30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)]

[Notices]

[Pages 31955-31956]

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

[FR Doc No: 2016-11882]

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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: 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 3, 2016, at 81 FR 11289,

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

June 20, 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 1615-0124.

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 -0012 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: Consideration of Deferred Action

for Childhood Arrivals.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form 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

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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: 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: May 13, 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. 2016-11882 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]

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