Published 30-Day FRN

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]

[Notices]

[Page 60888]

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

[FR Doc No: 2018-25856]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0061]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the

Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement

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

December 27, 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-

0061 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 September 13, 2018 at 83 FR 46508, 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-

2007-0046 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 responses.

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 Regional Center

under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program and Supplement.

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

DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-924 and Form I-924A; USCIS.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals representing any

economic unit, public or private, in the United States that is involved

with promoting economic growth. This collection will be used by such

individuals to ask USCIS to be designated as a regional center under

the Immigrant Investor Program, to request an amendment to a previously

approved regional center designation, or to demonstrate continued

eligibility for designation as a regional center under the Immigrant

Investor Program.

(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 Form I-924

is 420 and the estimated hour burden per response is 51 hours; the

estimated total number of respondents for the information collection

Form I-924A is 900 and the estimated hour burden per response is 14

hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information

collection Form I-924A compliance review is 40 and the estimated hour

burden per response is 24 hours; the estimated total number of

respondents for the information collection Form I-924A site visit is 40

and the estimated hour burden per response is 16 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 35,620 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 $1,403,600.

Dated: November 21, 2018.

Jerry L. Rigdon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and

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

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2018-25856 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]

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