60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2013)]

[Notices]

[Pages 76636-76637]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2013-30131]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0124]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Consideration of

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Form I-821D; 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 extension 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.

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DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until

February 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number

1615-0124 in the subject box, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2012-

0124. 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-2012-0012;

(2) Email. Submit comments to [email protected];

(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 information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Consideration of Deferred Action

for Childhood Arrivals.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

DHS sponsoring the collection: I-821D; USCIS.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The

information collected on this form is used by USCIS to determine

eligibility of certain individuals who were brought to the United

States as children and meet the following guidelines to be considered

for deferred action for childhood arrivals:

1. Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012;

2. Came to the United States before reaching their 16th birthday,

and established residence at that time;

3. Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15,

2007, up to the present time;

4. Were present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the

time of making their request for consideration of deferred action with

USCIS;

5. Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or their lawful

immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012;

6. Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a

certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general

education development certificate, or are an honorably discharged

veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and

7. Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor,

three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to

national security or public safety.

These individuals will be considered for relief from removal from

the United States or from being placed into removal proceedings as part

of the deferred action for childhood arrivals process. Those who submit

requests with USCIS and demonstrate that they meet the threshold

guidelines may have removal action in their case deferred for a period

of two years, subject to renewal (if not terminated), based on an

individualized, case by case assessment of the individual's equities.

Only those individuals who can demonstrate, through verifiable

documentation, that they meet the threshold guidelines will be

considered for deferred action for childhood arrivals, except in

exceptional circumstances.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:

178,016 respondents responding for initial request via the paper-based

Form I-821D at 3 hours per response.

66,586 respondents responding for initial request via the USCIS

Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS) at an estimated 2 hours and

50 minutes (2.83 hours).

254,722 respondents responding for renewal request via the paper-based

Form I-821D at 3 hours per response.

95,278 respondents responding for renewal request via USCIS ELIS at an

estimated 2 hours and 50 minutes (2.83 hours).

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection:

1,756,288 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

instructions, or additional information, please visit 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: December 13, 2013.

Laura Dawkins,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland

Security.

[FR Doc. 2013-30131 Filed 12-17-13; 8:45 am]

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