83_FR_46686 83 FR 46508 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement

83 FR 46508 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 178 (September 13, 2018)

Page Range46508-46508
FR Document2018-19868

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 revision of a currently approved collection of information or new 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0061]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the 
Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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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 revision of a currently approved 
collection of information or new 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 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0061 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2007-0046. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of 
the following methods to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2007-0046;
    (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 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

    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-
2007-0056 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: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Regional Center 
under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-924 and Form I-924A; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals representing any 
economic unit, public or private, in the United States that is involved 
with promoting economic growth. This collection will be used by such 
individuals to ask USCIS to be designated as a regional center under 
the Immigrant Investor Program, to request an amendment to a previously 
approved regional center designation, or to demonstrate continued 
eligibility for designation as a regional center under the Immigrant 
Investor Program.
    (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 Form I-924 
is 420 and the estimated hour burden per response is 51 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Form I-924A is 900 and the estimated hour burden per response is 14 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection Form I-924A compliance review is 900 and the estimated hour 
burden per response is 24 hours; the estimated total number of 
respondents for the information collection Form I-924A site visit is 40 
and the estimated hour burden per response is 16 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 35,620 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 $1,403,600.

    Dated: September 7, 2018.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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                                               46508                    Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 178 / Thursday, September 13, 2018 / Notices

                                               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  notice. It is not for individual case                 Overview of This Information
                                               SECURITY                                                status inquiries. Applicants seeking                  Collection
                                                                                                       information about the status of their
                                               U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                                                                                (1) Type of Information Collection:
                                                                                                       individual cases can check Case Status
                                               Services                                                                                                      Revision of a Currently Approved
                                                                                                       Online, available at the USCIS website
                                                                                                                                                             Collection.
                                               [OMB Control Number 1615–0061]                          at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
                                                                                                       USCIS National Customer Service                         (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                               Agency Information Collection                           Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                  Application for Regional Center under
                                               Activities; Revision of a Currently                     1833).                                                the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program
                                               Approved Collection: Application for                                                                          and Supplement.
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                               Regional Center Under the Immigrant
                                               Investor Pilot Program and                              Comments                                              the applicable component of the DHS
                                               Supplement                                                                                                    sponsoring the collection: Form I–924
                                                                                                          You may access the information                     and Form I–924A; USCIS.
                                               AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                           collection instrument with instructions,                (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                               Immigration Services, Department of                     or additional information by visiting the             or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                               Homeland Security.                                      Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                   abstract: Primary: Individuals
                                               ACTION: 60-Day notice.                                  http://www.regulations.gov and enter                  representing any economic unit, public
                                                                                                       USCIS–2007–0056 in the search box.                    or private, in the United States that is
                                               SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland
                                                                                                       Regardless of the method used for                     involved with promoting economic
                                               Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                                                                       submitting comments or material, all                  growth. This collection will be used by
                                               Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                                                                       submissions will be posted, without                   such individuals to ask USCIS to be
                                               public and other Federal agencies to
                                                                                                       change, to the Federal eRulemaking                    designated as a regional center under
                                               comment upon this proposed revision of
                                                                                                       Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                 the Immigrant Investor Program, to
                                               a currently approved collection of
                                                                                                       and will include any personal                         request an amendment to a previously
                                               information or new collection of
                                                                                                       information you provide. Therefore,                   approved regional center designation, or
                                               information. In accordance with the
                                                                                                       submitting this information makes it                  to demonstrate continued eligibility for
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                                                                       public. You may wish to consider                      designation as a regional center under
                                               1995, the information collection notice
                                                                                                       limiting the amount of personal                       the Immigrant Investor Program.
                                               is published in the Federal Register to
                                               obtain comments regarding the nature of                 information that you provide in any                     (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                               the information collection, the                         voluntary submission you make to DHS.                 respondents and the amount of time
                                               categories of respondents, the estimated                DHS may withhold information                          estimated for an average respondent to
                                               burden (i.e. the time, effort, and                      provided in comments from public                      respond: The estimated total number of
                                               resources used by the respondents to                    viewing that it determines may impact                 respondents for the information
                                               respond), the estimated cost to the                     the privacy of an individual or is                    collection Form I–924 is 420 and the
                                               respondent, and the actual information                  offensive. For additional information,                estimated hour burden per response is
                                               collection instruments.                                 please read the Privacy Act notice that               51 hours; the estimated total number of
                                                                                                       is available via the link in the footer of            respondents for the information
                                               DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov.                           collection Form I–924A is 900 and the
                                               will be accepted for 60 days until
                                               November 13, 2018.                                         Written comments and suggestions                   estimated hour burden per response is
                                                                                                       from the public and affected agencies                 14 hours; the estimated total number of
                                               ADDRESSES: All submissions received                                                                           respondents for the information
                                               must include the OMB Control Number                     should address one or more of the
                                                                                                       following four points:                                collection Form I–924A compliance
                                               1615–0061 in the body of the letter, the                                                                      review is 900 and the estimated hour
                                               agency name and Docket ID USCIS–                           (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                  burden per response is 24 hours; the
                                               2007–0046. To avoid duplicate                           collection of information is necessary                estimated total number of respondents
                                               submissions, please use only one of the                 for the proper performance of the                     for the information collection Form I–
                                               following methods to submit comments:                   functions of the agency, including                    924A site visit is 40 and the estimated
                                                  (1) Online. Submit comments via the                  whether the information will have                     hour burden per response is 16 hours.
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal website at                   practical utility;
                                               http://www.regulations.gov under e-                                                                             (6) An estimate of the total public
                                                                                                          (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                   burden (in hours) associated with the
                                               Docket ID number USCIS–2007–0046;                       agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                                                                       collection: The total estimated annual
                                                                                                       proposed collection of information,                   hour burden associated with this
                                               DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and                        including the validity of the
                                               Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination                                                                      collection is 35,620 hours.
                                                                                                       methodology and assumptions used;                       (7) An estimate of the total public
                                               Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                               Washington, DC 20529–2140.                                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and              burden (in cost) associated with the
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       clarity of the information to be                      collection: The estimated total annual
                                               USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                   collected; and                                        cost burden associated with this
                                               Regulatory Coordination Division,                          (4) Minimize the burden of the                     collection of information is $1,403,600.
                                               Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                           collection of information on those who                  Dated: September 7, 2018.
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                                               Massachusetts Avenue NW,                                are to respond, including through the                 Samantha L. Deshommes,
                                               Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone                    use of appropriate automated,                         Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                               number 202–272–8377 (This is not a                      electronic, mechanical, or other                      Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                               toll-free number. Comments are not                      technological collection techniques or                and Immigration Services, Department of
                                               accepted via telephone message). Please                 other forms of information technology,                Homeland Security.
                                               note contact information provided here                  e.g., permitting electronic submission of             [FR Doc. 2018–19868 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                               is solely for questions regarding this                  responses.                                            BILLING CODE 9111–97–P




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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
Action60-Day notice.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until November 13, 2018.
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 Citation83 FR 46508 

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