81 FR 71522 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I-601; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 200 (October 17, 2016)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 200 (October 17, 2016)
| Page Range | 71522-71522 | |
| FR Document | 2016-25043 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 71522] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-25043] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0029] Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I-601; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 16, 2016. ADDRESSES: All mail submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0029 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2007-0042. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of the following methods to submit comments: (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2007- 0042; (2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message.) Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS- 2007-0042 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-601, USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form I- 601 is necessary for USCIS to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility under section 212 of the Act. Furthermore, this information collection is used by individuals who are seeking for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-601 is 20,194; the estimated hour burden per paper responses is 1.75 hours and the estimated hour burden per electronically-filed responses is 1.33 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 32,795 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $7,474,305. Dated: October 11, 2016. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2016-25043 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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collection: There is an estimated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are to respond, including through the
$30,380 annual cost burden associated USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, use of appropriate automated,
with this collection of information. Regulatory Coordination Division, electronic, mechanical, or other
Dated: October 11, 2016. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 technological collection techniques or
Samantha Deshommes, Massachusetts Avenue NW., other forms of information technology,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship Telephone number (202) 272–8377 responses.
and Immigration Services, Department of (This is not a toll-free number.
Homeland Security. Comments are not accepted via Overview of This Information
[FR Doc. 2016–25045 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am] telephone message.) Please note contact Collection
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not (1) Type of Information Collection:
for individual case status inquiries. Revision of a Currently Approved
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Applicants seeking information about Collection.
SECURITY the status of their individual cases can (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
check Case Status Online, available at Application for Waiver of Grounds of
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration the USCIS Web site at http:// Inadmissibility.
Services www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at (3) Agency form number, if any, and
[OMB Control Number 1615–0029] the applicable component of the DHS
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
sponsoring the collection: I–601, USCIS.
Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Activities: Application for Waiver of (4) Affected public who will be asked
Comments or required to respond, as well as a brief
Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I–
601; Revision of a Currently Approved You may access the information abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Collection collection instrument with instructions, households. Form I–601 is necessary for
or additional information by visiting the USCIS to determine whether the
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: applicant is eligible for a waiver of
Immigration Services, Department of http://www.regulations.gov and enter inadmissibility under section 212 of the
Homeland Security. USCIS–2007–0042 in the search box. Act. Furthermore, this information
ACTION: 60-day notice. Regardless of the method used for collection is used by individuals who
submitting comments or material, all
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland are seeking for Temporary Protected
submissions will be posted, without
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Status (TPS).
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, (5) An estimate of the total number of
the general public and other Federal and will include any personal respondents and the amount of time
agencies to comment upon this information you provide. Therefore, estimated for an average respondent to
proposed revision of a currently submitting this information makes it respond: The estimated total number of
approved collection of information. In public. You may wish to consider respondents for the information
accordance with the Paperwork limiting the amount of personal collection I–601 is 20,194; the estimated
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information that you provide in any
information collection notice is hour burden per paper responses is 1.75
voluntary submission you make to DHS. hours and the estimated hour burden
published in the Federal Register to DHS may withhold information
obtain comments regarding the nature of per electronically-filed responses is 1.33
provided in comments from public hours.
the information collection, the viewing that it determines may impact
categories of respondents, the estimated (6) An estimate of the total public
the privacy of an individual or is
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and burden (in hours) associated with the
offensive. For additional information,
resources used by the respondents to collection: The total estimated annual
please read the Privacy Act notice that
respond), the estimated cost to the hour burden associated with this
is available via the link in the footer of
respondent, and the actual information collection is 32,795 hours.
http://www.regulations.gov.
collection instruments. Written comments and suggestions (7) An estimate of the total public
DATES: Comments are encouraged and from the public and affected agencies burden (in cost) associated with the
will be accepted for 60 days until should address one or more of the collection: The estimated total annual
December 16, 2016. following four points: cost burden associated with this
ADDRESSES: All mail submissions (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is $7,474,305.
received must include the OMB Control collection of information is necessary
Number 1615–0029 in the body of the for the proper performance of the Dated: October 11, 2016.
letter, the agency name and Docket ID functions of the agency, including Samantha Deshommes,
USCIS–2007–0042. To avoid duplicate whether the information will have Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
submissions, please use only one of the practical utility; Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
following methods to submit comments: (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the and Immigration Services, Department of
(1) Online. Submit comments via the agency’s estimate of the burden of the Homeland Security.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 60-day notice. | |
| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 16, 2016. | |
| Contact | USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message.) Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833. | |
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