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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
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(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application to Adjust Status from
Temporary to Permanent Resident.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–698;
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. The data collected on this
form is used by USCIS to determine
eligibility to adjust an applicant’s
residence status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 165 responses at 1 hour per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 165 annual burden hours.
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 20529–2140;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: December 11, 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
[CIS No. 2523–12; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2009–0033]
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Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS
Domestic Processing Fee
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS)
announces that as of February 1, 2013,
USCIS will begin to collect a $165
Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic
Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee)
from individuals who have been issued
immigrant visas by the U.S. Department
of State (DOS) and are applying for
admission to the United States.
Prospective adoptive parents whose
child(ren) is/are seeking admission to
the United States under the Orphan or
Hague Process will be exempt from the
USCIS Immigrant Fee. The USCIS
Immigrant Fee covers the cost of
processing that is performed in the
United States after immigrant visa
holders receive their visa packages from
DOS and are admitted to the United
States. This notice provides instructions
on how individuals who have been
issued immigrant visas from DOS can
pay the fee.
DATES: On February 1, 2013, USCIS will
begin collecting the USCIS Immigrant
Fee from individuals who have been
issued immigrant visas by DOS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lyndon Lewis, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Financial
Management Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2060; or by phone at (202) 272–9675
(this is not a toll-free number). You may
also visit www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee
where a news release and a detailed
payment Web page, including a set of
questions and answers about the USCIS
Immigrant Fee, are available.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on Fee
On September 24, 2010, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) published the final rule titled,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule. 75 FR 58962.
That final rule became effective on Nov.
23, 2010. The final rule, among other
things, established the USCIS Immigrant
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Fee at $165 to recover the cost of
processing that is performed in the
United States after immigrant visa
holders receive their immigrant visa
packages from DOS at overseas
consulates and are admitted to the
United States. See 8 CFR
103.7(b)(1)(i)(D); see also 75 FR at 58979
(public comments on the Immigrant
Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee and
DHS response). USCIS established this
fee to recover its costs associated with
processing, filing and maintaining the
immigrant visa package, and producing
and mailing required documents.
USCIS has not collected the fee from
immigrant visa holders applying for
admission to the United States because
implementing procedures have only
recently been developed in conjunction
with DOS. Since the fee has not been
collected since it was established,
USCIS is publishing this Notice to
announce that the USCIS Immigrant Fee
collection process is now in place and
that USCIS will begin collecting the fee
in accordance with this Notice and the
USCIS fee regulation at 8 CFR
103.7(b)(1)(i)(D).
The USCIS Director, however, is
exempting from this USCIS Immigrant
Fee prospective adoptive parents whose
child(ren) is/are seeking admission to
the United States under the Orphan or
Hague Process. In addition, the Director
has determined that the public interest
of encouraging adoption of international
orphans is served by exempting these
new adoptive parents from this fee.
USCIS will include the cost of
processing immigrant visas for overseas
adoptees in the next fee study
conducted for adjustment of the USCIS
fee schedule.
II. Fee Collection Process
To simplify and centralize the new fee
collection process, immigrant visa
holders applying for admission to the
United States must pay the USCIS
Immigrant Fee online at Pay.gov.
Immigrant visa holders can
electronically submit the fee by
answering the questions on the USCIS
intake page on Pay.gov and providing
their checking account, debit or credit
card information. Check payments must
be drawn on a U.S. bank. If the
immigrant visa holder is unable to make
this payment, another person can make
this payment on the immigrant visa
holder’s behalf.
Immigrant visa holders must submit
payments online after they receive their
immigrant visa package from DOS. DOS
will issue the applicant:
• A USCIS handout which will
include the immigrant visa holder’s
Alien number and Case ID number; and
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• Instructions on how to submit
payment.
Payment should be made before
traveling to the United States.
Immigrant visa holders should keep a
copy of their receipt for their records.
More details are available at
www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee.
Failure to pay the USCIS Immigrant
Fee will not directly result in denial of
admission to the United States as an
immigrant or the loss of status as an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence. However, USCIS will not
issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form
I–551) to an individual who is subject
to the USCIS Immigrant Fee until the
individual has remitted the fee. Failure
to obtain the Form I–551 will make it
difficult for the individual to show that
he or she has complied with the alien
registration requirements in sections
261–266 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1301–1306. It
may also make it difficult for the
individual to show that he or she is
authorized to accept employment in the
United States or to return to the United
States from temporary foreign travel.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR 5604–N–15]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request
Community Development Block Grant
Recovery (CDBG–R) Program
Office of Community Planning
and Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Departmental
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
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Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202–708–3400 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard
for a copy of the proposed form and
other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Johnson, Director, Entitlement
Communities Division, Office of Block
Grant Assistance, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone (202) 708–1577 (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (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; (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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Community
Development Block Grant Recovery
(CDBG–R) Program.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2506–0184.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request identifies the estimated
reporting burden associated with the
reporting of CDBG–R assisted activities
as they are completed and closing out
the CDBG–R program. The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act) appropriated $1 Billion
in Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds to states and local
governments that received CDBG
funding in Fiscal Year 2008 to carry out,
on an expedited basis, eligible activities
under the CDBG program. The purpose
of the CDBG–R funding was to stimulate
the economy through measures that
modernized the Nation’s infrastructure,
improved energy efficiency, and
expanded educational opportunities and
access to health care. All CDBG–R funds
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were required to be expended by
September 30, 2012. Any CDBG–R
funds remaining after that date were
recaptured by HUD and returned to
Treasury.
The Recovery Act did not specify a
requirement regarding the date for
completion of CDBG–R assisted
activities, although grantees were
required to give preference to activities
that could be started and completed
expeditiously. While the CDBG–R
expenditure deadline has passed, all
CDBG–R assisted activities have not
been completed. New activities were
added over time when grantees
amended their 2008 substantial
amendments to add such activities
because previously identified activities
came in under budget, were identified
as imprudent, or did not meet the
purposes of the Recovery Act. Once
CDBG–R assisted activities meet a
national objective and are physically
complete, grantees may proceed in
closing out their CDBG–R programs.
Grantees must complete their final
reports in federalreporting.gov before
closing out their CDBG–R grants. HUD
expects grantees to be ready to begin
closing out their grants by March 31,
2013.
Once final reports are completed in
federalreporting.gov, grantees may begin
the process of closing out their CDBG–
R grants. This process requires grantees
to submit their final
federalreporting.gov report and prepare
and submit a CDBG–R Program Grantee
Closeout Certification, a CDBG–R
closeout checklist, Grant Closeout
Agreement, and a Federal Financial
Report (SF 425) to local HUD Field
Offices.
The Recovery Act requires that not
later than 10 days after the end of each
calendar quarter, each recipient that
received recovery funds from a federal
agency shall submit a report to that
agency that contains: (1) The total
amount of recovery funds received from
that agency; (2) the amount of recovery
funds received that were expended or
obligated to projects or activities; and
(3) a detailed list of all projects or
activities for which recovery funds were
expended or obligated, including (A) the
name of the project or activity; (B) a
description of the project or activity; (C)
an evaluation of the completion status
of the project or activity; (D) an estimate
of the number of jobs created and the
number of jobs retained by the project
or activity; and (E) for infrastructure
investments made by State and local
governments, the purpose, total cost,
and rationale of the agency for funding
the infrastructure investment with funds
made available under the Recovery Act
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2523-12; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2009-0033]
RIN 1615-ZB13
Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces
that as of February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin to collect a $165
Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee) from
individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the U.S. Department
of State (DOS) and are applying for admission to the United States.
Prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking admission
to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process will be exempt
from the USCIS Immigrant Fee. The USCIS Immigrant Fee covers the cost
of processing that is performed in the United States after immigrant
visa holders receive their visa packages from DOS and are admitted to
the United States. This notice provides instructions on how individuals
who have been issued immigrant visas from DOS can pay the fee.
DATES: On February 1, 2013, USCIS will begin collecting the USCIS
Immigrant Fee from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by
DOS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyndon Lewis, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Financial Management Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2060; or by phone at (202) 272-9675
(this is not a toll-free number). You may also visit www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee where a news release and a detailed payment Web page,
including a set of questions and answers about the USCIS Immigrant Fee,
are available.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on Fee
On September 24, 2010, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
published the final rule titled, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services Fee Schedule. 75 FR 58962. That final rule became effective on
Nov. 23, 2010. The final rule, among other things, established the
USCIS Immigrant Fee at $165 to recover the cost of processing that is
performed in the United States after immigrant visa holders receive
their immigrant visa packages from DOS at overseas consulates and are
admitted to the United States. See 8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D); see also 75
FR at 58979 (public comments on the Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic
Processing Fee and DHS response). USCIS established this fee to recover
its costs associated with processing, filing and maintaining the
immigrant visa package, and producing and mailing required documents.
USCIS has not collected the fee from immigrant visa holders
applying for admission to the United States because implementing
procedures have only recently been developed in conjunction with DOS.
Since the fee has not been collected since it was established, USCIS is
publishing this Notice to announce that the USCIS Immigrant Fee
collection process is now in place and that USCIS will begin collecting
the fee in accordance with this Notice and the USCIS fee regulation at
8 CFR 103.7(b)(1)(i)(D).
The USCIS Director, however, is exempting from this USCIS Immigrant
Fee prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are seeking
admission to the United States under the Orphan or Hague Process. In
addition, the Director has determined that the public interest of
encouraging adoption of international orphans is served by exempting
these new adoptive parents from this fee. USCIS will include the cost
of processing immigrant visas for overseas adoptees in the next fee
study conducted for adjustment of the USCIS fee schedule.
II. Fee Collection Process
To simplify and centralize the new fee collection process,
immigrant visa holders applying for admission to the United States must
pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee online at Pay.gov. Immigrant visa holders
can electronically submit the fee by answering the questions on the
USCIS intake page on Pay.gov and providing their checking account,
debit or credit card information. Check payments must be drawn on a
U.S. bank. If the immigrant visa holder is unable to make this payment,
another person can make this payment on the immigrant visa holder's
behalf.
Immigrant visa holders must submit payments online after they
receive their immigrant visa package from DOS. DOS will issue the
applicant:
A USCIS handout which will include the immigrant visa
holder's Alien number and Case ID number; and
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Instructions on how to submit payment.
Payment should be made before traveling to the United States.
Immigrant visa holders should keep a copy of their receipt for their
records. More details are available at www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee.
Failure to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee will not directly result in
denial of admission to the United States as an immigrant or the loss of
status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. However,
USCIS will not issue a Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) to an
individual who is subject to the USCIS Immigrant Fee until the
individual has remitted the fee. Failure to obtain the Form I-551 will
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she has
complied with the alien registration requirements in sections 261-266
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1301-1306. It may also
make it difficult for the individual to show that he or she is
authorized to accept employment in the United States or to return to
the United States from temporary foreign travel.
Alejandro N. Mayorkas,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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