[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38151-38152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13679]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection; Extension: Application To Register Permanent
Residence or Adjustment of Status
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 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
August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0023 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2009-0020. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2009-0020. USCIS is limiting communications for this Notice as a result
of USCIS' COVID-19 response actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number 202-272-8377 (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 http://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: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2009-0020 in the search box. All submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://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 http://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,
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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: Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-485, Supplement A, Supplement J,
National Interest Waiver; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The
information on Form I-485 will be used to request and determine
eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status. Supplement A
is used to adjust status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (Act).
(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-485 is
576,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 7.784 hours. The
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Supplement A is 23,355 and the estimated hour burden per response is
1.33 hour. The estimated total number of respondents for the
information collection Supplement J is 30,841 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 1 hours. The estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection National Interest Waiver is
8,000 who will respond an average of 2 times per year and the estimated
hour burden per response is 1 hour. The estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection Biometrics Processing is
570,932 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 hour.
(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 5,229,747 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 $211,680,000.
Dated: June 19, 2020.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-13679 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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