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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–2010–0008 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: 

Request for Fee Waiver; Request for Fee 

Exemption. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–912; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. USCIS uses the data 

collected on this form to verify that the 

applicant is unable to pay for the 

immigration benefit being requested. 

USCIS will consider waiving a fee for an 

application or petition when the 

applicant or petitioner clearly 

demonstrates that he or she is unable to 

pay the fee. The regulations do not 

require that requests for fee waivers be 

submitted on a particular form 

prescribed by DHS, thus the applicant 

may request that the fee be waived by 

attaching a written request to the front 

of their immigration benefit request. Fee 

waivers may also be requested by 

completing and submitting Form I–912. 

Form I–912 standardizes the collection 

and analysis of statements and 

supporting documentation provided by 

the applicant with the fee waiver 

request. Form I–912 also streamlines 

and expedites the USCIS review, 

approval, or denial of the fee waiver 

request by clearly laying out the most 

salient data and evidence necessary for 

the determination of inability to pay. 

Officers evaluate all factors, 

circumstances, and evidence supplied 

in support of a fee waiver request when 

making a final determination. Each case 

is unique and is considered on its own 

merits. If the fee waiver is granted, the 

application will be processed. If the fee 

waiver is not granted, USCIS will notify 

the applicant and instruct him or her to 

file a new application with the 

appropriate fee. Certain applications 

and petitions may allow for filing of fee 

exemptions; the specific forms have 

information regarding the option and 

the requirements to request an 

exemption. 

(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–912 is 594,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

1.17 hours; for the information 

collection Non-Form Request for Fee 

Waiver the estimated total number of 

respondents is 8,400 and the estimated 

hour burden per response is 1.17 hours; 

for the information collection 8 CFR 

103.7(d) Director’s exception request the 

estimated total number of respondents 

is 128 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 704,957 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 $2,259,780. 

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. 2017–21891 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

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: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration (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 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 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. To avoid duplicate 

submissions, please use only one of the 

following methods to submit comments: 


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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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