Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, 14897-14898 [2024-04265]
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For the developmental digital copy of
this information collection for review,
please contact the POC listed above in
this notice request.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
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 submissions
of responses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Medical Certification for Disability
Exceptions
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 extension. 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
Analysis
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
Agency: Cybersecurity and
will be accepted for 60 days until April
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
29, 2024.
Department of Homeland Security
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
(DHS).
Title: Actively Exploited Vulnerability must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0060 in the body of the letter, the
Submission Form.
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
OMB Number: 1670–NEW.
2008–0021. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
Frequency: Per incident on a
https://www.regulations.gov under evoluntary basis.
Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0021.
Affected Public: State, local,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Territorial, and Tribal, International,
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
private sector partners.
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Number of Respondents: 2,725.
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
Estimated Time per Respondent:
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
0.167 hours.
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
Total Burden Hours: 454 hours.
note contact information provided here
Annual Cost Burden: $37,956.
is solely for questions regarding this
Total Annualized Respondent Out-of- notice. It is not for individual case
Pocket Cost: $0.
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
Total Annualized Government Cost:
individual cases can check Case Status
$145,924.
Online, available at the USCIS website
Robert J. Costello,
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
Chief Information Officer, Department of
(TTY 800–767–1833).
Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Comments
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or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2008–0021in the search
box. Comments must be submitted in
English, or an English translation must
be provided. 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:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Medical Certification for Disability
Exceptions.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–648;
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 Form N–
648 to substantiate a claim for an
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exception to the requirements of section
312(a) of the Act. Only medical doctors,
doctors of osteopathy, or clinical
psychologists licensed to practice in the
United States are authorized to certify
Form N–648. By certifying the form, the
doctor states that an applicant filing an
Application for Naturalization, Form N–
400, is unable to complete the English
and/or civics requirements because of a
physical or developmental disability or
mental impairment(s).
(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 N–648 Medical Professional
is 19,527 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 2 hours. The estimated
total number of respondents for the
information collection N–648 Applicant
is 19,527 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 8 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 195,270 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 $17,775,089.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Samantha L. 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 THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number
1076–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Financial Assistance
and Social Services Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR)
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) through https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRA/
icrPublicCommentRequest?ref_
nbr=202212-1076-010 or by visiting
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain and selecting ‘‘Currently
under Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ and then scrolling down to
the ‘‘Department of the Interior.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Steven Mullen,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs,
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Suite 229,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104;
comments@bia.gov; (202) 924–2650.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. You
may also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/Forward?
SearchTarget=PRA&textfield=10760017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on January
5, 2023 (88 FR 879). No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency 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 response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The information collection
allows BIA to determine whether an
individual is eligible for assistance and
services under 25 CFR part 20 when
comparable financial assistance or
social services either are not available or
not provided by State, Tribal, county,
local, or other Federal agencies. No
third-party notification or public
disclosure burden is associated with
this collection.
Title of Collection: Financial
Assistance and Social Services Program.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0017.
Form Number: 5–6601, 5–6602.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual Indians seeking financial
assistance or social services from BIA.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 124,000 provide
information on the application; of those,
72,000 contribute information to an
employability assessment and ISP.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 196,000.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: One half hour for the
application and 1 hour for the
employability assessment and ISP.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 134,000 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0060]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Medical Certification for
Disability Exceptions
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 extension. 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
April 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0060 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2008-0021. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2008-0021.
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
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-2008-0021in the search box. Comments must be submitted in
English, or an English translation must be provided. 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: Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Medical Certification for
Disability Exceptions.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-648; 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 Form N-648 to substantiate a claim for an
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exception to the requirements of section 312(a) of the Act. Only
medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, or clinical psychologists
licensed to practice in the United States are authorized to certify
Form N-648. By certifying the form, the doctor states that an applicant
filing an Application for Naturalization, Form N-400, is unable to
complete the English and/or civics requirements because of a physical
or developmental disability or mental impairment(s).
(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 N-648
Medical Professional is 19,527 and the estimated hour burden per
response is 2 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the
information collection N-648 Applicant is 19,527 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 8 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 195,270 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 $17,775,089.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
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