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check Case Status Online, available at 

the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

National Customer Service 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 31, 2018, at 83 FR 

25027, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive 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–2008–0021 in the search box. 

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: 

Medical Certification for Disability 

Exceptions. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: N–648; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. USCIS uses the Form N– 

648 to substantiate a claim for an 

exception to the requirements of section 

312(a) of the Act. Only medical doctors, 

doctors of osteopathy, or clinical 

psychologists licensed to practice in the 

United States are authorized to certify 

Form N–648. 

(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 N–648 is 4,138 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

2 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 8,276 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 $294,129. 

Dated: September 7, 2018. 

Samantha L. Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7001–N–50] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Rent Reform 

Demonstration: 36-Month Follow-Up 

Survey and Comprehensive Impact 

Analysis 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 30 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 15, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna 

P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or 

telephone 202–402–5535. This is not a 

toll-free number. Person with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on January 23, 2018 

at 83 FR 3178. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Rent 

Reform Demonstration: 36-Month 

Follow-Up Survey and Comprehensive 

Impact Analysis. 

OMB Approval Number: 2528–0306. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: The U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) is conducting the 

Rent Reform Demonstration under 

contract with MDRC and its 

subcontractors (The Bronner Group, 

Quadel Consulting Corporation, and the 

Urban Institute). The 36-month followup survey will be conducted by a survey 

contractor. The project is a random 

assignment trial of an alternative rent 

system. In 2015 and 2016, 6,660 families 

were randomly assigned to either 

participate in the new/alternative rent 

system or to continue in the current 

system. For voucher holders, outcomes 

of the alternative system are 

hypothesized to be increases in 

earnings, employment and job retention, 

among others. Random assignment 

limits the extent to which selection bias 

drives observed results. The 

demonstration will document the 

progress of a group of housing voucher 

holders, who were drawn from current 

residents at the four Moving to Work 

(MTW) Demonstration public housing 

agencies (PHAs) that are participating in 

the Rent Reform Demonstration: 

(1) Lexington Housing Authority 

(LHA), Lexington, Kentucky; 

(2) Louisville Metro Housing 

Authority (LMHA), Louisville, 

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(3) San Antonio Housing Authority 

(SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and 

(4) District of Columbia Housing 

Authority (DCHA), Washington, DC 

The impact evaluation’s intent is to 

gain an understanding of the impact of 

the alternative rent system on the 

families as well as the administrative 

burden on Public Housing Agencies 

(PHAs). Data collection will include the 

families that are part of the treatment 

and control groups, as well as PHA staff. 

Data for this evaluation will be gathered 

through a variety of methods including 

informational interviews, direct 

observation, surveys, and analysis of 

administrative records. The work 

covered under this information request 

is for the 36-month follow-up survey 

that will document and contextualize 

administrative data findings related to 

employment, earnings, and hardship 

and study participants’ experience with 

the demonstration. 

Estimated total number of hours 

needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, 

hours of response, and cost of response 

time: 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Consent Form .............. 6,659.00 1.00 6,659.00 0.05 333.00 $8.96 $2,983.68 

Long-term Follow-up 

Survey ...................... 6,659.00 1.00 6,659.00 0.50 3,330.00 8.96 29,836.80 

Housing Authority Database Extraction Activities ........................ 4.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 4.00 36.33 145.32 

Total ...................... 13,322.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,667.00 ........................ 32,965.80 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority: 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[189D0102DM DS61100000 

DLSN00000.000000 DX61101; OMB Control 

Number 1094–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; The Alternatives 

Process in Hydropower Licensing 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office 

of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Environmental Policy and Compliance, 

Department of the Interior (we, OS– 

OEPC) are proposing to renew an 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to Dr. 

Shawn Alam, Office of Environmental 

Policy and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, MS 5538– 

MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 

20240; or by email to Shawn_Alam@

ios.doi.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1094–0001 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Dr. Shawn Alam by 

email at Shawn_Alam@ios.doi.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 208–5465. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

On May 16, 2018, we published a 

Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information (83 FR 22702). We received 

no comments in response to that notice. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

OS–OEPC; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the OS–OEPC enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the OS–OEPC minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 


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