[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19696-19697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, 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 Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension 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 
June 6, 2022.

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. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2005-0035.

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

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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-2005-0035 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.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-765; 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 of aliens authorized to accept 
employment are listed in 8 CFR 274a.12. USCIS also collects biometric 
information from certain EAD applicants to verify the applicant's 
identity, check or update their background information, and produce the 
EAD card. An applicant for employment authorization can apply for a 
Social Security Number (SSN) and Social Security card using Form I-765.
    (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 
(paper) is 2,178,820 and the estimated hour burden per response is 4.5 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection I-765 (electronic) is 107,180 and the estimated hour burden 
per response is 4 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 Biometric Processing is 
302,353 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 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 11,881,376 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: March 30, 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. 2022-07086 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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