83_FR_25131 83 FR 25026 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds

83 FR 25026 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

Page Range25026-25027
FR Document2018-11706

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25026-25027]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11706]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0069]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application by Refugee for Waiver of 
Inadmissibility Grounds

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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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 
July 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0069 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2006-0042. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of 
the following methods to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2006-0042;
    (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

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information about the status of their individual cases can check Case 
Status Online, available at the USCIS website 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-
2006-0042 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 by Refugee for Waiver 
of Inadmissibility Grounds.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-602; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The data 
collected on the Application by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility 
Grounds, Form I-602, will be used by USCIS to determine eligibility for 
waivers, and to report to Congress the reasons for granting waivers.
    (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-602 is 190 
and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour.
    (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 190 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 $23,520.

    Dated: May 25, 2018.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-11706 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              is available via the link in the footer of                 6. Are currently in school, have                   DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                              http://www.regulations.gov.                             graduated or obtained a certificate of                SECURITY
                                                 Written comments and suggestions                     completion from high school, have
                                              from the public and affected agencies                   obtained a general education                          U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                              should address one or more of the                       development certificate, or are an                    Services
                                              following four points:                                  honorably discharged veteran of the                   [OMB Control Number 1615–0069]
                                                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                    Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the
                                              collection of information is necessary                  United States; and                                    Agency Information Collection
                                              for the proper performance of the                                                                             Activities; Revision of a Currently
                                              functions of the agency, including                         7. Have not been convicted of a
                                                                                                                                                            Approved Collection: Application by
                                              whether the information will have                       felony, significant misdemeanor, three
                                                                                                                                                            Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility
                                              practical utility;                                      or more other misdemeanors, and do not
                                                                                                                                                            Grounds
                                                 (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                     otherwise pose a threat to national
                                              agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  security or public safety.                            AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and
                                              proposed collection of information,                        These individuals will be considered               Immigration Services, Department of
                                              including the validity of the                           for relief from removal from the United               Homeland Security.
                                              methodology and assumptions used;                       States or from being placed into removal              ACTION: 60-Day notice.
                                                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                proceedings as part of the deferred
                                              clarity of the information to be                                                                              SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland
                                                                                                      action for childhood arrivals process.                Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                              collected; and
                                                                                                      Those who submit requests with USCIS                  Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                 (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                              collection of information on those who                  and demonstrate that they meet the                    public and other Federal agencies to
                                              are to respond, including through the                   threshold guidelines may have removal                 comment upon this proposed revision of
                                              use of appropriate automated,                           action in their case deferred for a period            a currently approved collection of
                                              electronic, mechanical, or other                        of two years, subject to renewal (if not              information. In accordance with the
                                              technological collection techniques or                  terminated), based on an individualized,              Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                              other forms of information technology,                  case by case assessment of the                        1995, the information collection notice
                                              e.g., permitting electronic submission of               individual’s equities. Only those                     is published in the Federal Register to
                                              responses.                                              individuals who can demonstrate,                      obtain comments regarding the nature of
                                                                                                      through verifiable documentation, that                the information collection, the
                                              Overview of This Information                            they meet the threshold guidelines will               categories of respondents, the estimated
                                              Collection                                                                                                    burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
                                                                                                      be considered for deferred action for
                                                (1) Type of Information Collection:                   childhood arrivals, except in                         resources used by the respondents to
                                              Extension, Without Change, of a                         exceptional circumstances.                            respond), the estimated cost to the
                                              Currently Approved Collection.                                                                                respondent, and the actual information
                                                (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                        (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                                                                                                                            collection instruments.
                                              Consideration of Deferred Action for                    respondents and the amount of time
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                              Childhood Arrivals.                                     estimated for an average respondent to
                                                                                                      respond: The estimated total number of                will be accepted for 60 days until July
                                                (3) Agency form number, if any, and                                                                         30, 2018.
                                              the applicable component of the DHS                     respondents for the information
                                                                                                      collection I–821D initial requests is                 ADDRESSES: All submissions received
                                              sponsoring the collection: I–821D;
                                                                                                      45,645 and the estimated hour burden                  must include the OMB Control Number
                                              USCIS.
                                                (4) Affected public who will be asked                 per response is 136,935 hours. The                    1615–0069 in the body of the letter, the
                                              or required to respond, as well as a brief              estimated total number of respondents                 agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
                                              abstract: Primary: Individuals or                                                                             2006–0042. To avoid duplicate
                                                                                                      for the information collection I–821D
                                              Households. The information collected                                                                         submissions, please use only one of the
                                                                                                      renewal requests is 427,207 and the
                                              on this form is used by USCIS to                                                                              following methods to submit comments:
                                                                                                      estimated hour burden per response is                    (1) Online. Submit comments via the
                                              determine eligibility of certain                        1,281,621hours.
                                              individuals who were brought to the                                                                           Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
                                                                                                         (6) An estimate of the total public                http://www.regulations.gov under e-
                                              United States as children and meet the
                                                                                                      burden (in hours) associated with the                 Docket ID number USCIS–2006–0042;
                                              following guidelines to be considered
                                                                                                      collection: The total estimated annual                   (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
                                              for deferred action for childhood
                                                                                                      hour burden associated with this                      DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
                                              arrivals:
                                                1. Were under the age of 31 as of June                collection is 1,418,556 hours.                        Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
                                              15, 2012;                                                  (7) An estimate of the total public                Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                                2. Came to the United States before                                                                         Washington, DC 20529–2140.
                                                                                                      burden (in cost) associated with the
                                              reaching their 16th birthday, and                       collection: The estimated total annual                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              established residence at that time;                     cost burden associated with this                      USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                                3. Have continuously resided in the                   collection of information is $50,415,480.             Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                              United States since June 15, 2007, up to                                                                      Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                              the present time;                                         Dated: May 25, 2018.                                Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                                4. Were present in the United States                  Samantha L Deshommes,                                 Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
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                                              on June 15, 2012, and at the time of                    Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,              number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
                                              making their request for consideration                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       toll-free number. Comments are not
                                              of deferred action with USCIS;                          and Immigration Services, Department of               accepted via telephone message). Please
                                                5. Entered without inspection before                  Homeland Security.                                    note contact information provided here
                                              June 15, 2012, or their lawful                          [FR Doc. 2018–11704 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]           is solely for questions regarding this
                                              immigration status expired as of June                   BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                notice. It is not for individual case
                                              15, 2012;                                                                                                     status inquiries. Applicants seeking


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                                              information about the status of their                      (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                              individual cases can check Case Status                  Application by Refugee for Waiver of                  1995, the information collection notice
                                              Online, available at the USCIS website                  Inadmissibility Grounds.                              is published in the Federal Register to
                                              at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                       (3) Agency form number, if any, and                obtain comments regarding the nature of
                                              USCIS National Customer Service                         the applicable component of the DHS                   the information collection, the
                                              Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                    sponsoring the collection: I–602; USCIS.              categories of respondents, the estimated
                                              1833).                                                     (4) Affected public who will be asked              burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              or required to respond, as well as a brief            resources used by the respondents to
                                                                                                      abstract: Primary: Individuals or                     respond), the estimated cost to the
                                              Comments                                                households. The data collected on the                 respondent, and the actual information
                                                 You may access the information                       Application by Refugee for Waiver of                  collection instruments.
                                              collection instrument with instructions,                Inadmissibility Grounds, Form I–602,                  DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                              or additional information by visiting the               will be used by USCIS to determine                    will be accepted for 60 days until July
                                              Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                     eligibility for waivers, and to report to             30, 2018.
                                              http://www.regulations.gov and enter                    Congress the reasons for granting                     ADDRESSES: All submissions received
                                              USCIS–2006–0042 in the search box.                      waivers.                                              must include the OMB Control Number
                                              Regardless of the method used for                          (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                                                                                                                            1615–0060 in the body of the letter, the
                                              submitting comments or material, all                    respondents and the amount of time
                                                                                                                                                            agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
                                              submissions will be posted, without                     estimated for an average respondent to
                                                                                                                                                            2008–0021. To avoid duplicate
                                              change, to the Federal eRulemaking                      respond: The estimated total number of
                                                                                                                                                            submissions, please use only one of the
                                              Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   respondents for the information
                                                                                                                                                            following methods to submit comments:
                                              and will include any personal                           collection I–602 is 190 and the                          (1) Online. Submit comments via the
                                              information you provide. Therefore,                     estimated hour burden per response is                 Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
                                              submitting this information makes it                    1 hour.                                               http://www.regulations.gov under e-
                                              public. You may wish to consider                           (6) An estimate of the total public
                                                                                                                                                            Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0021;
                                              limiting the amount of personal                         burden (in hours) associated with the                    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
                                              information that you provide in any                     collection: The total estimated annual                DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
                                              voluntary submission you make to DHS.                   hour burden associated with this                      Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
                                              DHS may withhold information                            collection is 190 hours.                              Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                              provided in comments from public                           (7) An estimate of the total public
                                                                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20529–2140.
                                              viewing that it determines may impact                   burden (in cost) associated with the
                                                                                                      collection: The estimated total annual                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              the privacy of an individual or is                                                                            USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                              offensive. For additional information,                  cost burden associated with this
                                                                                                      collection of information is $23,520.                 Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                              please read the Privacy Act notice that                                                                       Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                              is available via the link in the footer of                Dated: May 25, 2018.                                Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                              http://www.regulations.gov.                             Samantha L Deshommes,                                 Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
                                                 Written comments and suggestions                     Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,              number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
                                              from the public and affected agencies                   Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       toll-free number. Comments are not
                                              should address one or more of the                       and Immigration Services, Department of               accepted via telephone message). Please
                                              following four points:                                  Homeland Security.
                                                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                                                                          note contact information provided here
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–11706 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]           is solely for questions regarding this
                                              collection of information is necessary
                                              for the proper performance of the
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                notice. It is not for individual case
                                              functions of the agency, including                                                                            status inquiries. Applicants seeking
                                              whether the information will have                                                                             information about the status of their
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                individual cases can check Case Status
                                              practical utility;                                      SECURITY
                                                 (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                                                                           Online, available at the USCIS website
                                              agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
                                              proposed collection of information,                     Services                                              USCIS National Customer Service
                                              including the validity of the                                                                                 Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
                                                                                                      [OMB Control Number 1615–0060]                        1833).
                                              methodology and assumptions used;
                                                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      Agency Information Collection
                                              clarity of the information to be                        Activities; Extension, Without Change,                Comments
                                              collected; and                                          of a Currently Approved Collection:
                                                 (4) Minimize the burden of the                                                                               You may access the information
                                                                                                      Medical Certification for Disability                  collection instrument with instructions,
                                              collection of information on those who
                                                                                                      Exception                                             or additional information by visiting the
                                              are to respond, including through the
                                              use of appropriate automated,                           AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                         Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                              electronic, mechanical, or other                        Immigration Services, Department of                   http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                              technological collection techniques or                  Homeland Security.                                    USCIS–2008–0021 in the search box.
                                              other forms of information technology,                  ACTION: 60-Day notice.                                Regardless of the method used for
                                              e.g., permitting electronic submission of                                                                     submitting comments or material, all
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                                              responses.                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 submissions will be posted, without
                                                                                                      Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                  change, to the Federal eRulemaking
                                              Overview of This Information                            Immigration (USCIS) invites the general               Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
                                              Collection                                              public and other Federal agencies to                  and will include any personal
                                                (1) Type of Information Collection:                   comment upon this proposed extension                  information you provide. Therefore,
                                              Revision of a Currently Approved                        of a currently approved collection of                 submitting this information makes it
                                              Collection.                                             information. In accordance with the                   public. You may wish to consider


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Document Created: 2018-05-31 00:48:45
Document Modified: 2018-05-31 00:48:45
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
Action60-Day notice.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until July 30, 2018.
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 website 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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