82 FR 16053 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i), and Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204(j)

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

Page Range		16053-16054
FR Document		2017-06494

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 82 Issue 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-06494]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0023]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application To Register Permanent Residence or
Adjust Status, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i), and
Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability
Under INA Section 204(j)

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
May 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0023 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2009-0020. 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-2009-
0020;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and

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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-
2009-0020 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: Application To Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i),
and Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability
Under INA Section 204(j).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-485, Supplement A, and Supplement
J to Form I-485; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Individuals or households. The information collected is
used to determine eligibility to adjust status under section 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
Form I-485--652,599 respondents responding at an estimated 6 hours
15 minutes per response.
Form I-485 Supplement A--36,000 respondents responding at an
estimated 1 hour and 15 minutes per response.
Form I-485Supplement J--28,309 respondents responding at an
estimated 1 hour per response.
There are 522,089 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 4,762,897 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 $233,841,457.

Dated: March 29, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-06494 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-97-P

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces States Coast Guard, telephone 202–372– maintained effective anti-terrorism
that it will impose conditions of entry 1173. measures and that Nauru’s legal regime,
on vessels arriving from Nauru. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: designated authority oversight, access
Conditions of entry are intended to control and cargo control are all
Discussion deficient.
protect the United States from vessels
arriving from countries that have been The authority for this notice is 5 On March 16, 2016, Nauru was
found to have deficient port anti- U.S.C. 552(a), 46 U.S.C. 70110, and notified of this determination and given
terrorism measures in place. Department of Homeland Security recommendations for improving
Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(97.f). As antiterrorism measures and 90 days to
DATES: The policy announced in this delegated, section 70110 authorizes the respond. To date, we cannot confirm
notice will become effective April 14, Coast Guard to impose conditions of that Nauru has corrected the identified
2017. entry on vessels arriving in U.S. waters deficiencies.
from ports that the Coast Guard has not Accordingly, beginning April 14,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For found to maintain effective anti- 2017, the conditions of entry shown in
information about this document call or terrorism measures. Table 1 will apply to any vessel that
email Juliet Hudson, International Port On February 2, 2016 the Coast Guard visited a port in Nauru in its last five
Security Evaluation Division, United did not find that ports in Nauru port calls.

TABLE 1—CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR VESSELS VISITING PORTS IN NAURU
Number Each vessel must:

1 ......... Implement measures per the vessel’s security plan equivalent to Security Level 2 while in a port in Nauru. As defined in the ISPS
Code and incorporated herein, ‘‘Security Level 2’’ refers to the ‘‘level for which appropriate additional protective security measures
shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of heightened risk of a security incident.’’
2 ......... Ensure that each access point to the vessel is guarded and that the guards have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and wa-
terside) of the vessel while the vessel is in ports in Nauru.
3 ......... Guards may be provided by the vessel’s crew; however, additional crewmembers should be placed on the vessel if necessary to en-
sure that limits on maximum hours of work are not exceeded and/or minimum hours of rest are met, or provided by outside security
forces approved by the vessel’s master and Company Security Officer. As defined in the ISPS Code and incorporated herein,
‘‘Company Security Officer’’ refers to the ‘‘person designated by the Company for ensuring that a ship security assessment is carried
out; that a ship security plan is developed, submitted for approval, and thereafter implemented and maintained and for liaison with
port facility security officers and the ship security officer.’’
4 ......... Attempt to execute a Declaration of Security while in a port in Nauru.
5 ......... Log all security actions in the vessel’s security records.
6 ......... Report actions taken to the cognizant Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to arrival into U.S. waters.
7 ......... In addition, based on the findings of the Coast Guard boarding or examination, the vessel may be required to ensure that each access
point to the vessel is guarded by armed, private security guards and that they have total visibility of the exterior (both landside and
waterside) of the vessel while in U.S. ports. The number and position of the guards has to be acceptable to the cognizant COTP
prior to the vessel’s arrival.

The following countries currently do DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information. In accordance with the
not maintain effective anti-terrorism SECURITY Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
measures and are therefore subject to 1995, the information collection notice
conditions of entry: Cambodia, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration is published in the Federal Register to
Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Services obtain comments regarding the nature of
Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the the information collection, the
[OMB Control Number 1615–0023] categories of respondents, the estimated
Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Nauru, Nigeria, Sao burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
Agency Information Collection resources used by the respondents to
Tome and Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Activities; Revision of a Currently
Venezuela, and Yemen. This list is also respond), the estimated cost to the
Approved Collection: Application To respondent, and the actual information
available in a policy notice available at Register Permanent Residence or
https://homeport.uscg.mil under the collection instruments.
Adjust Status, Adjustment of Status
Maritime Security tab; International Port DATES: Comments are encouraged and
Under Section 245(i), and Confirmation
Security Program (ISPS Code); Port will be accepted for 60 days until May
of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for
Security Advisory link. 30, 2017.
Job Portability Under INA Section
204(j) ADDRESSES: All submissions received
Dated: January 30, 2017. must include the OMB Control Number
Charles W. Ray, AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 1615–0023 in the body of the letter, the
USCG, Deputy Commandant for Operations. Immigration Services, Department of agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
[FR Doc. 2017–06399 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] Homeland Security. 2009–0020. To avoid duplicate
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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P ACTION: 60-Day notice. submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland (1) Online. Submit comments via the
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general http://www.regulations.gov under e-
public and other Federal agencies to Docket ID number USCIS–2009–0020;
comment upon this proposed revision of (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		60-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until May 30, 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).
FR Citation		82 FR 16053

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

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