Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: USCIS Online Account Access
| Citation | 88 FR 55065 |
| Published date | 14 August 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-17377 |
| Court | U.s. Citizenship And Immigration Services |
| Section | Notices |
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0122]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: USCIS Online
Account Access
AGENCY
: U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION
: 60-Day notice.
SUMMARY
: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed revision of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES
: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
October 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES
: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0122 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2011–0015. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under e-
Docket ID number USCIS–2011–0015.
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 https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2011–0015 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
https://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:
USCIS Online Account Access.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit.
In order to create a new USCIS Online
Account, members of the public (i.e.
users) must submit a valid email
address; create a password; select their
preferred method for interacting with a
two-step verification process
(authentication app, text message, or
email); and provide responses to five
password reset questions of their choice.
Any given email address may be
associated with only one USCIS Online
Account; users may not establish
multiple accounts using the same email
address. A user is required to complete
a two-step verification process upon
creation of a new account and during
each subsequent log-in. USCIS makes
use of the information received during
the account creation process to set up
the user’s profile. Once the account is
established/the user has logged in, the
user can edit/add certain profile
information or select a USCIS online
system with which to interact.
The myUSCIS system’s registrant
account is being enhanced to allow
companies to set up company
administrator accounts with company
and personal profiles and to file Form
I–129 petitions in addition to H–1B
Registrations. The company account
will have functionality that allows a
company administrator to invite
company members to join a company
group and collaborate on H–1B
Registrations and Form I–129 petitions.
Company members will complete a
personal profile. The burden to
respondents for creating company and
personal profiles, and for creating and
accepting/declining invitations to join a
company group, is being captured under
OMB Control Number 1615–0122.
USCIS systems currently accessible by
logging in through the USCIS Online
Account Access process are: myUSCIS,
the Freedom of Information Act
electronic request system (FIRST), and
myE-Verify. These systems serve
specific, unique purposes and may
require the user to provide information
beyond what is required to create an
account/log in through the USCIS
Online Account Access process. Each
system may be considered a collection
of information in its own right and be
covered by its own OMB Control
Number. USCIS may add additional
online systems for public use in the
future.
(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 USCIS Online Account
Access process for Individuals or
Households is 4,240,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
0.167 hours; the estimated total number
of respondents for the information
collection USCIS Online Account
Access process for Businesses or other
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for-profit is 1,060,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.167
hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection for Company Account
Profiles is 150,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.167
hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection for Company Account
Invitations is 150,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.167
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 935,200 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 $0.
Dated: August 8, 2023.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023–17377 Filed 8–11–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6381–N–02]
Improving Access to Public Benefit
Programs; Request for Comment:
Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY
: Office of Policy Development
and Research, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, HUD.
ACTION
: Request for comments;
extension of public comment period.
SUMMARY
: On July 13, 2023, the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development published in the Federal
Register a document titled ‘‘Improving
Access to Public Benefit Programs;
Request for Comment.’’ The request for
comment seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden faced when
applying for or maintaining eligibility
for HUD’s housing programs. HUD
recognizes that these administrative
hurdles and paperwork burdens
disproportionately fall on the most
vulnerable populations and prevent
individuals and entities from accessing
benefits for which they are legally
eligible. The request for comment
provided for a 30-day comment period,
which would have ended on August 14,
2023. HUD has determined that a 30-day
extension of the comment period, until
September 13, 2023, is appropriate to
allow interested persons additional time
to provide responses. Public comment
submitted in response to the request for
comment will assist HUD in better
understanding, identifying, and
reducing HUD’s public program
administrative burden and ultimately
further its mission to pursue
transformative housing and community-
building policies and programs.
DATES
: The comment period for the
request for comment published on July
13, 2023, at 88 FR 44813, is extended to
September 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES
: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments responsive
to the request for comment. There are
three methods for submitting public
comments. All submissions must refer
to the above docket number and title.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Comments may be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically through
www.regulations.gov. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make comments immediately available
to the public. Comments submitted
electronically through
www.regulations.gov can be viewed by
other commenters and interested
members of the public. Commenters
should follow the instructions provided
on that website to submit comments
electronically.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
3. Submission of Comments by
Electronic Mail. Comments may be
submitted by electronic mail to the
Regulations Division, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and
Urban Development at
improvingaccesstopublicbenefit
programs@hud.gov.
Note: To receive consideration as a public
comment, comments must be submitted
through one of the three methods specified
above.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. Copies of all comments
submitted will be available for
inspection and downloading at
www.regulations.gov. HUD will also
make all properly submitted comments
and communications available for
public inspection and copying during
regular business hours at the above
address. Due to security measures at the
HUD Headquarters building, you must
schedule an appointment in advance to
review the public comments by calling
the Regulations Division at 202–708–
3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
HUD welcomes and is prepared to
receive calls from individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of all comments submitted are
available for inspection and
downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Todd Richardson, General Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 8100,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202–
402–5706 (this is not a toll-free
number). HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with
speech or communication disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Applying
for and maintaining eligibility for public
benefits and services, including housing
programs, often requires completing and
submitting a variety of forms. HUD and
its housing partners that administer its
programs use the information collected
by these forms to determine whether
applicants are eligible or if current
recipients continue to be eligible. These
forms and other methods of information
collections may create burdens that
disproportionately fall on the most
vulnerable populations and prevent
individuals and entities from accessing
services for which they are legally
eligible. These burdens include the
expenditure of time, effort, or financial
resources to generate, maintain, or
provide information to HUD or its
housing partners.
HUD’s overarching goal is to pursue
transformative housing and community-
building policy and programs. To
accomplish this goal and continue its
efforts to reduce administrative burden,
improve the customer experience for
individuals seeking and receiving HUD
services, and actively solicit input of
program beneficiaries, on July 13, 2023,
HUD published in the Federal Register
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