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email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq., FEMA is
authorized to provide assistance before,
during, and after a disaster has impacted
a State, Tribe, or Territory (STT). For a
major disaster, the Stafford Act
authorizes FEMA to direct any agency to
utilize its existing authorities and
resources in support of STT assistance
response and recovery efforts. See 42
U.S.C. 5170(a)(1). For an emergency, the
Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct
any agency to utilize its existing
authorities and resources in support of
STT emergency efforts. See 42 U.S.C.
5192(a)(1). FEMA may task other
Federal agencies to assist during
disasters and to support emergency
efforts by STT governments by issuing
a mission assignment to the appropriate
agency. See 44 CFR 206.5, 206.208.
FEMA collects the information
necessary to determine what resources
are needed and if a mission assignment
is appropriate. The information
collected explains which STT requires
assistance, what needs to be
accomplished, details any resource
shortfalls, and explains what assistance
is required to meet these needs.
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Collection of Information
Title: Request for Federal
Assistance—How to Process Mission
Assignments in Federal Disaster
Operations.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0047.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–104–
FY–21–119 (formerly 010–0–8), Mission
Assignment Form; FEMA Form FF–104–
FY–21–120 (formerly 010–0–7),
Resource Request Form; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–21–121 (formerly 010–0–
8A), Mission Assignment Task Order
Form.
Abstract: A written request for
Federal assistance may be submitted on
an Resource Request Form (RRF). The
RRF is a working document requesting
Federal assistance and may be sourced
as a Mission Assignment. The Mission
Assignment (MA) form is used to record
a request for Federal assistance by
States/Tribes/Territories to FEMA, and
is the official FEMA obligating
document that tasks another Federal
agency to perform work.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
84.
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Estimated Number of Responses:
4,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,367.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $175,701.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $41,130.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $77,090.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0157]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Online Request
To Be a Supporter and Declaration of
Financial Support
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
SUMMARY:
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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.
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until March 29, 2024.
DATES:
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–2023–0004. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0157 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2023–0004.
ADDRESSES:
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:
Background
This notice seeks comment on the
USCIS Form I–134A, Online Request to
be a Supporter and Declaration of
Financial Support, information
collection package, which DHS uses in
connection with certain parole
processes. In January 2023, at DHS’s
request, the Office of Management and
Budget approved this new collection in
accordance with emergency procedures
set forth at 5 CFR 1320.13. DHS uses
this collection to implement processes
through which nationals of certain
countries and their immediate family
members may request to come to the
United States in a safe and orderly way.
The collection is an outgrowth of Form
I–134 (OMB Control Number 1615–
0014), and has been used in connection
with Uniting for Ukraine; the parole
processes for certain Cubans,1 Haitians,2
1 88 FR 1266 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 88 FR 26329
(Apr. 28, 2023).
2 88 FR 1243 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 26 FR 327
(Apr. 28, 2023).
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Nicaraguans,3 and Venezuelans; 4 family
reunification parole processes for
certain Colombians,5 Salvadorans,6
Guatemalans,7 Hondurans,8 and
Ecuadorians; 9 and procedural changes
to the previously established Cuban 10
and Haitian 11 Family Reunification
Parole processes. The emergency
processing activities associated with
implementing these parole processes
were necessary for multiple reasons,
including to address the urgent
humanitarian events transpiring in
Ukraine, to prevent complications for
the United States’ ongoing efforts to
engage hemispheric partners to increase
their efforts to collaboratively manage
and reduce irregular migration that
could have arisen without timely action
by the United States, and to avoid
incentivizing irregular migration during
a public comment period.
Under these processes, certain
beneficiaries who are outside the United
States and lack U.S. entry documents
may be considered, on a case-by-case
basis, for advance authorization to travel
and a temporary period of parole for
urgent humanitarian reasons or
significant public benefit. To
participate, eligible beneficiaries must:
• Have a confirmed supporter in the
United States;
• Undergo and clear robust security
vetting;
• Demonstrate that a grant of parole is
warranted based on urgent
humanitarian reasons or significant
public benefit;
• Meet other eligibility criteria; and
• Demonstrate that they warrant a
favorable exercise of discretion.
Beneficiaries participating in these
processes must have a supporter in the
United States who agrees to provide
them with financial support for the
duration of their parole in the United
States. Potential supporters file a Form
I–134A for each potential beneficiary,
including, if applicable, immediate
family members of the principal
beneficiary, with USCIS through the
USCIS online web portal to initiate the
parole process. Form I–134A identifies
and collects information on both the
supporter and the beneficiary. The
potential supporter must submit
evidence establishing their income and
assets and commit to provide financial
3 88
FR 1255 (Jan. 9, 2023).
FR 63507 (Oct. 19, 2022); see also 88 FR 1279
(Jan. 9, 2023).
5 88 FR 43591 (July 10, 2023).
6 88 FR 43611 (July 10, 2023).
7 88 FR 43581 (July 10, 2023).
8 88 FR 43601 (July 10, 2023).
9 88 FR 78762 (Nov. 16, 2023).
10 88 FR 54639 (Aug. 11, 2023).
11 88 FR 54635 (Aug. 11, 2023).
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support to the beneficiary for the
duration of parole. A potential
supporter filing Form I–134A under a
family reunification parole process is
also required to submit evidence
establishing the family relationships
between the principal beneficiary and
all derivative beneficiaries. No fee is
required to file Form I–134A.
USCIS will perform background
checks on the potential supporter and
verify their financial information to
ensure that the potential supporter is
able to financially support the
beneficiary. If the potential supporter’s
Form I–134A is confirmed, the
beneficiary named in the Form I–134A
will receive an email from USCIS with
instructions to create a USCIS online
account and next steps for completing
the request. See Advance Travel
Authorization (ATA) (OMB Control
Number 1651–0143) for the approved
collection of information for the next
steps in relevant parole processes.
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on September 12, 2023, at 88
FR 175, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive two
comments in connection with the 60day 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–2023–0004 in the search box.
Comments must be submitted in
English, or an English translation must
be provided. 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:
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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
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:
Online Request to be a Supporter and
Declaration of Financial Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–134A;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses Form I–134A to
determine whether a U.S.-based
individual has sufficient financial
resources and access to those funds to
support the beneficiary named on the
Form I–134A for the duration of their
temporary stay in the United States, as
well as to obtain information concerning
whether the beneficiary merits a
favorable exercise of discretion under
the statutory parole standard.
Form I–134A is filed by a U.S.-based
individual (the potential supporter) to
request to be a supporter, agree to
provide financial support to the
beneficiary named on the form during
the beneficiary’s period of stay in the
United States, and to provide
information concerning why the
beneficiary warrants a discretionary
grant of parole.
(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–134A is 1,205,600 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
2.11 hours.
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Dated: February 22, 2024.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal by name and/or
OMB Control Number and can be sent
to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC
20410–5000 or email at
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Glenn Schroeder, Program Analyst,
OEE, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email at
glenn.a.schroeder@hud.gov or telephone
(202) 402–5849. This is not a toll-free
number. HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
(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 $2,543,816 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 $0.00.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7082–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: HUD Environmental Review
Online System (HEROS); OMB Control
No.: 2506–0202
The Office of Community
Planning and Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: April 29,
2024.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted
within 60 days of publication of this
ADDRESSES:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS).
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0202.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: 24 CFR
part 58, ‘‘Environmental Review
Number of
respondents
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Frequency
of
response
Responses
per annum
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Responsibilities’’
requires units of general local
government receiving HUD assistance to
maintain a written environmental
review record for all projects receiving
HUD funding documenting compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality,
related federal environmental laws,
executive orders, and authorities, and
part 58 procedure. Various laws that
authorize this procedure are listed in 24
CFR 58.1(b). 24 CFR part 50, ‘‘Protection
and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality,’’ implements procedures for
HUD to perform environmental reviews
for projects where part 58 is not
permitted by law. Under Part 50, HUD
staff complete the environmental review
records, but they may use any
information supplied by an applicant or
contractor, provided HUD
independently evaluates the
information and is responsible for its
accuracy and prepares the
environmental finding. HEROS allows
users to complete, store, and submit
their environmental review records and
documents online. HEROS is currently
optional for Responsible Entity and
other non-HUD users, who may
continue to use paper-based
environmental review formats.
Respondents: The respondents are
State, local, and Tribal governments
receiving HUD funding who are
required to complete environmental
reviews as well as sub-recipients,
applicants, and third-party providers
who submit information to be used in
the completion of environmental review
records.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 25
per year per unit of government or
organization.
Frequency of Response: 58.44.
Average Hours per Response: varies.
Total Estimated Burdens: 36,662.
Burden
hour per
response
Annual
burden
hours
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual
cost
Exempt/CENST reviews ........................................................
Reviews that convert to exempt ...........................................
CEST/EA reviews ..................................................................
500
500
250
34.75
12.35
11.34t
17,376
6,147
2,834
0.75
2
4
13,032
12,294
11,336
$39.63
39.63
39.63
$205,312.50
292,000.00
102,200.00
Total ...............................................................................
500
58.44
26,357
varies
36,662
39.63
1,452,915.06
Note: Average hours per response varies
substantially depending on level of review.
Reviews that are exempt or Categorically
Excluded Not Subject To the related laws and
authorities (CENST) take roughly 45 minutes
to complete. Reviews that are Categorically
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Excluded Subject To the related laws (CEST)
or require an Environmental Assessment (EA)
take an average of 4 hours to complete. Some
CEST reviews ‘‘convert to exempt,’’ and
require roughly 2 hours to complete.
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HUD grants cover all eligible costs
including staff work. Hourly cost per
response based on hourly mean wage of
urban planners working for local government
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes193051.htm).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0157]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Online Request To Be a Supporter and Declaration
of Financial Support
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 March 29,
2024.
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-2023-0004. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0157 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2023-0004.
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:
Background
This notice seeks comment on the USCIS Form I-134A, Online Request
to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support, information
collection package, which DHS uses in connection with certain parole
processes. In January 2023, at DHS's request, the Office of Management
and Budget approved this new collection in accordance with emergency
procedures set forth at 5 CFR 1320.13. DHS uses this collection to
implement processes through which nationals of certain countries and
their immediate family members may request to come to the United States
in a safe and orderly way. The collection is an outgrowth of Form I-134
(OMB Control Number 1615-0014), and has been used in connection with
Uniting for Ukraine; the parole processes for certain Cubans,\1\
Haitians,\2\
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Nicaraguans,\3\ and Venezuelans; \4\ family reunification parole
processes for certain Colombians,\5\ Salvadorans,\6\ Guatemalans,\7\
Hondurans,\8\ and Ecuadorians; \9\ and procedural changes to the
previously established Cuban \10\ and Haitian \11\ Family Reunification
Parole processes. The emergency processing activities associated with
implementing these parole processes were necessary for multiple
reasons, including to address the urgent humanitarian events
transpiring in Ukraine, to prevent complications for the United States'
ongoing efforts to engage hemispheric partners to increase their
efforts to collaboratively manage and reduce irregular migration that
could have arisen without timely action by the United States, and to
avoid incentivizing irregular migration during a public comment period.
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\1\ 88 FR 1266 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 88 FR 26329 (Apr. 28,
2023).
\2\ 88 FR 1243 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 26 FR 327 (Apr. 28,
2023).
\3\ 88 FR 1255 (Jan. 9, 2023).
\4\ 87 FR 63507 (Oct. 19, 2022); see also 88 FR 1279 (Jan. 9,
2023).
\5\ 88 FR 43591 (July 10, 2023).
\6\ 88 FR 43611 (July 10, 2023).
\7\ 88 FR 43581 (July 10, 2023).
\8\ 88 FR 43601 (July 10, 2023).
\9\ 88 FR 78762 (Nov. 16, 2023).
\10\ 88 FR 54639 (Aug. 11, 2023).
\11\ 88 FR 54635 (Aug. 11, 2023).
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Under these processes, certain beneficiaries who are outside the
United States and lack U.S. entry documents may be considered, on a
case-by-case basis, for advance authorization to travel and a temporary
period of parole for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public
benefit. To participate, eligible beneficiaries must:
Have a confirmed supporter in the United States;
Undergo and clear robust security vetting;
Demonstrate that a grant of parole is warranted based on
urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit;
Meet other eligibility criteria; and
Demonstrate that they warrant a favorable exercise of
discretion.
Beneficiaries participating in these processes must have a
supporter in the United States who agrees to provide them with
financial support for the duration of their parole in the United
States. Potential supporters file a Form I-134A for each potential
beneficiary, including, if applicable, immediate family members of the
principal beneficiary, with USCIS through the USCIS online web portal
to initiate the parole process. Form I-134A identifies and collects
information on both the supporter and the beneficiary. The potential
supporter must submit evidence establishing their income and assets and
commit to provide financial support to the beneficiary for the duration
of parole. A potential supporter filing Form I-134A under a family
reunification parole process is also required to submit evidence
establishing the family relationships between the principal beneficiary
and all derivative beneficiaries. No fee is required to file Form I-
134A.
USCIS will perform background checks on the potential supporter and
verify their financial information to ensure that the potential
supporter is able to financially support the beneficiary. If the
potential supporter's Form I-134A is confirmed, the beneficiary named
in the Form I-134A will receive an email from USCIS with instructions
to create a USCIS online account and next steps for completing the
request. See Advance Travel Authorization (ATA) (OMB Control Number
1651-0143) for the approved collection of information for the next
steps in relevant parole processes.
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 12, 2023, at 88 FR 175, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive two comments 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-
2023-0004 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or
an English translation must be provided. 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: Online Request to be a Supporter
and Declaration of Financial Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-134A; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS
uses Form I-134A to determine whether a U.S.-based individual has
sufficient financial resources and access to those funds to support the
beneficiary named on the Form I-134A for the duration of their
temporary stay in the United States, as well as to obtain information
concerning whether the beneficiary merits a favorable exercise of
discretion under the statutory parole standard.
Form I-134A is filed by a U.S.-based individual (the potential
supporter) to request to be a supporter, agree to provide financial
support to the beneficiary named on the form during the beneficiary's
period of stay in the United States, and to provide information
concerning why the beneficiary warrants a discretionary grant of
parole.
(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-134A is
1,205,600 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.11 hours.
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(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 $2,543,816 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 $0.00.
Dated: February 22, 2024.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-04114 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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