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to support the verification process are
already available through other
approved collections of information that
may be employment related or occur as
a part of the hiring process.
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–23617 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0047]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Employment
Eligibility Verification
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: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until November 27,
2023.
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
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at https://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0068. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0047 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2006–0068.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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
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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 Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR
42092, 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–2006–0068 in the search box.
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 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.
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
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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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Employment Eligibility Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–9;
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. The Form I–
9 was developed to facilitate
compliance with Section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended by the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986, making
employment of unauthorized aliens
unlawful and diminishing the flow of
illegal workers in the United States.
(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–9 Employers is 62,063,950
and the estimated hour burden per
response is 0.35 hours; the estimated
total number of respondents for the
information collection I–9 Employees is
62,063,950 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 0.15 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents
for the information collection by Record
Keeping is 27,200,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.17 hours.
(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 35,655,976 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. Any
requirements to support the verification
process are already available through
other approved collections of
information that may be employment
related or occur as a part of the hiring
process. There is no submission to
USCIS of materials which eliminates
mailing and photocopying costs.
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 / Notices
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–23619 Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0075]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: I–864, Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213A of the
INA; I–864A, Contract Between
Sponsor and Household Member; I–
864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the INA
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
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 collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0075 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2007–0029. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0029.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
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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 Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Since 1997, U.S. immigration law has
required certain intending immigrants
to submit an Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the INA (Form I–864 or
Form I–864EZ) executed by a sponsor
pledging financial support for the
intending immigrant to show that they
have adequate means of financial
support and are not likely to become a
public charge. See INA sections
212(a)(4)(C) and (D). The Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213A of the INA
is a contract between a sponsor and the
U.S. government that imposes a legally
enforceable obligation on the sponsor to
support the sponsored immigrant until
the obligation period ends.
Certain noncitizens are required by
regulation to affirmatively request an
exemption from filing an Affidavit of
Support Under Section 213A of the INA.
See 8 CFR 213a.2(a)(1)(i)(B). The
Request for Exemption for Intending
Immigrant’s Affidavit of Support (Form
I–864W) is the current mechanism used
to affirmatively request the exemption.
However, USCIS is discontinuing the
use of the Request for Exemption for
Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of
Support in its adjudications. Instead, a
noncitizen who needs to affirmatively
request the exemption from USCIS can
request it on the form for their
immigration benefit request by checking
the appropriate box. For example, an
adjustment of status applicant who
needs to affirmatively request the
exemption will do so on their
Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status (Form I–485)
and would not need to complete and
submit a Request for Exemption for
Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of
Support.
Comments
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
entering USCIS–2007–0029 in the
search box. 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.
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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.
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:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Affidavit of Support Under Section
213A of the INA; Contract Between
Sponsor and Household Member;
Affidavit of Support under Section
213A of the INA.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–864; I–
864A, I–864EZ; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses the data
collected on Form I–864 to determine
whether the sponsor has the ability to
support the sponsored immigrant under
section 213A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. This form standardizes
evaluation of a sponsor’s ability to
support the sponsored immigrant and
ensures that basic information required
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-23619]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0047]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Employment Eligibility Verification
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: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 27,
2023.
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 submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket
ID number USCIS-2006-0068. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0047 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0068.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721-3000 (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 Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 42092, 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-
2006-0068 in the search box. 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 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.
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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Employment Eligibility
Verification.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-9; 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. The Form I-9 was
developed to facilitate compliance with Section 274A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as amended by the Immigration Reform and Control
Act of 1986, making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful and
diminishing the flow of illegal workers in the United States.
(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-9
Employers is 62,063,950 and the estimated hour burden per response is
0.35 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the
information collection I-9 Employees is 62,063,950 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.15 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection by Record Keeping is
27,200,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.17 hours.
(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 35,655,976 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. Any requirements to support
the verification process are already available through other approved
collections of information that may be employment related or occur as a
part of the hiring process. There is no submission to USCIS of
materials which eliminates mailing and photocopying costs.
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Dated: October 20, 2023.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-23619 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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