Request for Premium Processing Service

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing Service	Form	Modified	Available
PRA I-907 Supporting Statement 9-23-11.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-09-23	Available
Approved PTA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available
I-907 Reference Citations.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available
Published 60-Day Notice 4-12-11.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available
Published 30day notice.07.08.11.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available
SORN.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available
PIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-07-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
20338	Request for Premium Processing Service	Instruction	Modified
20338	Request for Premium Processing Service	Form	Modified	Request for Premium Processing Service

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0048	ICR Reference No: 201107-1615-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201009-1615-005
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Request for Premium Processing Service
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/19/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	100,000	0	100,000
Time Burden (Hours)	49,332	0	49,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	122,500,000	0	122,500,000

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Abstract: The data collected on this form will be used by USCIS to process requests for premium processing of certain employment-based petitions or applications in accordance with 8 CFR 103.2(f) and section 286(u) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 20361	04/12/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 40385	07/08/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Request for Premium Processing Service	I-907	Request for Premium Processing Service

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100,000	100,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,332	49,500	0	-168	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	122,500,000	122,500,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There has been a small decrease of 168 annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection. This can be attributed to a one percent increase of electronic submissions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/21/2011

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