[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56893-56894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0099]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant Status, Application 
for Derivative T Nonimmigrant Status, and Declaration for Trafficking 
Victim

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 August 12, 
2024.

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-2006-0059. All submissions received must include the 
OMB Control Number 1615-0099 in the body of the letter, the agency name 
and Docket ID USCIS-2006-0059.

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

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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

    DHS previously published an information collection notice for 
within the Classification for Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in 
Persons; Eligibility for ``T'' Nonimmigrant Status (RIN 1615-AA59) 
final rule in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, at 89 FR 34864, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 3 
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-
2011-0010 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or 
an English translation must be provided. 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: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant 
Status, Application for Derivative T Nonimmigrant Status, and 
Declaration for Trafficking Victim.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-914; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I-
914 permits victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and 
certain eligible family members to demonstrate that they qualify for 
temporary nonimmigrant status pursuant to the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000, and to receive temporary 
immigration benefits.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Form I-914, 
1,310 responses at 2.63 hours per response; Form I-914, Supplement A, 
1,120 responses at 1.083 hours per response; Form I-914, Supplement B 
(section that officer completes), 459 responses at 3.58 hours per 
response; Form I-914, Supplement B (section that respondent completes), 
459 responses at .25 hours per response. Biometric processing 2,430 
respondents requiring Biometric Processing at an estimated 1.17 hours 
per response.
    (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 9,261 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 $2,532,300.

    Dated: July 8, 2024.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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