81_FR_70893 81 FR 70695 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household, Form I-600, I-600A, and Supplement 1; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

81 FR 70695 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household, Form I-600, I-600A, and Supplement 1; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)

Page Range70695-70695
FR Document2016-24682

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 April 26, 2016, at 81 FR 24625, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 10 comments from 2 commenters in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70695]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24682]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0028]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition To Classify 
Orphan as an Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of 
an Orphan Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the 
Household, Form I-600, I-600A, and Supplement 1; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 April 26, 2016, at 81 FR 24625, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 10 
comments from 2 commenters 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 
November 14, 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. All submissions received 
must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0028.
    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, 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-
2008-0020 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: Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Classify Orphan as an 
Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan 
Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-600, I-600A, and Supplement 1; 
USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The 
collection of this information is required to determine eligibility and 
suitability of U.S. adoptive parents and the eligibility of the 
orphan(s) they plan to adopt (or have already adopted).
    (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-600 
is 1,307 and the estimated hour burden per response is .75 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Form I-600A is 987 and the estimated hour burden per response is .75 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection Supplement 1 is 467 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is .25 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for 
the information collection is 1,147 for Home Study and the estimated 
hour burden per response is 25 hours; the estimated total number of 
respondents for the information collection is 3,466 for biometrics 
processing and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour and 10 
minutes (1.17 hours); the estimated total number of respondents for the 
information collection is 13 for DNA biometrics processing and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 6 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 47,545 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 $81,604,586.

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-24682 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9111-97-P



                                                                         Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 198 / Thursday, October 13, 2016 / Notices                                               70695

                                               Dated: October 7, 2016.                               is available via the link in the footer of            Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an
                                             R.A. Hahn,                                              http://www.regulations.gov.                           Adult Member of the Household.
                                             Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                             Port Corpus Christi, TX.                                USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                 the applicable component of the DHS
                                             [FR Doc. 2016–24752 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am]            Regulatory Coordination Division,                     sponsoring the collection: Form I–600,
                                             BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                         I–600A, and Supplement 1; USCIS.
                                                                                                     Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20529–2140,                               (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Telephone number (202) 272–8377                       or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                             SECURITY                                                (This is not a toll-free number.                      abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                                                                                     Comments are not accepted via                         households. The collection of this
                                             U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                        telephone message). Please note contact               information is required to determine
                                             Services                                                information provided here is solely for               eligibility and suitability of U.S.
                                             [OMB Control Number 1615–0028]                          questions regarding this notice. It is not            adoptive parents and the eligibility of
                                                                                                     for individual case status inquiries.                 the orphan(s) they plan to adopt (or
                                             Agency Information Collection                           Applicants seeking information about                  have already adopted).
                                             Activities: Petition To Classify Orphan                 the status of their individual cases can                 (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                             as an Immediate Relative; Application                   check Case Status Online, available at                respondents and the amount of time
                                             for Advance Processing of an Orphan                     the USCIS Web site at http://                         estimated for an average respondent to
                                             Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an                   www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS                      respond: The estimated total number of
                                             Adult Member of the Household, Form                     National Customer Service Center at                   respondents for the information
                                             I–600, I–600A, and Supplement 1;                        (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.                   collection Form I–600 is 1,307 and the
                                             Extension, Without Change, of a                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            estimated hour burden per response is
                                             Currently Approved Collection
                                                                                                     Comments                                              .75 hours; the estimated total number of
                                             AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                                                                                 respondents for the information
                                                                                                       You may access the information
                                             Immigration Services, Department of                                                                           collection Form I–600A is 987 and the
                                                                                                     collection instrument with instructions,
                                             Homeland Security.                                                                                            estimated hour burden per response is
                                                                                                     or additional information by visiting the
                                             ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                  Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                   .75 hours; the estimated total number of
                                                                                                     http://www.regulations.gov and enter                  respondents for the information
                                             SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                                                                         collection Supplement 1 is 467 and the
                                                                                                     USCIS–2008–0020 in the search box.
                                             Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                                                                          estimated hour burden per response is
                                                                                                     Written comments and suggestions from
                                             Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                                                                          .25 hours; the estimated total number of
                                                                                                     the public and affected agencies should
                                             submitting the following information                                                                          respondents for the information
                                                                                                     address one or more of the following
                                             collection request to the Office of                                                                           collection is 1,147 for Home Study and
                                                                                                     four points:
                                             Management and Budget (OMB) for                                                                               the estimated hour burden per response
                                                                                                       (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                             review and clearance in accordance                                                                            is 25 hours; the estimated total number
                                                                                                     collection of information is necessary
                                             with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                                                                           of respondents for the information
                                                                                                     for the proper performance of the
                                             1995. The information collection notice
                                                                                                     functions of the agency, including                    collection is 3,466 for biometrics
                                             was previously published in the Federal
                                                                                                     whether the information will have                     processing and the estimated hour
                                             Register on April 26, 2016, at 81 FR
                                                                                                     practical utility;                                    burden per response is 1 hour and 10
                                             24625, allowing for a 60-day public
                                                                                                       (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                    minutes (1.17 hours); the estimated total
                                             comment period. USCIS did receive 10
                                                                                                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the                number of respondents for the
                                             comments from 2 commenters in
                                                                                                     proposed collection of information,                   information collection is 13 for DNA
                                             connection with the 60-day notice.
                                                                                                     including the validity of the                         biometrics processing and the estimated
                                             DATES: The purpose of this notice is to                 methodology and assumptions used;
                                             allow an additional 30 days for public                                                                        hour burden per response is 6 hours.
                                                                                                       (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                             comments. Comments are encouraged                       clarity of the information to be                         (6) An estimate of the total public
                                             and will be accepted until November 14,                 collected; and                                        burden (in hours) associated with the
                                             2016. This process is conducted in                        (4) Minimize the burden of the                      collection: The total estimated annual
                                             accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.                          collection of information on those who                hour burden associated with this
                                             ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or                      are to respond, including through the                 collection is 47,545 hours.
                                             suggestions regarding the item(s)                       use of appropriate automated,                            (7) An estimate of the total public
                                             contained in this notice, especially                    electronic, mechanical, or other                      burden (in cost) associated with the
                                             regarding the estimated public burden                   technological collection techniques or                collection: The estimated total annual
                                             and associated response time, must be                   other forms of information technology,                cost burden associated with this
                                             directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer                  e.g., permitting electronic submission of             collection of information is $81,604,586.
                                             via email at oira_submission@                           responses.
                                             omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be                                                                               Dated: October 5, 2016.
                                             submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. All                Overview of This Information                          Samantha Deshommes,
                                             submissions received must include the                   Collection
                                                                                                                                                           Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES




                                             agency name and the OMB Control                           (1) Type of Information Collection                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                             Number 1615–0028.                                       Request: Extension, Without Change, of                and Immigration Services, Department of
                                                You may wish to consider limiting the                a Currently Approved Collection.                      Homeland Security.
                                             amount of personal information that you                   (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                   [FR Doc. 2016–24682 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am]
                                             provide in any voluntary submission                     Petition to Classify Orphan as an                     BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                             you make. For additional information                    Immediate Relative; Application for
                                             please read the Privacy Act notice that                 Advance Processing of an Orphan


                                        VerDate Sep<11>2014   14:07 Oct 12, 2016   Jkt 241001   PO 00000   Frm 00032   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 9990   E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM   13OCN1



Document Created: 2016-10-13 00:53:31
Document Modified: 2016-10-13 00:53:31
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 November 14, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 70695 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR