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use the core competencies to improve 

performance evaluations by providing a 

framework to discuss and assess 

performance. 

Core competencies have the potential 

to contribute to a ‘‘culture of 

competence’’ in which peer workers 

could use the competencies to engage in 

accurate self-assessment and seek out 

experiences to improve their 

competencies. For peer workers, core 

competencies could help to clarify what 

is expected in their role and will assist 

them in assessing their own strengths 

and limitations as a provider of peer 

support. 

At this time, SAMHSA is requesting 

approval to use these two forms. The 

forms are described here: 

1. Peer Worker Telephone Interviews: 

Peer worker interviews will be 

conducted by telephone with 20 peer 

workers to gather descriptive details 

about the interviewees’ use of the core 

competencies included in the 

quantitative surveys, their opinions 

about specific competencies, and their 

beliefs about the usefulness of 

articulating core competencies for their 

peer worker roles. Qualitative 

interviews may also produce examples 

of how peer workers use specific 

competencies. 

The information gathered by the Core 

Competencies Survey and the Peer 

Worker Telephone Interview will help 

SAMHSA guide the behavioral health 

field with workforce development 

efforts related to peer workers. This 

information is crucial to providing 

technical assistance to states, behavioral 

health organizations, peer-run and 

recovery community organizations, and 

organizations and institutions that 

provide training to peer workers in 

behavioral health. 

2. Core Competencies Survey: The 

Core Competencies Survey was 

developed through an extensive process 

of literature reviews, synthesis of the 

competencies, expert panel review, and 

consensus-building activities. The Core 

Competencies Survey has 61 items and 

uses a 5-point Likert scale from 1- 

unimportant to 5-very important. The 

items on the survey are specific 

competencies that were developed by 

the BRSS TACS team, their partners, 

and experts in peer-provided services in 

behavioral health. Respondents to the 

Core Competencies Survey will also 

complete a section on demographic 

characteristics of the participant’s 

gender, age, race/ethnicity, geographic 

location, level of education, monthly 

income, length of time as a peer worker, 

current field of employment, and 

certification status. Demographic data 

will be used to describe the survey 

respondents. The response to the 

current field of employment questions 

will be used to categorize the 

respondent as working primarily in 

addiction services, mental health 

services, or services for people with cooccurring disorders, a variable that will 

be included in specific analyses of the 

data. 

The chart below summarizes the 

annualized burden for this project. 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden 

hours 

Peer workers for interview ................................................... 20 1 20 1 20 

Peer workers for survey ....................................................... 100 1 100 1 100 

Total .............................................................................. 120 ........................ 120 ........................ 120 

Written comments and 

recommendations concerning the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent by November 10, 2014 to the 

SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB. To ensure timely receipt of 

comments, and to avoid potential delays 

in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail 

sent through the U.S. Postal Service, 

commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Although commenters are encouraged to 

send their comments via email, 

commenters may also fax their 

comments to: 202–395–7285. 

Commenters may also mail them to: 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. 

Summer King, 

Statistician. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0106] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Petition for Qualifying 

Family Member of a U–1 

Nonimmigrant, Form I–929; Extension, 

Without Change, of a Currently 

Approved Collection 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

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 

December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0106 in the subject box, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2009–0010. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2009–0010; 

(2) Email. Submit comments to 

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; 

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

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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. 

Note: The address listed in this notice 

should only be used to submit comments 

concerning this information collection. 

Please do not submit requests for individual 

case status inquiries to this address. If you 

are seeking information about the status of 

your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case 

Status’’ online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/ 

Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 

Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283. 

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: 

Petition for Qualifying Family Member 

of a U–1 Nonimmigrant. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–929; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Section 245(m) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) 

allows certain qualifying family 

members who have never held U 

nonimmigrant status to seek lawful 

permanent residence or apply for 

immigrant visas. Before such family 

members may apply for adjustment of 

status or seek immigrant visas, the U– 

1 nonimmigrant who has been granted 

adjustment of status must file an 

immigrant petition on behalf of the 

qualifying family member using Form I– 

929. Form I–929 is necessary for USCIS 

to make a determination that the 

eligibility requirements and conditions 

are met regarding the qualifying family 

member. 

(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–929 is 2,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

1 hour. 

(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 2,000 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 $245,000. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information, please visit 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. We may 

also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of 

Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 

Coordination Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: October 2, 2014. 

Laura Dawkins, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0037] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Refugee/Asylee Relative 

Petition, Form I–730; Extension, 

Without Change, of a Currently 

Approved Collection 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice. 

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 

December 8, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0037 in the subject box, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2007–0030. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2007–0030; 

(2) Email. Submit comments to 

USCISFRComment@uscis.dhs.gov; 

(3) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

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 

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