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OMB Control No:
1615-0013
ICR Reference No:
202304-1615-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202302-1615-008
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCIS
Agency Tracking No:
I-131
Title:
Application for Travel Document
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
05/09/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
05/11/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/08/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2023
6 Months From Approved
10/31/2025
Responses
947,920
0
947,920
Time Burden (Hours)
1,203,562
0
1,203,562
Cost Burden (Dollars)
146,072,480
0
146,072,480
Abstract:
This application is used by permanent residents or conditional residents, refugees or asylees, and aliens aboard seeking to apply for a travel document to lawfully reenter the United States or to be paroled for humanitarian purposes into the United States.
Emergency Justfication:
DHS requests emergency approval because the delay associated with the normal information collection request clearance process would harm the public interest. The approved parole period and employment authorization will expire for approximately 35,000 OAW parolees in late July 2023. USCIS expects that the vast majority of these parolees will not want or be prepared to leave the United States at that time. Afghanistan continues to experience significant political, economic, humanitarian, security challenges and political instability. Its citizens are subject to endemic, indiscriminate violence imposed by the criminal organizations. Therefore, DHS and USCIS require a streamlined process for the grant of a new parole period to be in place so the subject parolees can avoid becoming out of parole and employment authorized status. Delaying the information collection approval would be contrary to the public interest because it could result in the expiration of approved parole and loss of employment for tens of thousands of Afghan parolees.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
8 USC 1158
Name of Law: U.S. Code
US Code:
8 USC 1203
Name of Law: U.S. Code
US Code:
8 USC 1103
Name of Law: U.S. Code
US Code:
8 USC 1204
Name of Law: U.S. Code
US Code:
8 USC 1182
Name of Law: U.S. Code
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
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 Travel Document
I-131
Application for Travel Document
Application for Travel Document (Online Filed)
I-131
APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT
Biometrics
Passport-Style Photographs
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
947,920
947,920
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,203,562
1,203,562
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
146,072,480
146,072,480
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$285,394,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Manuel Avendano 202 272-9747 manuel.a.avendano@uscis.dhs.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:
05/08/2023
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