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OMB Control No:
1615-0040
ICR Reference No:
201608-1615-006
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201602-1615-002
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCIS
Agency Tracking No:
I-765
Title:
Application for Employment Authorization
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
10/17/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/31/2016
Terms of Clearance:
DHS will request approval of this information collection after considering and responding to public comments on the International Entrepreneur Rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2018
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2018
Responses
4,463,032
0
4,463,032
Time Burden (Hours)
8,185,043
0
8,185,043
Cost Burden (Dollars)
602,380,864
0
602,380,864
Abstract:
USCIS will use the information collected to determine eligibility for work authorization and for the issuance of an employment authorization document.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
8 USC 1153
Name of Law: Immigration Nationality Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
1615-AC04
Proposed rulemaking
81 FR 60129
08/31/2016
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Employment Authorization
I-765
Application for Employment Authorization Document
Biometric Processing
Passport-Style Photographs
Work Sheet
I-765WS
I-765 Work Sheet
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
DHS is proposing amendments to its regulations at 8 CFR part 212 to establish a process for paroling foreign entrepreneurs into the United States based on case-by-case discretionary determinations of whether their entrepreneurial activities in the United States will provide the United States with a significant public benefit. Parole under this proposed rule would allow these individuals to temporarily enter the United States to pursue development of start-up businesses in the United States with employment authorization incident to their parole.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$922,772,040
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Jameela Turay 703 305-9445 jameel.turay@fns.usda.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
08/26/2016
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