Genealogy Index Search Request and Genealogy Records Request

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form G-1041A Genealogy Records Request	Form	Modified	Available
Form G-1041A Genealogy Records Request	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request,	Form	Modified	Available
Form G-1041 Genealogy Index Search Request	Form	Modified	Repair queued
G1055-INS-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-12292022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-03	Available
G1055-INS-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-12292022.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-03	Repair queued
G-1041 G-1041A Supporting Statement Fee Rule NPRM 2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Available
G-1041 G-1041A Supporting Statement Fee Rule NPRM 2022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Repair queued
G1041A-008-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-08162022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Available
G1041A-008-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-08162022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Repair queued
G1041-008-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-08162022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Available
G1041-008-INS-TOC-FeeRule-OMBReview-NPRM-08162022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-11-29	Repair queued
DHS USCIS ICE CBP 001 SORN 20170918.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-02-25	Available
DHS USCIS ICE CBP 001 SORN 20170918.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-02-25	Repair queued
DHS USCIS PIA 017a 20170831.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-02-25	Available
DHS USCIS PIA 017a 20170831.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-02-25	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
202018	Genealogy Records Request	Form	Modified	Genealogy Records Request
202018	Genealogy Records Request	Form	Modified
202018	Genealogy Records Request	Instruction	Modified
202016	Genealogy Index Search Request	Form	Modified	Genealogy Index Search Request,
202016	Genealogy Index Search Request	Form	Modified
202016	Genealogy Index Search Request	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0096	ICR Reference No: 202211-1615-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-1615-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: G-1041 and G-1041A
Title: Genealogy Index Search Request and Genealogy Records Request
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: 03/20/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/03/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2025
Responses	6,767	0	6,767
Time Burden (Hours)	3,384	0	3,384
Cost Burden (Dollars)	216,206	0	216,206

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Abstract: The Genealogy Program is necessary to provide a more timely response to requests for genealogical and historical records. Form G-1041 is provided as a convenient means for persons to provide data necessary to perform a search of historical agency indices. Form G-1041A provides a convenient means for persons to identify a particular record desired under the Genealogy Program. The forms provide rapid identification of such requests and ensures expeditious handling. Persons such as researchers, historians, and social scientists seeking ancestry information for genealogical, family history and heir location purposes will use Forms G-1041 and G-1041A.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1356 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-AC68	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 402	01/04/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Genealogy Index Search Request	G-1041	Genealogy Index Search Request,
Genealogy Records Request	G-1041A	Genealogy Records Request

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This information collection has been revised to reflect changes proposed by the Fee Rule. USCIS has consolidated filing fee information from individual form instructions into the Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. These changes include removing instructional information about: filing fees, biometric services fees, processing information, payment methods, electronic funds transfers, fee waivers, and premium processing. There is a decrease in the annual estimated hour burden to respondents, due to the removal of fee related content in instructions and consolidation and reformatting of fee related language in the Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. There is no change to the annual estimated cost burden to respondents for this information collection as a result of the proposed rulemaking.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,220,840

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: 03/03/2023

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