60-day FRN

49120

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2018 / Notices

amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation will be
available at http://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. Therefore,
in preparation for OMB review and
approval of the following information
collection, TSA is soliciting comments
to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement 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;
(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 using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Consistent with the requirements of
Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
requesting comments on the extent to
which this request for information could
be modified to reduce the burden on
respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0058;
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery. This information collection
provides a means to gather qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery.
From the TSA perspective, qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions. Unlike the results of
statistical surveys, which yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study,
this qualitative feedback provides
insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences, and
expectations regarding TSA products or
services. Such feedback also provides
TSA with an early warning of issues
with service, and focuses attention on
areas where improvement is needed
regarding communication, training, or
changes in operations that might
improve delivery of products or
services. These collections allow for
ongoing, collaborative, and actionable
communications between the Agency

VerDate Sep<11>2014

19:22 Sep 27, 2018

Jkt 244001

and its customers and stakeholders.
They also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program
management. The solicitation of
feedback targets areas such as:
timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
are assessed to plan and inform efforts
to improve or maintain the quality of
service offered by TSA. If this
information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary.
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government.
• The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies.
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future.
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
or other matters that are commonly
considered private.
The aggregate burden estimate is
based on a review of past behavior of
participating program offices and
several individual office estimates. The
likely respondents to this proposed
information request are State, local, or
tribal government and law enforcement;
traveling public; individuals and
households; and businesses and
organizations. TSA estimates an average
of 10 annual surveys with
approximately 94,100 responses total.
TSA further estimates a frequency of
one response per request with an
average response time of 10 to 30
minutes resulting in an estimated
annual hour burden of 13,317 hours.
TSA will provide more refined
individual estimates of burden in its
subsequent generic information
collection applications.

PO 00000

Frm 00073

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Dated: September 20, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018–21011 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0116]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Request for Fee
Waiver; Exemptions
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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 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 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0116 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2010–0008. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov under
e-Docket ID number USCIS–2010–0008;
(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
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
SUMMARY:

E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM

28SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2018 / Notices
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:

amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

Reason for Changes
USCIS is permitted by regulations to
waive certain fees provided the party
requesting the benefit is unable to pay
the prescribed fee. The proposed
revision would reduce the evidence
required for Form I–912 to only a
person’s household income and no
longer require proof of whether or not
an individual receives a means-tested
benefit. USCIS policy since 2011 has
been to permit a fee waiver where an
applicant received a means-tested
benefit, even for a short period of time.
USCIS has found that the various
income levels used in states to grant a
means-tested benefit result in
inconsistent income levels being used to
determine eligibility for a fee waiver.
Therefore, the revised form will not
permit a fee waiver based on receipt of
a means- tested benefit, but will retain
the poverty-guideline threshold and
financial hardship criteria. If USCIS
decides to proceed with the form
revision after considering public
comments, USCIS will rescind Policy
Memorandum, PM–602–0011.1, Fee
Waiver Guidelines as Established by the
Final Rule of the USCIS Fee Schedule;
Revisions to Adjudicator’s Field Manual
(AFM) Chapter 10.9, AFM Update
AD11–26 (Mar. 13, 2011) and issue new
guidance on the documentation
acceptable for individuals to present to
demonstrate that they are unable to pay
a fee when requesting a fee waiver. The
applications and petitions that are
eligible for a fee waiver are provided in
8 CFR 103.7(c)(3) and will not be
changed by this form and policy change.
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–2010–0008 in the search box.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without

VerDate Sep<11>2014

19:22 Sep 27, 2018

Jkt 244001

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:
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Fee Waiver.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–912; 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 data
collected on this form to verify that the
applicant is unable to pay for the
immigration benefit being requested.
USCIS will consider waiving a fee for an
application or petition when the
applicant or petitioner clearly
demonstrates that he or she is unable to
pay the fee. Form I–912 standardizes the
collection and analysis of statements
and supporting documentation provided

PO 00000

Frm 00074

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

49121

by the applicant with the fee waiver
request. Form I–912 also streamlines
and expedites USCIS’s review, approval,
or denial of the fee waiver request by
clearly laying out the most salient data
and evidence necessary for the
determination of inability to pay.
Officers evaluate all factors,
circumstances, and evidence supplied
in support of a fee waiver request when
making a final determination. Each case
is unique and is considered on its own
merits. If the fee waiver is granted, the
application will be processed. If the fee
waiver is not granted, USCIS will notify
the applicant and instruct him or her to
file a new application with the
appropriate fee.
(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–912 is 350,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.17 hours; for the information
collection DACA Exemptions the
estimated total number of respondents
is 108 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 1.17 hours; for the
information collection 8 CFR 103.7(d)
Director’s exception request the
estimated total number of respondents
is 20 and the estimated hour burden per
response is 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 409,650 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 $1,312,980.
Dated: September 24, 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. 2018–21101 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–SM–2018–N126;
FXRS12610700000–189–FF07J00000;
FBMS#4500089778; OMB Control Number
1018–0075]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Federal Subsistence
Regulations and Associated Forms
AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM

28SEN1