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or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008 –0019 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
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application to Adjust Status from
Temporary to Permanent Resident.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–698;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. The data collected on Form
I–698 is used by USCIS to determine the
eligibility to adjust an applicant’s
residence status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection Form I–698 is 62 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1 hour and 15 minutes. There are 62
respondents requiring Biometric
Processing at an estimated 1 hour and
10 minutes per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 150 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the

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collection: There is an estimated
$30,380 annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information.
Dated: December 15, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016–30707 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0106]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Petition for Qualifying
Family Member of a U–1
Nonimmigrant, Form I–929; Extension,
Without Change, of a Currently
Approved Collection
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
February 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0106 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2009–0010. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2009–0010;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
SUMMARY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, 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–2009–0010 in the search box.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
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
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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

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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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Qualifying Family Member
of a U–1 Nonimmigrant.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–929; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Section 245(m) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)
allows certain qualifying family
members who have never held U
nonimmigrant status to seek lawful
permanent residence or apply for
immigrant visas. Before such family
members may apply for adjustment of
status or seek immigrant visas, the U–
1 nonimmigrant who has been granted
adjustment of status must file an
immigrant petition on behalf of the
qualifying family member using Form I–
929. Form I–929 is necessary for USCIS
to make a determination that the
eligibility requirements and conditions
are met regarding the qualifying family
member.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–929 is 1,244 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 1,244 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the

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Information collection

Number of
respondents

collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $152,390.
Dated: December 15, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5916–N–22]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Allocation of Operating
Subsidies Under the Operating Fund
Formula: Data Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

Comments Due Date: February
21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
DATES:

Responses
per annum

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies
of available documents submitted to
OMB may be obtained from Ms.
Mussington.
This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Overview of Information Collection

SUMMARY:

Frequency of
response

speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.

Burden hours
per response

Title of Information Collection:
Allocation of Operating Subsidies
Under the Operating Fund Formula:
Data Collection.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0029.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collections.
Form Number: HUD–52722 and
HUD–52723.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs) use this
information in budget submissions
which are reviewed and approved by
HUD field offices as the basis for
obligating operating subsidies. This
information is necessary to calculate the
eligibility for operating subsidies under
the Operating Funding Program
regulations, as amended. The Operating
Fund is designed to provide the amount
of operating subsidy needed for wellmanaged PHAs. PHAs submit the
information electronically with these
forms.
Total Estimated Burdens:
Annual burden
hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual cost

HUD–52722 .................
HUD–52723 .................

7,000
7,000

1
1

0.75
0.75

5,250
5,250

5,250
5,250

$30.98
30.98

162,645
162,645

Total ......................

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........................

........................

10,500

........................

........................

325,290

B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of

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the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of

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the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;

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