Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: MyAppointment, 40499-40500 [2024-10244]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 92 / Friday, May 10, 2024 / Notices adult member of their household, as defined at 8 CFR 204.301, the prospective/adoptive parent must include the Supplement 1 when filing both Form I–600A and Form I–600. A U.S. prospective/adoptive parent files Supplement 2 to authorize USCIS to disclose case-related information to adoption service providers that would otherwise be protected under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Authorized disclosures will assist USCIS in the adjudication of Forms I–600A and I– 600. A U.S. prospective/adoptive parent files Supplement 3 to request action such as an extended or updated suitability determination based upon a significant change in their circumstances or change in the number or characteristics of the children they intend to adopt, a change in their intended country of adoption, or a request for a duplicate notice of their approved Form I–600A suitability determination. (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 Form I–600 is 1,200 and the estimated hour burden per response is .82 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–600A is 2,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .82 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–600A Supplement 1 is 301 and the estimated hour burden per response is .82 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–600A Supplement 2 is 1,260 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.25 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–600A Supplement 3 is 1,286 and the estimated hour burden per response is .82 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the Home Study information collection is 2,500 and the estimated hour burden per response is 25 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the biometrics submission is 2,520 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 hours; and the estimated total number of respondents for the Biometrics—DNA information collection is 2 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6 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 69,701 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 May 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $7,759,932. 40499 [FR Doc. 2024–10219 Filed 5–9–24; 8:45 am] 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). BILLING CODE 9111–97–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 6, 2024 Samantha L. Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. Comments DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615–0113] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: MyAppointment 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 (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension 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 July 9, 2024. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615–0113 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 2009–0024. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at https:// www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS–2009–0024. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–2009–0024 in 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. E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 40500 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 92 / Friday, May 10, 2024 / Notices Overview of This Information Collection khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: MyAppointment. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: No Form Number; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and Households. The MyAppointment system allows respondents to access the appointment scheduling system on the USCIS main web page via the ‘‘Make an Appointment’’ link. Respondents may also contact USCIS via phone or chat to provide information that will be collected in evaluating the request for appointment. (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 MyAppointment (electronic/ Online) is 350,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .1 hours, the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection MyAppointment (phone) is 80,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .15 hours, and the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection MyAppointment (web/chat) is 10,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .22 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 49,200 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: There is no estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information, all costs are captured in the information collections that require an appointment. Dated: May 6, 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. 2024–10244 Filed 5–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 May 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ telecommunications-relay-service-trs. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [Docket No. FR–6462–N–01] I. Background Division F, Title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 requires that the HUD Secretary, for the calendar year 2024 funding cycle, provide renewal funding for each public housing agency (PHA) based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register. This notice announces the availability of the FY 2024 inflation factors and describes the methodology for calculating them. Tables in PDF and Microsoft Excel formats showing Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) by HUD Fair Market Rent Area are available electronically from the HUD data information page at: https:// www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/rfif/ rfif.html. Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice establishes Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) to adjust Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 renewal funding for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program of each public housing agency (PHA), as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The notice apportions the expected percent change in national Per Unit Cost (PUC) for the HCV program, 7.38 percent, to each PHA based on the change in Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for their operating area to produce the FY 2024 RFIFs. HUD’s FY 2024 methodology differs in part from that used in FY 2023. HUD has refined the national PUC forecast by changing the gross rent component in a manner that weights projected recent mover rents as measured by the FMR with an independent forecast of all-mover rents as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). DATES: Applicability Date: May 10, 2024. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miguel A. Fontanez, Director, Housing Voucher Financial Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Room 4222, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 422–0278 (this is not a toll-free number). Adam Bibler, Program Parameters and Research Division, Office of Policy Development and Research, Room 8208, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402–6057 (this is not a toll-free number), for technical information regarding the development of the schedules for specific areas or the methods used for calculating the inflation factors. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Methodology RFIFs are used to adjust the allocation of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funds to PHAs for local changes in rents, utility costs, and tenant incomes. To calculate the RFIFs, HUD first forecasts a national inflation factor, which is the annual change in the national average Per Unit Cost (PUC). HUD then calculates individual area inflation factors, which are based on the annual changes in the twobedroom Fair Market Rent (FMR) for each area. Finally, HUD adjusts the individual area inflation factors to be consistent with the national inflation factor. Since FY 2017, HUD’s method of projecting the national average PUC has been based on independent forecasts of gross rent and tenant income. Each forecast is produced using historical and forecasted macroeconomic data as independent variables, where the forecasts are consistent with the Economic Assumptions of the Administration’s FY Budget. The forecast for gross rent is itself based on forecasts of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Rent of Primary Residence Index and the CPI Fuels and Utilities Index. Forecasted values of gross rent series were then applied to the relevant FY national average two-bedroom FMR to produce a CY value. Finally, a ‘‘notional’’ PUC is then calculated as the difference between gross rent value and 30 percent of tenant income (the standard for tenant rent contribution in the voucher program). HUD uses a notional PUC as opposed to the actual E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40499-40500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10244]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: MyAppointment

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 (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment upon this proposed extension 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 
July 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0113 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2009-0024. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English 
translation must be provided. Submit comments via the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket 
ID number USCIS-2009-0024.

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 enter USCIS-
2009-0024 in 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: MyAppointment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: No Form Number; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and Households. The 
MyAppointment system allows respondents to access the appointment 
scheduling system on the USCIS main web page via the ``Make an 
Appointment'' link. Respondents may also contact USCIS via phone or 
chat to provide information that will be collected in evaluating the 
request for appointment.
    (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 
MyAppointment (electronic/Online) is 350,000 and the estimated hour 
burden per response is .1 hours, the estimated total number of 
respondents for the information collection MyAppointment (phone) is 
80,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .15 hours, and the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
MyAppointment (web/chat) is 10,000 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is .22 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 49,200 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: There is no estimated total annual cost burden 
associated with this collection of information, all costs are captured 
in the information collections that require an appointment.

    Dated: May 6, 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. 2024-10244 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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