83_FR_8536 83 FR 8497 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Verification Request and Supplement

83 FR 8497 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Verification Request and Supplement

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)

Page Range8497-8498
FR Document2018-03883

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 83 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8497-8498]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03883]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0101]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Verification Request and 
Supplement

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 
March 29, 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 dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number [1615-
0101] 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 November 24, 2017, at 82 FR 55852, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 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-
2008-0008 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

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    (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: Verification Request and 
Supplement.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-845; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government; State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    In the verification process, a participating agency validates an 
applicant's immigration status by inputting identifying information 
into the Verification Information System (VIS), which executes 
immigration status queries against a range of data sources. If VIS 
returns an immigration status and the benefit-issuing agency does not 
find a material discrepancy with the response and the documents 
provided by the applicant, the verification process is complete. Then, 
the agency may use that immigration status information to determine 
whether to issue the benefit.
    If VIS does not locate a record pertaining to the applicant during 
an electronic initial verification, a second step additional 
verification must be requested by the agency, so that a Status Verifier 
can manually check the records. If the Status Verifier cannot determine 
status during the second step additional verification, they will 
request the agency to submit a copy of the applicant's immigration 
document. The immigration document can be submitted using scan and 
upload or by attaching it to a Form G-845 and mailing it to the Status 
Verifier.
    Applicants may check on the processing of additional verification 
through the SAVE Case Check web portal, hound at http://www.uscis.gov/save/save-case-check. SAVE Case Check permits applicants to use the 
SAVE verification numbers associated with their benefit applications or 
the immigration identification numbers and dates of birth provided to 
those benefit granting agencies to access this information.
    In limited cases, agencies may query USCIS by filing Form G-845 by 
mail. Although the Form G-845 does not require it, if needed, certain 
agencies may also file the Form G-845 Supplement with the Form G-845, 
along with copies of immigration documents to receive additional 
information necessary to make their benefit determinations. These forms 
were developed to facilitate communication between all benefit-granting 
agencies and USCIS to ensure that basic information required to assess 
status verification requests is provided.
    (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-845 
Verification Request is 162,106 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is 0.083 hours; for the information collection VIS Query the 
estimated total number of respondents is 23,293,981 and the estimated 
hour burden per response is 0.083 hours; for the information collection 
G-845, Verification Request Supplement, the estimated total number of 
respondents is 7,122 and the estimated hour burden per response is 
0.083 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 1,947,446 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 $12,113,642.50.

    Dated: February 15, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-03883 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2018 / Notices 8497 Catalog can email the NICCS are to respond, including through the and associated response time, must be Supervisory Office. use of appropriate automated, directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer CE&A uses the collected information electronic, mechanical, or other via email at dhsdeskofficer@ from the NICCS Cybersecurity Training technological collection techniques or omb.eop.gov. All submissions received Course Form and the NICCS other forms of information technology, must include the agency name and the Cybersecurity Certification Form and e.g., permitting electronic submissions OMB Control Number [1615–0101] in displays it on a publicly accessible of responses. the subject line. website called the National Initiative for Title of Collection: National Initiative You may wish to consider limiting the Cybersecurity Careers and Studies for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies amount of personal information that you (NICCS) Portal (http://niccs.us-cert.gov/ Cybersecurity Training and Education provide in any voluntary submission ). Collected information from these two Catalog Collection. you make. For additional information forms will be included in the OMB Control Number: 1670–0030. please read the Privacy Act notice that Cybersecurity Training and Education Frequency: Occassionally. is available via the link in the footer of Catalog that is hosted on the NICCS Affected Public: Educational Institutes http://www.regulations.gov. Portal. (Privately Owned, and State/Local FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory Government Owned). USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Office will use information collected Number of Respondents: 1,350 Regulatory Coordination Division, from the NICCS Vendor Vetting Form to respondents. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 primarily manage communications with Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 Massachusetts Avenue NW, the training/workforce development minutes. Washington, DC 20529–2140, providers; this collected information Total Burden Hours: 1,688 annual Telephone number (202) 272–8377 will not be shared with the public and burden hours. (This is not a toll-free number; is intended for internal use only. Total Burden Cost: $0. comments are not accepted via Additionally, this information will be Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. telephone message.). Please note contact used to validate training providers David Epperson, information provided here is solely for before uploading their training and questions regarding this notice. It is not Chief Information Officer. certification information to the Training for individual case status inquiries. [FR Doc. 2018–03948 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am] Catalog. Applicants seeking information about The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P the status of their individual cases can Office will use information collected check Case Status Online, available at from the NICCS Mapping Tool Form to the USCIS website at http:// provide an end user with information of DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS how their position or job title aligns to National Customer Service Center at the new Cybersecurity Framework 1.1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. This collected information will not be Services SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: shared with the public and is intended for internal use only. [OMB Control Number 1615–0101] Comments The information will be collected via fully electronic web forms or partially Agency Information Collection The information collection notice was electronic via email. Collection will be Activities; Extension, Without Change, previously published in the Federal coordinated between the public and of a Currently Approved Collection: Register on November 24, 2017, at 82 DHS CE&A via email (niccs@ Verification Request and Supplement FR 55852, allowing for a 60-day public hq.dhs.gov). comment period. USCIS did receive one AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and comment in connection with the 60-day The revisions to the collection Immigration Services, Department of include: The addition of the NICCS notice. Homeland Security. You may access the information Mapping Tool, the updates to the ACTION: 30-Day notice. collection instrument with instructions, Training Course Form, Changing a form name from Vetting Criteria Form to or additional information by visiting the SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: Vendor Vetting Form, Course Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Certification Form has been updated to http://www.regulations.gov and enter Immigration Services (USCIS) will be USCIS–2008–0008 in the search box. be collected via email as a CSV file. submitting the following information OMB is particularly interested in Written comments and suggestions from collection request to the Office of the public and affected agencies should comments that: Management and Budget (OMB) for 1. Evaluate whether the proposed address one or more of the following review and clearance in accordance four points: collection of information is necessary with the Paperwork Reduction Act of for the proper performance of the (1) Evaluate whether the proposed 1995. The purpose of this notice is to collection of information is necessary functions of the agency, including allow an additional 30 days for public whether the information will have for the proper performance of the comments. functions of the agency, including practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the DATES: The purpose of this notice is to whether the information will have agency’s estimate of the burden of the allow an additional 30 days for public practical utility; proposed collection of information, comments. 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8498 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2018 / Notices (4) Minimize the burden of the In limited cases, agencies may query ACTION: 60-Day notice. collection of information on those who USCIS by filing Form G–845 by mail. are to respond, including through the Although the Form G–845 does not SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland use of appropriate automated, require it, if needed, certain agencies Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and electronic, mechanical, or other may also file the Form G–845 Immigration (USCIS) invites the general technological collection techniques or Supplement with the Form G–845, public and other Federal agencies to other forms of information technology, along with copies of immigration comment upon this proposed revision of e.g., permitting electronic submission of documents to receive additional a currently approved collection of responses. information necessary to make their information or new collection of benefit determinations. These forms information. In accordance with the Overview of This Information were developed to facilitate Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Collection communication between all benefit- 1995, the information collection notice (1) Type of Information Collection granting agencies and USCIS to ensure is published in the Federal Register to Request: Extension, Without Change, of that basic information required to assess obtain comments regarding the nature of a Currently Approved Collection. status verification requests is provided. the information collection, the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: (5) An estimate of the total number of categories of respondents, the estimated Verification Request and Supplement. respondents and the amount of time burden (i.e. the time, effort, and (3) Agency form number, if any, and estimated for an average respondent to resources used by the respondents to the applicable component of the DHS respond: The estimated total number of respond), the estimated cost to the sponsoring the collection: G–845; respondents for the information respondent, and the actual information USCIS. collection G–845 Verification Request is collection instruments. (4) Affected public who will be asked 162,106 and the estimated hour burden DATES: Comments are encouraged and or required to respond, as well as a brief per response is 0.083 hours; for the will be accepted for 60 days until April abstract: Primary: Federal Government; information collection VIS Query the 30, 2018. State, local or Tribal Government. estimated total number of respondents ADDRESSES: All submissions received In the verification process, a is 23,293,981 and the estimated hour must include the OMB Control Number participating agency validates an burden per response is 0.083 hours; for 1615–0017 in the body of the letter, the applicant’s immigration status by the information collection G–845, agency name and Docket ID USCIS– inputting identifying information into Verification Request Supplement, the 2008–0009. To avoid duplicate the Verification Information System estimated total number of respondents submissions, please use only one of the (VIS), which executes immigration is 7,122 and the estimated hour burden following methods to submit comments: status queries against a range of data per response is 0.083 hours. (1) Online. Submit comments via the (6) An estimate of the total public Federal eRulemaking Portal website at sources. If VIS returns an immigration burden (in hours) associated with the http://www.regulations.gov under e- status and the benefit-issuing agency collection: The total estimated annual Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0009; does not find a material discrepancy hour burden associated with this (2) Mail. Submit written comments to with the response and the documents collection is 1,947,446 hours. DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and provided by the applicant, the (7) An estimate of the total public verification process is complete. Then, Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination burden (in cost) associated with the Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, the agency may use that immigration collection: The estimated total annual status information to determine whether Washington, DC 20529–2140. cost burden associated with this to issue the benefit. collection of information is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If VIS does not locate a record $12,113,642.50. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, pertaining to the applicant during an Regulatory Coordination Division, electronic initial verification, a second Dated: February 15, 2018. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 step additional verification must be Samantha Deshommes, Massachusetts Avenue NW, requested by the agency, so that a Status Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone Verifier can manually check the records. Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship number 202–272–8377 (This is not a If the Status Verifier cannot determine and Immigration Services, Department of toll-free number. Comments are not Homeland Security. status during the second step additional accepted via telephone message). Please [FR Doc. 2018–03883 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am] verification, they will request the note contact information provided here agency to submit a copy of the BILLING CODE 9111–97–P is solely for questions regarding this applicant’s immigration document. The notice. It is not for individual case immigration document can be submitted status inquiries. Applicants seeking DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND using scan and upload or by attaching information about the status of their SECURITY it to a Form G–845 and mailing it to the individual cases can check Case Status Status Verifier. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Online, available at the USCIS website Applicants may check on the Services at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the processing of additional verification USCIS National Customer Service through the SAVE Case Check web [OMB Control Number 1615–0017] Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– portal, hound at http://www.uscis.gov/ 1833). Agency Information Collection save/save-case-check. 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Document Created: 2018-02-27 01:14:46
Document Modified: 2018-02-27 01:14:46
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 March 29, 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 Citation83 FR 8497 
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