Notice2021-25662
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Program
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Published
November 24, 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) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67075-67076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25662]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0061]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Regional
Center Under the Immigrant Investor Program
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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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 extension 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
January 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0061 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-
[[Page 67076]]
2007-0046. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website
at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2007-
0046.
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="https://www.uscis.gov">https://www.uscis.gov</a>, or
call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Statutory authorization to set aside visas under the EB-5 Immigrant
Investor Regional Center Program expired at midnight on June 30, 2021.
See Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1993, Public Law 102-395, 106 Stat.
1828, Sec. 610(b), as amended. The Regional Center Program was
originally created as a pilot program with authorization to set aside
visas under the program for a five-year period. However, since its
advent in 1992, Congress has reauthorized or extended the visa set-
aside under the program at least 30 times, most recently through June
30, 2021. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law 116-120,
div. O, title I, Sec. 104, 134 Stat. 1182, 2148 (substituting ``June
30, 2021'' for ``September 30, 2015'' in Sec. 610(b) of Public Law
102-395). Based on the history of prior Congressional reauthorizations
and extensions, absent any indication that future reauthorization is
not forthcoming, and also in the interests of keeping Form I-924
current, USCIS has decided to extend this form without change.
Even if the visa set-aside under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor
Regional Center Program is not reauthorized, USCIS would need to
maintain this form for the limited use of when the application
indicates that it is an amendment to an existing regional center's
name, organizational structure, ownership, or administration.
Comments
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and entering
USCIS-2007-0046 in the search box. All submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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: Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Regional Center
Under the Immigrant Investor Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-924, I-924A; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals representing any
economic unit, public or private, in the United States that is involved
with promoting economic growth. This collection will be used by such
individuals to ask USCIS to be designated as a regional center under
the Immigrant Investor Program, to request an amendment to a previously
approved regional center designation, or to demonstrate continued
eligibility for designation as a regional center under the Immigrant
Investor Program.
(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 I-924 is 21
and the estimated hour burden per response is 51 hours. The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection I-924A is
625 and the estimated hour burden per response is 14 hours. The
estimated total number of respondents for Compliance Review is 40 and
the estimated hour burden per response is 24 hours. The estimated total
number of respondents for the information collection during the Site
Visit is 40 and the estimated hour burden per response is 16 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 11,421 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 $2,344,605.
Dated: November 19, 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. 2021-25662 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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