Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records

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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. 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 91, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66868-66869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21684]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for Travel Documents, Parole 
Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records

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. 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 22, 2026.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0013 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2007-0045. 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-
2007-0045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, 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

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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-2007-0045 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in 
English, or an English translation must be provided. 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: Application for Travel Documents, 
Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: Form I-131; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Certain 
individuals, principally lawful permanent residents, conditional 
permanent residents, refugees, asylees, applicants for adjustment of 
status, noncitizens with pending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) 
applications and granted TPS, eligible recipients of Deferred Action 
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), noncitizens inside the United States 
seeking an Advance Parole Document or Parole in Place, noncitizens 
outside the United States seeking an Initial Parole Document, 
previously paroled noncitizens inside the United States who are seeking 
a new period of parole, and CNMI long-term residents seeking Advance 
Permission to Travel to allow them to travel to the United States and 
lawfully enter or reenter the United States.
    USCIS notes that the form is being revised to remove the selections 
for certain special parole programs that were available in the past. 
Aliens who are in the United States by being paroled under one of the 
special parole programs or processes may still use Form I-131 to 
request a new period of parole on a case-by-case basis for urgent 
humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit based on their 
personal circumstances.
    (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-131 
(paper) is 258,649 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.1 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection Form I-131 (PDFi) is 34,113 and the estimated hour burden 
per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated total number of respondents 
for the information collection Form I-131 (online) is 48,321 and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the estimated total 
number of respondents for biometrics processing is 86,023 and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 hours; the estimated total 
number of respondents for passport-style photos is 24,259 and the 
estimated hour burden per response is 0.5 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 1,116,981 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 $100,278,402.

    Dated: October 20, 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. 2026-21684 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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