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or an acceptable List A, List B, or List 

C receipt as described in the 

Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) Instructions. Employers may 

not require extra or additional 

documentation beyond what is required 

for Employment Eligibility Verification 

(Form I–9) completion. Further, 

employers participating in E-Verify who 

receive an E-Verify case result of 

‘‘Tentative Nonconfirmation’’ (TNC) 

must promptly inform employees of the 

TNC and give such employees an 

opportunity to contest the TNC. A TNC 

case result means that the information 

entered into E-Verify from Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) differs 

from Federal or state government 

records. 

Employers may not terminate, 

suspend, delay training, withhold pay, 

lower pay, or take any adverse action 

against an employee based on the 

employee’s decision to contest a TNC or 

because the case is still pending with EVerify. A Final Nonconfirmation (FNC) 

case result is received when E-Verify 

cannot verify an employee’s 

employment eligibility. An employer 

may terminate employment based on a 

case result of FNC. Work-authorized 

employees who receive an FNC may call 

USCIS for assistance at 888–897–7781 

(TTY 877–875–6028). For more 

information about E-Verify-related 

discrimination or to report an employer 

for discrimination in the E-Verify 

process based on citizenship, 

immigration status, or national origin, 

contact IER’s Worker Hotline at 800– 

255–7688 (TTY 800–237–2515). 

Additional information about proper 

nondiscriminatory Employment 

Eligibility Verification (Form I–9) and EVerify procedures is available on the 

IER Web site at https://www.justice.gov/ 

ier and the USCIS Web site at http://

www.dhs.gov/E-verify. 

Note Regarding Federal, State, and 

Local Government Agencies (Such as 

Departments of Motor Vehicles) 

While Federal Government agencies 

must follow the guidelines laid out by 

the Federal Government, state and local 

government agencies establish their own 

rules and guidelines when granting 

certain benefits. Each state may have 

different laws, requirements, and 

determinations about what documents 

you need to provide to prove eligibility 

for certain benefits. Whether you are 

applying for a Federal, state, or local 

government benefit, you may need to 

provide the government agency with 

documents that show you are a TPS 

beneficiary and/or show you are 

authorized to work based on TPS. 

Examples of such documents are: 

(1) Your current EAD; 

(2) A copy of your receipt notice 

(Form I–797C) for your application to 

renew your current EAD providing an 

automatic extension of your currently 

expired or expiring EAD; 

(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; and 

(4) A copy of your past or current 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 

you received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. Some benefit-granting 

agencies use the USCIS Systematic 

Alien Verification for Entitlements 

(SAVE) program to confirm the current 

immigration status of applicants for 

public benefits. In most cases, SAVE 

provides an automated electronic 

response to benefit-granting agencies 

within seconds, but, occasionally, 

verification can be delayed. You can 

check the status of your SAVE 

verification by using CaseCheck at the 

following link: https://save.uscis.gov/ 

casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check 

Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free 

service that lets you follow the progress 

of your SAVE verification using your 

date of birth and one immigration 

identifier number. If an agency has 

denied your application based solely or 

in part on a SAVE response, the agency 

must offer you the opportunity to appeal 

the decision in accordance with the 

agency’s procedures. If the agency has 

received and acted upon or will act 

upon a SAVE verification and you do 

not believe the response is correct, you 

may make an InfoPass appointment for 

an in-person interview at a local USCIS 

office. Detailed information on how to 

make corrections, make an appointment, 

or submit a written request to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

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

save. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0116] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection; 

Request for Fee Waiver; Request for 

Fee Exemption 

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 

1615–0116 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2010–0008. 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 

http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2010–0008; 

(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 


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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. 

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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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