30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]

[Notices]

[Pages 36829-36830]

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

[FR Doc No: 2015-15646]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0023]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Application To Register

Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485 Supplement A, and

Instruction Booklet for Filing Form I-485 and Supplement A, Form I-485;

Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

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 March 10, 2015, at 80 FR 12647,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received eight

comments 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

July 27, 2015. 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. (This is not a toll free

number.) All submissions received must include the agency name and the

OMB Control Number 1615-0023.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need a copy of the information

collection instrument with instructions or additional information,

please contact us at: 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.) 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

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).

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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 Register Permanent

Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485 Supplement A, and Instruction

Booklet for Filing Form I-485 and Supplement A.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-485 and Form I-485 Supplement A;

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 is used to determine eligibility to adjust status

under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(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-485

is 697,811 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6.5 hours. The

estimated total number of respondents for the information collection

Form I-485 Supplement A is 25,540 and the estimated hour burden per

response is 1 hour. The estimated number of respondents providing

biometrics is 697,811 and the estimated hour burden per response is

1.17 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 5,377,751 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 $0. The costs to the respondents

are captured in the individual information collections.

Dated: June 22, 2015.

Laura Dawkins,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2015-15646 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]

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