The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
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.
The Department of State ("Department") proposes an adjustment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs ("Schedule of Fees" or "Schedule") to establish a $1 fee to register for the Diversity Visa lottery program. This change will more fairly place the burden of the lottery registration on individuals seeking the benefit of gaining access to the DV application process instead of charging only the small percentage of successful registrants for the costs associated with administering the lottery program for all registrants. To effect this change to the DV program, the Department is also amending its regulations to note that an electronic registration fee will be collected at the time of registration.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
The Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "the Department") is withdrawing 16 Notices of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRMs"), Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking ("ANPRMs"), and Supplemental Notices of Proposed Rulemaking ("SNPRMs") as well as 38 other previously announced regulatory actions. The Department is withdrawing these actions as part of the Federal Government's deregulatory initiative and because of ongoing assessments of agency needs, priorities, and objectives.
On July 2, 2025, the Department of Labor's (Department or DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Wage and Hour Division issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule), "Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States," proposing to rescind provisions contained within the final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024. The Department is notifying the public about its proposed revisions to the information collection request (ICR) covered under H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1205- 0466) based on the changes proposed through the NPRM. The Department is seeking comments regarding its proposal to replace the existing information collection tools (e.g., forms and instructions) covered under OMB Control Number 1205-0466 with those that were required to implement the final rule "Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States" published on October 12, 2022 ("2022 Final Rule"), and which were covered under the same OMB Control Number, 1205-0466, while maintaining some changes put in place by the final rule published on April 29, 2024. This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The 2021 designation of Venezuela is set to expire on September 10, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Venezuela no longer continues to meet the conditions for the 2021 designation for Temporary Protected Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the 2021 Temporary Protected Status designation of Venezuela as required by statute. This termination is effective November 7, 2025. After November 7, 2025, nationals of Venezuela (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela) who have been granted Temporary Protected Status under Venezuela's 2021 designation will no longer have Temporary Protected Status.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
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 extension 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.