83_FR_8537 83 FR 8498 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Advance Permission To Enter as Nonimmigrant

83 FR 8498 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Advance Permission To Enter as Nonimmigrant

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

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

Page Range8498-8499
FR Document2018-03880

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8498-8499]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03880]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for Advance Permission To Enter as 
Nonimmigrant

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 
April 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0017 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2008-0009. 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-
2008-0009;
    (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

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USCIS-2008-0009 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 Advance 
Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-192; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The data 
collected will be used by CBP and USCIS to determine whether the 
applicant is eligible to enter the United States temporarily under the 
provisions of section 212(d)(3), 212(d)(13), and 212(d)(14) of the INA. 
The respondents for this information collection are certain 
inadmissible nonimmigrant aliens who wish to apply for permission to 
enter the United States, applicants for T nonimmigrant status (victims 
of a severe form of trafficking in persons), and petitioners for U 
nonimmigrant status (victims of qualifying criminal activity).
    (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 I-192 is 
68,050 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.5 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 102,075 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 $16,672,250.

    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.
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                                                 (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. SAVE Case Check                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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                                                                                                       Activities; Revision of a Currently
                                               permits applicants to use the SAVE
                                                                                                       Approved Collection: Application for                  Comments
                                               verification numbers associated with
                                                                                                       Advance Permission To Enter as
                                               their benefit applications or the                                                                               You may access the information
                                                                                                       Nonimmigrant
                                               immigration identification numbers and                                                                        collection instrument with instructions,
                                               dates of birth provided to those benefit                AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and                          or additional information by visiting the
                                               granting agencies to access this                        Immigration Services, Department of                   Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                               information.                                            Homeland Security.                                    http://www.regulations.gov and enter


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                                               USCIS–2008–0009 in the search box.                      The respondents for this information                  and will be accepted until March 29,
                                               Regardless of the method used for                       collection are certain inadmissible                   2018. This process is conducted in
                                               submitting comments or material, all                    nonimmigrant aliens who wish to apply                 accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
                                               submissions will be posted, without                     for permission to enter the United                    ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
                                               change, to the Federal eRulemaking                      States, applicants for T nonimmigrant                 suggestions regarding the item(s)
                                               Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   status (victims of a severe form of                   contained in this notice, especially
                                               and will include any personal                           trafficking in persons), and petitioners              regarding the estimated public burden
                                               information you provide. Therefore,                     for U nonimmigrant status (victims of                 and associated response time, must be
                                               submitting this information makes it                    qualifying criminal activity).                        directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
                                               public. You may wish to consider                           (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                                                                                                                             via email at dhsdeskofficer@
                                               limiting the amount of personal                         respondents and the amount of time
                                                                                                                                                             omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
                                               information that you provide in any                     estimated for an average respondent to
                                                                                                                                                             must include the agency name and the
                                               voluntary submission you make to DHS.                   respond: The estimated total number of
                                                                                                                                                             OMB Control Number 1615–0020 in the
                                               DHS may withhold information                            respondents for the information
                                                                                                                                                             subject line.
                                               provided in comments from public                        collection I–192 is 68,050 and the
                                                                                                       estimated hour burden per response is                    You may wish to consider limiting the
                                               viewing that it determines may impact                                                                         amount of personal information that you
                                               the privacy of an individual or is                      1.5 hours.
                                                                                                          (6) An estimate of the total public                provide in any voluntary submission
                                               offensive. For additional information,                                                                        you make. For additional information
                                               please read the Privacy Act notice that                 burden (in hours) associated with the
                                                                                                       collection: The total estimated annual                please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                               is available via the link in the footer of                                                                    is available via the link in the footer of
                                               http://www.regulations.gov.                             hour burden associated with this
                                                                                                       collection is 102,075 hours.                          http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                  Written comments and suggestions
                                               from the public and affected agencies                      (7) An estimate of the total public                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               should address one or more of the                       burden (in cost) associated with the                  USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                               following four points:                                  collection: The estimated total annual                Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                  (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                    cost burden associated with this                      Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                               collection of information is necessary                  collection of information is $16,672,250.             Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                               for the proper performance of the                         Dated: February 15, 2018.                           Washington, DC 20529–2140,
                                               functions of the agency, including                      Samantha Deshommes,                                   Telephone number (202) 272–8377
                                               whether the information will have                       Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                                                                                                                             (This is not a toll-free number;
                                               practical utility;                                      Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       comments are not accepted via
                                                  (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                     and Immigration Services, Department of               telephone message.). Please note contact
                                               agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  Homeland Security.                                    information provided here is solely for
                                               proposed collection of information,                     [FR Doc. 2018–03880 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]           questions regarding this notice. It is not
                                               including the validity of the                           BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                                                                             for individual case status inquiries.
                                               methodology and assumptions used;                                                                             Applicants seeking information about
                                                  (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                      the status of their individual cases can
                                               clarity of the information to be                        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                check Case Status Online, available at
                                               collected; and                                          SECURITY                                              the USCIS website at http://
                                                  (4) Minimize the burden of the                                                                             www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                               collection of information on those who                  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      National Customer Service Center at
                                               are to respond, including through the                   Services                                              (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                               use of appropriate automated,                           [OMB Control Number 1615–0020]                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                               technological collection techniques or                  Agency Information Collection                         Comments
                                               other forms of information technology,                  Activities; Extension, Without Change,                  The information collection notice was
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of               of a Currently Approved Collection:                   previously published in the Federal
                                               responses.                                              Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or                 Register on October 11, 2017, at 82 FR
                                               Overview of This Information                            Special Immigrant                                     47235, allowing for a 60-day public
                                               Collection                                              AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                         comment period. USCIS did receive 1
                                                 (1) Type of Information Collection:                   Immigration Services, Department of                   comment in connection with the 60-day
                                               Revision of a Currently Approved                        Homeland Security.                                    notice.
                                               Collection.                                             ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                  You may access the information
                                                 (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                                                                           collection instrument with instructions,
                                               Application for Advance Permission to                   SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 or additional information by visiting the
                                               Enter as Nonimmigrant.                                  Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                  Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                                 (3) Agency form number, if any, and                   Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                  http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                               the applicable component of the DHS                     submitting the following information                  USCIS–2007–0024 in the search box.
                                               sponsoring the collection: I–192; USCIS.                collection request to the Office of                   Written comments and suggestions from
                                                 (4) Affected public who will be asked                 Management and Budget (OMB) for                       the public and affected agencies should
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief              review and clearance in accordance                    address one or more of the following
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                                               abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                   four points:
                                               households. The data collected will be                  1995. The purpose of this notice is to                  (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                               used by CBP and USCIS to determine                      allow an additional 30 days for public                collection of information is necessary
                                               whether the applicant is eligible to enter              comments.                                             for the proper performance of the
                                               the United States temporarily under the                 DATES: The purpose of this notice is to               functions of the agency, including
                                               provisions of section 212(d)(3),                        allow an additional 30 days for public                whether the information will have
                                               212(d)(13), and 212(d)(14) of the INA.                  comments. Comments are encouraged                     practical utility;


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Document Created: 2018-02-27 01:14:49
Document Modified: 2018-02-27 01:14:49
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 April 30, 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 8498 

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