Notice2021-12345
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act; I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member; I-864EZ, EZ Affidavit of Support Under Section 213 of the Act; I-864W, Request for Exemption for Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support
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Published
June 14, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Abstract
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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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31516-31517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12345]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0075]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: I-864, Affidavit of Support
Under Section 213A of the Act; I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and
Household Member; I-864EZ, EZ Affidavit of Support Under Section 213 of
the Act; I-864W, Request for Exemption for Intending Immigrant's
Affidavit of Support
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 July 14,
2021.
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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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under e-Docket
ID number USCIS-2007-0029. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0075 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2007-0029.
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 <a href="http://www.uscis.gov">http://www.uscis.gov</a>, 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 April 5, 2021, at 86 FR 17620, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS received one comment 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: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter USCIS-
2007-0029 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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: Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: I-864, Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the Act; I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household
Member; I-864EZ, EZ Affidavit of Support under Section 213 of the Act;
I-864W, Request for Exemption for Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of
Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-864; I-864A; I-864EZ; I-864W; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS
uses the data collected on Form I-864 to determine whether the sponsor
has the ability to support the sponsored immigrant under section 213A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This form standardizes
evaluation of a sponsor's ability to support the sponsored immigrant
and ensures that basic information required to assess eligibility is
provided by sponsors.
Form I-864A is a contract between the sponsor and the sponsor's
household members. It is only required if the sponsor used income of
their household members to reach the required 125 percent of the
Federal poverty guidelines. The contract holds these household members
jointly and severally liable for the support of the sponsored
immigrant. The information collection required on Form I-864A is
necessary for public benefit agencies to enforce the Affidavit of
Support in the event the sponsor used income of their household members
to reach the required income level and the public benefit agencies are
requesting reimbursement from the sponsor.
USCIS uses Form I-864EZ in exactly the same way as Form I-864;
however, USCIS collects less information from the sponsors as less
information is needed from those who qualify in order to make a
thorough adjudication.
USCIS uses Form I-864W to determine whether the intending immigrant
meets the criteria for exemption from section 213A requirements. This
form collects the immigrant's basic information, such as name and
address, the reason for the exemption, and accompanying documentation
in support of the immigrant's claim that they are not subject to
section 213.
(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-864
is 453,345 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection
Form I-864A is 215,800 and the estimated hour burden per response is
1.75 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the
information collection Form I-864EZ is 100,000 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 2.5 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection Form I-864W is 98,119 and
the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour.
(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 3,445,839 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 $159,608,680.
Dated: June 8, 2021.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-12345 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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