83 FR 10867 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney in Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

Page Range		10867-10868
FR Document		2018-04586

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or 
Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney in 
Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States

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: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 12, 
2018.

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-
0105] 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

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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 December 6, 2017, at 82 FR 57604, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 6 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-
2008-0037 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: Notice of Entry of Appearance as 
Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance as 
Attorney in Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United 
States.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-28, G-28I; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for-profit. The 
data collected on Forms G-28 and G-28I is used by DHS to determine 
eligibility of the individual to appear as a representative. Form G-28 
is used by attorneys admitted to practice in the United States and 
accredited representatives of certain non-profit organizations 
recognized by the Department of Justice. Form G-28I is used by 
attorneys admitted to the practice of law in countries other than the 
United States and only in matters in DHS offices outside the 
geographical confines of the United States. If the representative is 
eligible, the form is filed with the case and the information is 
entered into DHS systems for whatever type of application or petition 
it may be.
    (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 G-28 is 
2,778,700 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.833 hours. 
The estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection G-28 online filing is 281,950 and the estimated hour burden 
per response is 0.667 hours. The estimated total number of respondents 
for the information collection G-28I is 25,057 and the estimated hour 
burden per response is 0.700 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 of information is 2,520,258.
    (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. Any costs associated with 
this collection of information would be included in the forms that 
provide the catalyst for the filing of Forms G-28 or G-28I.

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
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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DHS SBIR Program meet the criteria for Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
consideration under the program. occurred and there have been no SECURITY
Failure to collect this information changes to the information being
would adversely affect the quality of collected. However, the burden was U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
products and services DHS receives adjusted to reflect an agency adjustment Services
from contractors. Potentially, contracts increase of 103,600 in the number of [OMB Control Number 1615–0105]
would be awarded to firms without respondents within DHS for Fiscal Year
sufficient experience and expertise, 2016, as well as an increase in the Agency Information Collection
thereby placing the Department’s average hourly wage rate. In addition, Activities; Revision of a Currently
operations in jeopardy. Defective and the average response per respondent Approved Collection: Notice of Entry
inadequate contractor deliverables went from 7 to 3.5 per response, a of Appearance as Attorney or
would adversely affect DHS’s difference of 3.5 hours. The change is a Accredited Representative; Notice of
fulfillment of the mission requirements result of the DHS Heads of Contracting Entry of Appearance as Attorney in
in all areas. Additionally, the Activities’ reassessment of the response Matters Outside the Geographical
Department would be unsuccessful in time required for each of the applicable Confines of the United States
identifying small businesses with R&D clauses.
capabilities, which would adversely This is an extension of a currently AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and
affect the mission requirements in this approved collection, 1600–0005. OMB Immigration Services, Department of
area. is particularly interested in comments Homeland Security.
Many sources of the requested ACTION: 30-Day notice.
which:
information use automated word
processing systems, databases, and web 1. Evaluate whether the proposed SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
portals to facilitate preparation of collection of information is necessary Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
material to be submitted and to post and for the proper performance of the Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
collect information. It is common place functions of the agency, including submitting the following information
within many of DHS’s Components for whether the information will have collection request to the Office of
submissions to be electronic as a result practical utility; Management and Budget (OMB) for
of implementation of e-Government 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the review and clearance in accordance
initiatives. agency’s estimate of the burden of the with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
Information technology (i.e., proposed collection of information, 1995. The purpose of this notice is to
electronic web portal) is used in the including the validity of the allow an additional 30 days for public
collection of information to reduce the methodology and assumptions used; comments.
data gathering and records management 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and DATES: Comments are encouraged and
burden. DHS uses a secure website the clarity of the information to be will be accepted until April 12, 2018.
public can use to propose SBIR research collected; and
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
topics and submit proposals in response 4. Minimize the burden of the
to SBIR solicitations. In addition, DHS suggestions regarding the item(s)
collection of information on those who contained in this notice, especially
uses a web portal to review RFIs and are to respond, including through the
register to submit a white paper or regarding the estimated public burden
use of appropriate automated, and associated response time, must be
proposal in response to a specific BAA. electronic, mechanical, or other
The data collection forms standardize directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
technological collection techniques or via email at dhsdeskofficer@
the collection of information that is other forms of information technology,
necessary and sufficient for the DHS omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
e.g., permitting electronic submissions must include the agency name and the
SBIR Program Office to meet its of responses.
requirements under 15 U.S.C. 638. OMB Control Number [1615–0105] in
DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact Analysis the subject line.
Lists dated June15, 2007 covers the You may wish to consider limiting the
Agency: Office of the Chief amount of personal information that you
basic contact information that must be Procurement Officer, DHS.
collected for DHS. Other information provide in any voluntary submission
Title: Agency Information Collection you make. For additional information
collected will typically pertain to the
Activities: Homeland Security please read the Privacy Act notice that
contract itself, and not individuals. All
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) is available via the link in the footer of
information for this information
Solicitation of Proposal Information for http://www.regulations.gov.
collection is submitted voluntarily.
Award of Public Contracts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
However, sensitive information (e.g.,
felony conviction information) may also OMB Number: 1600–0005. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
be collected through this information Frequency: Annually. Regulatory Coordination Division,
collection. Due to this sensitivity, and Affected Public: Private and Public Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
the sensitivities regarding the Sector. Massachusetts Avenue NW,
procurement process as a whole, a new Number of Respondents: 117,212. Washington, DC 20529–2140,
PIA is required to document and Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.5 Telephone number (202) 272–8377
identify any potential risks associated hours. (This is not a toll-free number;
with collecting this information. There Total Burden Hours: 1,230,726. comments are not accepted via
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is no assurance of confidentiality telephone message.). Please note contact
provided to the respondents. Dated: March 1, 2018. information provided here is solely for
The burden estimates provided in Melissa Bruce, questions regarding this notice. It is not
response to Item 12 above are based Executive Director, Enterprise Business for individual case status inquiries.
upon definitive proposals reported by Management Office. Applicants seeking information about
DHS and its Components to the Federal [FR Doc. 2018–04970 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am] the status of their individual cases can
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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 12, 2018.
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		83 FR 10867

83 FR 10867 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative; Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney in Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

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