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(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone 

number 202–272–8377 (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 National Customer Service 

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: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2007–0013 in the search box. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, 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 Temporary Protective 

Status. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–821; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–821 is necessary for 

USCIS to gather the information 

necessary to adjudicate TPS 

applications and determine if an 

applicant is eligible for TPS. 

(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–821 is 4,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

2.41 hours. The estimated total number 

of respondents for the associated 

biometrics processing is 4,000 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 14,320 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 $490,000. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19867 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0124] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Collection; Extension, 

Without Change, of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Request for 

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival 

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: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until October 15, 

2018. 

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 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at dhsdeskofficer@

omb.eop.gov. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0124 in the 

subject line. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Telephone number (202) 272–8377 

(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 


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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 

25025, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive 

three 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: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2012–0012 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: 

Consideration of Deferred Action for 

Childhood Arrivals. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–821D; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The information collected 

on this form is used by USCIS to 

determine eligibility of certain 

individuals who were brought to the 

United States as children and meet the 

following guidelines to be considered 

for deferred action for childhood 

arrivals: 

1. Were under the age of 31 as of June 

15, 2012; 

2. Came to the United States before 

reaching their 16th birthday, and 

established residence at that time; 

3. Have continuously resided in the 

United States since June 15, 2007, up to 

the present time; 

4. Were present in the United States 

on June 15, 2012, and at the time of 

making their request for consideration 

of deferred action with USCIS; 

5. Entered without inspection before 

June 15, 2012, or their lawful 

immigration status expired as of June 

15, 2012; 

6. currently in school, have graduated 

or obtained a certificate of completion 

from high school, have obtained a 

general education development 

certificate, or are an honorably 

discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or 

Armed Forces of the United States; and 

7. Have not been convicted of a 

felony, significant misdemeanor, three 

or more other misdemeanors, and do not 

otherwise pose a threat to national 

security or public safety. 

These individuals will be considered 

for relief from removal from the United 

States or from being placed into removal 

proceedings as part of the deferred 

action for childhood arrivals process. 

Those who submit requests with USCIS 

and demonstrate that they meet the 

threshold guidelines may have removal 

action in their case deferred for a period 

of two years, subject to renewal (if not 

terminated), based on an individualized, 

case by case assessment of the 

individual’s equities. Only those 

individuals who can demonstrate, 

through verifiable documentation, that 

they meet the threshold guidelines will 

be considered for deferred action for 

childhood arrivals, except in 

exceptional 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 I–821D initial requests is 

40,819 and the estimation hour burden 

per response is 3 hours. The estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection I–821D renewal 

requests is 418,775 and the estimation 

hour burden per response is 3 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 1,378,782. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total cost 

burden associated with this collection of 

information is $78,820,371. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19866 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0013] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Application for Travel Document, Form 

I–131; Extension, Without Change, of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

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: The purpose of this notice is to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until October 15, 

2018. 

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 

directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer 

via email at dhsdeskofficer@

omb.eop.gov. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and the 

OMB Control Number [1615–0013] in 

the subject line. 

You may wish to consider limiting the 

amount of personal information that you 

provide in any voluntary submission 

you make. For additional information 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 


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