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and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, 

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may 

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile 

to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at 

rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS 

Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–

6974 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0095 in the subject 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: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Appeal to the Office of 

Administrative Appeals (AAO). 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–290B. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The information collection 

required on the Form I–290B is 

necessary in order for USCIS to make a 

determination that the appeal or motion 

to reopen or reconsider meets eligibility 

requirements, and for the 

Administrative Appeals Office to 

adjudicate the merits of the appeal or 

motion to reopen or reconsider. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 30,000 responses at 30 minutes 

(.50 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 15,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/index.jsp. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Management Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 

3008, Washington, DC 20529, telephone 

number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: August 20, 2008. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2453–08; DHS Docket No. USCIS–

2008–0030] 

RIN 1615–ZA70 

Direct Mail Program for Submitting 

Form I–800A, Application for 

Determination of Suitability To Adopt a 

Child From a Convention Country, and 

Form I–800, Petition To Classify 

Convention Adoptee as an Immediate 

Relative 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) is 

expanding its Direct Mail Program to 

include Form I–800, Petition to Classify 

Convention Adoptee as an Immediate 

Relative, and Form I–800A, Application 

for Determination of Suitability to 

Adopt a Child from a Convention 

Country. Applicants must submit Forms 

I–800, I–800A, and all related 

supplements and forms to the USCIS 

Chicago Lockbox facility located in 

Illinois, for initial processing. 

Applicants were previously required to 

file at a USCIS field office with 

jurisdiction over their place of current 

residence. The Direct Mail Program 

allows USCIS to process applications 

more efficiently by eliminating 

duplicative work, maximizing staff 

productivity, and introducing better 

information management tools. 

DATES: Effective September 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lissette Kvortek, HQ Adjudications 

Officer, Office of Field Operations, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529, Telephone (202) 

272–1001. 

I. Background 

A. What is The Hague Adoption 

Convention? 

The Convention on Protection of 

Children and Co-operation in Respect of 

Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption 

Convention) signed at The Hague, The 

Netherlands, on May 29, 1993, is a 

treaty that strengthens protections for 

children, birth parents, and prospective 

adoptive parent(s). It establishes 

internationally agreed upon rules and 

procedures for adoptions between 

countries that have a treaty relationship 

under the Hague Adoption Convention. 

It provides a framework for member 

countries to work together to ensure that 

children are provided with permanent, 

loving homes, that adoptions take place 

in the best interests of a child, and that 

the abduction, sale and trafficking in 

children is prevented. The President 

signed the instrument of ratification for 

the Hague Adoption Convention on 

November 16, 2007, and the Hague 

Adoption Convention entered into force 

for the United States on April 1, 2008. 

72 FR 71730. 

B. What is the Direct Mail Program? 

Under the Direct Mail program, 

applicants for certain immigration 

benefits mail the designated application 

or petition directly to a U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (USCIS) 

Service Center or Lockbox facility 

instead of submitting it to their local 

USCIS office. USCIS has discussed the 

purpose and strategy of the Direct Mail 

program in detail in previous rules and 

notices. (See 59 FR 33903, 59 FR 33985, 

60 FR 22408, 61 FR 2266, 61 FR 56060, 

62 FR 16607, 63 FR 891, 63 FR 892, 63 

FR 13434, 63 FR 13878, 63 FR 16828, 

63 FR 50584, 63 FR 8688, 63 FR 8689, 

64 FR 67323, 69 FR 3380, 69 FR 4210, 

70 FR 30768, 72 FR 3402). 

C. Which Hague Adoption Convention 

forms are affected by the Direct Mail 

Program? 

You must now submit the following 

forms through the Direct Mail Program 


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to our Chicago Lockbox facility for 

initial processing: 

• Form I–800A, Application for 

Determination of Suitability to Adopt a 

Child from a Convention Country. 

• Form I–800A Supplement 1, Listing 

of Adult Member of the Household. 

• Form I–800A Supplement 2, 

Consent to Disclose Information. 

• Form I–800A Supplement 3, 

Request for Action on Approved Form 

I–800A. 

• Form I–800, Petition to Classify 

Convention Adoptee as an Immediate 

Relative. 

• Form I–800 Supplement 1, Consent 

to Disclose Information. 

Interested individuals may find detailed 

information and eligibility requirements 

for Form I–800A and I–800 and their 

supplements and forms at the USCIS 

Web site: http://www.uscis.gov. 

D. Does this notice affect any other 

Hague related forms that I may submit 

along with those listed above? 

Yes, it affects Form I–601, 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Inadmissibility, Form I–864 and Form I–

864EZ, Affidavit of Support under 

section 213A of the Act, or Form I–

864W, Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit 

of Support Exemption, when filed in 

connection with a Hague Adoption 

Convention case. When submitted with 

a Form I–800 these forms must be filed 

beginning on September 25, 2008 with 

the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility 

address listed below. 

II. Explanation of Changes 

A. Does this notice make any changes 

relating to the eligibility of a prospective 

adoptive parent’s suitability to adopt a 

child from a convention country or 

changes to the eligibility of a convention 

adoptee to be classified as an immediate 

relative? 

No. This Notice only changes the 

filing location for these applications. 

These forms, previously filed at USCIS 

offices world-wide, will now be filed 

under the Direct Mail Program at the 

USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility for 

initial processing. 

B. Should I file Forms I–600A and/or I–

600 under the new Direct Mail Program? 

No. If you reside in the United States 

continue to file Form I–600A, 

Application for Advance Processing of 

Orphan Petition and Form I–600, 

Petition to Classify Orphan as an 

Immediate Relative, with the local 

USCIS office with jurisdiction over your 

place of residence. If you live outside 

the United States, you should consult 

the nearest American consulate or 

embassy for the overseas or stateside 

USCIS office designated to act on the 

application. 

C. Will USCIS change the form 

instructions to Forms I–800A and I–800? 

Yes. USCIS is currently amending the 

filing locations on the instructions to 

Forms I–800A and I–800, as well as the 

procedures listed on the USCIS Web site 

to reflect the new filing address. 

D. If I live outside of the United States, 

can I file the Forms I–800A or I–800 at 

a USCIS overseas office, or an American 

consulate or embassy? 

No. You must file Forms I–800A and 

I–800 at the USCIS Chicago Lockbox 

facility. Although 8 CFR 204.308(b) 

provides that Form I–800 may be filed 

at the visa-issuing post when permitted 

in the form’s instructions, centralized 

processing affords more efficiency for 

both USCIS and prospective adoptive 

parents. Accordingly, you will need to 

file the Form I–800 at the USCIS 

Chicago Lockbox facility for centralized 

processing. USCIS will no longer permit 

filing the form elsewhere. 

E. To what address should I mail Forms 

I–800A, I–800, and related supplements 

and forms? 

Beginning on September 25, 2008, 

you must file Forms I–800A, I–800 and 

their supplements with all supporting 

documentation to the following address: 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, 

P.O. Box 805695, 

Chicago, IL 60680–4118. 

If you are also filing Hague related 

Forms I–601, I–864, I–864EZ, or I–864W 

with Form I–800, you must also send 

these forms to the above Lockbox 

address. 

F. What will happen to incorrectly filed 

Forms I–800A, I–800, and related 

supplements and forms covered by this 

notice? 

USCIS will forward forms filed 

incorrectly to the USCIS Chicago 

Lockbox facility address ONLY for the 

first 30 days following the effective date 

of this notice, including the filing of 

Hague related Forms I–601, I–864, I–

864EZ, or I–864W, which are covered by 

this notice. 

After the 30-day transition period, 

USCIS will return any Form I–800 or I–

800A, and related supplements and 

forms, mailed to a USCIS office other 

than the USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility 

address to the applicant with an 

explanation directing the applicant to 

mail the application directly to the 

USCIS Chicago Lockbox facility address 

for processing. 

G. Will the fees change with this notice? 

No. The application fees will remain 

the same as provided on the form 

instructions for Forms I–800A and I–

800. 

H. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose any new 

reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

previously approved the use of these 

information collections. The OMB 

control numbers for Forms I–800 and I–

800A are contained in 8 CFR 299.5, 

Display of control numbers. USCIS will 

provide the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) with a copy of the 

amended form and OMB 83C 

(Correction Worksheet) through the 

automated Regulatory Office Combined 

Information System (ROCIS). 

Dated: July 21, 2008. 

Jonathan R. Scharfen, 

Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

National Customs Automation 

Program Test Concerning Automated 

Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry 

Summary, Accounts and Revenue 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) 

plan to conduct a National Customs 

Automation Program (NCAP) test 

concerning Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, 

Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) 

capabilities. These new capabilities will 

include functionality specific to the 

filing and processing of formal 

consumption entries and informal 

entries. This entry summary processing 

will include Automated Broker Interface 

(ABI) Census Warning Overrides and 

issuance of certain CBP forms through 

the ACE Portal. Other new functionality 

will enhance Portal Account 

Management and allow for ACE Secure 

Data Portal reporting. In addition to 

announcing new functionality, this 

notice invites public comment 

concerning any aspect of the planned 

test, describes the eligibility, 

procedural, and documentation 


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