81 FR 73128 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status, Form I-407; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-25596 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 73128-73129] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-25596] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0130] Agency Information Collection Activities: Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status, Form I-407; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 extension 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 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0130 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2013-0005. 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-2013- 0005; (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- 2013-0005 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: [[Page 73129]] (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: Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-407; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) use Form I-407 to inform USCIS and formally record their abandonment of lawful permanent resident status. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services uses the information collected in Form I-407 to record the LPR's abandonment of lawful permanent resident status. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 12,527 responses at 15 minutes per response. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 3,132 annual burden 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 $30,691. Dated: October 18, 2016. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2016-25596 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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(formerly WebBoards) is an information- prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, ADDRESSES: All submissions received
sharing environment designed to serve and recover from transportation security must include the OMB Control Number
stakeholders in the transportation incidents. An inability to collect this 1615–0130 in the body of the letter, the
security community and is used to information will limit TSA’s ability to agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
disseminate mission-critical enable modal operators to respond to, 2013–0005. To avoid duplicate
information. It provides stakeholders and quickly recover after, a submissions, please use only one of the
with an online portal which allows transportation security incident. following methods to submit comments:
authorized users to obtain, post, and Insufficient awareness, prevention, (1) Online. Submit comments via the
exchange information, access common response, and recovery to a Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
resources, and communicate with transportation security incident will http://www.regulations.gov under e-
similarly situated individuals. This result in increased vulnerability of the Docket ID number USCIS–2013–0005;
system also integrates other security- U.S. transportation network. (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
related information and Number of Respondents: 6,000 users.3 DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
communications at the sensitive Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
security information (SSI) level. It is estimated 6,000 hours annually. Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
located in a secure online environment NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
Dated: October 18, 2016.
and is accessible from the Homeland FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanna Johnson,
Security Information Network (HSIN) USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office Regulatory Coordination Division,
and TSA (for TSA staff only). Accessing of Information Technology.
and using TSA infoBoards is completely Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
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voluntary; TSA does not require Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
BILLING CODE 9110–05–P Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
participation.
TSA will collect two types of number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
information through TSA infoBoards: toll-free number. Comments are not
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND accepted via telephone message). Please
(1) User registration information and (2) SECURITY
user’s choice of ‘‘communities.’’ TSA note contact information provided here
infoBoards users are not required to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration is solely for questions regarding this
provide all information requested– Services notice. It is not for individual case
however, if users choose to withhold status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information, they will not receive the [OMB Control Number 1615–0130] information about the status of their
benefits of TSA infoBoards associated individual cases can check Case Status
Agency Information Collection Online, available at the USCIS Web site
with that information collection. Activities: Record of Abandonment of
1. User registration information. TSA at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
Lawful Permanent Resident Status, USCIS National Customer Service
will collect registration information to Form I–407; Extension, Without
ensure only those meeting the Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
Change, of a Currently Approved 1833).
requirements for access to SSI Collection
information under TSA’s regulations (49 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CFR part 1520) are given access to the AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Comments
TSA infoBoards. Such registration Immigration Services, Department of
information will include the user’s Homeland Security. You may access the information
name, professional contact information, collection instrument with instructions,
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
or additional information by visiting the
agency/company, job title, employer,
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
airport (optional), citizenship,
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and http://www.regulations.gov and enter
regulatory category, and employment
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general USCIS–2013–0005 in the search box.
verification contact information.
public and other Federal agencies to Regardless of the method used for
2. User’s Choice of TSA infoBoards
comment upon this proposed extension submitting comments or material, all
Communities. TSA will collect
of a currently approved collection of submissions will be posted, without
information on the user’s choice of TSA
information. In accordance with the change, to the Federal eRulemaking
infoBoards community(ies). To meet the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
requirements for access to SSI under
1995, the information collection notice and will include any personal
TSA’s regulations, users are asked to information you provide. Therefore,
submit their desired requestor type and is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of submitting this information makes it
boards so that TSA may assess the user’s public. You may wish to consider
qualifications and needs before granting the information collection, the
limiting the amount of personal
access. categories of respondents, the estimated
information that you provide in any
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
Use of Results voluntary submission you make to DHS.
resources used by the respondents to
DHS may withhold information
TSA will use this information to respond), the estimated cost to the
provided in comments from public
assess and improve the capabilities of respondent, and the actual information
viewing that it determines may impact
all transportation modes to prevent, collection instruments.
the privacy of an individual or is
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
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offensive. For additional information,
Transportation and the Under Secretary of will be accepted for 60 days until
Transportation of Security related to TSA, to the please read the Privacy Act notice that
Secretary of Homeland Security. Pursuant to DHS December 23, 2016. is available via the link in the footer of
Delegation Number 7060.2, the Secretary delegated http://www.regulations.gov.
to the Assistant Secretary (then referred to as the 3 Due to the recalculation of numbers since the
Written comments and suggestions
Administrator of TSA), subject to the Secretary’s publication of the 60-day notice, the number of
guidance and control, the authority vested in the respondents has decreased from 10,000 to 6,000.
from the public and affected agencies
Secretary with respect to TSA, including that in Accordingly, the burden hours have decreased from should address one or more of the
section 403(2) of the HSA. 10,000 to 6,000 hours. following four points:
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(1) Evaluate whether the proposed DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND staggered AFH submission deadline for
collection of information is necessary URBAN DEVELOPMENT its program participants. For example,
for the proper performance of the § 5.160 provides that for their first AFH,
[Docket No. FR–5173–N–11]
functions of the agency, including consolidated program participants,
whether the information will have Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: except for program participants that
practical utility; Extension of Deadline for Submission received a FY 2015 CDBG grant of
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the $500,000 or less, must submit an AFH
of Assessment of Fair Housing for
agency’s estimate of the burden of the no later than 270 calendar days prior to
Consolidated Plan Participants That
proposed collection of information, the start of their program year that
Receive a Community Development
including the validity of the begins on or after January 1, 2017 for
Block Grant of $500,000 or Less
methodology and assumptions used; which a new consolidated plan is due.
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and AGENCY: Office of the Assistance Section 5.160 provides that
clarity of the information to be Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal consolidated program participants that
collected; and Opportunity, HUD. received a FY 2015 CDBG grant of
(4) Minimize the burden of the ACTION: Notice. $500,000 or less must submit their first
collection of information on those who AFH no later than 270 calendar days
are to respond, including through the SUMMARY: This notice advises that HUD prior to the start of the program year
use of appropriate automated, is extending the deadline for submission that begins on or after January 1, 2018
electronic, mechanical, or other of an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) for which a new consolidated plan is
technological collection techniques or by consolidated plan program due. Section 5.160 provides that
other forms of information technology, participants that received in Fiscal Year qualified public housing agencies
e.g., permitting electronic submission of (FY) 2015 or receive in a subsequent (PHAs) 1 must submit their first AFH no
responses. fiscal year a Community Development later than 270 calendar days prior to the
Overview of This Information Block Grant of $500,000 or less, or in start of the fiscal year that begins on or
Collection the case of a HOME consortium, whose after January 1, 2019 for which a new
members collectively received a CDBG 5-year plan is due.
(1) Type of Information Collection: grant of $500,000 or less, from the By notice published in the Federal
Extension, Without Change, of a program year that begins on or after Register on January 15, 2015, at 80 FR
Currently Approved Collection. January 1, 2018, to the program year that 2062, prior to publication of the AFFH
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: final rule, HUD announced its intention
begins on or after January 1, 2019 for
Record of Abandonment of Lawful to provide a later AFH submission
which a new consolidated plan is due,
Permanent Resident Status. deadline for certain program
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the same date that qualified public
housing agencies (PHAs) are to submit participants that are typically small
the applicable component of the DHS
their AFHs. entities, such as qualified PHAs, or in
sponsoring the collection: Form I–407;
DATES: Effective Date: October 24, 2016. the case of consolidated program
USCIS.
participants that receive a small CDBG
(4) Affected public who will be asked FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
grant of $350,000 or less. HUD solicited
or required to respond, as well as a brief Adam Norlander, Special Assistant,
public comment with the notice for a
abstract: Primary: Individuals or Office of Community Planning and
period of 30 days, on its January 15,
households. Lawful Permanent Development, Department of Housing
2015, and public feedback was favorable
Residents (LPRs) use Form I–407 to and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
to HUD’s proposal to provide later AFH
inform USCIS and formally record their SW., Room 7100, Washington, DC
submission deadlines for smaller
abandonment of lawful permanent 20410; telephone number 202–402–3778
program participants and program
resident status. U.S. Citizenship and (toll-free). Individuals with hearing or
participants that received a smaller
Immigration Services uses the speech impediments may access this
CDBG grant. In consideration of public
information collected in Form I–407 to number via TTY by calling the toll-free
comment received on the January 15,
record the LPR’s abandonment of lawful Federal Relay Service during working
2015, notice, and, as noted above, in the
permanent resident status. hours at 1–800–877–8339.
(5) An estimate of the total number of AFFH final rule, HUD provided a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: separate submission deadline for
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to I. Background QPHAs; that is, their first AFH is due no
respond: 12,527 responses at 15 minutes later than 270 calendar days prior to the
On July 16, 2015, at 80 FR 42357, start of the fiscal year that begins on or
per response. HUD published in the Federal Register
(6) An estimate of the total public after January 1, 2019 for which a new
its Affirmatively Furthering Fair
burden (in hours) associated with the Housing (AFFH) final rule. The AFFH 1 ‘‘Qualified PHA,’’ is defined in section 2702 of
collection: 3,132 annual burden hours. final rule provides HUD program title VII of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act
(7) An estimate of the total public participants with a new approach for (HERA) (Public Law 110–289, approved July 30,
burden (in cost) associated with the planning for fair housing outcomes that 2008). Section 2702 of HERA defines ‘‘qualified
collection: The estimated total annual will assist them in meeting their PHA’’ as a PHA: (1) for which the sum of (i) the
cost burden associated with this number of public housing dwelling units
statutory obligation to affirmatively administered by PHA, and (ii) the number of
collection of information is $30,691. further fair housing as required by the vouchers under section 8(o) of the United States
Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3608. To Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o))
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Dated: October 18, 2016.
administered by the PHA is 550 or fewer; and (2)
Samantha Deshommes, assist HUD program participants in that is not designated under section 6(j)(2) of the
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, meeting this obligation, the AFFH rule United States Housing Act as a troubled PHA, and
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship provides that program participants must does not have a failing score under the Section 8
and Immigration Services, Department of conduct an Assessment of Fair Housing Management Assessment Program during the prior
Homeland Security. 12 months. HUD codified this statutory definition
(AFH) using an ‘‘Assessment Tool.’’ in its regulations on Public Housing Agency Plans
[FR Doc. 2016–25596 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am] HUD’s AFFH regulations codified in at 24 CFR part 903, and the definition of ‘‘qualified
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 24 CFR part 5 provide, in § 5.160, for a PHA’’ is found at § 903.3(c).
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| 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). | |
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