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275,000 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 137,500 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 $0. There 

are no costs for submitting this 

collection of information, it is online 

and only a registration. 

Dated: January 8, 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. 2021–00646 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0140] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Citizenship and Integration Direct 

Services Grant Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

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 February 16, 

2021. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2016–0002. All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0140 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2016–0002. 

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 http://

www.uscis.gov, 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 19, 2020, at 85 FR 

29957, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS received one 

comment 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: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2016–0002 in the search box. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov, 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 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Citizenship and Integration Direct 

Service Grant Program. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: G–1482; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Not-for-profit 

institutions. The USCIS Office of 

Citizenship (OoC) will use the 

information collected during the grant 

application period to determine the 

number of, and amounts for, approved 

grant applications. In recent years 

USCIS has been authorized to expend 

funds that are collected for adjudication 

and naturalization services and 

deposited into the Immigration 

Examination Fee Account for the 

Citizenship and Integration Grant 

Program (CIGP). The USCIS Office of 

Citizenship will use the data being 

collected from grant recipients after 

funding awards have been made to 

conduct an ongoing evaluation of 

citizenship education and naturalization 

outcomes for program participants. 

(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 G–1482 is 300 who respond 

1 time and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 40 hours. The estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection Grant PostAward Evaluation is 85 who respond 13 

times a year and the estimated hour 

burden per response is 28 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 


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hour burden associated with this 

collection is 42,940 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 $15,000. 

Dated: January 8, 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. 2021–00640 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0003] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Application to Extend/Change 

Nonimmigrant Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

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 February 16, 

2021. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2007–0038 All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0003 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2007–0038. 

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 http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

Contact Center at (800) 375–5283; TTY 

(800) 767–1833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

The information collection notice was 

originally published in the Federal 

Register as a revision on May 19, 2020, 

at 85 FR 29958, allowing for a 60-day 

public comment period. USCIS did 

receive one comment in connection 

with the 60-day notice. USCIS will be 

submitting the information collection as 

an extension, without change, of the 

currently approved collection and will 

not be making any changes at this time. 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2007–0038 in the search box. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov, 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 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application to Extend/Change 

Nonimmigrant Status. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–539 

and I–539A; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. This form will be used for 

nonimmigrants to apply for an 

extension of stay, for a change to 

another nonimmigrant classification, or 

for obtaining V nonimmigrant 

classification. 

(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–539 (paper) is 174,289 

and the estimated hour burden per 

response is 2.38 hours, the estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection I–539 (electronic) 

is 74,696 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 1.083 hours; and the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection I–539A is 

54,375 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 0.5 hours; biometrics 

processing is 373,477 total respondents 

requiring an estimated 1.17 hours per 

response. 

(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 959,860 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 $56,121,219. 


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