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(1) Online. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0024; 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and 

Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone 

number 202–272–8377 (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 Web site 

at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS National Customer Service 

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: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2007–0024 in the search box. 

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 

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: 

Extension, Without Change, 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. The 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; 

Afghanistan or Iraq national who 

supported the U.S. Armed Forces as a 

translator; Iraq 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 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (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 Amerasian, 

Widower, or Special Immigration (Form 

I–360); Iraqi & Afghan Petitioners is 

2,874 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 3.1 hours; the estimated 

total number of respondents for the 

information collection Petition for 

Amerasian, Widower, or Special 

Immigration (Form I–360); Religious 

Workers is 2,393 and the estimated hour 

burden per response is 2.35 hours; the 

estimated total number of respondents 

for the information collection Petition 

for Amerasian, Widower, or Special 

Immigration (Form I–360); All Others is 

14,362 and the estimated hour burden 

per response is 2.1 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 44,693 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 $2,404,430. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Samantha Deshommes, 

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21903 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6004–N–06] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Public Housing Agencies 

Service Areas Solicitation of 

Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, PIH, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. This is a one-time 

collection of information. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow for 60 days of 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

11, 2017. 


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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW. 

(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202– 

402–4109 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Mussington. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Public 

Housing Agencies Service Areas 

Solicitation of Comments. 

OMB Approval Number: NEW— 

Pending OMB Approval. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Form Number: Interactive Geospatial 

tool currently under development and 

will be available upon completion. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD 

proposes to use the following 

information collection methodology to 

gather Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) 

service area boundaries. An interactive 

geospatial tool will be provided by HUD 

for PHAs to access online. Through this 

online tool, HUD will present PHAs 

with estimates of their service area 

boundaries based on the locations of the 

PHA’s public housing units and 

Housing Choice Vouchers in relation to 

Units of General Local Government. 

PHAs will be provided an opportunity 

to revise HUD’s initial estimates using 

the online tool. The online, interactive 

tool will provide PHAs with the ability 

to designate boundaries that more 

accurately reflect their actual service 

areas under state and local law. PHAs 

will be able to do so by identifying 

Units of General Local Government 

boundaries that more closely reflect 

their actual service areas. 

The United States Housing Act of 

1937 (1937 Act) in Section 3(b)(6) 

defines a Public Housing Agency, in 

part, as: ‘‘Except as provided in 

subparagraph (b), . . . any State, 

county, municipality, or other 

governmental entity or public body (or 

agency or instrumentality thereof) 

which is authorized to engage in or 

assist in the development or operation 

of public housing.’’ 42 U.S.C. 1437a. 

The section includes additional 

provisions related to PHAs operating 

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. 

The 1937 Act therefore includes a 

reference to applicable state and local 

laws that PHAs operate pursuant to. 

HUD’s regulations, at 24 CFR 982.4, 

defines a PHA’s Jurisdiction as, ‘‘the 

area in which the PHA has authority 

under State and local law to administer 

the program.’’ 

HUD is proposing an information 

collection regarding PHAs’ applicable 

jurisdictions, also known as service 

areas, in which they are authorized to 

operate under state and local law. 

Through the online tool, HUD will 

present PHAs with estimates of their 

service area boundaries, based on the 

locations of the PHA’s public housing 

unit and Housing Choice Vouchers in 

relation to Units of General Local 

Government. HUD is aware that these 

initial estimates may not reflect the 

PHA’s defined service area in 

accordance with State and local law, 

therefore, PHAs will be provided an 

opportunity to revise HUD’s initial 

estimates using the online tool. When 

revising HUD’s estimates, PHAs will be 

instructed to include in their revisions 

the areas in which they are authorized 

to operate under state and local law, not 

only the areas in which they currently 

operate. This means including areas that 

the PHA may have no public housing 

developments or HCVs, but where the 

PHA could operate those programs. If 

the PHA believes that HUD’s estimate of 

its service area is accurate, the PHA will 

be asked to validate or accept HUD’s 

estimation within the online tool. 

The information collection described 

in this Notice will use an online 

electronic methodology intended to 

reduce administrative costs for PHAs 

and the federal government. The 

information obtained through this 

information collection is intended to 

assist in HUD program operations and 

in providing data to HUD’s program 

participants, stakeholders, and the. 

Collecting PHA service area 

boundaries in a simple electronic format 

will aid in the provision of data that can 

be used in conducting the statement of 

housing needs assessments as required 

by the PHA Annual Plan pursuant to 24 

CFR 903.7. The information will be used 

by HUD to provide data to PHAs for use 

in completing Assessments of Fair 

Housing. Such information is also 

highly relevant for informing Housing 

Choice Voucher policy decisions, 

including those related to mobility and 

portability. HUD itself will utilize the 

information to inform operations of the 

public housing, Housing Choice 

Voucher and other programs, and for 

estimating the impact of changes in Fair 

Market Rents, including Small Area Fair 

Market Rents. The information may also 

be useful for the general public, for 

instance, in locating local affordable 

housing providers and increasing 

awareness of local affordable housing 

options. 

The use of a geospatial data tool to 

collect this information has the 

advantage of simplifying and 

minimizing the administrative costs as 

well as directly linking the information 

to existing data resources without the 

need for additional cost to the federal 

government. 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Frequency of response 

Estimated 

average 

time for 

requirement 

(in hours) 

Estimated 

total burden 

(in hours) 

PHA Service Area Information ....... 3,942 1 Once per Assessment of Fair Housing cycle (i.e., generally once 

every five years).

1 3,942 

Total Burden ........................... .................... .................... ............................................................................................................... .................... 3,942 


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B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including the use 

of appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

(5) Whether this information 

collection will result in more accurate 

data that will enable PHAs to conduct 

meaningful analyses of their programs. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Director, Office of Policy, Program and 

Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21946 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6004–N–09] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Section 184 and 184–A 

Loan Guarantee Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202– 

402–4109 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Mussington. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Section 184 and 184–A Loan Guarantee 

Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0200. 

Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

Form Number: HUD–XXXX, HUD– 

50110–A, HUD–50111–A, HUD–50112– 

A, HUD–50118–A, HUD–50119–A, 

HUD–50124–A, HUD–50125–A, HUD– 

50127–A, HUD–50128–A, HUD–50131– 

A, HUD–50132, HUD–50132–A, HUD 

50143–A, HUD–50148, HUD–50149, 

HUD–50149–A, HUD–53039, HUD– 

53039–A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

information collected is used to 

determine a borrower’s credit 

worthiness and ability to pay for a home 

loan as well as to ensure that lenders 

comply with the program requirements. 

The United States Department of 

Housing and Urban Development’s 

(HUD) Office of Native American 

Programs (ONAP) is developing a 

system called the Loan Origination 

System (ONAP–LOS) to support the 

Section 184 Indian Home Loan 

Guarantee Program. The ONAP–LOS 

system will deliver automated processes 

for case registration, reservation of 

funds, issuance of loan guarantee 

certificates, and lender registration and 

re-certification. This system will capture 

and maintain data across the following 

major information categories: Lenders, 

borrowers, properties, and loan. The 

enhanced enterprise solution will 

provide participating lender partners 

with clarity and transparency around 

the ONAP enforcement efforts and it 

will expand access to credit for eligible 

borrowers. The initial release of the 

ONAP–LOS will deliver the following 

high-level capabilities: 

• Authentication of External Lenders 

• Case Registration—Intake of Case 

Registration Data & Case Number 

Issuance 

• Generation of Case Registration 

Acknowledgement 

ONAP designed the new system to 

reduce the number of forms needed and 

the time to prepare the forms while 

ensuring the highest level of security 

and privacy protections. ONAP–LOS is 

available to all lenders with direct 

guarantee approval, upon completion of 

scheduled training. 

ONAP operates the Section 184–A 

program for eligible native Hawaiians. 

The program is designed to offer home 

ownership, property rehabilitation, and 

new construction opportunities for 

eligible native Hawaiian individuals 

and families wanting to own a home on 

Hawaiian home lands. The Hawaiian 

Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000 

added a new Section 184A to the 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1992 which authorized the Native 

Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee 

Program. The regulations for Section 

184–A are found at 24 CFR part 1007. 

This Paperwork Reduction Act package 

includes all forms required for the 

Section 184–A program. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

21,985. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

21,985. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

21,985. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 3.4 

hours. 


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