Notice2023-23613
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Verification Request and Verification Request Supplement
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Published
October 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 revision of a currently approved collection of information or new 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 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73609-73610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23613]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0101]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Verification Request and Verification Request
Supplement
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 revision of a currently
approved collection of information or new 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
December 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0101 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2008-0008. 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-
2008-0008.
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:
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-2008-0008 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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Verification Request and
Verification Request Supplement.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: G-845; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government; State, local or
Tribal Government. In the verification process, a participating agency
validates an applicant's immigration status by inputting identifying
information required into the Verification Information System (VIS),
which executes immigration status queries against a range of data
sources. If VIS returns an immigration status and the benefit-issuing
agency does not find a material discrepancy with the response and the
documents provided by the applicant, the verification process is
complete. Then, the agency may use that immigration status information
in determining whether or not to issue the benefit. In extraordinary
situations as determined by the SAVE Program, agencies that do not
access the automated verification system may request prior approval
from SAVE to query USCIS by filing Form G-845. Although the Form G-845
does not require it, if needed certain agencies may also file the Form
G-845 Supplement with the Form G-845, along with copies of immigration
documents to receive additional information necessary to make their
benefit determinations. While this collection of information is
primarily electronic in nature through the VIS query, these forms were
originally developed to facilitate communication between all benefit-
granting agencies and USCIS to ensure that basic information required
to assess status verification requests is provided.
(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 VIS Query is
21,578,198 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.085 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 1,834,147 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the
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collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $0. The collection of information is
primarily electronic in nature and USCIS does not anticipate any
mailings of the paper Form G-845 and Supplement and the cost associated
with postage.
Dated: October 20, 2023.
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. 2023-23613 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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