82 FR 47235 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 47235-47236 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21903 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47235-47236] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21903] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0020] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant 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 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 December 11, 2017. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0020 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2007-0024. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: [[Page 47236]] (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2007- 0024; (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- 2007-0024 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: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-360; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The Form I-360 may be used by an Amerasian; a widow or widower; a battered or abused spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; a battered or abused parent of a U.S. citizen son or daughter; or a special immigrant (religious worker, Panama Canal company employee, Canal Zone government employee, U.S. government employee in the Canal Zone; physician, international organization employee or family member, juvenile court dependent; armed forces member; Afghanistan or Iraq national who supported the U.S. Armed Forces as a translator; Iraq national who worked for the or on behalf of the U.S. Government in Iraq; or Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government or the International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] in Afghanistan) who intend to establish their eligibility to immigrate to the United States. The data collected on this form is reviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine if the petitioner may be qualified to obtain the benefit. The data collected on this form will also be used to issue an employment authorization document upon approval of the petition for battered or abused spouses, children, and parents, if requested. (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 Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360); Iraqi & Afghan Petitioners is 2,874 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360); Religious Workers is 2,393 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.35 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360); All Others is 14,362 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.1 hours. (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 44,693 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 $2,404,430. Dated: October 5, 2017. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017-21903 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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information about the status of their (2) Title of the Form/Collection: is 128 and the estimated hour burden
individual cases can check Case Status Request for Fee Waiver; Request for Fee per response is 1.17 hours.
Online, available at the USCIS Web site Exemption. (6) An estimate of the total public
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the (3) Agency form number, if any, and burden (in hours) associated with the
USCIS National Customer Service the applicable component of the DHS collection: The total estimated annual
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– sponsoring the collection: Form I–912; hour burden associated with this
1833). USCIS. collection is 704,957 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) Affected public who will be asked (7) An estimate of the total public
or required to respond, as well as a brief burden (in cost) associated with the
Comments collection: The estimated total annual
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
You may access the information households. USCIS uses the data cost burden associated with this
collection instrument with instructions, collected on this form to verify that the collection of information is $2,259,780.
or additional information by visiting the applicant is unable to pay for the Dated: October 5, 2017.
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: immigration benefit being requested. Samantha Deshommes,
http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS will consider waiving a fee for an
USCIS–2010–0008 in the search box. Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
application or petition when the Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
Regardless of the method used for applicant or petitioner clearly and Immigration Services, Department of
submitting comments or material, all demonstrates that he or she is unable to Homeland Security.
submissions will be posted, without pay the fee. The regulations do not [FR Doc. 2017–21891 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
change, to the Federal eRulemaking require that requests for fee waivers be BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, submitted on a particular form
and will include any personal prescribed by DHS, thus the applicant
information you provide. Therefore, may request that the fee be waived by DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
submitting this information makes it attaching a written request to the front SECURITY
public. You may wish to consider of their immigration benefit request. Fee
limiting the amount of personal waivers may also be requested by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
information that you provide in any completing and submitting Form I–912. Services
voluntary submission you make to DHS. Form I–912 standardizes the collection
DHS may withhold information [OMB Control Number 1615–0020]
and analysis of statements and
provided in comments from public supporting documentation provided by Agency Information Collection
viewing that it determines may impact the applicant with the fee waiver Activities; Extension, Without Change,
the privacy of an individual or is request. Form I–912 also streamlines of a Currently Approved Collection:
offensive. For additional information, and expedites the USCIS review, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or
please read the Privacy Act notice that approval, or denial of the fee waiver Special Immigrant
is available via the link in the footer of request by clearly laying out the most
http://www.regulations.gov. salient data and evidence necessary for AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
Written comments and suggestions the determination of inability to pay. Immigration Services, Department of
from the public and affected agencies Officers evaluate all factors, Homeland Security.
should address one or more of the circumstances, and evidence supplied ACTION: 60-Day notice.
following four points: in support of a fee waiver request when
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
making a final determination. Each case
collection of information is necessary Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
is unique and is considered on its own
for the proper performance of the Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
merits. If the fee waiver is granted, the
functions of the agency, including public and other Federal agencies to
application will be processed. If the fee
whether the information will have comment upon this proposed extension
waiver is not granted, USCIS will notify
practical utility; of a currently approved collection of
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the the applicant and instruct him or her to
file a new application with the information. In accordance with the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
proposed collection of information, appropriate fee. Certain applications
and petitions may allow for filing of fee 1995, the information collection notice
including the validity of the is published in the Federal Register to
methodology and assumptions used; exemptions; the specific forms have
information regarding the option and obtain comments regarding the nature of
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and the information collection, the
clarity of the information to be the requirements to request an
exemption. categories of respondents, the estimated
collected; and burden (i.e., the time, effort, and
(4) Minimize the burden of the (5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time resources used by the respondents to
collection of information on those who respond), the estimated cost to the
are to respond, including through the estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of respondent, and the actual information
use of appropriate automated, collection instruments.
electronic, mechanical, or other respondents for the information
collection I–912 is 594,000 and the DATES: Comments are encouraged and
technological collection techniques or
will be accepted for 60 days until
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other forms of information technology, estimated hour burden per response is
e.g., permitting electronic submission of 1.17 hours; for the information December 11, 2017.
responses. collection Non-Form Request for Fee ADDRESSES: All submissions received
Waiver the estimated total number of must include the OMB Control Number
Overview of This Information respondents is 8,400 and the estimated 1615–0020 in the body of the letter, the
Collection hour burden per response is 1.17 hours; agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
(1) Type of Information Collection: for the information collection 8 CFR 2007–0024. To avoid duplicate
Extension, Without Change, of a 103.7(d) Director’s exception request the submissions, please use only one of the
Currently Approved Collection. estimated total number of respondents following methods to submit comments:
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(1) Online. Submit comments via the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the estimated for an average respondent to
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at agency’s estimate of the burden of the respond: The estimated total number of
http://www.regulations.gov under e- proposed collection of information, respondents for the information
Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0024; including the validity of the collection Petition for Amerasian,
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to methodology and assumptions used; Widower, or Special Immigration (Form
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and I–360); Iraqi & Afghan Petitioners is
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination clarity of the information to be 2,874 and the estimated hour burden
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue collected; and per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. (4) Minimize the burden of the total number of respondents for the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection of information on those who information collection Petition for
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, are to respond, including through the Amerasian, Widower, or Special
Regulatory Coordination Division, use of appropriate automated, Immigration (Form I–360); Religious
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 electronic, mechanical, or other Workers is 2,393 and the estimated hour
Massachusetts Avenue NW., technological collection techniques or burden per response is 2.35 hours; the
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone other forms of information technology, estimated total number of respondents
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a e.g., permitting electronic submission of for the information collection Petition
toll-free number. Comments are not responses. for Amerasian, Widower, or Special
accepted via telephone message). Please Overview of This Information Immigration (Form I–360); All Others is
note contact information provided here Collection 14,362 and the estimated hour burden
is solely for questions regarding this per response is 2.1 hours.
(1) Type of Information Collection:
notice. It is not for individual case (6) An estimate of the total public
Extension, Without Change, of a
status inquiries. Applicants seeking burden (in hours) associated with the
Currently Approved Collection.
information about the status of their (2) Title of the Form/Collection: collection: The total estimated annual
individual cases can check Case Status Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or hour burden associated with this
Online, available at the USCIS Web site Special Immigrant. collection is 44,693 hours.
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the (3) Agency form number, if any, and (7) An estimate of the total public
USCIS National Customer Service the applicable component of the DHS burden (in cost) associated with the
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– sponsoring the collection: Form I–360; collection: The estimated total annual
1833). USCIS. cost burden associated with this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) Affected public who will be asked collection of information is $2,404,430.
or required to respond, as well as a brief Dated: October 5, 2017.
Comments abstract: Primary: Individuals or Samantha Deshommes,
You may access the information households. The Form I–360 may be Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
collection instrument with instructions, used by an Amerasian; a widow or Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
or additional information by visiting the widower; a battered or abused spouse or and Immigration Services, Department of
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: child of a U.S. citizen or lawful Homeland Security.
http://www.regulations.gov and enter permanent resident; a battered or [FR Doc. 2017–21903 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
USCIS–2007–0024 in the search box. abused parent of a U.S. citizen son or BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
Regardless of the method used for daughter; or a special immigrant
submitting comments or material, all (religious worker, Panama Canal
submissions will be posted, without company employee, Canal Zone
change, to the Federal eRulemaking government employee, U.S. government DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, employee in the Canal Zone; physician, URBAN DEVELOPMENT
and will include any personal international organization employee or [Docket No. FR–6004–N–06]
information you provide. Therefore, family member, juvenile court
submitting this information makes it dependent; armed forces member; 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
public. You may wish to consider Afghanistan or Iraq national who Collection: Public Housing Agencies
limiting the amount of personal supported the U.S. Armed Forces as a Service Areas Solicitation of
information that you provide in any translator; Iraq national who worked for Comments
voluntary submission you make to DHS. the or on behalf of the U.S. Government
DHS may withhold information in Iraq; or Afghan national who worked AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
provided in comments from public for or on behalf of the U.S. Government Secretary for Public and Indian
viewing that it determines may impact or the International Security Assistance Housing, PIH, HUD.
the privacy of an individual or is Force [ISAF] in Afghanistan) who ACTION: Notice.
offensive. For additional information, intend to establish their eligibility to
please read the Privacy Act notice that immigrate to the United States. The data SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from
is available via the link in the footer of collected on this form is reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
http://www.regulations.gov. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (OMB) for the information collection
Written comments and suggestions Services (USCIS) to determine if the described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
from the public and affected agencies petitioner may be qualified to obtain the
should address one or more of the benefit. The data collected on this form requesting comment from all interested
following four points: will also be used to issue an parties on the proposed collection of
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed employment authorization document information. This is a one-time
collection of information is necessary upon approval of the petition for collection of information. The purpose
for the proper performance of the battered or abused spouses, children, of this notice is to allow for 60 days of
functions of the agency, including and parents, if requested. public comment.
whether the information will have (5) An estimate of the total number of DATES: Comments Due Date: December
practical utility; respondents and the amount of time 11, 2017.
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 11, 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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