[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2755-2756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00563]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for Employment Authorization
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
March 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0040 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2005-0035. 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-
2005-0035;
(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 Contact
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-
2005-0035 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: Application for Employment
Authorization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-765; I-765WS; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
765 collects information needed to determine if an alien is eligible
for an initial EAD, a replacement EAD, or a subsequent EAD upon the
expiration of a previous EAD under the same eligibility category.
Aliens in many immigration statuses are required to possess an EAD as
evidence of work authorization. To be authorized for employment, an
alien must be lawfully admitted for permanent residence or authorized
to be so employed by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or under
regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to statutory or regulatory
authorization, certain classes of aliens are authorized to be employed
in the United States without restrictions as to location or type of
employment as a condition of their admission or subsequent change to
one of the indicated classes. USCIS may determine the validity period
assigned to any document issued evidencing an alien's authorization to
work in the United States. These classes are listed in 8 CFR 274a.12.
(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-765 is
2,286,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 4.5 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Biometric Processing is 302,535 and the estimated hour burden per
response is 1.17 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for
the information collection Form I-765WS is 302,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is .50 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection Passport-Style Photographs
is 2,286,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is .50 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 11,934,966 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 $400,895,820.
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Dated: January 10, 2020.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-00563 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]
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