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83. Tuvalu 

84. Ukraine 

85. United Kingdom 

86. Uruguay 

87. Vanuatu 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 214(a)(1) and 215(a)(1) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1184(a)(1) and 1185(a)(1)), I am 

designating, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, the following 

countries as those whose nationals are 

eligible to participate in the H–2B 

nonimmigrant worker program: 

1. Andorra 

2. Argentina 

3. Australia 

4. Austria 

5. Barbados 

6. Belgium 

7. Bolivia 

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 

9. Brazil 

10. Brunei 

11. Bulgaria 

12. Canada 

13. Chile 

14. Colombia 

15. Costa Rica 

16. Croatia 

17. Republic of Cyprus 

18. Czech Republic 

19. Denmark 

20. Dominican Republic 

21. Ecuador 

22. El Salvador 

23. Estonia 

24. The Kingdom of Eswatini 

25. Fiji 

26. Finland 

27. France 

28. Germany 

29. Greece 

30. Grenada 

31. Guatemala 

32. Haiti 

33. Honduras 

34. Hungary 

35. Iceland 

36. Ireland 

37. Israel 

38. Italy 

39. Jamaica 

40. Japan 

41. Kiribati 

42. Latvia 

43. Liechtenstein 

44. Lithuania 

45. Luxembourg 

46. Madagascar 

47. Malta 

48. Mauritius 

49. Mexico 

50. Monaco 

51. Mongolia 

52. Montenegro 

53. Mozambique 

54. Nauru 

55. The Netherlands 

56. New Zealand 

57. Nicaragua 

58. North Macedonia (formerly 

Macedonia) 

59. Norway 

60. Panama 

61. Papua New Guinea 

62. Peru 

63. The Philippines 

64. Poland 

65. Portugal 

66. Romania 

67. Saint Lucia 

68. San Marino 

69. Serbia 

70. Singapore 

71. Slovakia 

72. Slovenia 

73. Solomon Islands 

74. South Africa 

75. South Korea 

76. Spain 

77. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

78. Sweden 

79. Switzerland 

80. Taiwan 

81. Thailand 

82. Timor-Leste 

83. Turkey 

84. Tuvalu 

85. Ukraine 

86. United Kingdom 

87. Uruguay 

88. Vanuatu 

This notice does not affect the current 

status of noncitizens who at the time of 

publication of this notice hold valid H– 

2A or H–2B nonimmigrant status. 

Noncitizens currently holding such 

status, however, will be affected by this 

notice should they seek an extension of 

stay in the H–2 classification, or a 

change of status from one H–2 status to 

another, for employment on or after the 

effective date of this notice. Similarly, 

noncitizens holding nonimmigrant 

status other than H–2 are not affected by 

this notice, but will be affected by this 

notice if they seek a change of status to 

H–2 on or after the effective date of this 

notice. 

Nothing in this notice limits the 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security or his designee or any other 

federal agency to invoke against any 

foreign country or its nationals any 

other remedy, penalty, or enforcement 

action available by law. 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24210 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or 

Special Immigrant 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

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 extension 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 

January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0020 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2007–0024. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0024. 

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 https://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 

(TTY 800–767–1833). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Comments 

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–2007–0024 in the 

search box. All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

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 

https://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: 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or 

Special Immigrant. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–360; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–360 may be used by 

an Amerasian; a widow or widower; a 

battered or abused spouse or child of a 

U.S. citizen or lawful permanent 

resident; a battered or abused parent of 

a U.S. citizen son or daughter; or a 

special immigrant (religious worker, 

Panama Canal company employee, 

Canal Zone government employee, U.S. 

Government employee in the Canal 

Zone; physician, international 

organization employee or family 

member, juvenile court dependent; 

armed forces member; Afghanistan or 

Iraq national who supported the U.S. 

Armed Forces as a translator; Iraq 

national who worked for the or on 

behalf of the U.S. Government in Iraq; 

or Afghan national who worked for or 

on behalf of the U.S. Government or the 

International Security Assistance Force 

[ISAF] in Afghanistan) who intend to 

establish their eligibility to immigrate to 

the United States. The data collected on 

this form is reviewed by U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) to determine if the petitioner 

may be qualified to obtain the benefit. 

The data collected on this form will also 

be used to issue an employment 

authorization document upon approval 

of the petition for battered or abused 

spouses, children, and parents, if 

requested. 

(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 Petition for Amerasian, 

Widower, or Special Immigration (Form 

I–360); Iraqi & Afghan Petitioners is 

1,916 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection Petition for 

Amerasian, Widower, or Special 

Immigration (Form I–360); Religious 

Workers is 2,393 and the estimated hour 

burden per response is 2.35 hours; the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection Petition 

for Amerasian, Widower, or Special 

Immigration (Form I–360); All Others is 

14,362 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 2.1 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 41,724 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 $2,287,320. 

Dated: November 3, 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. 2023–24827 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0104] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Petition for U 

Nonimmigrant Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration (USCIS) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment upon this proposed extension 

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 

January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0104 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2010–0004. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2010–0004. 

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 


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