83_FR_4526 83 FR 4505 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility

83 FR 4505 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 21 (January 31, 2018)

Page Range4505-4506
FR Document2018-01919

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 extension 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 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4505-4506]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without 
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Provisional 
Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility

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 extension 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 
April 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 
1615-0123 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID 
USCIS-2012-0003. 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-
2012-0003;
    (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,

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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).

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-
2012-0003 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: Extension, Without Change, of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Reinstatement.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Provisional 
Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-601A; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households: 
Individuals who are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and who are 
applying from within the United States for a waiver of inadmissibility 
under INA section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) prior to obtaining an immigrant visa 
abroad.
    (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 Form I-601A 
is 63,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1hour and 30 
minutes; biometrics processing 63,000 total respondents with a burden 
of 1.17 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 241,920 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 $3,413,812.

    Dated: January 26, 2018.
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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                                                Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                           technological collection techniques or                 cost burden associated with this
                                                Massachusetts Avenue NW,                                other forms of information technology,                 collection of information is $3,392,025.
                                                Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone                    e.g., permitting electronic submission of                Dated: January 26, 2018.
                                                number 202–272–8377 (This is not a                      responses.                                             Samantha Deshommes,
                                                toll-free number. Comments are not
                                                                                                        Overview of This Information                           Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                accepted via telephone message). Please                                                                        Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                                                                                        Collection
                                                note contact information provided here                                                                         and Immigration Services, Department of
                                                is solely for questions regarding this                     (1) Type of Information Collection:                 Homeland Security.
                                                notice. It is not for individual case                   Revision of a Currently Approved
                                                                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2018–01909 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                                status inquiries. Applicants seeking                    Collection.
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                information about the status of their                      (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                                individual cases can check Case Status                  Application for Replacement
                                                Online, available at the USCIS website                  Naturalization/Citizenship Document.
                                                                                                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                       (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                                                                                                                               SECURITY
                                                USCIS National Customer Service                         the applicable component of the DHS
                                                Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                    sponsoring the collection: N–565;                      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                1833).                                                  USCIS.                                                 Services
                                                                                                           (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                     [OMB Control Number 1615–0123]
                                                                                                        or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                Comments                                                abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                                                                                        households. The form is provided by                    Agency Information Collection
                                                   You may access the information                                                                              Activities; Extension, Without Change,
                                                collection instrument with instructions,                U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                                                                        Services (USCIS) to determine the                      of a Currently Approved Collection:
                                                or additional information by visiting the                                                                      Application for Provisional Unlawful
                                                Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                     applicant’s eligibility for a replacement
                                                                                                        document. An applicant may file for a                  Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility
                                                http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                                USCIS–2006–0052 in the search box.                      replacement if he or she was issued one                AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and
                                                Regardless of the method used for                       of the documents described above and                   Immigration Services, Department of
                                                submitting comments or material, all                    it was lost, mutilated, or destroyed; if               Homeland Security.
                                                submissions will be posted, without                     the document is incorrect due to a                     ACTION: 60-Day notice.
                                                change, to the Federal eRulemaking                      typographical or clerical error by USCIS;
                                                Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   if the applicant’s name was changed by                 SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland
                                                and will include any personal                           a marriage or by court order after the                 Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                information you provide. Therefore,                     document was issued and the applicant                  Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
                                                submitting this information makes it                    now seeks a document in the new name;                  public and other Federal agencies to
                                                public. You may wish to consider                        or if the applicant is seeking a change                comment upon this proposed extension
                                                limiting the amount of personal                         of the gender listed on their document                 of a currently approved collection of
                                                information that you provide in any                     after obtaining a court order, a U.S.                  information. In accordance with the
                                                voluntary submission you make to DHS.                   Government-issued document, or a                       Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                DHS may withhold information                            letter from a licensed health care                     1995, the information collection notice
                                                provided in comments from public                        professional recognizing that the                      is published in the Federal Register to
                                                viewing that it determines may impact                   applicant’s gender is different from that              obtain comments regarding the nature of
                                                the privacy of an individual or is                      listed on their current document. The                  the information collection, the
                                                offensive. For additional information,                  only document that can be replaced on                  categories of respondents, the estimated
                                                please read the Privacy Act notice that                 the basis of a change to the applicant’s               burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
                                                                                                        date of birth, as evidenced by a court                 resources used by the respondents to
                                                is available via the link in the footer of
                                                                                                        order or a U.S. Government-issued                      respond), the estimated cost to the
                                                http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                   Written comments and suggestions                     document is the Certificate of                         respondent, and the actual information
                                                from the public and affected agencies                   Citizenship. If the applicant is a                     collection instruments.
                                                should address one or more of the                       naturalized citizen who desires to                     DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                following four points:                                  obtain recognition as a citizen of the                 will be accepted for 60 days until April
                                                   (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                    United States by a foreign country, he or              2, 2018.
                                                collection of information is necessary                  she may apply for a special certificate                ADDRESSES: All submissions received
                                                for the proper performance of the                       for that purpose.                                      must include the OMB Control Number
                                                functions of the agency, including                         (5) An estimate of the total number of              1615–0123 in the body of the letter, the
                                                whether the information will have                       respondents and the amount of time                     agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
                                                practical utility;                                      estimated for an average respondent to                 2012–0003. To avoid duplicate
                                                   (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                     respond: The estimated total number of                 submissions, please use only one of the
                                                agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  respondents for the information                        following methods to submit comments:
                                                proposed collection of information,                     collection N–565 is 27,690 and the                        (1) Online. Submit comments via the
                                                including the validity of the                           estimated hour burden per response is                  Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
                                                methodology and assumptions used;                       1.33 hours.                                            http://www.regulations.gov under e-
                                                                                                                                                               Docket ID number USCIS–2012–0003;
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                                                   (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                   (6) An estimate of the total public
                                                clarity of the information to be                        burden (in hours) associated with the                     (2) Mail. Submit written comments to
                                                collected; and                                          collection: The total estimated annual                 DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
                                                   (4) Minimize the burden of the                       hour burden associated with this                       Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
                                                collection of information on those who                  collection is 36,828 hours.                            Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                                are to respond, including through the                      (7) An estimate of the total public                 Washington, DC 20529–2140.
                                                use of appropriate automated,                           burden (in cost) associated with the                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                electronic, mechanical, or other                        collection: The estimated total annual                 USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,


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                                                4506                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 21 / Wednesday, January 31, 2018 / Notices

                                                Regulatory Coordination Division,                       electronic, mechanical, or other                       DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                           technological collection techniques or                 URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                Massachusetts Avenue NW,                                other forms of information technology,
                                                                                                                                                               [Docket No. FR–7006–N–01]
                                                Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone                    e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                number 202–272–8377 (This is not a                      responses.                                             60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                                toll-free number. Comments are not                                                                             Collection: Evaluation of Public
                                                accepted via telephone message). Please                 Overview of This Information
                                                                                                                                                               Housing Program Activities
                                                note contact information provided here                  Collection
                                                is solely for questions regarding this                                                                         AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                notice. It is not for individual case                      (1) Type of Information Collection:                 Secretary for Public and Indian
                                                status inquiries. Applicants seeking                    Extension, Without Change, of a                        Housing, PIH, HUD.
                                                information about the status of their                   Currently Approved Collection;                         ACTION: Notice.
                                                individual cases can check Case Status                  Reinstatement.
                                                Online, available at the USCIS website                     (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                   SUMMARY:    HUD is seeking approval from
                                                at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the                    Application for Provisional Unlawful                   the Office of Management and Budget
                                                USCIS National Customer Service                                                                                (OMB) for the information collection
                                                                                                        Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility.
                                                Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–                                                                           described below. In accordance with the
                                                                                                           (3) Agency form number, if any, and                 Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
                                                1833).
                                                                                                        the applicable component of the DHS                    requesting comment from all interested
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        sponsoring the collection: I–601A;                     parties on the proposed collection of
                                                Comments                                                USCIS.                                                 information. The purpose of this notice
                                                   You may access the information                          (4) Affected public who will be asked               is to allow for 60 days of public
                                                collection instrument with instructions,                or required to respond, as well as a brief             comment.
                                                or additional information by visiting the               abstract: Primary: Individuals or                      DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2,
                                                Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                     households: Individuals who are                        2018.
                                                http://www.regulations.gov and enter                    immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and               ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                USCIS–2012–0003 in the search box.                      who are applying from within the                       invited to submit comments regarding
                                                Regardless of the method used for                       United States for a waiver of                          this proposal. Comments should refer to
                                                submitting comments or material, all                    inadmissibility under INA section                      the proposal by name and/or OMB
                                                submissions will be posted, without                     212(a)(9)(B)(v) prior to obtaining an                  Control Number and should be sent to:
                                                change, to the Federal eRulemaking
                                                                                                        immigrant visa abroad.                                 Colette Pollard, Reports Management
                                                Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
                                                                                                           (5) An estimate of the total number of              Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
                                                and will include any personal
                                                                                                        respondents and the amount of time                     and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
                                                information you provide. Therefore,
                                                                                                        estimated for an average respondent to                 SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
                                                submitting this information makes it
                                                                                                        respond: The estimated total number of                 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
                                                public. You may wish to consider
                                                limiting the amount of personal                                                                                (this is not a toll-free number) or email
                                                                                                        respondents for the information
                                                information that you provide in any                                                                            at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
                                                                                                        collection Form I–601A is 63,000 and
                                                voluntary submission you make to DHS.                                                                          the proposed forms or other available
                                                                                                        the estimated hour burden per response
                                                DHS may withhold information                                                                                   information. Persons with hearing or
                                                                                                        is 1hour and 30 minutes; biometrics                    speech impairments may access this
                                                provided in comments from public                        processing 63,000 total respondents
                                                viewing that it determines may impact                                                                          number through TTY by calling the toll-
                                                                                                        with a burden of 1.17 hours.                           free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
                                                the privacy of an individual or is
                                                                                                           (6) An estimate of the total public                 8339.
                                                offensive. For additional information,
                                                please read the Privacy Act notice that                 burden (in hours) associated with the                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                is available via the link in the footer of              collection: The total estimated annual                 Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
                                                http://www.regulations.gov.                             hour burden associated with this                       Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
                                                   Written comments and suggestions                     collection is 241,920 hours.                           PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
                                                from the public and affected agencies                      (7) An estimate of the total public                 Development, 451 7th Street SW
                                                should address one or more of the                       burden (in cost) associated with the                   (L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
                                                following four points:                                  collection: The estimated total annual                 Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
                                                   (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                                                                           402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
                                                                                                        cost burden associated with this
                                                collection of information is necessary                                                                         number). Persons with hearing or
                                                                                                        collection of information is $3,413,812.
                                                for the proper performance of the                                                                              speech impairments may access this
                                                functions of the agency, including                        Dated: January 26, 2018.                             number via TTY by calling the Federal
                                                whether the information will have                       Samantha Deshommes,                                    Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
                                                practical utility;                                      Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,               8339. Copies of available documents
                                                   (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                     Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship        submitted to OMB may be obtained
                                                agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  and Immigration Services, Department of                from Ms. Mussington.
                                                proposed collection of information,                     Homeland Security.                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                including the validity of the                           [FR Doc. 2018–01919 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]            notice informs the public that HUD is
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                                                methodology and assumptions used;                       BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                 seeking approval from OMB for the
                                                   (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                       information collection described in
                                                clarity of the information to be                                                                               Section A.
                                                collected; and
                                                   (4) Minimize the burden of the                                                                              A. Overview of Information Collection
                                                collection of information on those who                                                                           Title of Information Collection:
                                                are to respond, including through the                                                                          Evaluation of Public Housing Program
                                                use of appropriate automated,                                                                                  Activities.


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Document Created: 2018-01-31 00:58:36
Document Modified: 2018-01-31 00:58:36
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 April 2, 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).
FR Citation83 FR 4505 

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