82 FR 43396 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
| Page Range | 43396-43397 | |
| FR Document | 2017-19600 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43396-43397] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19600] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0048] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection 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 extension/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 November 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0048 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0025. 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-2006- 0025; (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 [[Page 43397]] 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- 2006-0025 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: Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Premium Processing Service. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-907; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS uses the information provided on Form I-907 to provide petitioners the opportunity to request faster processing of certain employment-based petitions and applications. (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 is:Filing by Mail: 316,108 responses at 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response. Electronically: 3,193 responses at 20 minutes (.333) 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 159,117 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 $78,228,745. Dated: September 11, 2017. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017-19600 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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http://www.regulations.gov under proposed collection of information, Dated: September 11, 2017.
e-Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0007; including the validity of the Samantha Deshommes,
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to methodology and assumptions used; Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination and Immigration Services, Department of
clarity of the information to be Homeland Security.
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
collected; and
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. [FR Doc. 2017–19588 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (4) Minimize the burden of the BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, collection of information on those who
Regulatory Coordination Division, are to respond, including through the
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 use of appropriate automated, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Massachusetts Avenue NW., electronic, mechanical, or other SECURITY
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
Services
toll-free number. Comments are not e.g., permitting electronic submission of
accepted via telephone message). Please responses. [OMB Control Number 1615–0048]
note contact information provided here
Overview of This Information Agency Information Collection
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change,
status inquiries. Applicants seeking of a Currently Approved Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
information about the status of their Revision of a Currently Approved AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
individual cases can check Case Status Collection. Immigration Services, Department of
Online, available at the USCIS Web site Homeland Security.
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application to File Declaration of ACTION: 60-Day notice.
USCIS National Customer Service
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– Intention.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
1833). (3) Agency form number, if any, and Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the applicable component of the DHS Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
sponsoring the collection: N–300; public and other Federal agencies to
Comments
USCIS. comment upon this proposed extension/
You may access the information revision of a currently approved
(4) Affected public who will be asked
collection instrument with instructions, collection of information. In accordance
or required to respond, as well as a brief
or additional information by visiting the with the Paperwork Reduction Act
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The Form N–300 is used by (PRA) of 1995, the information
http://www.regulations.gov and enter collection notice is published in the
USCIS–2008–0007 in the search box. lawful permanent residents to file a
Federal Register to obtain comments
Regardless of the method used for Declaration of Intention to become a
regarding the nature of the information
submitting comments or material, all United States citizen (‘‘Declaration of
collection, the categories of
submissions will be posted, without Intention’’). Although the Declaration of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
change, to the Federal eRulemaking Intention is not required for the time, effort, and resources used by
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, naturalization, some lawful permanent the respondents to respond), the
and will include any personal residents find it necessary to file Form estimated cost to the respondent, and
information you provide. Therefore, N–300 to fulfill requirements of states the actual information collection
submitting this information makes it that mandate specific documentation instruments.
public. You may wish to consider from resident aliens seeking to work in
limiting the amount of personal DATES: Comments are encouraged and
certain occupations or professions, or to
information that you provide in any will be accepted for 60 days until
obtain various licenses. The Form N–
voluntary submission you make to DHS. November 14, 2017.
300 facilitates this process.
DHS may withhold information ADDRESSES: All submissions received
(5) An estimate of the total number of must include the OMB Control Number
provided in comments from public
respondents and the amount of time 1615–0048 in the body of the letter, the
viewing that it determines may impact
estimated for an average respondent to agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information, respond: The estimated total number of 2006–0025. To avoid duplicate
please read the Privacy Act notice that respondents for the information submissions, please use only one of the
is available via the link in the footer of collection N–300 is 18 and the following methods to submit comments:
http://www.regulations.gov. estimated hour burden per response is (1) Online. Submit comments via the
Written comments and suggestions .75 hours. Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
from the public and affected agencies (6) An estimate of the total public http://www.regulations.gov under
should address one or more of the burden (in hours) associated with the e-Docket ID number USCIS–2006–0025;
following four points: collection: The total estimated annual (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed hour burden associated with this DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
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collection of information is necessary collection is 13.5 hours. Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
for the proper performance of the Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
functions of the agency, including (7) An estimate of the total public NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
whether the information will have burden (in cost) associated with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
practical utility; collection: The estimated total annual USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the cost burden associated with this Regulatory Coordination Division,
agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information is $508.50. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
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Massachusetts Avenue NW., other forms of information technology, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone e.g., permitting electronic submission of SECURITY
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a responses.
toll-free number. Comments are not U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
accepted via telephone message). Please Overview of This Information Services
note contact information provided here Collection
[OMB Control Number 1615–0063]
is solely for questions regarding this
(1) Type of Information Collection:
notice. It is not for individual case Agency Information Collection
Extension, Without Change, of a
status inquiries. Applicants seeking Activities; Extension, Without Change,
information about the status of their Currently Approved Collection.
of a Currently Approved Collection;
individual cases can check Case Status (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Reinstatement: National Interest
Online, available at the USCIS Web site Application for Premium Processing Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the Service. I–140 and I–485
USCIS National Customer Service (3) Agency form number, if any, and
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
the applicable component of the DHS
1833). Immigration Services, Department of
sponsoring the collection: I–907; USCIS. Homeland Security.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(4) Affected public who will be asked ACTION: 60-Day notice.
Comments or required to respond, as well as a brief
You may access the information abstract: Primary: Individuals or SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
collection instrument with instructions, households. USCIS uses the information Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
or additional information by visiting the provided on Form I–907 to provide Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: petitioners the opportunity to request public and other Federal agencies to
http://www.regulations.gov and enter faster processing of certain employment- comment upon this proposed extension
USCIS–2006–0025 in the search box. based petitions and applications. of a currently approved collection of
Regardless of the method used for information or new collection of
(5) An estimate of the total number of information. In accordance with the
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without respondents and the amount of time Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
change, to the Federal eRulemaking estimated for an average respondent to 1995, the information collection notice
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, respond: The estimated total number of is published in the Federal Register to
and will include any personal respondents for the information obtain comments regarding the nature of
information you provide. Therefore, collection is: the information collection, the
submitting this information makes it • Filing by Mail: 316,108 responses at categories of respondents, the estimated
public. You may wish to consider 30 minutes (.50 hours) per response. burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
limiting the amount of personal resources used by the respondents to
• Electronically: 3,193 responses at 20
information that you provide in any respond), the estimated cost to the
minutes (.333) per response.
voluntary submission you make to DHS. respondent, and the actual information
DHS may withhold information (6) An estimate of the total public collection instruments.
provided in comments from public burden (in hours) associated with the DATES: Comments are encouraged and
viewing that it determines may impact collection: The total estimated annual will be accepted for 60 days until
the privacy of an individual or is hour burden associated with this November 14, 2017.
offensive. For additional information, collection is 159,117 hours. ADDRESSES: All submissions received
please read the Privacy Act notice that (7) An estimate of the total public must include the OMB Control Number
is available via the link in the footer of burden (in cost) associated with the 1615–0063 in the body of the letter, the
http://www.regulations.gov. collection: The estimated total annual agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
Written comments and suggestions
cost burden associated with this 2008–0030. To avoid duplicate
from the public and affected agencies
collection of information is submissions, please use only one of the
should address one or more of the
$78,228,745. following methods to submit comments:
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed (1) Online. Submit comments via the
Dated: September 11, 2017.
collection of information is necessary Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
Samantha Deshommes, http://www.regulations.gov under e-
for the proper performance of the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
functions of the agency, including Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0003;
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
whether the information will have and Immigration Services, Department of
practical utility; DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Homeland Security. Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the [FR Doc. 2017–19600 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
proposed collection of information, BILLING CODE 9111–97–P NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
including the validity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
methodology and assumptions used; USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Regulatory Coordination Division,
clarity of the information to be Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
collected; and Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
(4) Minimize the burden of the Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
collection of information on those who number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
are to respond, including through the toll-free number. Comments are not
use of appropriate automated, accepted via telephone message). Please
electronic, mechanical, or other note contact information provided here
technological collection techniques or is solely for questions regarding this
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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 November 14, 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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