82_FR_25090 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)

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)

Page Range24987-24988
FR Document2017-11103

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 Issue 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24987-24988]
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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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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.
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                                               notice. It is not for individual case                   Overview of This Information                          ACTION:   Notice.
                                               status inquiries. Applicants seeking                    Collection
                                               information about the status of their                                                                         SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland
                                                                                                          (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                               individual cases can check Case Status                                                                        Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                                                                       Extension, Without Change, of a
                                               Online, available at the USCIS Web site                                                                       Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
                                                                                                       Currently Approved Collection.
                                               at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                                                                          submitting the subject information
                                                                                                          (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Free
                                               USCIS National Customer Service                                                                               collection request to the Office of
                                                                                                       Training for Civics and Citizenship of
                                               Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                                                                          Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                                                                       Adults; Civics and Citizenship Toolkit.
                                               1833).                                                                                                        review and clearance in accordance
                                                                                                          (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                                                                                                                             with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              the applicable component of the DHS
                                                                                                                                                             1995 and the regulations at 5 CFR
                                                                                                       sponsoring the collection: G–1190, G–
                                               Comments                                                                                                      1320.10. This notice is intended to
                                                                                                       1515; USCIS.
                                                                                                                                                             obtain input from the interested public
                                                                                                          (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                  You may access the information                                                                             on the need for the information
                                                                                                       or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                               collection instrument with instructions,                                                                      requested, and suggestions on how to
                                                                                                       abstract:
                                               or additional information by visiting the                                                                     improve the form, instructions and
                                                                                                          Primary: Individuals or households.
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                                                                           information collection requirements.
                                                                                                       This information is necessary to register
                                               http://www.regulations.gov and enter                    for civics and citizenship of adults                  DATES: Comments will be accepted until
                                               USCIS–2011–0001 in the search box.                      training and to obtain a civics and                   June 22, 2017.
                                               Regardless of the method used for                       citizenship toolkit.                                  ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
                                               submitting comments or material, all                       (5) An estimate of the total number of             suggestions regarding the item(s)
                                               submissions will be posted, without                     respondents and the amount of time                    contained in this notice, especially
                                               change, to the Federal eRulemaking                      estimated for an average respondent to                regarding the estimated public burden
                                               Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   respond: Civics and Citizenship Toolkit:              and associated response time, must be
                                               and will include any personal                           1,200 responses at 10 minutes (.166                   directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
                                               information you provide. Therefore,                     hours) per response. Training for Civics              via email at oira_submission@
                                               submitting this information makes it                    and Citizenship of Adults: 1,000                      omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
                                               public. You may wish to consider                        responses at 10 minutes (.166 hours) per              submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806.
                                               limiting the amount of personal                         response.                                             (This is not a toll-free number.) All
                                               information that you provide in any                        (6) An estimate of the total public                submissions received must include the
                                               voluntary submission you make to DHS.                   burden (in hours) associated with the                 agency name and the OMB Control
                                               DHS may withhold information                            collection: The total estimated annual                Number 1615–0023.
                                               provided in comments from public                        hour burden associated with this                         You may wish to consider limiting the
                                               viewing that it determines may impact                   collection is 366 hours.                              amount of personal information that you
                                               the privacy of an individual or is                         (7) An estimate of the total public                provide in any voluntary submission
                                               offensive. For additional information,                  burden (in cost) associated with the                  you make. For additional information
                                               please read the Privacy Act notice that                 collection: The estimated total annual                please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                               is available via the link in the footer of              cost burden associated with this                      is available via the link in the footer of
                                               http://www.regulations.gov.                             collection of information is $0.                      http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  Written comments and suggestions                       Dated: May 24, 2017.                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               from the public and affected agencies                   Samantha Deshommes,                                   USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                               should address one or more of the                       Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,              Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                               following four points:                                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                                                                                       and Immigration Services, Department of               Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
                                                  (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                                                                       Homeland Security.                                    Washington, DC 20529–2140,
                                               collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2017–11156 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]           Telephone number (202) 272–8377
                                               for the proper performance of the
                                               functions of the agency, including                      BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                (This is not a toll-free number;
                                               whether the information will have                                                                             comments are not accepted via
                                               practical utility;                                                                                            telephone message.). Please note contact
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                information provided here is solely for
                                                  (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                     SECURITY                                              questions regarding this notice. It is not
                                               agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                                                                                                                             for individual case status inquiries.
                                               proposed collection of information,                     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                                                                                                                             Applicants seeking information about
                                               including the validity of the                           Services
                                                                                                                                                             the status of their individual cases can
                                               methodology and assumptions used;                       [OMB Control Number 1615–0023]                        check Case Status Online, available at
                                                  (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                      the USCIS Web site at http://
                                               clarity of the information to be                        Agency Information Collection                         www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                               collected; and                                          Activities; Revision of a Currently                   National Customer Service Center at
                                                                                                       Approved Collection: Application To                   (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                                  (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                                                                       Register Permanent Residence or
                                               collection of information on those who                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                       Adjust Status, Adjustment of Status
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                                               are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                       Under Section 245(i), and Confirmation                Comments
                                               use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                       of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other                        Job Portability Under INA Section                       The information collection notice was
                                               technological collection techniques or                  204(j)                                                previously published in the Federal
                                               other forms of information technology,                                                                        Register on March 31, 2017, at 82 FR
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of               AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and                          16053, allowing for a 60-day public
                                               responses.                                              Immigration Services, DHS.                            comment period. USCIS received


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                                               24988                       Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / Notices

                                               comments in connection with the 60-                       Form I–485—652,599 respondents                      of August 1, 2020, housing counseling
                                               day notice.                                             responding at an estimated 6 hours 15                 required by or provided in connection
                                                 You may access the information                        minutes per response.                                 with HUD programs may only be
                                               collection instrument with instructions,                  Form I–485 Supplement A—36,000                      provided by HUD certified housing
                                               or additional information by visiting the               respondents responding at an estimated                counselors working for participating
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                     1 hour and 15 minutes per response.                   agencies approved to provide such
                                               http://www.regulations.gov and enter                      Form I–485 Supplement J—28,309                      housing counseling by HUD’s Office of
                                               USCIS–2009–0020 in the search box.                      respondents responding at an estimated                Housing Counseling. This notice also
                                               Written comments and suggestions from                   1 hour per response.                                  announces a reduction to the cost of the
                                               the public and affected agencies should                   Biometrics Processing—An estimated                  Housing Counselor Examination.
                                               address one or more of the following                    522,089 respondents will be required to               DATES: Availability of HUD Certified
                                               four points:                                            provide biometrics which requires an                  Housing Counselor Examination:
                                                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                     estimated 1 hour and 10 minutes per                   August 1, 2017.
                                               collection of information is necessary                  response.                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               for the proper performance of the                         (6) An estimate of the total public                 Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee at Office of
                                               functions of the agency, including                      burden (in hours) associated with the                 Housing Counseling, Office of Housing,
                                               whether the information will have                       collection: The total estimated annual                Department of Housing and Urban
                                               practical utility;                                      hour burden associated with this                      Development, 302 Carson Street, Las
                                                 (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                      collection is 4,762,897 hours.                        Vegas, Nevada 89101, telephone number
                                               agency’s estimate of the burden of the                    (7) An estimate of the total public
                                                                                                                                                             702–366–2126 (this is not a toll-free
                                               proposed collection of information,                     burden (in cost) associated with the
                                                                                                                                                             number). Persons with hearing or
                                               including the validity of the                           collection: The estimated total annual
                                                                                                                                                             speech challenges may access this
                                               methodology and assumptions used;                       cost burden associated with this
                                                                                                                                                             number through TTY by calling the toll-
                                                                                                       collection of information is
                                                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                       free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
                                                                                                       $233,841,457.
                                               clarity of the information to be                                                                              8339. Questions can also be addressed
                                               collected; and                                            Dated: May 24, 2017.                                to Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee, Office of
                                                 (4) Minimize the burden of the                        Samantha Deshommes,                                   Housing Counseling, at
                                               collection of information on those who                  Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,              housing.counseling@hud.gov. Please
                                               are to respond, including through the                   Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       include ‘‘Housing Counseling Program:
                                               use of appropriate automated,                           and Immigration Services, Department of               Certification Examination’’ in the
                                                                                                       Homeland Security.                                    subject line of the email.
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2017–11103 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               technological collection techniques or
                                               other forms of information technology,                  BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                                                                             I. Background
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                               responses.                                                                                                       Section 106 of the Housing and Urban
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                             Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.
                                               Overview of This Information                            URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                     1701x) (Section 106) was amended by
                                               Collection                                                                                                    Subtitle D of title XIV of the Dodd-Frank
                                                                                                       [Docket No. FR–5339–N–05]
                                                  (1) Type of Information Collection                                                                         Wall Street Reform and Consumer
                                               Request: Revision of a Currently                        Housing Counseling Certification                      Protection Act (Public Law 111–203,
                                               Approved Collection.                                    Examination Availability and Change                   124 Stat. 1376, approved July 21, 2010)
                                                  (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                    To Certification Examination Cost                     to strengthen and improve the
                                               Application To Register Permanent                                                                             effectiveness of housing counseling that
                                                                                                       AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                      is required under or provided in
                                               Residence or Adjust Status, Adjustment
                                                                                                       Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing                 connection with HUD programs (Section
                                               of Status Under Section 245(i), and
                                                                                                       Commissioner, HUD.                                    106 amendments). The Section 106
                                               Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or
                                               Request for Job Portability Under INA                   ACTION: Notice of Availability of the                 amendments require that individuals
                                               Section 204(j).                                         HUD Certified Housing Counselor                       providing housing counseling required
                                                                                                       Examination.                                          under or provided in connection with
                                                  (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                               the applicable component of the DHS                                                                           HUD programs be certified by taking
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    This notice follows                       and passing an examination
                                               sponsoring the collection: Form I–485,                  publication of the ‘‘Housing Counseling:
                                               Supplement A, and Supplement J to                                                                             administered by HUD’s Office of
                                                                                                       New Certification Requirements’’ final                Housing Counseling (HUD certified
                                               Form I–485; USCIS.                                      rule, issued on December 14, 2016,                    housing counselors) (12 U.S.C.
                                                  (4) Affected public who will be asked                which requires that HUD announce the                  1701x(e)). On December 14, 2016, HUD
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief              availability of the Housing Counselor                 published a final rule implementing the
                                               abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       Examination and start the 36-month                    Section 106 certification requirements.
                                               households. The information collected                   time-period for individuals and Housing               The final rule states, in part, that within
                                               is used to determine eligibility to adjust              Counseling Agencies to come into                      36 months of the issuance of the
                                               status under section 245 of the                         compliance with the final rule’s                      certification examination housing
                                               Immigration and Nationality Act, and to                 certification requirements. The final                 counseling required by or in connection
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                                               confirm a bona fide job offer or a request              rule also noted that HUD would provide                with HUD programs may only be
                                               for job portability under INA Section                   notice of any changes to the cost of the              provided by HUD certified housing
                                               204(j).                                                 Housing Counselor Examination.                        counselors working for HUD-approved
                                                  (5) An estimate of the total number of               Through this notice, HUD is announcing                housing counseling agencies (HCAs) 1
                                               respondents and the amount of time                      that the HUD Certified Housing
                                               estimated for an average respondent to                  Counselor Examination will be available                1 HUD-approved organizations, intermediaries,

                                               respond:                                                starting on August 1, 2017, and that as               multistate organizations, state housing finance



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Document Created: 2017-05-31 05:59:21
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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
ActionNotice.
DatesComments will be accepted until June 22, 2017.
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 Citation82 FR 24987 

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