82_FR_61264 82 FR 61018 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; National Interest Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485

82 FR 61018 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; National Interest Waivers; Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

Page Range61018-61019
FR Document2017-27660

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61018-61019]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27660]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0063]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; National Interest Waivers; 
Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
January 25, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

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]. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0063 in the subject line.
    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 website 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 September 15, 2017, at 82 FR 43397, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment 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-
2008-0003 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: Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: National Interest Waivers; 
Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The 
supplemental documentation will be used by the U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to determine eligibility for national

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interest waiver requests and to finalize the request for adjustment to 
lawful permanent resident status.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
number of respondents for the information collection is 8,000 and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour.
    (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 16,000 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 $0. Costs for this collection of 
information are included in those reported for USCIS Form I-485 (OMB 
Control Number 1615-0023) and USCIS Form I-140 (OMB Control Number 
1615-0015).

    Dated: December 19, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-27660 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am]
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61018 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices complete a Confidential Financial DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the status of their individual cases can Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). The SECURITY check Case Status Online, available at U.S. Coast Guard may not release the the USCIS website at http:// reports or the information in them to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS public except under an order issued by Services National Customer Service Center at a federal court or as otherwise provided [OMB Control Number 1615–0063] (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Only the Designated U.S. Coast Guard Agency Information Collection Comments Ethics Official or his or her designee Activities; Extension, Without Change, may release a Confidential Financial of a Currently Approved Collection; The information collection notice was National Interest Waivers; previously published in the Federal Disclosure Report. Applicants can Supplemental Evidence to I–140 and I– Register on September 15, 2017, at 82 obtain this form by going to the website 485 FR 43397, allowing for a 60-day public of the Office of Government Ethics comment period. USCIS received one (www.oge.gov) or by contacting the AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and comment in connection with the 60-day individual listed above in FOR FURTHER Immigration Services, Department of notice. INFORMATION CONTACT. Applications that Homeland Security. You may access the information are not accompanied by a completed ACTION: 30-Day notice. collection instrument with instructions, OGE Form 450 will not be considered. or additional information by visiting the Registered lobbyists are not eligible to SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: serve on federal advisory committees in Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and http://www.regulations.gov and enter an individual capacity. See ‘‘Revised Immigration Services (USCIS) will be USCIS–2008–0003 in the search box. submitting the following information Written comments and suggestions from Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists collection request to the Office of the public and affected agencies should to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards Management and Budget (OMB) for address one or more of the following and Commissions’’ (79 FR 47482, review and clearance in accordance August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists four points: with the Paperwork Reduction Act of (1) Evaluate whether the proposed are lobbyists as defined in Title 2 U.S.C. 1995. The purpose of this notice is to collection of information is necessary 1602 who are required by Title 2 U.S.C. allow an additional 30 days for public for the proper performance of the 1603 to register with the Secretary of the comments. functions of the agency, including Senate and the Clerk of the House DATES: The purpose of this notice is to whether the information will have Representatives. allow an additional 30 days for public practical utility; The Department of Homeland comments. Comments are encouraged (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Security does not discriminate in and will be accepted until January 25, agency’s estimate of the burden of the selection of Committee members on the 2018. This process is conducted in proposed collection of information, basis of race, color, religion, sex, accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. including the validity of the national origin, political affiliation, ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or methodology and assumptions used; sexual orientation, gender identity, suggestions regarding the item(s) (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and marital status, disabilities and genetic contained in this notice, especially clarity of the information to be information, age, membership in an regarding the estimated public burden collected; and and associated response time, must be (4) Minimize the burden of the employee organization, or any other directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer collection of information on those who non-merit factor. The Department of are to respond, including through the Homeland Security strives to achieve a via email at dhsdeskofficer@ omb.eop.gov. All submissions received use of appropriate automated, widely diverse candidate pool for all of electronic, mechanical, or other its recruitment actions. must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615–0063 in the technological collection techniques or If you are interested in applying to subject line. other forms of information technology, become a member of the Committee, You may wish to consider limiting the e.g., permitting electronic submission of send your cover letter and resume to Mr. amount of personal information that you responses. Davis J. Breyer, Alternate Federal provide in any voluntary submission Overview of This Information Officer of the Merchant Mariner Medical you make. For additional information Collection Advisory Committee via one of the please read the Privacy Act notice that transmittal methods in the ADDRESSES (1) Type of Information Collection is available via the link in the footer of Request: Extension, Without Change, of section by the deadline in the DATES http://www.regulations.gov. a Currently Approved Collection. section of this notice. All email FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (2) Title of the Form/Collection: submittals will receive email receipt USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, National Interest Waivers; Supplemental confirmation. Regulatory Coordination Division, Evidence to I–140 and I–485. Dated: December 14, 2017. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 (3) Agency form number, if any, and Jeffrey G. Lantz, Massachusetts Avenue NW, the applicable component of the DHS Washington, DC 20529–2140, sponsoring the collection: No Agency Director of Commercial Regulations and Telephone number (202) 272–8377 Form Number; USCIS. ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Standards. (This is not a toll-free number; (4) Affected public who will be asked [FR Doc. 2017–27711 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] comments are not accepted via or required to respond, as well as a brief BILLING CODE 9110–04–P telephone message.). Please note contact abstract: Primary: Individuals or information provided here is solely for households. The supplemental questions regarding this notice. It is not documentation will be used by the U.S. for individual case status inquiries. Citizenship and Immigration Services to Applicants seeking information about determine eligibility for national VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Dec 22, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices 61019 interest waiver requests and to finalize Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, VI. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort the request for adjustment to lawful Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, Recommendation permanent resident status. telephone (202) 402–3461 (this is not a VII. Update on the MTW Expansion (5) An estimate of the total number of toll-free number). Persons who have VIII. Public Input respondents and the amount of time difficulty hearing or speaking may IX. Summary of Discussion estimated for an average respondent to access this number via TTY by calling X. Discuss Next Steps and Adjourn respond: The estimated number of the toll-free Federal Relay Service at The public is invited to call-in to the respondents for the information (800) 877–8339 or can email: meeting by using the following collection is 8,000 and the estimated MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov. Conference Toll-Free Number in the hour burden per response is 1 hour. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of United States: 1–800–230–1059 or the (6) An estimate of the total public this meeting is provided in accordance following International number for burden (in hours) associated with the with the Federal Advisory Committee those outside the United States: (612) collection: The total estimated annual Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). The 234–9960. Please be advised that the hour burden associated with this Committee was established on May 2, operator will ask callers to provide their collection is 16,000 hours. 2016, to advise HUD on specific policy names and their organizational (7) An estimate of the total public affiliations (if any) prior to placing proposals and methods of research and burden (in cost) associated with the callers into the conference line. Callers evaluation related to the expansion of collection: The estimated total annual can expect to incur charges for calls the MTW demonstration to an cost burden associated with this they initiate over wireless lines and for additional 100 Public Housing collection of information is $0. Costs for international calls, and HUD will not Authorities (PHAs). See 81 FR 24630. this collection of information are refund any incurred charges. Callers On July 26 and 28, 2016, HUD convened included in those reported for USCIS will incur no charge for calls they two conference call meetings of the Form I–485 (OMB Control Number initiate over land-line connections to Committee, a two-day in-person meeting 1615–0023) and USCIS Form I–140 the toll-free phone number. Persons on September 1 and 2, 2016, followed (OMB Control Number 1615–0015). with hearing impairments may also up by conference call meeting on Dated: December 19, 2017. December 13, 2016. The minutes of follow the discussion by first calling the Samantha Deshommes, these meetings are available on the HUD Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, website at: http://portal.hud.gov/ 877–8339 and providing the FRS Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/ operator with the Conference Call Toll- and Immigration Services, Department of public_indian_housing/programs/ph/ Free Number: 1–800–230–1059. Homeland Security. mtw/expansion. Members of the public will have an [FR Doc. 2017–27660 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] HUD is now convening a 2.5-hour opportunity to provide feedback during BILLING CODE 9111–97–P conference call to explore the possibility the call. The total amount of time for of adding an additional cohort policy such feedback will be limited to ensure study. HUD will convene the meeting pertinent Committee business is DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND on Thursday, January 25, 2018 via completed. Further, the amount of time URBAN DEVELOPMENT teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 allotted to each individual commenter p.m. (EST). The agenda for the meeting will be limited and will be allocated on [Docket No. FR–5932–N–07] is as follows: a first-come first-served basis by HUD. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting If the number of commenters exceeds Thursday, January 25, 2018, From of the Moving to Work Research the available time, HUD may ask for the 1–3:30 p.m. EST Advisory Committee submission of comments via email. I. Welcome and Introductions Records and documents discussed AGENCY: Office of the Assistant II. Summary of July, September, during the meeting, as well as other Secretary for Public and Indian December Meetings information about the work of this Housing, and Office of the Assistant a. Revisit Guiding Principles Committee, will be available for public Secretary for Policy Development and b. Confirm Committee viewing as they become available at: Research, HUD. Recommendations http://www.facadatabase.gov/ ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory III. Goal for this Meeting committee/committee.aspx?t=c&cid= committee meeting. a. Discuss and provide 2570&aid=77 by clicking on the recommendations on whether HUD ‘‘Committee Meetings’’ link. These SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the should study through the MTW materials will also be available on the schedule and proposed agenda for a expansion, the appropriate amount MTW Demonstration’s expansion web meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW) of Federal subsidy in the tenant- page at: http://portal.hud.gov/ Research Advisory Committee based program that balances both hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/ (Committee). The Committee meeting the impact on assisted families/ public_indian_housing/programs/ph/ will be held via conference call on housing quality, and the cost to mtw/expansion. Records generated from Thursday, January 25, 2018. The Federal taxpayers this meeting may also be inspected and meeting is open to the public and is b. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort reproduced at the Department of accessible to individuals with Recommendation Housing and Urban Development disabilities. IV. Policy Framework and Research Headquarters in Washington, DC, as ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: The teleconference meeting will Methodology—MTW Statutory they become available, both before and be held on January 25, 2018 from 1:00 Objective #1: Reduce Cost and after the meeting. p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness Outside of the work of this (EST). in Federal Expenditures Committee, information about HUD’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva a. Appropriate Federal subsidy in the broader implementation of the MTW Fontheim, Office of Public and Indian tenant-based program expansion, as well as additional Housing, Department of Housing and V. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 25, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
FR Citation82 FR 61018 
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