[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6209-6210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02126]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0099]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for T
Nonimmigrant Status, Form I-914, Application for Immediate Family
Member of T-1 Recipient, Supplement A, Declaration of Law Enforcement
Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons, Supplement B; Revision of
a Currently Approved Collection
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
April 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include OMB Control Number
1615-0099 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2006-
0059. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web
site at www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0059;
(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected]; or
(3) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
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.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant
Status, Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient,
Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in
Persons.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-914; Form I-914, Supplement A,
and; Form I-914, Supplement B; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their family
members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary nonimmigrant
status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration benefits.
USCIS is revising Form I-914 to make statutory changes required by the
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2008 (TVPRA
2008) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2013 (TVPRA 2013).
Changes to the Form I-914 include:
Clarifying physical presence includes being allowed entry
into the U.S. to participate in investigative or judicial processes
associated with an act or perpetrator of trafficking (TVPRA 2013).
Implementing an exception from compliance with law
enforcement requests for assistance due to physical or psychological
trauma (TVPRA 2008).
Implementing a new derivative category for the adult or
minor children of a derivative of a principal who face a present danger
of retaliation as a result of the principal's escape from trafficking
or cooperation with law enforcement (TVPRA 2013).
The requirement of a personal statement, including A
numbers, passports and travel documents only if the applicant has them,
ensuring address changes are sent directly to the Vermont Service
Center in compliance with the Safe Address procedure to protect
victims, explain the principal does not need to file a USCIS Form I-
765, Application for Employment Authorization Document, and using the
name as it appears on the birth certificate (these are not new
collections, merely describing what is needed in plain language), and
Adding language to clarify the role of law enforcement in
the process, in order to speak to their main concerns and questions in
plain language.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914--926
responses at 2 hours and 15 minutes (2.25) per response; Supplement A--
795 responses at 1 hour per response; Supplement B--200 responses at 3
hours and 30 minutes (3.50) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 4,711 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information, please visit
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the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: January 28, 2014.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-02126 Filed 1-31-14; 8:45 am]
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