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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103851-103853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29494]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0020]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision 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: 30-Day notice.

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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 January 21, 
2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)

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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-2007-0024. Comments must be submitted in 
English, or an English translation must be provided. 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.

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:

Comments

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on August 16, 2024, at 89 FR 66732, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did receive 9 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 enter 
USCIS-2007-0024 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in 
English, or an English translation must be provided. 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 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: Revision 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); Afghan or Iraqi 
national who supported the U.S. Armed Forces as a translator; Iraqi 
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 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 
Special Immigrant Afghan or Iraqi National Classification Supplement is 
5,746 and the estimated hour burden per response is 3 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Petition for Special Immigrant Broadcaster Classification Supplement is 
65 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the estimated 
total number of respondents for the information collection Petition for 
Special Immigrant Retired G-4 or NATO-6 Classification Supplement is 
417 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification Supplement is 
29,500 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the 
estimated total number of respondents for the information collection 
Petition for Special Immigrant Religious Worker Classification 
Supplement is 2,470 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection Petition for Widow(er) Classification Supplement is 900 and 
the estimated hour burden per response is 2 hours; the estimated total 
number of respondents for the information collection Petition for VAWA 
Classification Supplement is 21,605 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is 2 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the 
information collection Petition for Other Classifications Supplement is 
39 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 127,230 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 $7,820,533.

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    Dated: December 10, 2024.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-29494 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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