30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 6532-6533]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-02409]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0126]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of

Qualitative Feedback Through Focus Groups; Extension, Without Change,

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 November 17, 2015, at 80 FR 71817,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive one

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

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and will be accepted until March 9, 2016. 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 1615-0126.

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: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,

Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Acting Chief, 20

Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number

(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not

accepted via telephone message). 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

You may access the information collection instrument with

instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal

eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-

2012-0004 in the search box. 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: Extension, Without

Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Collection of Qualitative

Feedback through Focus Groups.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; U.S. Citizenship

and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households; Business

or other for-profit. The information collection activity will garner

qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely

manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving

service delivery. By qualitative feedback USCIS means information that

provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but not responses

to statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be

generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide

information on customer and stakeholder perceptions, experiences and

expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, and/or

focus attention on areas where communication, training, or changes in

operations might improve delivery of products or services. These

collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable

communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders

and contribute directly to the improvement of program management.

Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful

information, but it will not be generalized to the overall population.

This data collection will not be used to generate quantitative

information that is designed to yield reliably actionable results, such

as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 3000

respondents x 1.5 hours per response.

(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 4,500 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.

Dated: February 3, 2016.

Samantha Deshommes,

Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2016-02409 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]

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