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OMB Control No: 0412-0626	ICR Reference No: 202402-0412-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: AID	Agency Tracking No:
Title: USAID Implementing Partners’ Afghan Employees Employment Records Collection
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/20/2024
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/16/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/16/2024
Terms of Clearance: Approved contingent upon the Department publishing 60- and 30-day FRNs prior to the 6 month emergency expiration. The agency should also consider whether it might be helpful to include instructions or examples to respondents for each data field in the collection instrument before deploying the instrument.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2024	6 Months From Approved
Responses	300	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	900	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program is intended for Afghan nationals who were employed by or on the behalf of the U.S. government (such as an employee of a contract awarded by the USG) for a period of at least one year and is managed by the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. The State Department directed USAID to help facilitate the Chief of Mission (COM) approval step of this process by providing employment information for eligible former employees of USAID contractors in Afghanistan to help reduce their backlog. Among other considerations, COM approval requires confirmation of the Afghan applicant’s qualifying employment by or on behalf of the U.S. government (such as an employee of a contract awarded by the USG) and demonstration of faithful and valuable service in Afghanistan. USAID’s collection will assist State with expediting the pre-COM approval process in light of the dire circumstances many former U.S.-associated individuals face in Afghanistan under the current Taliban regime.

Emergency Justfication: USAID is requesting emergency OMB approval of this information collection in accordance with 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13(a)(2)(i). USAID needs to conduct this information collection to expedite the COM approval process for Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) applications. State is dealing with a considerable backlog of applications, significantly delaying the time to resettle eligible Afghan allies. Given the dire circumstances many U.S.-associated Afghan nationals face in Afghanistan under the current Taliban regime, USAID cannot reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures because it is reasonably likely to result in harm or death to our Afghan allies.

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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 9113	02/09/2024
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
SIV Data Collection Template

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	300	300
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	900	900
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: This is a new ICR request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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. No

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? No

Agency Contact: Taniesha Tolbert 202 712-1217 ttolbert@usaid.gov

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