What was published in the Federal Register today
On September 4, 2026, the Federal Register published a notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and USCIS regarding the e-Request information collection.
The official text:
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.
What this means, in plain terms
Federal agencies that collect information from the public need approval from the OMB — the Office of Management and Budget — under a 1995 law called the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before submitting the request, the agency publishes a notice and opens a window for anyone who wants to comment.
This notice is exactly that step. It opens an additional 30 days of public comment.
What changes for people who use e-Request
Based on the title of the Federal Register document itself — Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: e-Request Tool — this concerns the renewal of a collection that is already approved, without changes.
In other words: the notice is about the administrative renewal process with the OMB, and the document itself is classified as an extension without change.
The three key dates and figures in the notice
- September 4, 2026 — publication date in the Federal Register.
- 30 days — the additional public comment window this notice opens.
- 1995 — the year of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the law that requires this process.
What the cited notice does not say
Noted here on purpose, since it was not included in the excerpt:
- It does not include, in the cited excerpt, the deadline for the comment period.
- It does not describe what e-Request does or who can use it.
- It does not include an address or method for submitting comments.
- It does not mention any effect on cases already in progress.
For any of these points, the way to find out is to read the full text in the Federal Register.
Sources
- Federal Register / DHS — USCIS — Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: e-Request Tool, published September 4, 2026, document 2026-18099. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18099/agency-information-collection-activities-extension-without-change-of-a-currently-approved-collection
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