Notice2026-19853
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Designation of Attorney in Fact/Revocation of Attorney in Fact
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Published
September 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2025, allowing for a 60-day comment period. ICE received no comments. In the 60-day notice, the burden hours on the public were stated incorrectly. Those have now been changed to the correct values. Other information is available on www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61431-61432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19853]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1653-0041]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Designation of Attorney in Fact/
Revocation of Attorney in Fact
AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and clearance. This information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on December 15, 2025, allowing for a 60-day
comment period. ICE received no comments. In the 60-day notice, the
burden hours on the public were stated incorrectly. Those have now been
changed to the correct values. Other information is available on
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 29,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function under e-Docket ID
number ICEB-2009-0001-0011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific question related to
collection activities, please contact U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99d0dadcc9cbd8d9f0fafcb7fdf1eab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="034a4046535142436a60662d676b702d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 agencies 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 of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Designation of Attorney in Fact/
Revocation of Attorney in Fact.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: I-312/I-
312A; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Section Sec. 103(a) the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish regulations
prescribing forms of bond. Section 103.6 of Title 8 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) provides for the posting of surety or cash
bonds. All bonds posted in immigration cases shall be executed on Form
I-352, Immigration Bond, and secured with some form of collateral by an
Obligor. In the case of a cash bond, the Obligor will deposit with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the face value of the bond.
The Obligor can designate a third party as an Attorney in Fact to
accept on their behalf the return of the collateral security deposited
to secure the surety bond upon cancellation of the bond or performance
of the Obligor. The Form I-312, Designation of Attorney in Fact, is the
instrument used by the Obligor to officially designate their Attorney
in Fact. Upon receipt of a properly executed Form I-312, ICE Financial
Operations will remit to the Attorney in Fact the principal and
interest on the security deposit in the event of a bond cancellation,
or the interest on the security deposit in the event of a bond
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breach. Immigration bonds might remain in place for years, and Obligors
might choose to appoint a new Attorney in Fact as circumstances change.
To ensure that ICE Financial Operations properly executes its fiduciary
duties to the Obligor under the Form I-352 bond contract, and exercises
due diligence in ensuring that remittances are made to the proper
person, ICE uses Form I-312A as the document by which the Obligor could
expressly indicate that a previously valid Form I-312 Attorney in Fact
designation had been revoked.
(5) An estimate of the total number of responses and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
Annual Reporting Burden, Form I-312
a. Number of Respondents: 193.
b. Number of Responses per Each Respondent: 1.
c. Total Annual Responses: 193.
d. Hours per Response: 1.
e. Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 193.
Annual Reporting Burden, Form I-312A
a. Number of Respondents: 5.
b. Number of Responses per Each Respondent: 1.
c. Total Annual Responses: 5.
d. Hours per Response: 1.
e. Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 5.
The projected hours per response for this collection of information
were derived by first breaking the process into four basic components:
Learning about the Law and the Form: 10 Minutes.
Completion of the Form: 10 Minutes.
Assembling and Filing the Form: 10 Minutes.
Obtaining Notary Seal: 30 Minutes.
Total Hours per Response: 60 Minutes.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 193 annual burden hours.
Dated: 24 July 2026.
Ashley Pearce,
Deputy Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-19853 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]
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