[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57159-57161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15307]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for Employment Authorization

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

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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-2005-0035. 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.

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

    DHS previously published an information collection notice 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-
2005-0035 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 Request: Revision 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 a noncitizen 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. Noncitizens in many immigration statuses 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 Immigration and 
Nationality Act (INA) or under regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to 
statutory or regulatory authorization, certain classes of 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. 
These classes of noncitizens authorized to accept employment are listed 
in 8 CFR 274a.12.
    USCIS also collects biometric information from certain EAD 
applicants, from whom USCIS has not previously collected biometrics in 
connection with an underlying application or petition, to verify the 
applicant's identity, check or update their background information, and 
produce the EAD card.
    Instead of going to a Social Security Office, an applicant for 
employment authorization can apply for a Social Security Number (SSN) 
and Social Security card using Form I-765. If the relevant data 
elements on Form I-765 are filled out, USCIS will send the applicant's 
information to the Social Security Administration (SSA) upon approval 
of the employment authorization request. If the applicant already has 
an SSN and requested a Social Security card on Form I-765, SSA will 
issue a replacement SSN 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-765 
(paper) is 1,830,347 and the estimated hour burden per response is 4.38 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection I-765 (online) is 455,653 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is 4.00 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for 
the information collection I-765 Worksheet is 302,000 and the estimated 
hour burden per response is 0.50 hours; the estimated total number of 
respondents for the information collection of biometric submission 
processing is 302,535 and the estimated hour burden per response is 
1.17 hours; and the estimated total number of respondents for the 
information collection of passport-style photos is 2,286,000 and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 0.50 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual

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hour burden associated with this collection is 11,487,798 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: 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-15307 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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