[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22439-22440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08483]
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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: 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: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May
22, 2020.
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-2005-0035. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Telephone
number (202) 272-8377
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(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 January 16, 2020, at 85 FR 2755, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did receive 4 comments in connection
with the 60-day 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-
2005-0035 in the search box. 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 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 Request: 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: 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 of aliens authorized to accept
employment 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.
Dated: April 15, 2020.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-08483 Filed 4-21-20; 8:45 am]
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