82_FR_6621 82 FR 6609 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I-601; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.

82 FR 6609 - 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 82, Issue 12 (January 19, 2017)

Page Range6609-6609
FR Document2017-01080

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 October 17, 2016, at 81 FR 71522, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 1 comment in connection with the 60-day notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 6609]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01080]


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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:  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 October 17, 2016, at 81 FR 71522, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 1 
comment 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 
February 21, 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 agency name and the 
OMB Control Number [1615-0029].
    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-
2007-0042 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 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.
    (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 35,340 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 $7,497,023.

    Dated: January 12, 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. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2017 / Notices 6609 an update on tasking under the Register on October 17, 2016, at 81 FR whether the information will have subcommittee will be provided. This 71522, allowing for a 60-day public practical utility; session will be followed by questions comment period. USCIS did receive 1 (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the from the public. There will be comment in connection with the 60-day agency’s estimate of the burden of the discussions on the Internet of Things notice. proposed collection of information, draft guidance document for their Next DATES: The purpose of this notice is to including the validity of the Generation First Responder (NGFR) allow an additional 30 days for public methodology and assumptions used; program and the HSSTAC FY17 comments. Comments are encouraged (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and planning updates followed by public and will be accepted until February 21, clarity of the information to be comments to close out the day. Day 2: 2017. This process is conducted in collected; and The morning session will begin with a accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. (4) Minimize the burden of the meeting overview followed by sessions ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or collection of information on those who on Technology Scouting, Technology suggestions regarding the item(s) are to respond, including through the Transfer and Commercialization. contained in this notice, especially use of appropriate automated, The sessions will focus discussion on electronic, mechanical, or other regarding the estimated public burden the technology development lifecycle to technological collection techniques or and associated response time, must be include best practice recommendations other forms of information technology, directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer on how to create situational awareness e.g., permitting electronic submission of via email at oira_submission@ of new or emerging trends, technologies, responses. omb.eop.gov. Comments may also be capabilities and research; develop submitted via fax at (202) 395–5806. Overview of This Information processes to efficiently use networks (This is not a toll-free number.) All Collection and partnerships to identify, locate, and submissions received must include the evaluate existing or developing (1) Type of Information Collection agency name and the OMB Control technologies, and identify methods that Request: Revision of a Currently can be used to engage the commercial Number [1615–0029]. You may wish to consider limiting the Approved Collection. marketplace to support the development (2) Title of the Form/Collection: amount of personal information that you and ultimately the acquisition by Application for Waiver of Grounds of provide in any voluntary submission homeland security stakeholders of new Inadmissibility. you make. For additional information technologies while prioritizing the need (3) Agency form number, if any, and please read the Privacy Act notice that to leverage limited resources and the applicable component of the DHS is available via the link in the footer of maximize impact. The day will end sponsoring the collection: I–601, USCIS. with questions and comments from the http://www.regulations.gov. (4) Affected public who will be asked public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or required to respond, as well as a brief USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Dated: January 12, 2017. abstract: Primary: Individuals or Regulatory Coordination Division, Michel Kareis, households. Form I–601 is necessary for Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Executive Director, Homeland Security USCIS to determine whether the Massachusetts Avenue NW., Science and Technology Advisory Committee. applicant is eligible for a waiver of Washington, DC 20529–2140, [FR Doc. 2017–01290 Filed 1–18–17; 8:45 am] inadmissibility under section 212 of the Telephone number (202) 272–8377. Act. Furthermore, this information BILLING CODE 4410–10–P (This is not a toll-free number; collection is used by individuals who comments are not accepted via are seeking for Temporary Protected telephone message.) Please note contact DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Status (TPS). information provided here is solely for SECURITY (5) An estimate of the total number of questions regarding this notice. It is not respondents and the amount of time U.S. Citizenship and Immigration for individual case status inquiries. estimated for an average respondent to Services Applicants seeking information about respond: The estimated total number of the status of their individual cases can [OMB Control Number 1615–0029] respondents for the information check Case Status Online, available at collection I–601 is 20,194; the estimated the USCIS Web site at http:// Agency Information Collection hour burden per paper responses is 1.75 www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Activities: Application for Waiver of hours. National Customer Service Center at Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I– (6) An estimate of the total public (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. 601; Revision of a Currently Approved burden (in hours) associated with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection: The total estimated annual Collection. Comments hour burden associated with this AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and collection is 35,340 hours. 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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 February 21, 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.
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