82 FR 24987 - 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 103 (May 31, 2017)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the subject information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the regulations at 5 CFR 1320.10. This notice is intended to obtain input from the interested public on the need for the information requested, and suggestions on how to improve the form, instructions and information collection requirements.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24987-24988]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11103]


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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, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the subject 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 and the regulations at 5 CFR 1320.10. This notice 
is intended to obtain input from the interested public on the need for 
the information requested, and suggestions on how to improve the form, 
instructions and information collection requirements.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until June 22, 2017.

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 1615-0023.
    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

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 31, 2017, at 82 FR 16053, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS received

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comments in connection with the 60-day notice.
    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. 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 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, and to 
confirm a bona fide job offer or a request for job portability under 
INA Section 204(j).
    (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-485 Supplement J--28,309 respondents responding at an 
estimated 1 hour per response.
    Biometrics Processing--An estimated 522,089 respondents will be 
required to provide biometrics which requires 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: May 24, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-11103 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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