82 FR 61317 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

Page Range		61317-61318
FR Document		2017-27824

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 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61317-61318]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27824]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0121]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

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

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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 26, 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-
0121 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 20, 2017 at 82 FR 43994, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 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-
2014-0008 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: Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
    (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 and Households, 
Businesses and Organizations.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 56,000 
Respondents x (.50) 30 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 28,000 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. There is no cost to the 
respondents as the responses are voluntary and do not require anything 
other than the survey to be submitted.

    Dated: December 20, 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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estimated by multiplying the number of manage the data collection, for the proper performance of the
initial respondents by the estimated submissions, and tracking. The functions of the agency, including
time per respondent (i.e., 392,094 Department continues to exclude these whether the information will have
affected individuals multiplied by costs in accordance with 5 CFR practical utility;
0.1667 hours). 1320.3(b)(2), which directs Federal 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
The one-time startup cost is estimated agencies to not count the costs agency’s estimate of the burden of the
by multiplying the startup burden by associated with the time, effort, and proposed collection of information,
the wage rate of the employee type financial resources incurred in the including the validity of the
expected to submit the information normal course of their activities (e.g., in methodology and assumptions used;
about affected individuals to the CFATS compiling and maintaining business 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
Personnel Surety Program. The site records) if the reporting, recordkeeping, clarity of the information to be
security officer’s average hourly wage or disclosure activities are usual and collected; and
rate of $78.93 was based on an average customary. 4. Minimize the burden of the
hourly wage rate of $53.92 12 with a The Department continues to exclude collection of information on those who
benefits multiplier of 1.4639.13 these usual and customary costs because are to respond, including through the
Therefore the Department estimates the the time, effort, and financial resources use of appropriate automated,
one-time startup cost of this information are costs that high-risk chemical electronic, mechanical, or other
request to be $5,158,226 (i.e., 65,349 facilities incur to conduct background technological collection techniques or
hours multiplied by $78.93 per hour).14 checks for identity, criminal history, other forms of information technology
and legal authorization to work under 6 (e.g., permitting electronic submissions
Consideration of Other Capital Costs CFR 27.230(a)(12)(i)–(iii), and also of responses).
This information collection request under various other Federal, State, or Title of Collection: Chemical Facility
maintains the existing assumptions local laws or regulations. Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
found in the current information Personnel Surety Program.
Recordkeeping Burden
collection request with regard to OMB Control Number: 1670–0029.
activities listed in 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1). The recordkeeping costs, if any, to Instrument: CFATS Personnel Surety
Specifically, that 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and create, keep, or retain records pertaining Program.
5 CFR 1320.8 require the Department to to background checks as part of a high- Frequency: ‘‘Other’’.
estimate the total time, effort, or risk chemical facility’s SSP or ASP, are Affected Public: Business or other for-
financial resources expended by persons properly estimated in the recordkeeping profit.
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or estimates associated with the SSP Number of Annual Respondents:
provide information to or for a Federal Instrument under Information 72,607 respondents (estimate).
agency. Therefore, many costs (e.g., Collection 1670–0007. Estimated Time per Respondent:
physical modification of the facility Total Annual Burden Cost 0.1667 hours (10 minutes).
layout) a high-risk chemical facility may Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,101
choose to incur to develop or implement The 2007 CFATS Regulatory hours.
its SSP or ASP should not be accounted Evaluation assumed that Site Security Total Annual Burden Cost (Capital/
for when estimating the capital costs Officers are responsible for submitting Startup): $1,719,409.
associated with this information information to the Department. For the Total Annual Burden Cost: $955,191.
collection. purpose of this notice, the Department Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Furthermore, the Department maintains this assumption.
maintains the same assumptions found Therefore, to estimate the total annual David Epperson,
in the current information collection burden, the Department multiplied the Chief Information Officer.
request with regards to estimating annual burden of 12,101 hours by the [FR Doc. 2017–27519 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am]
certain high-risk chemical facility average hourly wage rate of Site BILLING CODE 910–9P–P
capital costs, such as: (1) Capital costs Security Officers of $78.93 and then
for computer, telecommunications added the one-time startup cost
equipment, software, and storage to associated with the initial respondents. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
manage the data collection, Therefore, the total annual burden cost SECURITY
submissions, and tracking; (2) capital for the CFATS Personnel Surety
Program is $955,191 (12,101 total U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
and ongoing costs for designing,
annual burden hours multiplied by Services
deploying, and operating information
technology (IT) systems necessary to $78.93 per hour). For the three year [OMB Control Number 1615–0121]
maintain the data collection, period for which this collection will be
submissions, and tracking; (3) cost of approved, the total cost burden would Agency Information Collection
training high-risk chemical facility be $8,023,798 ($955,191 annual cost Activities; Extension, Without Change,
personnel to maintain the data multiplied by 3 + $5,158,226 startup of a Currently Approved Collection;
collection, submissions, and tracking; cost). The annual burden for this Generic Clearance for the Collection of
and (4) site security officer time to collection over the three year period is Qualitative Feedback on Agency
estimated at $2,674,599 ($8,023,798 Service Delivery
12 The wage used for an SSO equals that of total cost/3 years).15
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Solicitation of Comments Immigration Services, Department of
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13 Load factor based on BLS Employer Cost for
comments that: ACTION: 30-Day notice.
Employee Compensation, as of June 9, 2017. Load
factor = Employer cost for employee compensation
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
($35.28)/wages and salaries ($24.10) = 1.4639 collection of information is necessary SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm. Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
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Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
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 26, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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.
FR Citation		82 FR 61317

82 FR 61317 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

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