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Information Collection Request

Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

ICR 202008-1615-017 · OMB 1615-0067 · Active

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
 Modified
Supporting Statement A
2020-08-10
Supplementary Document
2020-08-10
Supplementary Document
2020-08-10
Supplementary Document
2019-05-06
Supplementary Document
2019-05-06
Supplementary Document
2019-05-06
Supplementary Document
2019-05-06
Supplementary Document
2020-06-30
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
214080
Unchanged
20378 Modified
ICR Details
1615-0067 202008-1615-017
Active 202006-1615-006
DHS/USCIS I-589
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 08/28/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/11/2020
This form change is approved to take effect on October 2, 2020. USCIS will display both the current version and the new Fee Rule version of the form for a period of time up to the effective date of the new form, which is concurrent with the effective date of the associated rulemaking (October 2, 2020). USCIS will clearly identify filing dates for each form version and provide instructions on when and how to correctly file both versions. Upon the effective date of the new version of the form, USCIS will remove the old version of the form from its website. Approved for two years only due to partial GPEA compliance.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2022 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2022
224,000 0 224,000
1,610,700 0 1,496,700
46,968,000 0 46,968,000
The information collected on this application will be used to determine whether an alien applying for asylum and/or withholding of removal in the United States is classifiable as a refugee, or eligible for protection under the Convention Against Torture, and is eligible to remain in the United States.
US Code: 8 USC 1158 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  
None
1615-AC18 Final or interim final rulemaking 85 FR 46788 08/03/2020
No
2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Biometrics
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
  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 224,000 224,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,610,700 1,496,700 0 0 114,000 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 46,968,000 46,968,000 0 0 0 0
No
No
USCIS is proposing a $50 fee for Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, when the form is filed with USCIS (“affirmative asylum applications”). There is no fee for an unaccompanied alien child (UAC) in removal proceedings who files Form I-589. A UAC who is not in removal proceedings will be charged the same proposed $50 Form I-589 fee as other affirmative filers. USCIS is reporting an increase to the estimated annual time burden to respondents as a result of this rulemaking.
$207,138,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Manuel Avendano 202 272-9747 manuel.a.avendano@uscis.dhs.gov
  No
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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
08/11/2020