Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Supplement 1 Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Form	New	Available
Form I-600A Application for advance processing of orphan petition	Form	New	Available
Form I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Modified	Available
USCIS,ICE, CBP - Alien File, Index, and NFTS System of Records.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-01-28	Source copy available
Inter-Country Adoption Security - SORN.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-01-28	Source copy available
I-600 I-600A and Supplement 1 Supporting Statement FINAL DRAFT.1.9.13.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-01-28	Available
I-600, I-600A and Supplement 1 PUBLSHED 30-Day Notice 1.28.13.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-01-28	Available
I-600, I-600A and Supplement 1 PUBLISHED 60-Day Notice 10.30.12.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-01-28	Available
PIA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-10-28	Available
reference cite.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-10-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
205558	Biometrics		New
205557	Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Form	New
205555	Application for advance processing of orphan petition	Form	New
20291	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0028	ICR Reference No: 201301-1615-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-1615-008
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-600, I-600A, Supp 1
Title: Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/05/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2013
Terms of Clearance: Approved for only two years due to lack of GPEA compliance. This form can be completed electronically but cannot be submitted electronically.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2013
Responses	30,476	0	25,241
Time Burden (Hours)	28,014	0	12,620
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	20,319,005

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Abstract: The USCIS uses this information to determine immigrant eligibility for advance processing.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1101 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:
	77 FR 65709	10/30/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 5828	01/28/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	I-600	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Supplement 1	Form I-600A/Form I-600, Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household
Application for advance processing of orphan petition	I-600A	Application for advance processing of orphan petition
Biometrics

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	30,476	25,241	0	0	5,235	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28,014	12,620	0	0	15,394	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	20,319,005	0	0	-20,319,005	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current hour inventory approved for this form is 12,600 hours, and the requested new total hour burden is 28,013, which is an increase of 15,413 burden hours. This increase results from the respondents who will be submitting Supplement 1 and providing a breakdown on the figures for the number of I-600 and I-600A respondents. USCIS is also including the time burden associated with the collection of biometrics from I-600 petitioners, and the burden associated with the new Supplement 1.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,450,228

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: 01/30/2013

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