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technologies, services and knowledge
products. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with our programs. This
feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with products
or service, or focus attention on areas
where communication, training or
changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable
communications between S&T and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. Executive Order 12862
directs Federal agencies to provide
service to the public that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the
private sector.
There is no cost to participants.
Gregg Piermarini,
Chief Information Officer, Science and
Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0157 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2023–0004. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2023–0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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 website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0157]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Online Request
To Be a Supporter and Declaration of
Financial Support
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 Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed revision 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

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This notice seeks comment on the
USCIS Form I–134A information
collection package, which DHS uses in
connection with certain parole
processes. In January 2023, at DHS’s
request, the Office of Management and
Budget approved this new collection in
accordance with emergency procedures
set forth at 5 CFR 1320.13. DHS uses
this collection to implement processes
through which nationals of certain
countries and their immediate family
members may request to come to the
United States in a safe and orderly way.
The collection is an outgrowth of USCIS
Form I–134 (OMB Control Number
1615–0014), and has been used in
connection with Uniting for Ukraine; a
new parole process for certain Cubans,1
Haitians,2 and Nicaraguans,3 and
Venezuelans; 4 new family reunification
parole processes for certain
Colombians,5 Salvadorans,6
Guatemalans,7 and Hondurans; 8 and
1 88 FR 1266 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 88 FR 26329
(Apr. 28, 2023).
2 88 FR 1243 (Jan. 9, 2023); see also 26 FR 327
(Apr. 28, 2023).
3 88 FR 1255 (Jan. 9, 2023).
4 87 FR 63507 (Oct. 19, 2022); see also 88 FR 1279
(Jan. 9, 2023).
5 88 FR 43591 (July 10, 2023).
6 88 FR 43611 (July 10, 2023).
7 88 FR 43581 (July 10, 2023).
8 88 FR 43601 (July 10, 2023).

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procedural changes to the previously
established Cuban 9 and Haitian 10
Family Reunification Parole processes.
The emergency processing activities
associated with implementing these
processes were necessary for multiple
reasons, including to address the urgent
humanitarian events transpiring in
Ukraine, to prevent complications for
the United States’ ongoing efforts to
engage hemispheric partners to increase
their efforts to collaboratively manage
and reduce irregular migration that
could have arisen without timely action
by the United States, and to avoid
incentivizing irregular migration during
a public comment period.
Under these processes, certain
beneficiaries who are outside the United
States and lack U.S. entry documents
may be considered, on a case-by-case
basis, for advance authorization to travel
and a temporary period of parole for
urgent humanitarian reasons or
significant public benefit. To
participate, eligible beneficiaries must:
• Have a supporter in the United
States;
• Undergo and clear robust security
vetting;
• Meet other eligibility criteria; and
• Warrant a favorable exercise of
discretion.
Individuals participating in these
processes must have a supporter in the
United States who agrees to provide
them with financial support for the
duration of their parole in the United
States. Prospective supporters submit a
Form I–134A for each proposed parolee
(beneficiary), including, if applicable,
derivatives of the principal beneficiary,
with USCIS through the USCIS online
web portal to initiate the special parole
or parole under the family reunification
process. Form I–134A identifies and
collects information on both the
supporter and the beneficiary. The
supporter must submit evidence
establishing their income and assets and
commit to provide financial support to
the beneficiary for the duration of
parole. A supporter filing under a family
reunification parole process is also
required to submit evidence establishing
the family relationships between the
principal beneficiary and all derivative
beneficiaries. No fee is required to file
Form I–134A. USCIS will perform
background checks on the supporter and
verify their financial information to
ensure that the supporter is able to
financially support the beneficiary. If
the supporter’s Form I–134A is
confirmed, the beneficiary named in the
Form I–134A will receive an email from
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FR 54639 (Aug. 11, 2023).
FR 54635 (Aug. 11, 2023).

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USCIS with instructions to create a
USCIS online account and next steps for
completing the request. See Advance
Travel Authorization (ATA) (OMB
Control Number 1651–0143) for the
approved collection of information for
the next steps in affected parole
processes.

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Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2023–0004 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
https://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
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:
Revision of a Currently Approved
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(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Online Request to be a Supporter and
Declaration of Financial Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–134A;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses Form I–134A to
determine whether a U.S.-based
individual has sufficient financial
resources and access to those funds to
support the beneficiary named on the
Form I–134A for the duration of their
temporary stay in the United States, as
well as to obtain information concerning
whether the beneficiary merits a
favorable exercise of discretion under
the statutory parole standard.
Form I–134A is filed by a U.S.-based
individual (the potential supporter) to
request to be a supporter, agree to
provide financial support to the
beneficiary named on the form during
the beneficiary’s period of stay in the
United States, and to provide
information concerning why the
beneficiary warrants a discretionary
grant of parole.
(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–134A is 1,202,000, and the
estimated hour burden per response is
2.11 hours.
(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 2,536,220 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $0.00.
USCIS specifically requests comments
on the agency’s estimate of the number
of respondents who will submit Form I–
134A, on average, in a given 12-month
period. USCIS has added to the burden
estimate for this collection, to account
for any potential expansion(s) that align
with new or revised policies or
processing capacity over the next three
years. USCIS also notes that the number
of requests to be a supporter that USCIS
is currently receiving exceeds our initial
estimates. Anecdotal evidence indicates
that supporters are submitting multiple,
duplicate requests for the same
beneficiary. USCIS welcomes public
input on why supporters are creating
duplicate requests to inform our
estimates.

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Dated: September 7, 2023.
Samantha L. 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 HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0013]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Travel Document
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
November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0013 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2007–0045. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0045.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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
SUMMARY:

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