Published 60-day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]

[Notices]

[Pages 43396-43397]

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

[FR Doc No: 2017-19600]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0048]

Agency Information Collection Activities; 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/revision 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

November 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number

1615-0048 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID

USCIS-2006-0025. 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-2006-

0025;

(2) 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, Chief, 20

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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-

2006-0025 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: Application for Premium

Processing Service.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: I-907; USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS

uses the information provided on Form I-907 to provide petitioners the

opportunity to request faster processing of certain employment-based

petitions and applications.

(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 is:

Filing by Mail: 316,108 responses at 30 minutes (.50

hours) per response.

Electronically: 3,193 responses at 20 minutes (.333) 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 159,117 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 $78,228,745.

Dated: September 11, 2017.

Samantha Deshommes,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2017-19600 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]

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