USCIS may
continue to use the previously approved form and instructions
through December 22, 2016. Approved for only two years due to lack
of GPEA compliance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2017
7,903
0
26,032
47,545
0
110,127
82,911,586
0
6,973,662
The USCIS uses this information to
determine immigrant eligibility for advance processing.
The current hour inventory
approved for this form is 110,127 hours, and the requested new
total hour burden is 47,545 which is a decrease of 62,582.16 annual
burden hours. This change in burden results from the agency’s
better estimates of the number of respondents and time burden
associated with these requests. USCIS continues to disclose the
burden estimate associated with the collection of DNA, which is
reduced by 78 burden hours. There is a decrease of 62,582.16 hours
in the estimated hour burden associated with this information
collection due a decrease in the number of respondents. USCIS has
updated this information based on better estimates derived from
data collected since the previous information collection request.
There is no change in the information being collected. The cost
burden inventory approved for this form is $6,973,662, and the
requested new total cost burden is $81,604,586 which is an increase
of $74,630,935 burden costs. This change in burden results from the
agency’s better estimates of the number of respondents and cost
burden associated with these requests. While there is a decrease in
the number of respondents, the increase in cost burden is due to
accounting for costs not previously included in previous estimates,
such as costs for Primary Adoption Providers and postage. There is
no change in the information being collected.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.