81_FR_71721 81 FR 71521 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident, Form I-698; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

81 FR 71521 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Adjust Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident, Form I-698; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 200 (October 17, 2016)

Page Range71521-71522
FR Document2016-25045

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 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71521-71522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25045]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Adjust 
Status From Temporary to Permanent Resident, Form I-698; Extension, 
Without Change, 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 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All mail submissions received must include the OMB Control 
Number 1615-0035 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket 
ID USCIS-2008-0019. 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-2008-
0019;
    (2) 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-
2007-0021 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension, Without Change, of a 
Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Adjust Status from 
Temporary to Permanent Resident.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-698; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The data 
collected on Form I-698 is used by USCIS to determine the eligibility 
to adjust an applicant's residence status.
    (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-698 
is 62 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour and 15 
minutes. There are 62 respondents requiring Biometric Processing at an 
estimated 1 hour and 10 minutes per response.
    (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 150 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the

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collection: There is an estimated $30,380 annual cost burden associated 
with this collection of information.

    Dated: October 11, 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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                                                  individual applying for this release as                 resources used by the respondents to                  offensive. For additional information,
                                                  well as to elicit information regarding                 respond), the estimated cost to the                   please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                                  the eligibility of an individual applying               respondent, and the actual information                is available via the link in the footer of
                                                  for release.                                            collection instruments.                               http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    (5) An estimate of the total number of                DATES: Comments are encouraged and                       Written comments and suggestions
                                                  respondents and the amount of time                      will be accepted for 60 days until                    from the public and affected agencies
                                                  estimated for an average respondent to                  December 16, 2016.                                    should address one or more of the
                                                  respond: The estimated total number of                  ADDRESSES: All mail submissions                       following four points:
                                                  respondents for the information                         received must include the OMB Control                    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                  collection I–881 is approximately 304                   Number 1615–0035 in the body of the                   collection of information is necessary
                                                  and the estimated hour burden per                       letter, the agency name and Docket ID                 for the proper performance of the
                                                  response is 12 hours per response; and                  USCIS–2008–0019. To avoid duplicate                   functions of the agency, including
                                                  the estimated number of respondents                     submissions, please use only one of the               whether the information will have
                                                  providing biometrics is 426 and the                     following methods to submit comments:                 practical utility;
                                                  estimated hour burden per response is                      (1) Online. Submit comments via the                   (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                  1.17 hours.                                             Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at                agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                    (6) An estimate of the total public                   http://www.regulations.gov under e-                   proposed collection of information,
                                                  burden (in hours) associated with the                   Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0019;                     including the validity of the
                                                  collection: The total estimated annual                     (2) Mail. Submit written comments to               methodology and assumptions used;
                                                  hour burden associated with this                        DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and                         (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  collection is 4,146 hours.                              Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination              clarity of the information to be
                                                    (7) An estimate of the total public                   Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue                     collected; and
                                                  burden (in cost) associated with the                    NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.                          (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                  collection: The estimated total annual                                                                        collection of information on those who
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  cost burden associated with this                                                                              are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                          USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                                  collection of information is $120,210.                                                                        use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                          Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                    Dated: October 11, 2016.                                                                                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                          Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                                  Samantha Deshommes,
                                                                                                                                                                technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                          Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                                                                                other forms of information technology,
                                                  Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,                Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
                                                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                                                                                                                                                e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                                                                          number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
                                                  and Immigration Services, Department of                                                                       responses.
                                                                                                          toll-free number. Comments are not
                                                  Homeland Security.                                      accepted via telephone message). Please               Overview of This Information
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–25046 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am]            note contact information provided here                Collection
                                                  BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                  is solely for questions regarding this                   (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                                                                          notice. It is not for individual case                 Extension, Without Change, of a
                                                                                                          status inquiries. Applicants seeking                  Currently Approved Collection.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  information about the status of their
                                                  SECURITY                                                                                                         (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                                                                          individual cases can check Case Status                Application to Adjust Status from
                                                                                                          Online, available at the USCIS Web site               Temporary to Permanent Resident.
                                                  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                                                                          at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                     (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                  Services
                                                                                                          USCIS National Customer Service                       the applicable component of the DHS
                                                  [OMB Control Number 1615–0026]                          Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                  sponsoring the collection: Form I–698;
                                                                                                          1833).                                                USCIS.
                                                  Agency Information Collection                                                                                    (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Activities: Application To Adjust                                                                             or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                  Status From Temporary to Permanent                      Comments
                                                                                                                                                                abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                                  Resident, Form I–698; Extension,                          You may access the information                      households. The data collected on Form
                                                  Without Change, of a Currently                          collection instrument with instructions,              I–698 is used by USCIS to determine the
                                                  Approved Collection                                     or additional information by visiting the             eligibility to adjust an applicant’s
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                           Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                   residence status.
                                                  Immigration Services, Department of                     http://www.regulations.gov and enter                     (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                  Homeland Security.                                      USCIS–2007–0021 in the search box.                    respondents and the amount of time
                                                  ACTION: 60-Day notice.                                  Regardless of the method used for                     estimated for an average respondent to
                                                                                                          submitting comments or material, all                  respond: The estimated total number of
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                   submissions will be posted, without                   respondents for the information
                                                  Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                    change, to the Federal eRulemaking                    collection Form I–698 is 62 and the
                                                  Immigration (USCIS) invites the general                 Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                 estimated hour burden per response is
                                                  public and other Federal agencies to                    and will include any personal                         1 hour and 15 minutes. There are 62
                                                  comment upon this proposed revision of                  information you provide. Therefore,                   respondents requiring Biometric
                                                  a currently approved collection of                      submitting this information makes it                  Processing at an estimated 1 hour and
                                                  information. In accordance with the                     public. You may wish to consider
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                                                                                                                                                                10 minutes per response.
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                        limiting the amount of personal                          (6) An estimate of the total public
                                                  1995, the information collection notice                 information that you provide in any                   burden (in hours) associated with the
                                                  is published in the Federal Register to                 voluntary submission you make to DHS.                 collection: The total estimated annual
                                                  obtain comments regarding the nature of                 DHS may withhold information                          hour burden associated with this
                                                  the information collection, the                         provided in comments from public                      collection is 150 hours.
                                                  categories of respondents, the estimated                viewing that it determines may impact                    (7) An estimate of the total public
                                                  burden (i.e. the time, effort, and                      the privacy of an individual or is                    burden (in cost) associated with the


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                                                  71522                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 200 / Monday, October 17, 2016 / Notices

                                                  collection: There is an estimated                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      are to respond, including through the
                                                  $30,380 annual cost burden associated                   USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                 use of appropriate automated,
                                                  with this collection of information.                    Regulatory Coordination Division,                     electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                    Dated: October 11, 2016.                              Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                         technological collection techniques or
                                                  Samantha Deshommes,                                     Massachusetts Avenue NW.,                             other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20529–2140,                            e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                  Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship         Telephone number (202) 272–8377                       responses.
                                                  and Immigration Services, Department of                 (This is not a toll-free number.
                                                  Homeland Security.                                      Comments are not accepted via                         Overview of This Information
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–25045 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am]            telephone message.) Please note contact               Collection
                                                  BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                          information provided here is solely for
                                                                                                          questions regarding this notice. It is not              (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                                                                          for individual case status inquiries.                 Revision of a Currently Approved
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Applicants seeking information about                  Collection.
                                                  SECURITY                                                the status of their individual cases can                (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                                                                          check Case Status Online, available at                Application for Waiver of Grounds of
                                                  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                        the USCIS Web site at http://                         Inadmissibility.
                                                  Services                                                www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                                                                                          National Customer Service Center at                     (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                  [OMB Control Number 1615–0029]                                                                                the applicable component of the DHS
                                                                                                          (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                                                                                                                                                sponsoring the collection: I–601, USCIS.
                                                  Agency Information Collection                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Activities: Application for Waiver of                                                                           (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                                                                          Comments                                              or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                  Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I–
                                                  601; Revision of a Currently Approved                      You may access the information                     abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                                  Collection                                              collection instrument with instructions,              households. Form I–601 is necessary for
                                                                                                          or additional information by visiting the             USCIS to determine whether the
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                           Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                   applicant is eligible for a waiver of
                                                  Immigration Services, Department of                     http://www.regulations.gov and enter                  inadmissibility under section 212 of the
                                                  Homeland Security.                                      USCIS–2007–0042 in the search box.                    Act. Furthermore, this information
                                                  ACTION: 60-day notice.                                  Regardless of the method used for                     collection is used by individuals who
                                                                                                          submitting comments or material, all
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland                                                                        are seeking for Temporary Protected
                                                                                                          submissions will be posted, without
                                                  Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                                                                          Status (TPS).
                                                                                                          change, to the Federal eRulemaking
                                                  Immigration Services (USCIS) invites                    Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                  the general public and other Federal                    and will include any personal                         respondents and the amount of time
                                                  agencies to comment upon this                           information you provide. Therefore,                   estimated for an average respondent to
                                                  proposed revision of a currently                        submitting this information makes it                  respond: The estimated total number of
                                                  approved collection of information. In                  public. You may wish to consider                      respondents for the information
                                                  accordance with the Paperwork                           limiting the amount of personal                       collection I–601 is 20,194; the estimated
                                                  Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the                        information that you provide in any
                                                  information collection notice is                                                                              hour burden per paper responses is 1.75
                                                                                                          voluntary submission you make to DHS.                 hours and the estimated hour burden
                                                  published in the Federal Register to                    DHS may withhold information
                                                  obtain comments regarding the nature of                                                                       per electronically-filed responses is 1.33
                                                                                                          provided in comments from public                      hours.
                                                  the information collection, the                         viewing that it determines may impact
                                                  categories of respondents, the estimated                                                                        (6) An estimate of the total public
                                                                                                          the privacy of an individual or is
                                                  burden (i.e. the time, effort, and                                                                            burden (in hours) associated with the
                                                                                                          offensive. For additional information,
                                                  resources used by the respondents to                                                                          collection: The total estimated annual
                                                                                                          please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                                  respond), the estimated cost to the                                                                           hour burden associated with this
                                                                                                          is available via the link in the footer of
                                                  respondent, and the actual information                                                                        collection is 32,795 hours.
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  collection instruments.                                    Written comments and suggestions                     (7) An estimate of the total public
                                                  DATES: Comments are encouraged and                      from the public and affected agencies                 burden (in cost) associated with the
                                                  will be accepted for 60 days until                      should address one or more of the                     collection: The estimated total annual
                                                  December 16, 2016.                                      following four points:                                cost burden associated with this
                                                  ADDRESSES: All mail submissions                            (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                  collection of information is $7,474,305.
                                                  received must include the OMB Control                   collection of information is necessary
                                                  Number 1615–0029 in the body of the                     for the proper performance of the                       Dated: October 11, 2016.
                                                  letter, the agency name and Docket ID                   functions of the agency, including                    Samantha Deshommes,
                                                  USCIS–2007–0042. To avoid duplicate                     whether the information will have                     Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                  submissions, please use only one of the                 practical utility;                                    Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                                  following methods to submit comments:                      (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                   and Immigration Services, Department of
                                                     (1) Online. Submit comments via the                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                Homeland Security.
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                                                  Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at                  proposed collection of information,                   [FR Doc. 2016–25043 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov under e-                     including the validity of the                         BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                  Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0042;                       methodology and assumptions used;
                                                     (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and                        clarity of the information to be
                                                  Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination                collected; and
                                                  Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue                          (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.                         collection of information on those who


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Document Created: 2016-10-15 01:51:37
Document Modified: 2016-10-15 01:51:37
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 16, 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 71521 

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