Published 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Pages 49938-49939]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-21488]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0099]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without

Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for T

Nonimmigrant Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1

Recipient; and Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of

Trafficking in Persons, Form I-914 and Supplements A and B

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

November 2, 2018.

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-

0099 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 June 26, 2018, at 83 FR 29812, allowing for a 60-

day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 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-

2006-0059 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

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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: Application for T Nonimmigrant

Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; and

Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in

Persons, Form I-914 and Supplements A and B.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-914 and Supplements A and B;

USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-

914 permits victims of severe forms of trafficking and their immediate

family members to demonstrate that they qualify for temporary

nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking and Violence

Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), and to receive temporary immigration

benefits.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914, 980

responses at 2.33 hours; Form I-914 Supplement A, 1,024 responses at

1.17 hours; I-914 Supplement B--Law Enforcement Officer, 245 responses

at 3.50 hours; I-914 Supplement B--Contact by Respondent, 245 responses

at.25 hours: Biometric processing 1,759 respondents at 1.17 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 6,458 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 $1,986,400.

Dated: September 27, 2018.

Samantha L Deshommes,

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

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

Security.

[FR Doc. 2018-21488 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]

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