                       following methods to submit comments:                 collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                             (1) Online. Submit comments via the                for the proper performance of the
                                                     Estimated Cost: The estimated annual                 Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at                functions of the agency, including
                                                  cost to respondents for the hour burden                 http://www.regulations.gov under                      whether the information will have
                                                  is $6,177. There are no annual costs to                 e-Docket ID number USCIS–2006–0009;                   practical utility;
                                                  respondents’ operations and                                (2) Email. Submit comments to
                                                  maintenance costs for technical                                                                                  (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                          USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov;                         agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  services. There are no annual start-up or                  (3) Mail. Submit written comments to
                                                  capital costs. The cost to the Federal                                                                        proposed collection of information,
                                                                                                          DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and                      including the validity of the
                                                  Government is $2,398.97.                                Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
                                                                                                                                                                methodology and assumptions used;
                                                    Dated: September 28, 2016.                            Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
                                                                                                          NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.                          (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  Richard W. Mattison,                                                                                          clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Records Management Program Chief, Mission                                                                     collected; and
                                                  Support, Federal Emergency Management                   USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                                  Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                Regulatory Coordination Division,                        (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                                                                          Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                         collection of information on those who
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                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23947 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Massachusetts Avenue NW.,                             are to respond, including through the
                                                  BILLING CODE 9111–19–P
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone                  use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                          number 202–272–8377 (This is not a                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                          toll-free number. Comments are not                    technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                          accepted via telephone message). Please               other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                          note contact information provided here                e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                                                                          is solely for questions regarding this                responses.


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                                                  68446                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Notices

                                                  Overview of This Information                            (OMB) for the information collection                  I. Background
                                                  Collection                                              described below. In accordance with the
                                                                                                                                                                The President’s Climate Action Plan
                                                    (1) Type of Information Collection:                   Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
                                                                                                          requesting comment from all interested                   The President’s Climate Action Plan
                                                  Revision of a Currently Approved                                                                              calls on Federal agencies to rapidly
                                                  Collection.                                             parties on the proposed collection of
                                                                                                          information. The purpose of this notice               increase investments in energy
                                                    (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                                                                          is to allow for 60 days of public                     productivity, eliminate energy waste,
                                                  Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove
                                                                                                          comment.                                              ramp up efficiency standards, and
                                                  Conditions on Permanent Resident                                                                              deploy the tools and technology needed
                                                  Status.                                                 DATES:    Comment Due Date: December 5,               to build a new energy economy. The
                                                    (3) Agency form number, if any, and                   2016.                                                 residential building sector is responsible
                                                  the applicable component of the DHS                     ADDRESSES:   Interested persons are                   for fully 21 percent of the nation’s
                                                  sponsoring the collection: I–829; USCIS.                invited to submit comments regarding                  greenhouse gas emissions. Utility costs
                                                    (4) Affected public who will be asked                 this proposal. Comments should refer to               (energy and water) account for around
                                                  or required to respond, as well as a brief              the proposal by name and should be                    22 percent of public housing operating
                                                  abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports                     budgets and a similar share in the
                                                  households. Alien entrepreneurs                         Management Officer, QDAM,                             assisted housing sector. HUD spends an
                                                  admitted to the United States under                     Department of Housing and Urban                       estimated $6.4 billion annually to cover
                                                  section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and                Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room                 the costs of utilities in its public and
                                                  Nationality Act (INA) are required to                   4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000;                      assisted housing programs.1
                                                  petition for removal of the conditional                 telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a                    HUD is committed to creating energy-
                                                  residence status imposed on them and                    toll-free number) or email at                         efficient, water-efficient, and healthy
                                                  their accompanying spouse and                           Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of                 housing as part of a broader effort to
                                                  children, within a 90-day period before                 the proposed forms or other available                 foster the development of inclusive,
                                                  the second anniversary of their                         information. Persons with hearing or                  sustainable, and resilient communities.
                                                  conditional residence under section                     speech impairments may access this                    Investments in energy-efficiency and
                                                  216A of the INA.                                        number through TTY by calling the toll-               water-efficiency pay dividends by
                                                    (5) An estimate of the total number of                free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–              improving occupant comfort, stabilizing
                                                  respondents and the amount of time                      8339.                                                 operating costs, alleviating taxpayer
                                                  estimated for an average respondent to                     Electronic Submission of Comments.                 burden, preserving affordable housing,
                                                  respond: The estimated total number of                  Interested persons may submit                         ensuring disaster resilience, and
                                                  respondents for the information                         comments electronically through the                   mitigating climate change. As such, the
                                                  collection I–829 is 3,829 and the                       Federal eRulemaking Portal at                         Office of Multifamily Housing Programs
                                                  estimated hour burden per response is                   www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly                     in HUD’s Office of Housing has taken
                                                  3 hours.                                                encourages commenters to submit                       several steps to encourage greater energy
                                                    (6) An estimate of the total public                   comments electronically. Electronic                   and water efficiency in multifamily
                                                  burden (in hours) associated with the                   submission of comments allows the                     housing, including:
                                                  collection: The total estimated annual                  commenter maximum time to prepare                        • Updating and standardizing the
                                                  hour burden associated with this                        and submit a comment, ensures timely                  utility allowance methodology for
                                                  collection is 15,967 hours.                             receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to                    assisted properties that must submit
                                                    (7) An estimate of the total public                                                                         annual documentation of utility
                                                                                                          make them immediately available to the
                                                  burden (in cost) associated with the                                                                          allowances (estimated 70 percent of
                                                                                                          public. Comments submitted
                                                  collection: The estimated total annual                                                                        portfolio); 2 (See Section ‘‘Other PRA
                                                                                                          electronically through the
                                                  cost burden associated with this                                                                              Collections that Impact this
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov Web site can be
                                                  collection of information is 469,053.                                                                         Submission’’ for more information on
                                                                                                          viewed by other commenters and
                                                    Dated: September 27, 2016.                            interested members of the public.                     how other previously approved PRA
                                                  Samantha Deshommes,                                     Commenters should follow the                          collections relate to Energy
                                                  Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,                instructions provided on that site to                 Benchmarking).
                                                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship         submit comments electronically.                          • Offering incentives to multifamily
                                                  and Immigration Services, Department of                                                                       owners and management agents who
                                                                                                            Note: To receive consideration as public            have joined the Better Buildings
                                                  Homeland Security.
                                                                                                          comments, comments must be submitted                  Challenge, set a goal of reducing energy
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23981 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am]             through one of the two methods specified
                                                  BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                  above. Again, all submissions must refer to
                                                                                                                                                                and/or water use by 20 percent within
                                                                                                          the docket number and title of the notice.            10 years, and established themselves as
                                                                                                                                                                leaders in the field with respect to
                                                                                                             No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile                   energy and/or water efficiency; 3
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               (fax) comments are not acceptable.                       • Providing access to capital to make
                                                  URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan                 energy improvements by implementing
                                                  [Docket No. FR–5913–N–27]                               Houle, Office of Multifamily Housing                  changes to the Federal Housing
                                                                                                          Programs, Department of Housing and                   Administration’s (FHA) underwriting
                                                  60-Day Notice of Proposed Information                   Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,                standards in the Multifamily
                                                  Collection: Energy Benchmarking                         Room 6182, Washington, DC 20410,                      Accelerated Processing Guide (MAP
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                                                  AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        telephone 202–708–2572. (This is not a                Guide) to allow greater loan proceeds
                                                  Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing                   toll-free number.) Persons with hearing
                                                  Commissioner, HUD.                                      or speech impairments may access these                  1 See https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/

                                                                                                          numbers through TTY by calling the                    documents/huddoc?id=afrfy13_egyeff.pdf.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                 2 See http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/
                                                                                                          toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800–
                                                                                                                                                                huddoc?id=15-04hsgn.pdf.
                                                  SUMMARY:   HUD is seeking approval from                 877–8339.                                               3 See https://www4.eere.energy.gov/challenge/

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Document Created: 2016-10-04 03:04:19
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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
Action60-Day notice.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 5, 2016.
ContactUSCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, 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 Citation81 FR 68445 

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