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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services

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, 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 website at http://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[OMB Control Number 1615–0040]

Comments

estimated hour burden per response is
1.42 hours.
(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 8,236 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 $710,500.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018–02481 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for
Employment Authorization
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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 purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until March 12,
2018. 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 dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number [1615–0040] in
the subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the
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The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on October 13, 2018 at 82 FR
47761, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive 92
comments in connection with the 60day notice.
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–2005–0035 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
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Employment
Authorization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–765; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) uses
Form I–765 to collect the information
that is necessary to determine if an alien
is eligible for an initial EAD, a new
replacement EAD, or a subsequent EAD
upon the expiration of a previous EAD
under the same eligibility category.
Aliens in many immigration statuses are
required to possess an EAD as evidence
of work authorization. To be authorized
for employment, an alien must be
lawfully admitted for permanent
residence or authorized to be so
employed by the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) or under
regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to
statutory or regulatory authorization,
certain classes of aliens are authorized
to be employed in the United States
without restrictions as to location or
type of employment as a condition of
their admission or subsequent change to
one of the indicated classes. USCIS may
determine the validity period assigned
to any document issued evidencing an
alien’s authorization to work in the
United States. These classes are listed in
8 CFR 274a.12. USCIS also collects
biometric information from certain EAD
applicants, from whom USCIS has not
previously collected biometrics in
connection with an underlying
application or petition, to verify the
applicant’s identity, check or update
their background information, and
produce the EAD card.
(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 I–765 is 2,096,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
4.5 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection Biometric Processing is
42,387 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 1.17 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents
for the information collection Form I–
765WS is 41,912 and the estimated hour
burden per response is .50 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents

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for the information collection PassportStyle Photographs is 2,096,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
.50 hours.
(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 10,550,549 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
$367,581,127.
Dated: February 2, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018–02480 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0111]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Areas Designated by Act of
Congress
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection for Areas Designated by Act
of Congress.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 9,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Attn: John Trelease, 1849 C
Street NW, Mail Stop 4559, Washington,
DC 20240. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to jtrelease@
osmre.gov.

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SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact John Trelease by email
at [email protected], or by telephone
at (202) 208–2783.

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In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the OSMRE; (2)
is the estimate of burden accurate; (3)
how might the OSMRE enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) how
might the OSMRE minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
This notice provides the public with
60 days in which to comment on the
following information collection
activity:
Title of Collection: 30 CFR part 761—
Areas Designated by Act of Congress.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0111.
Abstract: OSMRE and State regulatory
authorities use the information collected
for 30 CFR 761 to ensure that persons
planning to conduct surface coal mining
operations on the lands protected by
§ 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 have the
right to do so under one of the
exemptions or waivers provided by this
section of the Act.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Applicants for certain surface coal mine
permits and State regulatory authorities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 159 coal mining
applicants and 24 State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 314.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 hours to 40
hours, depending upon activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,111 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $19,260.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: The authorities for this action
are the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), and the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
John A. Trelease,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0061]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Permanent Regulatory
Program—Small Operator Assistance
Program
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection for the Permanent Regulatory
Program—Small Operator Assistance
Program (SOAP).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 9,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to: The Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement,
Information Collection Clearance
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