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Agency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond
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 September 19, 2025, at 90 FR 45238, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 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:
http://www.regulations.gov
and enter USCIS-2025-0172 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. The comments submitted to USCIS via this method are visible to the Office of Management and Budget and comply with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c). 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:
Reinstatement, Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired.
(2)
Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond.
(3)
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection:
I-356; USCIS.
(4)
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary:
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. USCIS uses Form I-356 to determine if the bond should be cancelled. A public charge bond will be cancelled when the alien dies, departs permanently from the United States, or is naturalized, provided the alien did not breach such bond by receiving either public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense prior to death, permanent departure, or naturalization. In addition, USCIS may cancel a public charge bond at any time after determining that the alien is not likely at any time to become a public charge. A bond may also be cancelled in order to allow substitution of another bond. A public charge bond will be cancelled by USCIS upon review following the fifth anniversary of the admission or adjustment of status of the alien, provided that the alien has filed Form I-356 and USCIS finds that the alien did not receive either public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense prior to the fifth anniversary.
(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-356 is 10 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.75 hours.
(6)
An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:
The estimated total annual hour burden associated with this collection is 7.5 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 $2,500.
Dated: January 15, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.