Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

OMB Control No: 1615-0023	ICR Reference No: 202103-1615-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-1615-064
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-485
Title: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/10/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/10/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/10/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	6 Months From Approved	03/31/2021
Responses	1,223,987	0	755,800
Time Burden (Hours)	4,370,202	0	2,899,742
Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,496,844	0	131,702,396

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Abstract: The information on Form I-485 will be used to request and determine eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status. Supplement A is used to adjust status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act).

Emergency Justfication: On 3/09/2020, the Supreme Court vacated USCIS RIN 1615-AA22, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (short title: Public Charge Rule). As a result of the vacatur, USCIS is rescinding all changes made in the Public Charge Final Rule. Changes associated with this rule will be removed from information collection instruments that were impacted by the rule. Changes to respondent, hour burden, and cost burden estimates as a result of the Public Charge Rule will also be reverted.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1255 Name of Law: U.S. Code

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i) I-485 Supplement A Supplement A to Form I-485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i) Biometrics Processing Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j) I-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Offer or Request for Job Portability Under Section 204(j) Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,223,987	755,800	0	468,187	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,370,202	2,899,742	0	1,470,460	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,496,844	131,702,396	0	66,794,448	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: There is an increase in the estimated annual hour burden due the Public Charge (PC) Vacatur. Specifically, the time burden decrease due to the removal of PC questions and instructions was more than offset by the increase in the number of respondents as the respondent estimate returned to pre-PC levels. There is an increase in the estimated annual cost burden due to the increase in the estimated number of respondents as the respondent estimate returned to pre-PC levels due to the PC Vacatur. There are no other program changes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $708,917,300

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Megan Barker 202 272-9135 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 03/10/2021

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