82 FR 13650 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, Form I-864; Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, Form I-864A; EZ Affidavit of Support Under Section 213 of the Act, I-864EZ; Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption, I-864W
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 48 (March 14, 2017)
| Page Range | 13650-13651 | |
| FR Document | 2017-05020 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13650-13651] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-05020] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0075] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, Form I-864; Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, Form I- 864A; EZ Affidavit of Support Under Section 213 of the Act, I-864EZ; Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption, I-864W 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 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 May 15, 2017. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0075 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2007-0029. 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-2007- 0029; (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- 2007-0029 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: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member; EZ Affidavit of Support under Section 213 of the Act; Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-864; I864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; 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-864 will be used by the USCIS to determine whether the sponsor has the ability to support the sponsored alien under section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This form serves the purpose of standardizing the evaluations of the sponsor's ability to support the sponsored alien and ensures that basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by petitioners. The Form I-864A is a contract between the sponsor and the sponsor's household members. It is only required if the sponsor used income of his or her household members to reach the [[Page 13651]] required 125 percent of the Federal poverty guideline. The contract holds these household members jointly and severally liable for the support of the sponsored immigrant. The information collection required on Form I-864A is necessary for public benefit agencies to enforce the Affidavit of Support in the event the sponsor used income of his or her household members to reach the required income level and the public benefit agencies are requesting reimbursement from the sponsor. The Form I-864EZ will be used by the USCIS in exactly the same way as Form I-864, however, the USCIS will collect less information from the sponsors as less information will be needed from those who qualify in order to make a thorough adjudication. The Form I-864W is a form that will be used by the USCIS to determine whether the intending immigrant meets the criteria for exemption of section 213A requirements. This form collects the immigrant's basic information, such as name and address, the reason for the exemption, and accompanying documentation in support of the immigrant's claim that they are not subject to section 213A. (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-864 is 446,313 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I- 864A is 42,892 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.75 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-864EZ is 114,860 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.5 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-864W is 98,119 hours and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour. (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 3,138,208 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 $161,526,540. Dated: March 9, 2017. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017-05020 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY TSA IN CALENDAR YEAR 2016—Continued
TSA Case No. Type of violation Penalty proposed/assessed
2017SAT0008 .................................... TWIC—False Statement (49 CFR 1570.5(a)) ............................................... $3,000/Pending.
2017SMF0088 .................................... TWIC—Access Control (49 CFR 1570.7(c)) ................................................. None (Warning Notice).
2017SMF0089 .................................... TWIC—Access Control (49 CFR 1570.7(c)) ................................................. None (Warning Notice).
2017STL0104 ..................................... TWIC—Access Control (49 CFR 1570.7(c)) ................................................. None (Warning Notice).
[FR Doc. 2017–04977 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] (2) Mail. Submit written comments to (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and collection of information is necessary
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination for the proper performance of the
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue functions of the agency, including
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. whether the information will have
SECURITY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: practical utility;
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Services proposed collection of information,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
[OMB Control Number 1615–0075] Massachusetts Avenue NW., including the validity of the
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone methodology and assumptions used;
Agency Information Collection number 202–272–8377 (This is not a (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Activities; Revision of a Currently toll-free number. Comments are not clarity of the information to be
Approved Collection: Affidavit of accepted via telephone message). Please collected; and
Support Under Section 213A of the note contact information provided here (4) Minimize the burden of the
Act, Form I–864; Contract Between is solely for questions regarding this collection of information on those who
Sponsor and Household Member, notice. It is not for individual case are to respond, including through the
Form I–864A; EZ Affidavit of Support status inquiries. Applicants seeking use of appropriate automated,
Under Section 213 of the Act, I–864EZ; information about the status of their electronic, mechanical, or other
Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of individual cases can check Case Status technological collection techniques or
Support Exemption, I–864W Online, available at the USCIS Web site other forms of information technology,
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the e.g., permitting electronic submission of
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and responses.
Immigration Services, Department of USCIS National Customer Service
Homeland Security. Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– Overview of This Information
ACTION: 60-day notice.
1833). Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) Type of Information Collection:
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Revision of a Currently Approved
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Comments
Collection.
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general You may access the information (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
public and other Federal agencies to collection instrument with instructions, Affidavit of Support Under Section
comment upon this proposed revision of or additional information by visiting the 213A of the Act; Contract Between
a currently approved collection of Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: Sponsor and Household Member; EZ
information. In accordance with the http://www.regulations.gov and enter Affidavit of Support under Section 213
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of USCIS–2007–0029 in the search box. of the Act; Intending Immigrant’s
1995, the information collection notice Regardless of the method used for Affidavit of Support Exemption.
is published in the Federal Register to submitting comments or material, all (3) Agency form number, if any, and
obtain comments regarding the nature of submissions will be posted, without the applicable component of the DHS
the information collection, the change, to the Federal eRulemaking sponsoring the collection: Form I–864;
categories of respondents, the estimated Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, I864A; I–864EZ; I–864W; USCIS.
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and and will include any personal (4) Affected public who will be asked
resources used by the respondents to information you provide. Therefore, or required to respond, as well as a brief
respond), the estimated cost to the submitting this information makes it abstract: Primary: Individuals or
respondent, and the actual information public. You may wish to consider households; The data collected on Form
collection instruments. limiting the amount of personal I–864 will be used by the USCIS to
DATES: Comments are encouraged and information that you provide in any determine whether the sponsor has the
will be accepted for 60 days until May voluntary submission you make to DHS. ability to support the sponsored alien
15, 2017. DHS may withhold information under section 213A of the Immigration
ADDRESSES: All submissions received provided in comments from public and Nationality Act. This form serves
must include the OMB Control Number viewing that it determines may impact the purpose of standardizing the
1615–0075 in the body of the letter, the the privacy of an individual or is evaluations of the sponsor’s ability to
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agency name and Docket ID USCIS– offensive. For additional information, support the sponsored alien and ensures
2007–0029. To avoid duplicate please read the Privacy Act notice that that basic information required to assess
submissions, please use only one of the is available via the link in the footer of eligibility is provided by petitioners.
following methods to submit comments: http://www.regulations.gov. The Form I–864A is a contract
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Written comments and suggestions between the sponsor and the sponsor’s
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at from the public and affected agencies household members. It is only required
http://www.regulations.gov under should address one or more of the if the sponsor used income of his or her
e-Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0029; following four points: household members to reach the
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required 125 percent of the Federal Dated: March 9, 2017. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
poverty guideline. The contract holds Samantha Deshommes, Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
these household members jointly and Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
severally liable for the support of the Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
sponsored immigrant. The information and Immigration Services, Department of toll-free number. Comments are not
Homeland Security. accepted via telephone message). Please
collection required on Form I–864A is
necessary for public benefit agencies to [FR Doc. 2017–05020 Filed 3–13–17; 8:45 am] note contact information provided here
enforce the Affidavit of Support in the BILLING CODE 9111–97–P is solely for questions regarding this
event the sponsor used income of his or notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
her household members to reach the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information about the status of their
required income level and the public SECURITY individual cases can check Case Status
benefit agencies are requesting Online, available at the USCIS Web site
reimbursement from the sponsor. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
The Form I–864EZ will be used by the Services USCIS National Customer Service
USCIS in exactly the same way as Form [OMB Control Number 1615–0079] Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
I–864, however, the USCIS will collect 1833).
less information from the sponsors as Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
less information will be needed from Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection: Comments
those who qualify in order to make a
thorough adjudication. Application for Replacement/Initial You may access the information
Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure collection instrument with instructions,
The Form I–864W is a form that will Document or additional information by visiting the
be used by the USCIS to determine Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
whether the intending immigrant meets AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
the criteria for exemption of section Immigration Services, Department of
USCIS–2007–0011 in the search box.
213A requirements. This form collects Homeland Security.
Regardless of the method used for
the immigrant’s basic information, such ACTION: 60-Day notice. submitting comments or material, all
as name and address, the reason for the SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland submissions will be posted, without
exemption, and accompanying Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and change, to the Federal eRulemaking
documentation in support of the Immigration (USCIS) invites the general Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
immigrant’s claim that they are not public and other Federal agencies to and will include any personal
subject to section 213A. comment upon this proposed extension information you provide. Therefore,
of a currently approved collection of submitting this information makes it
(5) An estimate of the total number of
information. In accordance with the public. You may wish to consider
respondents and the amount of time
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of limiting the amount of personal
estimated for an average respondent to information that you provide in any
respond: The estimated total number of 1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to voluntary submission you make to DHS.
respondents for the information DHS may withhold information
collection I–864 is 446,313 and the obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the provided in comments from public
estimated hour burden per response is viewing that it determines may impact
6 hours; the estimated total number of categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and the privacy of an individual or is
respondents for the information offensive. For additional information,
resources used by the respondents to
collection I–864A is 42,892 and the please read the Privacy Act notice that
respond), the estimated cost to the
estimated hour burden per response is is available via the link in the footer of
respondent, and the actual information
1.75 hours; the estimated total number http://www.regulations.gov.
collection instruments.
of respondents for the information Written comments and suggestions
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
collection I–864EZ is 114,860 and the from the public and affected agencies
will be accepted for 60 days until May should address one or more of the
estimated hour burden per response is
15, 2017. following four points:
2.5 hours; the estimated total number of
ADDRESSES: All submissions received (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
respondents for the information
must include the OMB Control Number collection of information is necessary
collection I–864W is 98,119 hours and
1615–0079 in the body of the letter, the for the proper performance of the
the estimated hour burden per response agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
is 1 hour. functions of the agency, including
2007–0011. To avoid duplicate whether the information will have
(6) An estimate of the total public submissions, please use only one of the practical utility;
burden (in hours) associated with the following methods to submit comments: (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
collection: The total estimated annual (1) Online. Submit comments via the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
hour burden associated with this Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at proposed collection of information,
collection is 3,138,208 hours. http://www.regulations.gov under e- including the validity of the
Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0011;
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
(7) An estimate of the total public methodology and assumptions used;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
burden (in cost) associated with the DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and clarity of the information to be
collection: The estimated total annual Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination collected; and
cost burden associated with this Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue (4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information is NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. collection of information on those who
$161,526,540. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are to respond, including through the
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, use of appropriate automated,
Regulatory Coordination Division, electronic, mechanical, or other
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until May 15, 2017. | |
| 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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