Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request, 41279-41280 [2011-17546]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Form I–864, Form I–864A,
Form I–864EZ, and Form I–864W;
Extension of an Existing Information
Collection; Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–864,
Affidavit of Support Under Section
213A of the Act; Form I–864A, Contract
Between Sponsor and Household
Member, Form I–864 EZ, Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213A of the Act;
Form I–864W, Intending Immigrant’s
Affidavit of Support Exemption.
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ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, 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 information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on May 4, 2011, at 76 FR
25364, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received
comments from one commenter.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until August 12,
2011. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer.
Comments may be submitted to: USCIS,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat,
Clearance Officer, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997
or via e-mail at
USCISFRComment@dhs.gov, and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202–395–5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please
make sure to add OMB Control No.
1615–0075 in the subject box. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
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(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
agencies 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:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Affidavit of Support Under Section
213A of the Act.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–864,
Form I–864A, Form I–864EZ, and Form
I–864W; U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. These forms are used by
family-based and certain employmentbased immigrants to have the
petitioning relative execute an Affidavit
of Support on their behalf.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Form I–864, 439,500 responses
at 6 hours per response; Form I–864A,
215,800 responses at 1.75 hours per
response; Form I–864EZ, 100,000
responses at 2.5 hours per response;
Form I–864W, 1,000 responses at 1 hour
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 3,265,650 annual burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, Office of
the Executive Secretariat, 20
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
PO 00000
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Washington, DC 20529–2020;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment
Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Memorandum
of Understanding to Participate in the
Basic Pilot Employment Eligibility
Program; Verify Employment Eligibility
Status.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until September 12, 2011.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Office of the
Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997
or via e-mail at
USCISFRComment@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please
make sure to add OMB Control Number
1615–0092 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283
(TTY 1–800–767–1833).
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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
agencies 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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Memorandum of Understanding to
Participate in the Basic Pilot
Employment Eligibility Program; Verify
Employment Eligibility Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; File OMB–18. U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other for
profit. The Basic Pilot Program allows
employers to electronically verify the
employment eligibility status of newly
hired employees.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 125,015 completing the MOU
at 17 responses at .86 (52 minutes) per
response; 521,134 employers registering
to participate in the program at 2.26 (2
hours and 15 minutes) per response;
3,333 requiring ID/IQ modification at (2)
hours per response; 4,094,955 initial
queries at .12 (7 minutes) per response;
195,329 secondary queries at 1.94 (1
hour and 56 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 3,882,482 annual burden
hours.
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If you need a copy of the supporting
statement, please visit the Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, Office of
the Executive Secretariat, 20
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
will be submitting a Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic
ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
DATES: The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register on
December 22, 2011, at 75 FR 80542,
allowing for a 60-day public comment
period. USCIS/DHS did not receive any
comments for this information
collection. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments must be
submitted August 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, should be
directed to the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), and to the Office of
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
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Management and Budget (OMB) USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Office of the
Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997
or via e-mail at
USCISFRComment@dhs.gov and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202–395–5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please
make sure to add ‘‘Generic Clearance’’
in the subject box.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sunday Aigbe, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Office of the
Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department
of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020, telephone 202–272–8380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Memorandum of Understanding to Participate in the Basic Pilot
Employment Eligibility Program; Verify Employment Eligibility Status.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following
information collection request for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until
September 12, 2011.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at USCISFRComment@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615-0092 in the subject box.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).
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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 agencies 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 information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Memorandum of Understanding to
Participate in the Basic Pilot Employment Eligibility Program; Verify
Employment Eligibility Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; File OMB-18. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit. The
Basic Pilot Program allows employers to electronically verify the
employment eligibility status of newly hired employees.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 125,015
completing the MOU at 17 responses at .86 (52 minutes) per response;
521,134 employers registering to participate in the program at 2.26 (2
hours and 15 minutes) per response; 3,333 requiring ID/IQ modification
at (2) hours per response; 4,094,955 initial queries at .12 (7 minutes)
per response; 195,329 secondary queries at 1.94 (1 hour and 56 minutes)
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 3,882,482 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the supporting statement, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-17546 Filed 7-12-11; 8:45 am]
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