[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2893-2894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00940]


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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: 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 February 18, 
2022.

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-2016-0004. 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.

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 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 October 29, 2021, at 86 FR 60060, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS received two 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-
2016-0004 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: 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 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

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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: January 11, 2022.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-00940 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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