An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.
Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify, or discontinue an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection,
supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.
The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after
which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.
ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.
Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and July 19, 2025.
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| 202508-1615-014 | Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-12 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization
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The information will be used to determine whether an alien who intends to be absent from the United States for a period of one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for naturalization purposes. |
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| 202508-1615-022 | Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
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The information collected on this form is used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a waiver of excludability under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. |
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| 202508-1615-034 | Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative and Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition
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A U.S. prospective adoptive parent may file Form I-600A in advance of the Form I-600 filing and USCIS will make a determination regarding the prospective adoptive parent’s eligibility to file Form I-600A and their suitability and eligibility to properly parent an orphan. USCIS has exclusive jurisdiction over Form I-600A adjudications and collects evidence, such as a USCIS-compliant home study, civil documents regarding birth and marriage (if any), as well as identity documentation for each prospective adoptive parent and adult member of the household. A Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 2, Consent to Disclose Information, is an optional form that a U.S. citizen prospective/adoptive parent may file to authorize USCIS to disclose case-related information that would otherwise be protected under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, to adoption service providers or other individuals. Form I-600A/I-600 Supplement 3 is a form that prospective/adoptive parents must use if they need to request action such as an extended or updated suitability determination based upon a significant change in their circumstances or change in the number or characteristics of the children they intend to adopt, a change in their intended country of adoption, or a request for a duplicate notice of their approved Form I-600A suitability determination. |
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| 202508-1615-024 | Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
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The information collected will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility of a lawful permanent resident to apply for replacement or renewal of existing Permanent Resident Card. |
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| 202508-1615-026 | Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant (Pursuant to Section 212(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the INA, Section 212(d)(13) of the INA, or Section 212(d)(14) of the INA) | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant (Pursuant to Section 212(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the INA, Section 212(d)(13) of the INA, or Section 212(d)(14) of the INA)
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This form is provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as a means for certain inadmissible nonimmigrant aliens to apply for permission to enter the United States. This form is also used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to grant temporary permission to certain inadmissible nonimmigrants who wish to enter the United States through a port of entry pursuant to section 212(d)(3) of the INA and 8 CFR 212.4. USCIS also uses this form to address inadmissibility issues for T (Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons) and U (Victims of Criminal Activity) petitioners. This is in accordance with 8 CFR 212.16, 8 CFR 212.17 and 8 CFR 214.14. |
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| 202508-1615-020 | Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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Certain aliens admitted to the United States as exchange visitors are subject to the foreign residence requirements of section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 212(e) of the Act also provides for a waiver of the foreign residence requirement in certain instances. This information will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for a waiver. |
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| 202508-1615-025 | Petition for Alien Fiance(e) | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition for Alien Fiance(e)
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To date, through the filing of this form a U.S. citizen may facilitate the entry of his/her spouse or fiance(e) into the United States so that a marriage may be concluded within 90 days of entry between the U.S. citizen and the beneficiary of the petition. This form must be used to cover the provisions of section 1103 of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000 which allows the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen to enter the U.S. as a nonimmigrant. The I-129F is the only existing form which collects the requisite information so that an adjudicator can make the appropriate decisions. |
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| 202508-2137-001 | Rupture Mitigation Valve Recordkeeping Requirements | DOT/PHMSA | 2025-08-14 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Rupture Mitigation Valve Recordkeeping Requirements
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Pipeline Safety Regulations require operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to document certain procedures and to maintain records pertaining to various aspects of their rupture-mitigation valve operations. Operators who have experienced a rupture or rupture-mitigation valve shut-off are required to complete a post-incident review. The post-incident summary, all investigation and analysis documents used to prepare it, and records of lessons learned must be kept for the life of the pipeline. PHMSA estimates that it will take operators, on average, 40 hours to comply with this requirement. Operators must also develop written rupture identification procedures to evaluate and identify whether a notification of potential rupture is an actual rupture event or non-rupture event as soon as practicable. These procedures must, at a minimum, specify the sources of information, operational factors, and other criteria that operator personnel use to evaluate a notification of potential rupture. PHMSA estimates that it will take operators 40 hours comply with this requirement. Operators are also required to maintain certain records if they experience certain circumstances involving their rupture-mitigation valve operations. On average, PHMSA expects that it will take operators 8 hours to complete these recordkeeping requirements. PHMSA estimates that 1,812 operators (1,304 natural gas and 508 hazardous liquid) operators will be potentially impacted by these requirements. At minimum, all 1,812 operators will be required to develop written rupture identification procedures. PHMSA estimates 46 (24 gas and 22 hazardous liquid) of these operators will experience a rupture that will require the completion of a post-incident summary. PHMSA expects that 10 percent of the affected community (approximately 181 operators) will be subject to the various other recordkeeping requirements. As a result, PHMSA expects this information collection to result in 2,383 responses and 77,320 burden hours annually. |
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| 202508-1615-029 | Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
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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). |
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| 202508-1615-042 | Request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
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As part of the administration of its programs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) exercises its prosecutorial discretion on a case by case basis to defer action on instituting removal proceedings against individuals. |
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| 202508-1615-031 | Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
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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. |
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| 202508-1615-017 | Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA
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USCIS uses the data collected on Form I-864 to determine whether the sponsor has the ability to support the sponsored alien under section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This form standardizes evaluation of a sponsor’s ability to support the sponsored alien and ensures that basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by petitioners. Form I-864A is a contract between the sponsor and the sponsor’s household members. It is only required if the sponsor used the income of his or her household members to reach the required 125 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. The contract holds these household members jointly and severally liable for the support of the sponsored immigrant. The information collection required on Form I-864A is necessary for public benefit agencies to enforce the Affidavit of Support in the event the sponsor used income of his or her household members to reach the required income level and the public benefit agencies are requesting reimbursement from the sponsor. USCIS uses Form I-864EZ in exactly the same way as Form I-864; however, less information is collected from the sponsors as less information is needed from those who qualify in order to make a thorough adjudication. USCIS uses Form I-864W to determine whether the intending immigrant meets the criteria for exemption of section 213A requirements. This form collects the immigrant’s basic information, such as name and address, the reason for the exemption, and accompanying documentation in support of the immigrant’s claim that they are not subject to section 213A. |
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| 202508-1615-033 | Application for T Nonimmigrant Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; & Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status; Application for Immediate Family Member of T-1 Recipient; & Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons
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The information on all three parts of the form will be used to determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements for benefits. This application incorporates information pertinent to eligibility under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA), Public Law 106-386, and a request for employment. |
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| 202508-1615-052 | Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant
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The Form I-360 may be used by several prospective classes of aliens who intend to establish their eligibility to immigrate to the United States. The information collected on this form is reviewed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine if the petitioner may be qualified to obtain the benefit. |
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| 202508-1615-018 | Application for Action on an Approved Application | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Action on an Approved Application
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This information collection is used to request a duplicate approval notice, as well as to notify and to verify the U.S. Consulate that a petition has been approved or that a person has been adjusted to permanent resident status. |
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| 202508-1615-047 | Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
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This form is used by an asylee or refugee to file for immigration benefits on behalf of his/her spouse or children provided that the relationship to the refugee/asylee existed prior to their admission to the United States. The data collected on this form is used by USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit |
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| 202506-1615-001 | Application for Employment Authorization | DHS/USCIS | 2025-08-21 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Application for Employment Authorization
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USCIS will use the information collected to determine eligibility for work authorization and for the issuance of an employment authorization document. |
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| 202508-1615-044 | Application for Benefits Under the Family Unity Program | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Benefits Under the Family Unity Program
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The information collected will be used to determine whether the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for benefits under 8 CFR 245A, Subpart C. If the applicant fully demonstrates eligibility, the application will be approved, and USCIS will issue an employment authorization document and approval notice to the applicant. |
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| 202509-1615-004 | Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-04 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
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This form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove conditions on his or her conditional residence. |
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| 202509-3135-001 | NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - 2025 Final Descriptive Report Update | NEA | 2025-09-08 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - 2025 Final Descriptive Report Update
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Final Descriptive Reports (FDR) elicit relevant information from individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government arts agencies that receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that grant projects have been completed and all terms and conditions are met. |
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