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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0063]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection;
National Interest Waivers;
Supplemental Evidence to I–140 and I–
485
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
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
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until January 25,
2018. 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
via email at dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number 1615–0063 in the
subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
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the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS website at https://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on September 15, 2017, at 82
FR 43397, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received one
comment 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–2008–0003 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:
National Interest Waivers; Supplemental
Evidence to I–140 and I–485.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The supplemental
documentation will be used by the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services to
determine eligibility for national
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interest waiver requests and to finalize
the request for adjustment to lawful
permanent resident status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated number of
respondents for the information
collection is 8,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 1 hour.
(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 16,000 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 $0. Costs for
this collection of information are
included in those reported for USCIS
Form I–485 (OMB Control Number
1615–0023) and USCIS Form I–140
(OMB Control Number 1615–0015).
Dated: December 19, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
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 HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5932–N–07]
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Moving to Work Research
Advisory Committee
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, and Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory
committee meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW)
Research Advisory Committee
(Committee). The Committee meeting
will be held via conference call on
Thursday, January 25, 2018. The
meeting is open to the public and is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
DATES: The teleconference meeting will
be held on January 25, 2018 from 1:00
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva
Fontheim, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
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Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 402–3461 (this is not a
toll-free number). Persons who have
difficulty hearing or speaking may
access this number via TTY by calling
the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339 or can email:
MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is provided in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). The
Committee was established on May 2,
2016, to advise HUD on specific policy
proposals and methods of research and
evaluation related to the expansion of
the MTW demonstration to an
additional 100 Public Housing
Authorities (PHAs). See 81 FR 24630.
On July 26 and 28, 2016, HUD convened
two conference call meetings of the
Committee, a two-day in-person meeting
on September 1 and 2, 2016, followed
up by conference call meeting on
December 13, 2016. The minutes of
these meetings are available on the HUD
website at: https://portal.hud.gov/
hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/
public_indian_housing/programs/ph/
mtw/expansion.
HUD is now convening a 2.5-hour
conference call to explore the possibility
of adding an additional cohort policy
study. HUD will convene the meeting
on Thursday, January 25, 2018 via
teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. (EST). The agenda for the meeting
is as follows:
Thursday, January 25, 2018, From
1–3:30 p.m. EST
I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Summary of July, September,
December Meetings
a. Revisit Guiding Principles
b. Confirm Committee
Recommendations
III. Goal for this Meeting
a. Discuss and provide
recommendations on whether HUD
should study through the MTW
expansion, the appropriate amount
of Federal subsidy in the tenantbased program that balances both
the impact on assisted families/
housing quality, and the cost to
Federal taxpayers
b. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort
Recommendation
IV. Policy Framework and Research
Methodology—MTW Statutory
Objective #1: Reduce Cost and
Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness
in Federal Expenditures
a. Appropriate Federal subsidy in the
tenant-based program
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VI. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort
Recommendation
VII. Update on the MTW Expansion
VIII. Public Input
IX. Summary of Discussion
X. Discuss Next Steps and Adjourn
The public is invited to call-in to the
meeting by using the following
Conference Toll-Free Number in the
United States: 1–800–230–1059 or the
following International number for
those outside the United States: (612)
234–9960. Please be advised that the
operator will ask callers to provide their
names and their organizational
affiliations (if any) prior to placing
callers into the conference line. Callers
can expect to incur charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines and for
international calls, and HUD will not
refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free phone number. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the discussion by first calling the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 and providing the FRS
operator with the Conference Call TollFree Number: 1–800–230–1059.
Members of the public will have an
opportunity to provide feedback during
the call. The total amount of time for
such feedback will be limited to ensure
pertinent Committee business is
completed. Further, the amount of time
allotted to each individual commenter
will be limited and will be allocated on
a first-come first-served basis by HUD.
If the number of commenters exceeds
the available time, HUD may ask for the
submission of comments via email.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting, as well as other
information about the work of this
Committee, will be available for public
viewing as they become available at:
https://www.facadatabase.gov/
committee/committee.aspx?t=c&cid=
2570&aid=77 by clicking on the
‘‘Committee Meetings’’ link. These
materials will also be available on the
MTW Demonstration’s expansion web
page at: https://portal.hud.gov/
hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/
public_indian_housing/programs/ph/
mtw/expansion. Records generated from
this meeting may also be inspected and
reproduced at the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Headquarters in Washington, DC, as
they become available, both before and
after the meeting.
Outside of the work of this
Committee, information about HUD’s
broader implementation of the MTW
expansion, as well as additional
opportunities for public input, can be
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0063]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection; National Interest Waivers;
Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
January 25, 2018. 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 via email at [email protected]. All submissions
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0063 in the subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov, or call
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800)
767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 15, 2017, at 82 FR 43397, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment 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-
2008-0003 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: National Interest Waivers;
Supplemental Evidence to I-140 and I-485.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The
supplemental documentation will be used by the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services to determine eligibility for national
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interest waiver requests and to finalize the request for adjustment to
lawful permanent resident status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
number of respondents for the information collection is 8,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour.
(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 16,000 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 $0. Costs for this collection of
information are included in those reported for USCIS Form I-485 (OMB
Control Number 1615-0023) and USCIS Form I-140 (OMB Control Number
1615-0015).
Dated: December 19, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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