81_FR_96279 81 FR 96029 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, Form I-589; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

81 FR 96029 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, Form I-589; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)

Page Range96029-96030
FR Document2016-31429

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 September 19, 2016, at 84 FR 64190, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive comments in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96029-96030]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31429]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0067]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Asylum 
and for Withholding of Removal, Form I-589; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection

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

ACTION: 30-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on September 19, 2016, at 84 FR 
64190, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive

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comments 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 
January 30, 2017. 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. (This is not a toll-free 
number.) All submissions received must include the agency name and the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0067.
    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-
2007-0034 in the search box. Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Asylum and for 
Withholding of Removal.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-589; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
589 is necessary to determine whether an alien applying for asylum and/
or withholding of removal in the United States is classified as 
refugee, and is eligible to remain in the United States.
    (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-589 is 
approximately 157,372 and the estimated hour burden per response is 12 
hours per response; and the estimated number of respondents providing 
biometrics is 97,152 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 
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 2,002,132 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 $61,689,824.

    Dated: December 22, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-31429 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am]
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Schweinfest, Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. [OMB Control Number 1615–0067] Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Special Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Review Branch, Division of Extramural applications. Agency Information Collection Activities, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Medical Center Drive, Room 7W108, Activities: Application for Asylum and Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room for Withholding of Removal, Form I– Rockville, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6343 7W110, Rockville, MD 20850, (Telephone schweinfestcw@mail.nih.gov. Conference Call). 589; Revision of a Currently Approved Name of Committee: National Cancer Contact Person: Robert E. Bird, Ph.D., Collection Institute Special Emphasis Panel; NCI R03/ Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and R21 SEP–2. Review Branch, Division of Extramural Date: February 16–17, 2017. 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96030 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 250 / Thursday, December 29, 2016 / Notices comments in connection with the 60- (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR day notice. agency’s estimate of the burden of the DATES: The purpose of this notice is to proposed collection of information, Fish and Wildlife Service allow an additional 30 days for public including the validity of the [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N220; comments. Comments are encouraged methodology and assumptions used; FXES11130100000–178–FF01E00000] and will be accepted until January 30, (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 2017. This process is conducted in clarity of the information to be Endangered Species; Recovery Permit accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. collected; and Applications (4) Minimize the burden of the ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, collection of information on those who suggestions regarding the item(s) are to respond, including through the Interior. contained in this notice, especially use of appropriate automated, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit regarding the estimated public burden electronic, mechanical, or other applications; request for comment. and associated response time, must be technological collection techniques or directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer other forms of information technology, SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and via email at oira_submission@ e.g., permitting electronic submission of Wildlife Service, invite the public to omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be responses. comment on applications for recovery submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. permits to conduct activities with the (This is not a toll-free number.) All Overview of This Information purpose of enhancing the survival of submissions received must include the Collection endangered species. With some agency name and the OMB Control (1) Type of Information Collection exceptions, the Endangered Species Act Number 1615–0067. Request: Revision of a Currently of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits You may wish to consider limiting the Approved Collection. certain activities with endangered amount of personal information that you (2) Title of the Form/Collection: species unless a Federal permit allows provide in any voluntary submission Application for Asylum and for such activity. The Act also requires that you make. For additional information Withholding of Removal. we invite public comment before please read the Privacy Act notice that (3) Agency form number, if any, and issuing these permits. is available via the link in the footer of the applicable component of the DHS DATES: To ensure consideration, please http://www.regulations.gov. sponsoring the collection: I–589; USCIS. send your written comments by January FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (4) Affected public who will be asked 30, 2017. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, or required to respond, as well as a brief ADDRESSES: Program Manager, Regulatory Coordination Division, abstract: Primary: Individuals or Restoration and Endangered Species Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 households. Form I–589 is necessary to Classification, Ecological Services, U.S. Massachusetts Avenue NW., determine whether an alien applying for Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Washington, DC 20529–2140, asylum and/or withholding of removal Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Telephone number (202) 272–8377 in the United States is classified as Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer (This is not a toll-free number; refugee, and is eligible to remain in the to the permit number for the application comments are not accepted via United States. when submitting comments. telephone message.). Please note contact (5) An estimate of the total number of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information provided here is solely for respondents and the amount of time Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife questions regarding this notice. It is not estimated for an average respondent to Biologist, at the above address, or by for individual case status inquiries. respond: The estimated total number of telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503– Applicants seeking information about respondents for the information 231–6243). the status of their individual cases can collection I–589 is approximately SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: check Case Status Online, available at 157,372 and the estimated hour burden the USCIS Web site at http:// per response is 12 hours per response; Background www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS and the estimated number of The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) National Customer Service Center at respondents providing biometrics is prohibits certain activities with respect (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. 97,152 and the estimated hour burden to endangered and threatened species SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: per response is 1.17 hours. unless a Federal permit allows such (6) An estimate of the total public activity. Along with our implementing Comments burden (in hours) associated with the regulations in the Code of Federal You may access the information collection: The total estimated annual Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act collection instrument with instructions, hour burden associated with this provides for certain permits, and or additional information by visiting the collection is 2,002,132 hours. requires that we invite public comment Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: (7) An estimate of the total public before issuing these permits for http://www.regulations.gov and enter burden (in cost) associated with the endangered species. USCIS–2007–0034 in the search box. collection: The estimated total annual A permit granted by us under section Written comments and suggestions from cost burden associated with this 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the the public and affected agencies should collection of information is $61,689,824. permittee to conduct activities asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES address one or more of the following Dated: December 22, 2016. (including take or interstate commerce) four points: Samantha Deshommes, with respect to U.S. endangered or (1) Evaluate whether the proposed Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, threatened species for scientific collection of information is necessary Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship purposes or enhancement of for the proper performance of the and Immigration Services, Department of propagation or survival. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 January 30, 2017. 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 96029 
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