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OMB Control No: 1615-0125	ICR Reference No: 201203-1615-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: OMB-65
Title: Secondary Inspections Tool
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/10/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/14/2012
Terms of Clearance: USCIS will display the information collection instructions at all field offices and at the location where the biometrics are collected from respondents.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	8,381,180	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	695,638	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Secondary Inspections Tool (SIT) is an internet-based tool that processes, displays, and retrieves biometric and biographic data from the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) within the US-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) system. USCIS trained staff in USCIS District/ Field Offices will be instructed to use SIT at the time of a required interview in connection with an immigration or naturalization benefit request, or at the time of an individual's appearance at a USCIS District/Field Office to receive a document evidencing an immigration benefit, following a required appearance at an Application Support Center (ASC) for fingerprinting. To use SIT, USCIS trained staff must take a photograph of the individual and two fingerprints and input the biometric information into SIT. Forms requiring SIT verification will be updated to notify an individual of this requirement. To provide fingerprints for SIT, the individual must first place his or her left index finger in the biometric machine, and then his or her right index finger. SIT compares the biometric data (fingerprint and photograph) and biographical information with biometrics and biographic information previously taken at an ASC using a 1:1 verification. USCIS will utilize SIT to verify an individual's identity, to determine if he or she has any other identities, A numbers, or Department of State system warnings for Watch List hits, such as terrorists, active wants and warrants from the FBI, and other serious criminal immigration offenses.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 28057	05/13/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 44945	07/27/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Secondary Inspections Tools

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	8,381,180	8,381,180
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	695,638	695,638
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: An applicant, petitioner, sponsor, beneficiary, or other individual residing in the United States at the time of filing an application or petition, may be required to appear for fingerprinting or for an interview in connection with his or her immigration or naturalization benefit request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,385,624

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: Evadne Hagigal 202 272-0993 evadne.hagigal@dhs.gov

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