[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19842]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0157]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Emergency Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection: Online Request To Be a Supporter and 
Declaration of Financial Support

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration (USCIS) will be submitting this collection of 
information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a request 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. USCIS is requesting that OMB approve this emergency revision 
by September 20, 2024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Emergency Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Online Request to be a Supporter 
and Declaration of Financial Support.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-134A; USCIS.
    (4) Abstract: USCIS uses Form I-134A to determine whether a U.S.-
based individual meets the necessary qualifications to serve as a 
supporter of the beneficiary named on the Form I-134A for the duration 
of their temporary stay in the United States. This includes collecting 
information to conduct security checks and assess whether the supporter 
has sufficient financial resources and access to those funds to support 
the beneficiary as well as to obtain information concerning whether the 
beneficiary merits a favorable exercise of discretion under the 
statutory parole standard. Form I-134A is filed by a U.S.-based 
individual (the potential supporter) to request to be a supporter, 
agree to provide financial support to the beneficiary named on the form 
for the duration of the beneficiary's period of stay in the United 
States, and to provide information concerning why the beneficiary 
warrants a discretionary grant of parole.
    In this request, USCIS will require submission of biometrics by 
supporters as a condition of submission and require payment of a 
biometric services fee of $30. These changes are needed to enable USCIS 
to better validate the identity and qualifications of the supporter(s) 
and perform additional background checks and security vetting. Within 
the 6-month period following emergency approval, USCIS will seek public 
comment of the information collection package as provided under 5 CFR 
part 1320 and the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    Dated: August 29, 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. 2024-19842 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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