2024-26484. Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: MyAppointment

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Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

1. [OMB Control Number 1615-0113]

AGENCY:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

60-Day notice.

SUMMARY:

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 respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0113 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2009-0024. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2009-0024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone number [phone] (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:

Consistent with President Biden's direction to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lead implementation of ongoing efforts across the Federal Government to support vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan for the past two decades, as they safely resettle in the United States, USCIS is allowing noncitizens who arrived in the United States during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) and who completed a medical screening documented on Form SF-600, Chronological Record of Medical Care, to complete a medical screening for physical and mental disorders with associated harmful behaviors and substance use disorders in order to demonstrate that they are not inadmissible to the United States under the health-related grounds and to file USCIS Form I-693A, Report of Supplemental Medical Screening, with their USCIS Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, in lieu of completing a full immigration medical examination and filing USCIS Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. USCIS is providing public notice as provided by 5 CFR 1320.12 and simultaneously communicating with Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on a potential submission for emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13. USCIS will seek emergency approval from OMB approximately 30 days after the date of this publication.

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-2009-0024 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. 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: ( print page 90028)

(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 Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: MyAppointment.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: No Form Number; USCIS.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The MyAppointmnet system allows respondents to access the appointment scheduling system on the USCIS main web page via the “Make an Appointment” link. Respondents may also contact USCIS via phone or chat to provide information that will be collected in evaluating the request for appointment.

(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 Electronic/Online Submissions is 353,930 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.1 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Phone Submissions is 80,898 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.15 hours. The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Chat Sessions is 10,112 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.22 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 49,752 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.

Dated: November 8, 2024.

Jerry L. Rigdon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.