The information collected will be used
by the USCIS to determine eligibility for an initial Permanent
Resident Card, or to replace a previously issued card.
The estimated hour burden per
response has been increased to 1.75 hours based upon a better
estimation of the activity required to gather all documentation,
read the instructions, and for the paper filing, completing the
paper form which has increased the total annual hour burden for the
paper filing of the form. The 447,925 hours reported for the ELIS
filing of the program questions is part of the overall complete
time that a respondent using ELIS will incur to complete the
electronic version; the remaining burden will be reported in the
ELIS Paperwork Reduction Act submission to OMB via OMB Control
Number 1615-0122. The increase in the Biometrics burden is the
result of USCIS including this time burden for the activities
required to authenticate a respondent's identity when presenting at
a USCIS office for an interview. Also, there is a change in the
ability to the filing of the Form I-90 electronically.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.