81 FR 85245 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Form I-612; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 227 (November 25, 2016)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 227 (November 25, 2016)
| Page Range | 85245-85245 | |
| FR Document | 2016-28278 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 85245] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28278] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0030] Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Form I-612; 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 (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 January 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0030 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2008-0012. 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-2008- 0012; (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- 2008-0012 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 the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-612; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This information collection is necessary and may be submitted only by an alien who believes that compliance with foreign residence requirements would impose exceptional hardship on his or her spouse or child who is a citizen of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident; or that returning to the country of his or her nationality or last permanent residence would subject him or her to persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion. 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 (the Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also provides for a waiver of the foreign residence requirements in certain instances. (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-612 is 736 and the estimated hour burden per response is .333 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 245 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 $90,160. Dated: November 9, 2016. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2016-28278 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship number 202–272–8377 (This is not a responses.
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accepted via telephone message). Please
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notice. It is not for individual case Collection.
status inquiries. Applicants seeking (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information about the status of their Application for Waiver of the Foreign
SECURITY individual cases can check Case Status Residence Requirement of Section
Online, available at the USCIS Web site 212(e) of the Immigration and
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
Services Nationality Act.
USCIS National Customer Service (3) Agency form number, if any, and
[OMB Control Number 1615–0030] Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– the applicable component of the DHS
1833). sponsoring the collection: I–612; USCIS.
Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Activities: Application for Waiver of the (4) Affected public who will be asked
Foreign Residence Requirement of Comments or required to respond, as well as a brief
Section 212(e) of the Immigration and You may access the information abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Nationality Act, Form I–612; Revision collection instrument with instructions, households. This information collection
of a Currently Approved Collection. or additional information by visiting the is necessary and may be submitted only
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: by an alien who believes that
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and compliance with foreign residence
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
Immigration Services, Department of requirements would impose exceptional
USCIS–2008–0012 in the search box.
Homeland Security. hardship on his or her spouse or child
Regardless of the method used for
ACTION: 60-Day notice. submitting comments or material, all who is a citizen of the United States, or
submissions will be posted, without a lawful permanent resident; or that
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland returning to the country of his or her
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, nationality or last permanent residence
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general would subject him or her to persecution
public and other Federal agencies to and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore, on account of race, religion, or political
comment upon this proposed revision of opinion. Certain aliens admitted to the
a currently approved collection of submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider United States as exchange visitors are
information. In accordance with the subject to the foreign residence
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any requirements of section 212(e) of the
1995, the information collection notice Immigration and Nationality Act (the
is published in the Federal Register to voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also
obtain comments regarding the nature of provides for a waiver of the foreign
the information collection, the provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact residence requirements in certain
categories of respondents, the estimated instances.
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information, (5) An estimate of the total number of
resources used by the respondents to
please read the Privacy Act notice that respondents and the amount of time
respond), the estimated cost to the
is available via the link in the footer of estimated for an average respondent to
respondent, and the actual information
http://www.regulations.gov. respond: The estimated total number of
collection instruments.
Written comments and suggestions respondents for the information
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
from the public and affected agencies collection I–612 is 736 and the
will be accepted for 60 days until should address one or more of the estimated hour burden per response is
January 24, 2017. following four points: .333 hours.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received (1) Evaluate whether the proposed (6) An estimate of the total public
must include the OMB Control Number collection of information is necessary burden (in hours) associated with the
1615–0030 in the body of the letter, the for the proper performance of the collection: The total estimated annual
agency name and Docket ID USCIS– functions of the agency, including hour burden associated with this
2008–0012. To avoid duplicate whether the information will have collection is 245 hours.
submissions, please use only one of the practical utility;
following methods to submit comments: (7) An estimate of the total public
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the burden (in cost) associated with the
(1) Online. Submit comments via the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at collection: The estimated total annual
proposed collection of information, cost burden associated with this
http://www.regulations.gov under e- including the validity of the
Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0012; collection of information is $90,160.
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(2) Mail. Submit written comments to (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Dated: November 9, 2016.
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and clarity of the information to be Samantha Deshommes,
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination collected; and Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue (4) Minimize the burden of the Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. collection of information on those who and Immigration Services, Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are to respond, including through the Homeland Security.
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, use of appropriate automated, [FR Doc. 2016–28278 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am]
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 60-Day notice. | |
| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until January 24, 2017. | |
| 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). | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 85245 |
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