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OMB Control No: 1405-0203	ICR Reference No: 201903-1405-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201602-1405-003
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/03/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2019
Terms of Clearance: Prior to re-submission of this ICR, the agency will provide a briefing to OIRA on the collection and consult with OIRA on ways to ensure this collection is 1) conducted efficiently with minimal burden to respondents; and 2) provides clear instructions to respondents regarding the intent of sensitive information collected in this IC.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2020
Responses	14,000	0	12,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,500	0	4,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	14,000	12,000	2,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,500	4,000	-500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Estimated Number of Responses: 14,000 (The Department has increased the number of Special Immigrant Visas issued since the last noticed was published. The previously estimated number was 12,000.)

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $248,605

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. 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: Irving Jones 202 453-9248

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