Application for Travel Document

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-131 Application for Travel Document	Form	Modified	Available
Form I-131 Application for Travel Document	Form	Modified	Available
I-131 EXT Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-25	Repair queued
I131-023-INS-TOC-EXT+PN-30Day-06012022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-16	Repair queued
I-131 EXT 30-Day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-16	Repair queued
I-131 EXT 60-Day FRN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-16	Repair queued
Appendix A I-131 EXT Public Comments and Responses Matrix.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-16	Repair queued
SORN DHS-USCIS-ICE-CBP-001.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-12-06	Repair queued
Reference Citation 11-5-07.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-01-03	Repair queued
privacy-pia-uscis-claims3-03.25.16.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-11-03	Repair queued
privacy-pia-uscis-camino- 05.26.15.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-11-03	Repair queued
DHS-USCIS-007 BIS 10.19.16.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-11-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
204981	Passport-Style Photographs		Unchanged
204980	Biometrics		Unchanged
20254	Application for Travel Document	Form	Modified	Application for Travel Document
20254	Application for Travel Document	Form	Modified
20254	Application for Travel Document	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0013	ICR Reference No: 202208-1615-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-1615-033
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-131
Title: Application for Travel Document
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/26/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2022
Responses	947,920	0	928,900
Time Burden (Hours)	1,207,728	0	1,171,590
Cost Burden (Dollars)	146,072,480	0	147,454,100

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Abstract: This application is used by permanent residents or conditional residents, refugees or asylees, and aliens aboard seeking to apply for a travel document to lawfully reenter the United States or to be paroled for humanitarian purposes into the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1103 Name of Law: U.S. Code
   US Code: 8 USC 1158 Name of Law: U.S. Code
   US Code: 8 USC 1203 Name of Law: U.S. Code
   US Code: 8 USC 1204 Name of Law: U.S. Code
   US Code: 8 USC 1182 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 23534	04/20/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 41735	07/13/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Travel Document	I-131	Application for Travel Document
Biometrics
Passport-Style Photographs

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	947,920	928,900	0	19,020	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,207,728	1,171,590	0	36,138	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	146,072,480	147,454,100	0	-1,381,620	0	0

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: There are no changes to the time burden reported for this collection. The privacy statement in the instructions was updated.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $285,394,000

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: 08/26/2022

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