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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

          - [OMB Control Number 1615-0099]

# 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 November 15, 2023.

# 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                         *https://www.regulations.gov*                         under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0059.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                               ( print page 71374)                            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                         *https://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 July 27, 2023, at 88 FR 48488, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive two 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:                     *https://www.regulations.gov*                     and entering USCIS-2006-0059 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:*                     Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.                

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Application for T Nonimmigrant Status.                

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection:*                     I-914; USCIS.                

                    (4)                     *Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary:*                     Individuals or households; Federal Government; or State, local or Tribal Government. The information on all three parts of the form will be used to determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements for benefits. This application incorporates information pertinent to eligibility under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA), Public Law 106-386, and a request for employment.                

                    (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 I-914 is 3,432 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.63 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-914A is 1,720 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.083 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-914B is 2402 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3.83 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection of biometrics is 5,152 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 total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 21,517 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 $5,905,400.                

Dated: October 10, 2023.

Samantha L. Deshommes,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2023-22712 Filed 10-13-23; 8:45 am]

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