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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1615-0156	ICR Reference No: 202112-1615-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: G-1566
Title: Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence
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: 07/19/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/07/2022
Terms of Clearance: Approved for only 2 years due to GPEA non-compliance

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	122,000	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,000	2,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,000	1,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	122,000	122,000

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: USCIS is requesting OMB approval of a new information collection to support the process of evaluating requests for a Certificate of Non-Existence. Creation of this IC adds new hour and cost burdens for the identified respondent population.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $522,000

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: Kerstin Jager 214 489-8022 kerstin.a.jager@uscis.dhs.gov

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