Retirement of Forms by Mail Service, 47582-47583 [2024-11986]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 47582 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 107 / Monday, June 3, 2024 / Notices accordance with Federal travel regulations. Committee History and Activities: Individuals interested in applying for Committee membership should review the history of the Committee’s work. The Committee’s charter and current membership, transcripts of Committee meetings, and Committee reports and recommendations to the Department are posted on the Committee’s web page on the DHS Privacy Office website (www.dhs.gov/privacy). Applying for Membership: To apply for membership on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, please submit the following documents to Sandra L. Taylor, Designated Federal Officer, at the address provided below within 45 days of the date of this notice: 1. A current resume and 2. 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[FR Doc. 2024–12036 Filed 5–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9910–9L–P PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [CIS No. 2775–24; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2024–0004] Retirement of Forms by Mail Service U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces the retirement of the Forms by Mail service on July 18, 2024. The Forms by Mail service provides paper copies of available USCIS forms by mail to individuals who submit a request online using the uscis.gov website (accessible at https://www.uscis.gov/ forms/forms-information/forms-by-mail) or by mail. Forms by Mail is no longer needed because all USCIS forms and instructions are available on the uscis.gov website to download, print, and complete, and many forms may be filed electronically at https:// www.uscis.gov/file-online/formsavailable-to-file-online. Ending Forms by Mail is intended to allow USCIS to use the resources that it requires on more essential tasks. DATES: USCIS will not accept forms requests received through the uscis.gov website or by mail after July 18, 2024. ADDRESSES: Mary Zimmerman, Supervisor, Intake and Processing Unit, Central Operations Branch, Office of Intake and Document Production, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 124 Leroy Road, Williston, VT 05495. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Zimmerman, Supervisor, Intake and Processing Unit, Central Operations Branch, Office of Intake and Document Production, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 124 Leroy Road, Williston, VT 05495 or by phone at 802– 309–0284. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 1978, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Legacy INS) published a final rule amending the regulations at 8 CFR part 299 to provide guidance on the issuance of agency forms to the public. See 43 FR 14304. The goal of this final rule was to facilitate distribution of agency forms to individuals, groups, and practitioners, which benefited the public during a SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 107 / Monday, June 3, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 time when these forms were not immediately accessible. Id. at 14303. As a result of the 1978 final rule, Legacy INS created the Forms by Mail service. Under 8 CFR 299.2, USCIS may, but is not required to, provide physical copies of forms to the person for whom the form is intended or a representative of the intended user. See 8 CFR 299.2 (stating ‘‘Any officer or employee of the Service may issue official application or petition and related forms to the person for whose use the form is intended or to a person identified as a representative of the intended user in the quantity required for filing the application or petition and related forms.’’) (emphasis added). Through the USCIS Forms by Mail service, individuals may request physical copies of blank forms to file applications or petitions with USCIS.1 While most of these form requests are initiated by individuals who completed an online form request on the uscis.gov website, USCIS also responds to form requests received through physical mail. USCIS has administered the Forms by Mail service for over 30 years. Since fiscal year (FY) 2019, form requests submitted through the USCIS Forms by Mail service have decreased by over 500%.2 USCIS attributes this decreased demand to the availability of all agency forms on the USCIS website, in addition to the increasing electronic filing options for many applications and petitions. Individuals who access the USCIS forms online are assured they have the most current form versions, which minimizes the number of immigration benefit requests that USCIS otherwise would have to reject based on an outdated or incorrect form version. In addition, USCIS spends over $35,000 annually to manage the Forms by Mail program, including employees’ salaries, postage, and other materials.3 Forms by Mail also requires specialized mailing equipment and software to manage the distribution of the forms. USCIS has determined that these resources would be better used in delivering services that are in demand. Before deciding to retire the Forms by Mail Service, USCIS assessed whether there were reliance interests, whether they were significant, and weighed such interests against the benefits of and rationale behind making this change 1 See Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms By Mail available at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/ forms-information/forms-by-mail (last viewed Apr. 15, 2024). 2 Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and Document Production, Document Management Division. 3 Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and Document Production, Document Management Division. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:00 May 31, 2024 Jkt 262001 along with competing policy concerns. DHS reviewed data such as the number of forms requests received through the Forms by Mail service in recent years. DHS has not received any indication that stakeholders do not have access to the internet, a computer, a printer, or online filing capabilities. The total number of requests made through Forms by Mail in FY23 was 10,783 and in FY23 USCIS had over 7.7 million paper filings. Therefore, DHS determined that there are not significant reliance interests in the Forms by Mail service, and to the extent that such reliance interests exist, the competing policy concerns, including the human resources and operational and financial costs savings from retiring the Forms by Mail service, outweigh any potential reliance interest. DHS concluded there are no alternatives to retiring the program that would meet the competing policy concerns. Nevertheless, USCIS is providing 45 days advance notice in this notice before the Forms by Mail service is retired to mitigate any reliance interests and facilitate adjustment to other avenues to obtain forms. Therefore, after considering the decreasing demand for the USCIS Forms by Mail service, the availability of USCIS forms on the uscis.gov website, and the operational and financial costs of the Forms by Mail service, USCIS has decided to retire the Forms by Mail Service. USCIS will also post a notice on the Forms by Mail web page 4 and on social media announcing that we will end the service in 45 days. After July 18, 2024, USCIS will no longer physically mail forms to stakeholders and will direct any form request or similar inquiry to the uscis.gov website. Ur M. Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2024–11986 Filed 5–31–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–7086–N–10] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark-toMarket); OMB Control No.: 2502–0533 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing AGENCY: 4 See Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms By Mail available at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/ forms-information/forms-by-mail (last viewed Apr. 15, 2024). PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47583 Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. 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. DATES: Comments Due Date: July 18, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this 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 should 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; telephone (202) 402–3577 (this is not a toll-free number) or email: PaperworkReductionActOffice@ hud.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; email; Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. 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 and 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. SUMMARY: A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47582-47583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11986]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2775-24; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0004]


Retirement of Forms by Mail Service

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 
announces the retirement of the Forms by Mail service on July 18, 2024. 
The Forms by Mail service provides paper copies of available USCIS 
forms by mail to individuals who submit a request online using the 
uscis.gov website (accessible at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/forms-by-mail) or by mail. Forms by Mail is no longer 
needed because all USCIS forms and instructions are available on the 
uscis.gov website to download, print, and complete, and many forms may 
be filed electronically at https://www.uscis.gov/file-online/forms-available-to-file-online. Ending Forms by Mail is intended to allow 
USCIS to use the resources that it requires on more essential tasks.

DATES: USCIS will not accept forms requests received through the 
uscis.gov website or by mail after July 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Mary Zimmerman, Supervisor, Intake and Processing Unit, 
Central Operations Branch, Office of Intake and Document Production, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security, 124 Leroy Road, Williston, VT 05495.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Zimmerman, Supervisor, Intake and 
Processing Unit, Central Operations Branch, Office of Intake and 
Document Production, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, 124 Leroy Road, Williston, VT 05495 or 
by phone at 802-309-0284.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 1978, the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (Legacy INS) published a final rule amending the 
regulations at 8 CFR part 299 to provide guidance on the issuance of 
agency forms to the public. See 43 FR 14304. The goal of this final 
rule was to facilitate distribution of agency forms to individuals, 
groups, and practitioners, which benefited the public during a

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time when these forms were not immediately accessible. Id. at 14303.
    As a result of the 1978 final rule, Legacy INS created the Forms by 
Mail service. Under 8 CFR 299.2, USCIS may, but is not required to, 
provide physical copies of forms to the person for whom the form is 
intended or a representative of the intended user. See 8 CFR 299.2 
(stating ``Any officer or employee of the Service may issue official 
application or petition and related forms to the person for whose use 
the form is intended or to a person identified as a representative of 
the intended user in the quantity required for filing the application 
or petition and related forms.'') (emphasis added). Through the USCIS 
Forms by Mail service, individuals may request physical copies of blank 
forms to file applications or petitions with USCIS.\1\ While most of 
these form requests are initiated by individuals who completed an 
online form request on the uscis.gov website, USCIS also responds to 
form requests received through physical mail. USCIS has administered 
the Forms by Mail service for over 30 years.
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    \1\ See Department of Homeland Security, United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms By Mail available at 
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/forms-by-mail (last 
viewed Apr. 15, 2024).
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    Since fiscal year (FY) 2019, form requests submitted through the 
USCIS Forms by Mail service have decreased by over 500%.\2\ USCIS 
attributes this decreased demand to the availability of all agency 
forms on the USCIS website, in addition to the increasing electronic 
filing options for many applications and petitions. Individuals who 
access the USCIS forms online are assured they have the most current 
form versions, which minimizes the number of immigration benefit 
requests that USCIS otherwise would have to reject based on an outdated 
or incorrect form version.
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    \2\ Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and Document 
Production, Document Management Division.
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    In addition, USCIS spends over $35,000 annually to manage the Forms 
by Mail program, including employees' salaries, postage, and other 
materials.\3\ Forms by Mail also requires specialized mailing equipment 
and software to manage the distribution of the forms. USCIS has 
determined that these resources would be better used in delivering 
services that are in demand.
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    \3\ Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and Document 
Production, Document Management Division.
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    Before deciding to retire the Forms by Mail Service, USCIS assessed 
whether there were reliance interests, whether they were significant, 
and weighed such interests against the benefits of and rationale behind 
making this change along with competing policy concerns. DHS reviewed 
data such as the number of forms requests received through the Forms by 
Mail service in recent years. DHS has not received any indication that 
stakeholders do not have access to the internet, a computer, a printer, 
or online filing capabilities. The total number of requests made 
through Forms by Mail in FY23 was 10,783 and in FY23 USCIS had over 7.7 
million paper filings. Therefore, DHS determined that there are not 
significant reliance interests in the Forms by Mail service, and to the 
extent that such reliance interests exist, the competing policy 
concerns, including the human resources and operational and financial 
costs savings from retiring the Forms by Mail service, outweigh any 
potential reliance interest. DHS concluded there are no alternatives to 
retiring the program that would meet the competing policy concerns. 
Nevertheless, USCIS is providing 45 days advance notice in this notice 
before the Forms by Mail service is retired to mitigate any reliance 
interests and facilitate adjustment to other avenues to obtain forms. 
Therefore, after considering the decreasing demand for the USCIS Forms 
by Mail service, the availability of USCIS forms on the uscis.gov 
website, and the operational and financial costs of the Forms by Mail 
service, USCIS has decided to retire the Forms by Mail Service. USCIS 
will also post a notice on the Forms by Mail web page \4\ and on social 
media announcing that we will end the service in 45 days. After July 
18, 2024, USCIS will no longer physically mail forms to stakeholders 
and will direct any form request or similar inquiry to the uscis.gov 
website.
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    \4\ See Department of Homeland Security, United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms By Mail available at 
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/forms-by-mail (last 
viewed Apr. 15, 2024).

Ur M. Jaddou,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-11986 Filed 5-31-24; 8:45 am]
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