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When a student applies simultaneously
for TPS status and benefits under this
notice, what is the minimum course
load requirement while an application
for employment authorization is
pending?
The student must maintain normal
course load requirements for a ‘‘full
course of study’’ unless or until the
student receives employment
authorization under this notice. TPSrelated employment authorization, by
itself, does not authorize a student to
drop below 12 credit hours. Once
approved for ‘‘severe economic
hardship’’ employment authorization,
the student may drop below 12 credit
hours (with a minimum of six credit
hours of instruction per academic
semester if the student is at the
undergraduate level, or for a minimum
of three credit hours of instruction per
academic semester if the student is at
the graduate level). See 8 CFR
214.2(f)(6), 214.2(f)(5)(v), 214.2(f)(9)(i)
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How does a student who has received
approval for employment authorization
under TPS then apply for authorization
to take a reduced course load under this
notice?
There is no further application
process. The student only needs to
demonstrate to the DSO the economic
hardship caused by the damage caused
by the April 25, 2015 earthquake in
Nepal and receive the DSO
recommendation in SEVIS. The DSO’s
recommendation in SEVIS will enable
the student with TPS to reduce his or
her course load without violating his or
her F status. USCIS will not issue any
other EAD.
Can a student who has been granted
TPS apply for reinstatement to F-1
student status after his or her F-1 status
has lapsed?
A student whose F–1 status lapses
after he or she is granted TPS may apply
for reinstatement to F–1 student status
if the student meets the requirements of
8 CFR 214.2(f)(16). For example, to
qualify for reinstatement, the student
will be required to establish that his or
her violation of F–1 status resulted from
circumstances beyond the student’s
control such as serious injury or illness
or, rather than a pattern of repeated
violations.
How long will this notice remain in
effect?
This notice grants temporary relief
until December 24, 2016, to eligible F–
1 students. DHS will continue to
monitor the situation in Nepal. Should
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notice need modification or extension,
DHS will announce such changes in the
Federal Register.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
An F–1 student seeking off-campus
employment authorization due to severe
economic hardship must demonstrate to
the student’s DSO that this employment
is necessary to avoid severe economic
hardship. A DSO who agrees that the
student should receive such
employment authorization must
recommend application approval to
USCIS by entering information in the
remarks field of the student’s SEVIS
record. The authority to collect this
information is in the SEVIS collection of
information currently approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under OMB Control Number
1653–0038.
This notice also allows an eligible F–
1 student to request employment
authorization, work an increased
number of hours while school is in
session, and reduce his or her course
load while continuing to maintain F–1
student status.
To apply for work authorization, an
F–1 student must complete and submit
a currently approved Form I–765
according to the instructions on the
form. OMB has previously approved the
collection of information contained on
the current Form I–765, consistent with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
(OMB Control No. 1615–0040).
Although there will be a slight increase
in the number of Form I–765 filings
because of this notice, the number of
filings currently contained in the OMB
annual inventory for Form I–765 is
sufficient to cover the additional filings.
Accordingly, there is no further action
required under the PRA.
Jeh Charles Johnson,
Secretary of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2015–0074]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: CISOMB Customer
Satisfaction and Needs Assessment
Survey (Ombudsman Form DHS—
NEW)
Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman
(CISOMB), DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; New Collection, 1601—
NEW.
AGENCY:

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The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman, will
submit the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 8, 2016.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2015–0074 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: dhs.pra@hq.dhs.gov. Please
include docket number DHS–2015–0074
in the subject line of the message.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(CIS) Ombudsman was created under
section 452 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296) to: (1)
Assist individuals and employers in
resolving problems with the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS); (2) identify areas in which
individuals and employers have
problems in dealing with USCIS; and (3)
propose changes, to the extent possible,
in the administrative practices of USCIS
to mitigate problems.
The information collected on this
form will allow the CIS Ombudsman to
obtain feedback from the general public
to assess the needs of customers and to
identify improvement opportunities for
Ombudsman services. The data
collection instrument does not solicit or
collect Personally Identifiable
Information (PII).
The use of this survey provides the
most efficient means for collecting and
processing the required data. In the
future, the Ombudsman will employ the
use of information technology in
collecting and processing this
information by offering the option to
complete the survey online. Per PRA
requirements, a fillable PDF version of
the survey will continue to be provided
on the Ombudsman’s Web site. The
survey can be completed in PDF format,
and faxed or sent as an attachment by
email or in paper format by regular mail
to the Ombudsman’s office at the
address indicated on the survey. After
approval of the survey detailed in this
supporting statement, the online survey
will be posted on the Ombudsman’s
Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/topic/
cis-ombudsman.
SUMMARY:

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The assurance of confidentiality
provided to the respondents for this
information collection is provided by:
(a) The Ombudsman statute and
mandate as established by Homeland
Security Act Section 452;(b)Privacy Act
of 1974; and (c) The DHS Privacy Office
has reviewed the entire package of
documents for this information
collection. This collection is covered by
a Privacy Threshold Assessment
adjudicated by the DHS Privacy office
on March 26, 2015. The Ombudsman
Customer Satisfaction and Needs
Assessment Survey will be in
compliance with all applicable DHS
Privacy Office, DHS CIO, DHS Records
Management, and OMB regulations
regarding data collection, use, storage,
and retrieval. The proposed public use
data collection system is therefore
intended to be distributed for public use
primarily by electronic means with
limited paper distribution and
processing of paper forms.
The Ombudsman Customer
Satisfaction and Needs Assessment
Survey has been constructed in
compliance with regulations and
authorities under the purview of the
DHS Privacy Office, DHS CIO, DHS
Records Management, and OMB
regulations regarding data collection,
use, sharing, storage, information
security and retrieval of information. In
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, the Department of Homeland
Security is giving notice that it proposes
to establish the Department of
Homeland Security system of records
notice titled, ‘‘The Ombudsman
Customer Satisfaction and Needs
Assessment Survey System of Records.’’
This system of records will continue to
ensure the efficient and secure
processing of information to aid the
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Ombudsman in assessing the needs of
customers to improve Ombudsman
services and offer more efficient and
effective alternatives. This system will
be included in the Department of
Homeland Security’s inventory of
record systems. This is a new collection.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman,
DHS.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: CISOMB Customer
Satisfaction and Needs Assessment
Survey.
OMB Number: 1601—NEW.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Number of Respondents: 8,800.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .5
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 4,400 hours.
Dated: November 2, 2015.
Carlene C. Ileto,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0078]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application To File
Declaration of Intention, Form N–300;
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on August 4, 2015, at 80 FR
46314, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive one

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comment in connection with the 60-day
notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until December 9,
2015. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be
submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806
(This is not a toll-free number). All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number [1615–0078].
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Laura
Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2140, Telephone number (202) 272–
8377 (This is not a toll-free number.
Comments are not accepted via
telephone message). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS Web site at http://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008–0007 in the search box.
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the

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