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Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without a Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
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 Man...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register
on October 22, 2019, at 84 FR 56465, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received 3 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:
https://www.regulations.gov
and enter USCIS-2007-0024 in the search box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1)
Type of Information Collection Request:
Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2)
Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.
(3)
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection:
I-360; USCIS.
(4)
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary:Individuals or households.
The Form I-360 may be used by an Amerasian; a widow or widower; a battered or abused spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; a battered or abused parent of a U.S. citizen son or daughter; or a special immigrant (religious worker, Panama Canal company employee, Canal Zone government employee, U.S. government employee in the Canal Zone; physician, international organization employee or family member, juvenile court dependent; armed forces member; Afghanistan or Iraq national who supported the U.S. Armed Forces as a translator; Iraq national who worked for the or on behalf of the U.S. Government in Iraq; or Afghan national who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government or the International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] in Afghanistan) who intend to establish their eligibility to immigrate to the United States. The data collected on this form is reviewed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine if the petitioner may be qualified to obtain the benefit. The data collected on this form will also be used to issue an employment authorization document upon approval of the petition for battered or abused spouses, children, and parents, if requested.
(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 Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360);
Iraqi & Afghan Petitioners
is 2,874 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360);
Religious Workers
is 2,393 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.35 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Petition for Amerasian, Widower, or Special Immigration (Form I-360);
All Others
is 14,362 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.1 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 44,693 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 $2,404,430.
Dated: January 22, 2020.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.