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OMB Control No: 1615-0122	ICR Reference No: 201303-1615-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-1615-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/01/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	01/31/2015	01/31/2015
Responses	558,500	0	58,500
Time Burden (Hours)	214,958	0	131,625
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	21,937,500

Abstract: The Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), Public Law 105-277, 44 U.S.C. 3504 note (1998) requires federal agencies to use and accept electronic signatures, where practicable, when conducting official business with the public. In addition, Congress passed the E-Government Act of 2002, Public Law 107-347, 44 U.S.C. §§ 101, 3501, 3541, and 3601 notes (2002), to promote the use of the Internet and emerging technologies within and across Government agencies, provide citizen-centric Government information and services, reduce costs and burdens for businesses and other Government entities, promote access to high quality Government information and services across multiple channels, and transform agency operations by utilizing, where appropriate, best practices from public and private sector organizations. As part of its ongoing effort to comply with GPEA and the E-Government Act of 2002, USCIS is transforming its business processes. This supporting statement is for part of the business transformation initiative called the Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). USCIS ELIS will collect information electronically and allow entities and individuals to electronically submit applications and petitions to USCIS.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 101 Name of Law: Public Law
PL: Pub.L. 105 - 277 - Name of Law: Public Law

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 107 - 347 101 Name of Law: Public Law

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 17145	03/28/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 63941	10/14/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
USCIS Intake Page for Pay.gov
USCIS's Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	558,500	58,500	500,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	214,958	131,625	83,333	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	21,937,500	0	-21,937,500

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: Through the USCIS Intake Page on Pay.gov, USCIS is currently collecting fee payments for the USCIS Immigrant Fee and the other two fees is not being collected through this venue. As a result of USCIS moving forward with automation of its information collection capabilities, the agency has developed the ability to collect this minimal information for the USCIS Immigrant Fee through the Automated Integrated Operating Environment (IOE), OMB Control Number 1615-0122 (also known as the Electronic Immigration System, or ELIS). The experience will be similar with the difference being that the formerly required fee-type selection eliminated now that only one fee is available for collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: John Ramsay 202 646-4247 John.Ramsay@dhs.gov

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