60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 11289-11290]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-04663]

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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; Extension, Without

Change, of a Currently Approved Collection

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

Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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

and Immigration (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.

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

May 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number

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

0012. 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 http://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.

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-

2012-0012 in the search box. 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.

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: Extension, Without Change, of a

Currently Approved 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

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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: 58,314

respondents responding for initial request at 3 hours per response and

200,306 respondents responding for renewal request at 3 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 775,860 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 $44,353,330.

Dated: February 25, 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. 2016-04663 Filed 3-2-16; 8:45 am]

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