Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-600(A) Supplemen Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form I-600/I-600A Suppl Consent to Disclose Information	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-600/I-600A Suppl Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-600A Application for advance processing of orphan petition	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Modified	Available
I-600-Supporting Statement-Fee Rule-20191101.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
84 FR 62280.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10312019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600-FRM-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10312019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600A-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10292019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600A-FRM-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10292019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600(A)Supp2-FRM-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10292019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
I600(A)Supp1-FRM-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-10292019.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-23	Available
privacy-pia-007b-uscis-acms-nov2,2016.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-14	Available
SORN 005 Intercountry Adoptions 20161108.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-14	Available
SORN 001 AFileIndexNFTS 2017 09 18.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-14	Available
privacy-pia-051-uscis-camino-may26,2015.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-14	Available
reference cite.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-10-28	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
239078	I-600/I-600A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	Form and Instruction	New	Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600
234514	I-600/I-600A Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information	Form	Modified	Consent to Disclose Information
214659	Home Study		Unchanged
213023	Biometrics - DNA		Unchanged
205558	Biometrics		Unchanged
205557	I-600/I-600A Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Form	Modified	Listing of Adult Member of the Household
205555	Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	Instruction	Modified
205555	Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	Form	Modified	Application for advance processing of orphan petition
20291	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Instruction	Modified
20291	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Modified	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0028	ICR Reference No: 201912-1615-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201812-1615-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-600, I-600A, Supp 1, Supp 2
Title: Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/07/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/31/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OIRA is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OIRA a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments. Any previous terms of clearance continue to apply.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	9,783	0	9,783
Time Burden (Hours)	69,276	0	69,276
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,679,232	0	7,679,232

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Abstract: A U.S. prospective adoptive parent may file Form I-600A in advance of the Form I-600 filing and USCIS will make a determination regarding the prospective adoptive parent’s eligibility to file Form I-600A and their suitability and eligibility to properly parent an orphan. USCIS has exclusive jurisdiction over Form I-600A adjudications and collects evidence, such as a USCIS-compliant home study, civil documents regarding birth and marriage (if any), as well as identity documentation for each prospective adoptive parent and adult member of the household.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AC18	Proposed rulemaking	84 FR 62280	11/14/2019

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 33248	07/17/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 65707	12/21/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	I-600A	Application for advance processing of orphan petition
Biometrics
Biometrics - DNA
Home Study
I-600/I-600A Supplement 1, Listing of Adult Member of the Household	I-600/I-600A Supplement 1	Listing of Adult Member of the Household
I-600/I-600A Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information	I-600/I-600A Supplement 2	Consent to Disclose Information
I-600/I-600A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	I-600(A) Supplement 3	Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600
Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	I-600	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: USCIS created a new Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600, for this information collection, and made revisions to Forms I-600, and I-600A. USCIS is reporting an increase in the total estimated hour burden to respondents for this information collection. The program change is the result of the new Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3, which has an estimated burden per response of 1 hour. Multiplied by the estimated 1,286 respondents for this instrument, the estimated total time burden is 1,286 hours. The burden estimate per response for the other instruments included in this information collection did not change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,199,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/31/2019

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