Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence
| Published date | 03 December 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 68680 |
| Record Number | 2021-26245 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | U.s. Citizenship And Immigration Services |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68680-68681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26245]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection: Request
for a Certificate of Non-Existence
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 January 3,
2022.
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-2021-0021. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-NEW in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2021-0021.
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
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on September 23, 2021, at 86 FR 52920, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS received two 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-
2021-0021 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: New Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for a Certificate of Non-
Existence.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-1566; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS
will use the information collected on Form G-1566 to determine whether
any immigration records about the subject of record listed on the form
exist. If no records about the subject of record exist, USCIS will
provide a Certificate of Nonexistence. If USCIS finds records related
to the subject of record, a Certificate of Non-Existence will not be
issued, but the requestor will be notified that records were found.
(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 G-1566 is
2,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.5 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 1,000 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 $122,000.
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Dated: November 29, 2021.
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. 2021-26245 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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