[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55167-55168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22375]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0075]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved
collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the
information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual
information collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0075 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2007-0029. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of
the following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2007-0029;
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(2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number
202-272-8377 (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 National
Customer Service Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
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-
2007-0029 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, 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 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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Affidavit of Support under
Section 213A of the Act.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-864; I864A; I-864EZ; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households; The data
collected on Form I-864 will be used by the USCIS to determine whether
the sponsor has the ability to support the sponsored alien under
section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This form serves
the purpose of standardizing the evaluations of the sponsor's ability
to support the sponsored alien and ensures that basic information
required to assess eligibility is provided by petitioners.
The Form I-864A is a contract between the sponsor and the sponsor's
household members. It is only required if the sponsor used income of
his or her household members to reach the required 125 percent of the
Federal poverty guideline. The contract holds these household members
jointly and severally liable for the support of the sponsored
immigrant. The information collection required on Form I-864A is
necessary for public benefit agencies to enforce the Affidavit of
Support in the event the sponsor used income of his or her household
members to reach the required income level and the public benefit
agencies are requesting reimbursement from the sponsor.
The Form I-864EZ will be used by the USCIS in exactly the same way
as Form I-864, however, the USCIS will collect less information from
the sponsors as less information will be needed from those who qualify
in order to make a thorough adjudication.
(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 the information collection I-864 is
453,345 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6.5 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-
864A is 215,800 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.25
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information
collection I-864EZ is 100,000 and the estimated hour burden per
response is 3 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 3,732,293 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 $135,569,525.
Dated: October 8, 2019.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-22375 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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