Published 30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 8500-8501]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-03879]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0015]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without

Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Immigrant Petition for

Alien Workers

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 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 29, 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 [email protected]. All submissions

received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number [1615-

0015] in the subject line.

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, 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:

Comments

The information collection notice was previously published in the

Federal Register on November 24, 2017 at 82 FR 55853, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment in connection

with the 60-day 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-

2007-0018 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;

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(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: Immigrant Petition for Alien

Workers.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: I-140; USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for Profit. USCIS

uses the information provided on Form I-140 to classify aliens under

section 203(b)(1), 203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act.

(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-140 is

225,637 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.08 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 243,688 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 $93,977,810.

Dated: February 15, 2018.

Samantha Deshommes,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2018-03879 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]

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