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Information Collection Request

Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

ICR 202207-1615-005 · OMB 1615-0067 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
 Modified
Form
 Modified
Supplementary Document
2022-07-20
Supplementary Document
2022-07-20
Supplementary Document
2022-07-20
Supplementary Document
2022-06-02
Supporting Statement A
2022-07-20
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
248877 Modified
214080
Unchanged
20378 Modified
ICR Details
1615-0067 202207-1615-005
Received in OIRA 202205-1615-006
DHS/USCIS I-589
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Emergency 07/26/2022
07/21/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved 07/31/2025
224,000 224,000
1,468,200 1,468,200
46,968,000 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.
On June 26, 2020, after going through notice and comment rulemaking, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule titled Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants.1 On February 7, 2022, in Asylumworks et al. v. Mayorkas et al., the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants rule. DHS did not appeal the decision and allowed the 60-day period in which to note an appeal expire. DHS is moving to fully comply with the court’s decision vacating the Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants rule.2 Therefore, Form I-589 and Form I-765 need to be amended to remove any changes promulgated by the Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants rule. DHS is seeking emergency processing to reverse the changes made by that rule in order to fully comply with the court’s vacatur of the Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants rule.
US Code: 8 USC 1158 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
No
  Total Request 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) 1,468,200 1,468,200 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 46,968,000 46,968,000 0 0 0 0
No
No
$207,138,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Melanie Frank 202 527-4488 melanie.r.frank2@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.
07/21/2022