82_FR_13174 82 FR 13129 - 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

82 FR 13129 - 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 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)

Page Range13129-13130
FR Document2017-04579

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 information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2016, at 81 FR 85245, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive two comments in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13129-13130]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04579]


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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: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2016, at 81 FR 85245, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive two 
comments in connection with the 60-day notice.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
April 10, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. Comments may 
also be submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. (This is not a toll-free 
number.) All submissions received must include the

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agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0030.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

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. 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 Request: 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: March 2, 2017.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 45 / Thursday, March 9, 2017 / Notices 13129 DATES: Comments are encouraged and Written comments and suggestions hour burden associated with this will be accepted for 60 days until May from the public and affected agencies collection is 8,483 hours. 8, 2017. should address one or more of the (7) An estimate of the total public ADDRESSES: All submissions received following four points: burden (in cost) associated with the must include the OMB Control Number (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection: The estimated total annual 1615–0018 in the body of the letter, the collection of information is necessary cost burden associated with this agency name and Docket ID USCIS– for the proper performance of the collection of information is $528,226. 2008–0068. To avoid duplicate functions of the agency, including Dated: March 3, 2017. submissions, please use only one of the whether the information will have Samantha Deshommes, following methods to submit comments: practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, (1) Online. Submit comments via the Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at agency’s estimate of the burden of the and Immigration Services, Department of http://www.regulations.gov under e- proposed collection of information, Homeland Security. Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0068; including the validity of the [FR Doc. 2017–04578 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am] (2) Mail. Submit written comments to methodology and assumptions used; BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination clarity of the information to be Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue collected; and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140. (4) Minimize the burden of the SECURITY collection of information on those who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are to respond, including through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, use of appropriate automated, Services Regulatory Coordination Division, electronic, mechanical, or other Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 [OMB Control Number 1615–0030] technological collection techniques or Massachusetts Avenue NW., other forms of information technology, Washington, DC 20529–2140, Agency Information Collection e.g., permitting electronic submission of Telephone number (202) 272–8377 Activities: Application for Waiver of the responses. (This is not a toll-free number. Foreign Residence Requirement of Comments are not accepted via Overview of This Information Section 212(e) of the Immigration and telephone message). Please note contact Collection Nationality Act, Form I–612; Revision information provided here is solely for (1) Type of Information Collection: of a Currently Approved Collection questions regarding this notice. It is not Extension of a Currently Approved for individual case status inquiries. AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Collection. Immigration Services, Department of Applicants seeking information about (2) Title of the Form/Collection: the status of their individual cases can Homeland Security. Application for permission to reapply check Case Status Online, available at ACTION: 30-Day notice. for Admission into the United States the USCIS Web site at http:// After Deportation or Removal. www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland (3) Agency form number, if any, and Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and National Customer Service Center at the applicable component of the DHS (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. Immigration Services (USCIS) will be sponsoring the collection: I–212, USCIS. submitting the following information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (4) Affected public who will be asked collection request to the Office of or required to respond, as well as a brief Comments Management and Budget (OMB) for abstract: Primary: Individuals or You may access the information review and clearance in accordance households. Form I–212 is necessary for collection instrument with instructions, with the Paperwork Reduction Act of USCIS to determine whether an alien is or additional information by visiting the 1995. The information collection notice eligible for and should be granted the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: was previously published in the Federal benefit of consent to reapply for http://www.regulations.gov and enter Register on November 25, 2016, at 81 admission into the United States. USCIS–2008–0068 in the search box. FR 85245, allowing for a 60-day public Furthermore, Form I212 form Regardless of the method used for comment period. USCIS did receive two standardizes requests for consent to submitting comments or material, all comments in connection with the 60- reapply and its data collection submissions will be posted, without day notice. requirements ensure that, when filing change, to the Federal eRulemaking the application, the alien provides the DATES: The purpose of this notice is to Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, basic information that is required to allow an additional 30 days for public and will include any personal assess eligibility for consent to reapply. comments. Comments are encouraged information you provide. Therefore, (5) An estimate of the total number of and will be accepted until April 10, submitting this information makes it respondents and the amount of time 2017. This process is conducted in public. You may wish to consider estimated for an average respondent to accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. limiting the amount of personal respond: The estimated total number of ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or information that you provide in any respondents for the information suggestions regarding the item(s) voluntary submission you make to DHS. collection I–212 is 4,183; the estimated contained in this notice, especially asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DHS may withhold information hour burden per response is 2 hours. regarding the estimated public burden provided in comments from public The estimated total number of responses and associated response time, must be viewing that it determines may impact for the biometric collection is 100, and directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer the privacy of an individual or is the estimated hour burden per response via email at oira_submission@ offensive. For additional information, is 1.17 hours. omb.eop.gov. 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13130 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 45 / Thursday, March 9, 2017 / Notices agency name and the OMB Control Overview of This Information DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Number 1615–0030. Collection You may wish to consider limiting the Fish and Wildlife Service (1) Type of Information Collection amount of personal information that you [FWS–R3–ES–2016–N094; Request: Revision of a Currently provide in any voluntary submission FVES59420300000F2 14X FF03E00000] Approved Collection. you make. For additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Hoopeston Wind Farm Draft Habitat is available via the link in the footer of Application for Waiver of the Foreign Conservation Plan; Draft http://www.regulations.gov. Residence Requirement of Section Environmental Assessment 212(e) of the Immigration and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Nationality Act. USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Interior. Regulatory Coordination Division, (3) Agency form number, if any, and ACTION: Receipt of application; draft Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 the applicable component of the DHS habitat conservation plan; draft Massachusetts Avenue NW., sponsoring the collection: I–612; USCIS. environmental assessment; and request Washington, DC 20529–2140, (4) Affected public who will be asked for comments. Telephone number (202) 272–8377 or required to respond, as well as a brief (This is not a toll-free number; abstract: Primary: Individuals or SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Endangered comments are not accepted via households. This information collection Species Act (ESA) and the National telephone message). Please note contact is necessary and may be submitted only Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we, information provided here is solely for by an alien who believes that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service questions regarding this notice. It is not (Service), announce the availability of compliance with foreign residence for individual case status inquiries. an application from Hoopeston Wind requirements would impose exceptional Applicants seeking information about Farm LLC (Applicant) for a permit to hardship on his or her spouse or child incidentally take federally endangered the status of their individual cases can who is a citizen of the United States, or check Case Status Online, available at Indiana bats and federally threatened a lawful permanent resident; or that northern long-eared bats. The take could the USCIS Web site at http:// returning to the country of his or her www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS result from operation and nationality or last permanent residence decommissioning activities at the National Customer Service Center at would subject him or her to persecution Applicant’s facility in Vermilion (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. on account of race, religion, or political County, Illinois. Included with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: opinion. Certain aliens admitted to the application is a draft habitat United States as exchange visitors are conservation plan (HCP). Also available Comments subject to the foreign residence for review is our draft environmental You may access the information requirements of section 212(e) of the assessment (EA) that was prepared in collection instrument with instructions, Immigration and Nationality Act (the response to the application. We are or additional information by visiting the Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also seeking public comments on the permit Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: provides for a waiver of the foreign application, draft HCP, and draft EA. http://www.regulations.gov and enter residence requirements in certain DATES: To ensure consideration, please USCIS–2008–0012 in the search box. instances. submit your comments on or before Written comments and suggestions from (5) An estimate of the total number of April 10, 2017. the public and affected agencies should respondents and the amount of time ADDRESSES: Availability of Documents: address one or more of the following The draft habitat conservation plan estimated for an average respondent to four points: (HCP) and draft environmental respond: The estimated total number of (1) Evaluate whether the proposed respondents for the information assessment (EA) are available on the collection of information is necessary collection I–612 is 736 and the Midwest Region’s Web site at http:// for the proper performance of the estimated hour burden per response is www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/ functions of the agency, including .333 hours. permits/hcp/r3hcps.html. Alternatively, whether the information will have copies of the permit application, draft practical utility; (6) An estimate of the total public HCP, and draft EA will be available for burden (in hours) associated with the public review during regular business (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the collection: The total estimated annual agency’s estimate of the burden of the hours at the Rock Island Field Office hour burden associated with this (see ADDRESSES). Those who do not have proposed collection of information, collection is 245 hours. including the validity of the access to the Web site or cannot visit methodology and assumptions used; (7) An estimate of the total public our office can request copies by burden (in cost) associated with the telephone at 309–757–5800 or by letter (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and to the Rock Island Field Office (see collection: The estimated total annual clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES). cost burden associated with this collected; and Submitting Comments: Send collection of information is $90,160. (4) Minimize the burden of the comments to Kraig McPeek by U.S. mail asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: March 2, 2017. collection of information on those who at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rock are to respond, including through the Samantha Deshommes, Island Field Office, 1511 47th Avenue, use of appropriate automated, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Moline, IL 61265; by facsimile to 309– electronic, mechanical, or other Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship 757–5807; or by electronic mail to technological collection techniques or and Immigration Services, Department of RockIsland@fws.gov. In the subject line other forms of information technology, Homeland Security. of your letter, facsimile, or electronic e.g., permitting electronic submission of [FR Doc. 2017–04579 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am] mail, include the document identifier responses. 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Document Created: 2017-03-09 04:59:21
Document Modified: 2017-03-09 04:59:21
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 10, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactUSCIS, 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 Citation82 FR 13129 
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