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/I-600A Suppl Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form I-600/I-600A Suppl Consent to Disclose Information	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form I-600/I-600A Suppl Listing of Adult Member of the Household	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form I-600A Application for advance processing of orphan petition	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Unchanged	Available
I-600-009-Supporting Statement-FinalFeeRule.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-08-03	Available
I600-009-INS-TOC-FinalFeeRule-05282020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-27	Available
I600-009-FRM-TOC-FinalFeeRule-05282020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-27	Available
I600A-009-INS-TOC-FinalFeeRule-05282020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-27	Available
I600A-009-FRM-TOC-FinalFeeRule-05282020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-27	Available
I600(A)Supp2-009-FRM-TOC-FinalFeeRule-05282020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-27	Available
I600(A)Supp1-009-FRM-TOC-FinalFeeRule-07152020.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-07-29	Repair queued
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	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
242824	I-600/I-600A Supplement 3, Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600	Form	Unchanged	Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600
234514	I-600/I-600A Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information	Form	Unchanged	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	Unchanged	Listing of Adult Member of the Household
205555	Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	Form	Unchanged	Application for advance processing of orphan petition
205555	Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition	Instruction	Unchanged
20291	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Form	Unchanged	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
20291	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0028	ICR Reference No: 202008-1615-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-1615-022
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-600, I-600A, Supp 1, Supp 2, Supp 3
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: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/28/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/03/2020
Terms of Clearance: This form change is approved to take effect on October 2, 2020. USCIS will display both the current version and the new Fee Rule version of the form for a period of time up to the effective date of the new form, which is concurrent with the effective date of the associated rulemaking (October 2, 2020). USCIS will clearly identify filing dates for each form version and provide instructions on when and how to correctly file both versions. Upon the effective date of the new version of the form, USCIS will remove the old version of the form from its website. Approved for two years only due to partial GPEA compliance.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	11,069	0	9,783
Time Burden (Hours)	70,562	0	69,276
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,759,232	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. A Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information, is an optional form that a U.S. citizen prospective/adoptive parent may file to authorize USCIS to disclose case-related information that would otherwise be protected under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, to adoption service providers or other individuals. Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3 is a form that prospective/adoptive parents must use if they need to request action such as an extended or updated suitability determination based upon a significant change in their circumstances or change in the number or characteristics of the children they intend to adopt, a change in their intended country of adoption, or a request for a duplicate notice of their approved Form I-600A suitability determination.

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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	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 46788	08/03/2020

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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/I-600A 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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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	11,069	9,783	0	1,286	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	70,562	69,276	0	1,286	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,759,232	7,679,232	0	0	80,000	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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 revised 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. USCIS is reporting an increase in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information due to an adjustment in the estimated cost per respondent.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,176,000

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? No

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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: 08/03/2020

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