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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on August 21, 2012 at 77 FR
50521, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive
comments in connection with the 60day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until November 29,
2012. 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
and to DHS. Comments should be
submitted to the OMB USCIS Desk
Officer via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
submissions received must include the
agency name, OMB Control Number
1615–0116.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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.
For additional information please read
the Privacy Act notice that is available
via the link in the footer of https://
www.regulations.gov.
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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.
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,
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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.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
Overview of This Information
Collection
[OMB Control Number 1615–0005]
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection; Extension.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Fee Waivers and
Exemption. This is a change from the
information provided during the 60-day
comment period for this collection.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–912; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The collection of
information on Form I–912 is necessary
in order for U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to make a
determination that the applicant is
unable to pay the application fee for
certain immigration benefits.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 402,300 respondents with an
estimated average burden per response
of 1.17 hours. This is a change from the
information provided during the 60-day
comment period for this collection of
information.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 470,586 Hours. This is a
change from the information provided
during the 60-day comment period for
this collection of information.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
https://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Family Unity
Benefits, Form I–817, Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection
ACTION:
60-Day Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), 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 in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for 60 days until December 31,
2012.
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
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Laura Dawkins, Chief,
Regulatory Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site at https://
www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2009–0021.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal Web site at https://
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 that is
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offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.Regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
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:
Application for Family Unity Benefits.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–817,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. The information collected
will be used to determine whether the
applicant meets the eligibility
requirements for benefits under 8 CFR
236.14 and 245a.33.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,384 responses at 2 hours per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 4,768 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at:
https://www.Regulations.gov.
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We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0020]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Amerasian,
Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, Form
I–360; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
ACTION:
60-Day Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments for 60 days 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. During this 60day period USCIS will be evaluating
whether to revise the Form I–360.
Should USCIS decide to revise the Form
I–360 it will advise the public when it
publishes the 30-day notice in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
PRA. The public will then have 30-days
to comment on any revisions to the
Form I–360.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
suggestions regarding items contained
in this notice, and especially with
regard to the estimated public burden
and associated response time should be
directed to DHS using one of the
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following methods: (1) By mail to DHS,
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020; (2)
by email to
USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; or (3)
via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at www.Regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0024.
All submissions received must include
the OMB Control Number 1615–0015 in
the subject box, the agency name and
Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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
https://www.Regulations.gov.
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.
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,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Family
Unity Benefits, Form I-817, Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for
60 days until December 31, 2012.
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 DHS, USCIS, Office
of Policy and Strategy, Laura Dawkins, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529. Comments
may also be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
https://www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2009-0021.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site at https://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 that is
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offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of https://www.Regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the collection of information 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: Application for Family Unity
Benefits.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-817,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The
information collected will be used to determine whether the applicant
meets the eligibility requirements for benefits under 8 CFR 236.14 and
245a.33.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,384 responses
at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 4,768 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at: https://www.Regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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