Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household; Supplement 2, Consent To Disclose Information
| Published date | 21 December 2018 |
| Record Number | 2018-27603 |
| Court | U.s. Citizenship And Immigration Services |
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65707-65708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27603]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0028]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Petition To Classify Orphan as an Immediate
Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition;
Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household; Supplement
2, Consent To Disclose Information
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.
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DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
January 22, 2019.
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 directed to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via email at dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. All submissions
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0028 in the subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number
(202) 272-8377 (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 National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800)
767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on July 17, 2018, at 83 FR 33248, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did receive six 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-
2008-0020 in the search box. 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: Petition to Classify Orphan as an
Immediate Relative; Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan
Petition; Supplement 1, Listing of an Adult Member of the Household;
Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-600, Form I-600A, Form I-600A
Supplement 1, Form I-600A Supplement 2; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. A U.S.
adoptive parent may file a petition to classify an orphan as an
immediate relative through Form I-600 under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the
INA. A U.S. prospective adoptive parent may file Form I-600A in advance
of the Form I-600 filing and USCIS will make a determination regarding
the prospective adoptive parent's eligibility to file Form I-600A and
their suitability and eligibility to properly parent an orphan. A U.S.
adoptive parent may file a petition to classify an orphan as an
immediate relative through Form I-600 under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the
INA. If a U.S. prospective/adoptive parent has an adult member of his
or her household, as defined at 8 CFR 204.301, the prospective/adoptive
parent must include the Supplement 1 when filing both Form I-600A and
Form I-600. The U.S. prospective/adoptive parent files Supplement 2 to
authorize USCIS to disclose case-related information to adoption
service providers that would otherwise be protected under the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Authorized disclosures will assist USCIS in the
adjudication of Forms I-600A and I-600.
(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 Form I-600
is 1,200 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Form I-600A is 2,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1
hour; the estimated total number of respondents for the information
collection Form I-600A Supplement 1 is 301 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 1 hour; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection Form I-600A Supplement 2 is
1,260 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.25 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the Home Study information
collection is 2,500 and the estimated hour burden per response is 25
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the Biometrics
information collection is 2,520 and the estimated hour burden per
response is 1.17 hours; and the estimated total number of respondents
for the Biometrics--DNA information collection is 2 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 6 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 69,276 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 $7,679,232.
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-27603 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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