[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60060-60061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0137]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Employment 
Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse

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 Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on this proposed extension, without change, 
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 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0137 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2016-0004. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2016-0004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, 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 https://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: https://www.regulations.gov and entering 
USCIS-2016-0004 in the search box. All submissions will be posted, 
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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 https://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: Extension, Without Change, of a 
Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Employment 
Authorization for Abused Nonimmigrant Spouse.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-765V; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS 
uses Form I-765V, Application for Employment Authorization for Abused 
Nonimmigrant Spouse, to collect the information needed determine if the 
applicant is eligible for an initial EAD or renewal EAD as a qualifying 
abused nonimmigrant spouse. Noncitizens are required to possess an EAD 
as evidence of work authorization. To be authorized

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for employment, a noncitizen must be lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence or authorized to be so employed by the INA or under 
regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to statutory or regulatory 
authorization, certain noncitizens 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 a noncitizen's authorization to work in 
the United States. USCIS also collects biometric information from EAD 
applicants to verify their identity, check or update their background 
information, and produce the EAD card.
    (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-765V is 
350 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.75 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Biometric Processing is 350 and the estimated hour burden per response 
is 1.17 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 1,723 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 $87,500.

    Dated: October 25, 2021.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-23635 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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