30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]

[Notices]

[Page 60180]

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

[FR Doc No: 2014-23786]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0035]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Adjust

Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident, Form I-698; Revision of a

Currently Approved Collection

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following

information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection notice was previously

published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2014, at 79 FR 27340,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

November 5, 2014. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)

contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public

burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS

Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may

also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received

must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0035.

You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal

information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For

additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is

available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

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 Request: Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Adjust Status from

Temporary to Permanent Resident.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-698; USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals and Households. The data

collected on Form I-698 is used by USCIS to determine the eligibility

to adjust an applicant's residence status.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 211 responses

at 1 hour and 15 minutes (1.25 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 263 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with

supplementary documents, or need additional information, please visit

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 20529-2134; Telephone 202-272-

8377.

Dated: September 30, 2014._

Laura Dawkins,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2014-23786 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]

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