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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90028-90029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26505]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0033]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Report of Immigration Medical Examination and 
Vaccination Record and Supplemental Screening

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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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 revision 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 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0033 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2006-0074. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2006-0074.

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: Consistent with President Biden's direction 
to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lead implementation of 
ongoing efforts across the Federal government to support vulnerable 
Afghans, including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan for the 
past two decades, as they safely resettle in the United States, USCIS 
is allowing noncitizens who arrived in the United States during 
Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) and who completed a medical screening 
documented on Form SF-600, Chronological Record of Medical Care, to 
complete a medical screening for physical and mental disorders with 
associated harmful behaviors and substance use disorders in order to 
demonstrate that they are not inadmissible to the United States under 
the health-related grounds and to file USCIS Form I-693A, Report of 
Supplemental Medical Screening, with their USCIS Form I-485, 
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, in lieu 
of completing a full immigration medical examination and filing USCIS 
Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination 
Record. USCIS is providing public notice as provided by 5 CFR 1320.12 
and simultaneously communicating with Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on a potential submission 
for emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13. USCIS will seek emergency 
approval from OMB approximately 30 days after the date of this 
publication.

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-2006-0074 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in 
English, or an English translation must be provided. All submissions 
will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov,

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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: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Report of Immigration Medical 
Examination and Vaccination Record and Supplemental Screening.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-693 and I-693A; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The 
information on the application will be used by USCIS in considering the 
eligibility for adjustment of status under 8 CFR part 209 and 8 CFR 
210.5, 245.1, and 245a.3.
    (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-693 is 
578,034 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3 hours. The 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-
693A is 4,941 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.83 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 1,743,264 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 $300,252,725.

    Dated: November 8, 2024.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and 
Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-26505 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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