[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61837-61838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26164]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Petition for Alien
Relative, Form I-130, and Form I-130A; Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
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 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 (e.g., 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
December 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0012 in the subject box, the agency name, and Docket ID USCIS-
2007-0037. To avoid duplicate submissions please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2007-0037;
(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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, 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 Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or
call the USCIS National Customer Service 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 entering
USCIS-2007-0037 in the search box. 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.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
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(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: Petition for Alien Relative.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-130, and I-130A; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
130 allows U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United
States to petition on behalf of certain alien relatives who wish to
immigrate to the United States. Form I-130A allows for the collection
of additional information for spouses of the petitioners necessary to
facilitate a decision.
(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-130
is 787,037 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours. The
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Form I-130A is 36,689 and the estimated hour burden per response is
0.833 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 1,604,636 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 314,603,120.
Dated: October 7, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-26164 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
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