[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17590-17591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05956]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0027]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Interagency Record of Request--A, G, or NATO 
Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment To/From A, G, 
or NATO Status

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 April 24, 
2023.

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-2007-0041. All submissions received must include the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0027 in the body of the letter, the agency name 
and Docket ID USCIS-2007-0041.

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 
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 December 23, 2022, at 87 FR 78989, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 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-
2007-0041 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: Interagency Record of Request--A, 
G, or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment To/
From A, G, or NATO Status.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-566; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The data 
on this form is used by Department of State (DOS) to certify to USCIS 
the eligibility of dependents of A or G principals requesting 
employment authorization, as well as for NATO/Headquarters, Supreme 
Allied Commander Transformation (NATO/HQ SACT) to certify to USCIS 
similar eligibility for dependents of NATO principals. DOS also uses 
this form to certify to USCIS that certain A, G, or NATO nonimmigrants 
may change their status to another nonimmigrant status. USCIS uses data 
collected on this form in the adjudication of change or adjustment of 
status applications from aliens in A, G, or NATO classifications. USCIS 
also uses Form I-566 to notify DOS of the results of these 
adjudications.
    The information provided on this form continues to ensure effective 
interagency communication among the three governmental departments--the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DOS, and the Department of 
Defense (DOD)--as well as with NATO/HQ SACT. These departments and 
organizations utilize this form to facilitate the uniform collection 
and review of information necessary to determine an alien's eligibility 
for the requested immigration benefit. This form also ensures that the 
information regarding findings or actions is communicated among DHS, 
DOS, DOD, and NATO/HQ SACT.
    (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-566 is 
5,800 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour and 17 
minutes.
    (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 7,441 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 $746,750.

    Dated: March 16, 2023.
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. 2023-05956 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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