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estimated hour burden per response is
0.5 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 28,000 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 $0.
Respondents to this collection of
information are not required to provide
documentation or take other actions that
might incur a cost.
Dated: September 9, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0126]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Collection of Qualitative Feedback
Through Focus Groups
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: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 19, 2026.
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
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at http://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2012–0004. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0126 in the

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body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2012–0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, John
R Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting Deputy
Chief, telephone number (240) 721–
3000 (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
Contact Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY
800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on May 11, 2026, at 91 FR
25588, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
comments in connection with the 60day 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–2012–0004 in the search box.
Comments must be submitted in
English, or an English translation must
be provided. The comments submitted
to USCIS via this method are visible to
the Office of Management and Budget
and comply with the requirements of 5
CFR 1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
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

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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:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Collection of Qualitative Feedback
through Focus Groups.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: No Form;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions. Executive
Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to
provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. In order
to work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services seeks to
obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
on our service delivery. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,

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or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
(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 this information
collection is 25,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 1.5 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 37,500 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 $0. There is
no cost to participate and there is no
mailing cost as these are electronic
submissions.
Dated: September 9, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS–2026–0298;
GX26EN05ESB0500; OMB Control Number
1028–0096]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Regional Climate
Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;

request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing to renew an
information collection authorization.
Projects supported under this
cooperative agreement should advance
Administration priorities, including, but
not limited to, American energy
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infrastructure resilience, and natural
hazard preparedness. Research and
activities may incorporate scientific
expertise in areas such as hydrology,
geology, geospatial science, biosecurity,
and near-earth space science, including
extreme events such as drought,
flooding, wildland fire, coastal erosion,
severe storms, and geologic hazards, to
develop actionable science, data, and
tools that support informed decisionmaking by resource managers and
stakeholders.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before October
19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
D Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS–
2026–0298.
D U.S. Mail: USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this information collection request
(ICR), contact Shawn Carter, Chief
Administrator (Acting) and Senior
Scientist of the USGS National Climate
Adaptation Science Center, by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at
571–314–2788. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on July 17,
2026 (91 FR 44868). No comments were
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As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public
comments addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including using appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
information (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your PII—may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Abstract: The US Geological Survey
(USGS) manages one National and nine
Regional Climate Adaptation Science
Centers (CASCs). Each regional CASC
involves a cooperative agreement with a
host institution. The host institution
agreements are periodically recompeted, requiring collection of
information from potential host
institutions. In addition, this
information collection addresses annual
and biannual reporting required of host
institutions as part of their hosting
agreement and associated research
agreements.
Title of Collection: Department of the
Interior Regional Climate Adaptation
Science Centers.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0096.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Institutions that are expected to propose
to serve as CASC host or partner
institutions including state, local
government, and tribal entities, and

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