Notice2026-18736
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition To Remove the Conditions on Residence
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Published
September 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58160-58161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18736]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0038]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Petition To Remove the Conditions on Residence
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 October 14,
2026.
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-2009-0008. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0038 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2009-0008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, John R. Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting
Deputy Chief, telephone number (240) 721-3000 (This is not a toll-free
number; comments are not accepted via telephone message.). Please note
contact
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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 May 29, 2026, at 91 FR 32068, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. USCIS received three 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: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter USCIS-
2009-0008 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or
an English translation must be provided. 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: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition to Remove the Conditions
on Residence.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-751; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This
petition is used by a conditional permanent resident who obtained
status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
(or through his or her parent's marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful
permanent resident), to request that USCIS remove the conditions on his
or her residence.
(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 annual respondents for the information collection I-751
(paper) is 78,976 and the estimated hour burden per response is 4.387
hours; the estimated total number of annual respondents for the
information collection I-751 (PDFi) is 74,024 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 4.387 hours; and the estimated total number of
annual respondents for the information collection of Biometric
processing is 306,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is
1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 1,029,231 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 $19,698,750.
Dated: September 9, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy
and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-18736 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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