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www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2005–0035. All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0040 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2005–0035. 

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 http://

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 March 29, 2022, at 87 FR 

18078, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

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–2005–0035 in the search box. 

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 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 

Request: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Employment 

Authorization. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–765; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–765 collects 

information needed to determine if an 

alien is eligible for an initial EAD, a 

replacement EAD, or a subsequent EAD 

upon the expiration of a previous EAD 

under the same eligibility category. 

Aliens in many immigration statuses are 

required to possess an EAD as evidence 

of work authorization. To be authorized 

for employment, an alien must be 

lawfully admitted for permanent 

residence or authorized to be so 

employed by the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA) or under 

regulations issued by DHS. Pursuant to 

statutory or regulatory authorization, 

certain classes of aliens are authorized 

to be employed in the United States 

without restrictions as to location or 

type of employment as a condition of 

their admission or subsequent change to 

one of the indicated classes. USCIS may 

determine the validity period assigned 

to any document issued evidencing an 

alien’s authorization to work in the 

United States. These classes of aliens 

authorized to accept employment are 

listed in 8 CFR 274a.12. USCIS also 

collects biometric information from 

certain EAD applicants to verify the 

applicant’s identity, check or update 

their background information, and 

produce the EAD card. An applicant for 

employment authorization can apply for 

a Social Security Number (SSN) and 

Social Security card using Form I–765. 

(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–765 (paper) is 2,178,820 

and the estimated hour burden per 

response is 4.5 hours; the estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection I–765 (electronic) 

is 107,180 and the estimated hour 

burden per response is 4 hours; the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection Form I– 

765WS is 302,000 and the estimated 

hour burden per response is .50 hours; 

the estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection Biometric Processing is 

302,353 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 1.17 hours; the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection PassportStyle Photographs is 2,286,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

.50 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 11,881,376 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 

$400,895,820. 

Dated: July 1, 2022. 

Samantha L. Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14532 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0123] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver 

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 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 

September 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0123 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2012–0003. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2012–0003. 

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 

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–2012–0003 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: 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–601A; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Section 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I) 

and (II) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA or the Act) 

provides for the inadmissibility of 

certain individuals who have accrued 

unlawful presence in the United States. 

There is also a waiver provision 

incorporated into section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) 

of the Act, which allows the Secretary 

of Homeland Security to exercise 

discretion to waive the unlawful 

presence grounds of inadmissibility on 

a case-by-case basis. The information 

collected from an applicant on an 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility, 

Form I–601A, is necessary for U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) to determine not only whether 

the applicant meets the requirements to 

participate in the streamlined waiver 

process provided by regulation, but also 

whether the applicant is eligible to 

receive the provisional unlawful 

presence waiver. 

(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–601A is 63,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

1.5 hours. The estimated total number of 

respondents for the collection of 

biometrics is 63,000 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 168,210 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 $3,212,390. 

Dated: July 1, 2022. 

Samantha L. Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14533 Filed 7–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0047] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection: Employment 

Eligibility Verification 

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: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or 

suggestions regarding the item(s) 


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