83 FR 47932 - 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 184 (September 21, 2018)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)
| Page Range | 47932-47933 | |
| FR Document | 2018-20541 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 47932-47933] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20541] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 30-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 22, 2018. 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]. All submissions received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615- 0069 in the subject line. 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 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 The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2018, at 83 FR 25026, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive two comments in connection with the 60-day notice. 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. 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 by Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds. [[Page 47933]] (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 8 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 1,520 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: September 17, 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. 2018-20541 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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program submit a complete application the test program will not be Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
package to CBP. CBP then reviews the implemented as a permanent program. Massachusetts Avenue NW,
application and begins the vetting The discontinuation of the test and Washington, DC 20529–2140,
process including a risk assessment and the publication of this notice will have Telephone number (202) 272–8377
a determination of the applicant’s no effect on the ISA program. (This is not a toll-free number;
readiness to assume the responsibilities Dated: September 18, 2018. comments are not accepted via
of ISA. Todd C. Owen, telephone message.). Please note contact
When the Broker ISA PC test was in information provided here is solely for
operation, importers interested in Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Field Operations. questions regarding this notice. It is not
applying to participate in the ISA for individual case status inquiries.
[FR Doc. 2018–20581 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am]
program had the option of using either Applicants seeking information about
the Broker ISA PC services (most likely BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
the status of their individual cases can
for a fee) of an ISA pre-certifier to check Case Status Online, available at
facilitate participation in the ISA the USCIS website at http://
program or the importers could DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
continue to apply for participation in National Customer Service Center at
the ISA program without the services of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
a pre-certifier. Under the Broker ISA PC Services SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
test, an interested importer who wished
to use the services of a pre-certifier [OMB Control Number 1615–0069] Comments
submitted a complete ISA application The information collection notice was
package to both CBP and the ISA pre- Agency Information Collection
previously published in the Federal
certifier whom they selected. If an Activities; Revision of a Currently
Register on May 31, 2018, at 83 FR
importer used the services of an ISA Approved Collection: Application by
25026, allowing for a 60-day public
pre-certifier, the importer noted this at Refugee for Waiver of Inadmissibility
comment period. USCIS did receive two
the time it submitted its ISA Grounds
comments in connection with the 60-
application. The key benefit of using the AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and day notice.
services of an ISA pre-certifier was the Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information
facilitation of the ISA application Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions,
process. In the April 17, 2013 Federal or additional information by visiting the
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
Register notice, CBP anticipated that the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
use of an ISA pre-certifier would reduce SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter
the time period from application to Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2006–0042 in the search box.
presentation to the ISA Review Board Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Written comments and suggestions from
from the average processing time for submitting the following information the public and affected agencies should
CBP which is between 9 and 12 months collection request to the Office of address one or more of the following
to between 90 and 120 days. Management and Budget (OMB) for four points:
Discontinuation of the Broker ISA PC review and clearance in accordance (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
Test with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information is necessary
1995. The purpose of this notice is to for the proper performance of the
CBP announced in the April 17, 2013 allow an additional 30 days for public functions of the agency, including
Federal Register notice that it would comments. whether the information will have
review the effectiveness and feasibility practical utility;
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
of the Broker ISA PC test one (1) year (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
after the date of the ISA Pre-Certifiers allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Orientation and that based on the proposed collection of information,
results and lessons learned from the and will be accepted until October 22,
2018. including the validity of the
test, CBP would determine if the Broker methodology and assumptions used;
ISA PC would be fully implemented as ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
a permanent program. suggestions regarding the item(s)
clarity of the information to be
While a total of 23 brokers contained in this notice, especially
collected; and
volunteered to participate in the test regarding the estimated public burden (4) Minimize the burden of the
and 9 brokers were selected to and associated response time, must be collection of information on those who
participate in the test per the guidelines directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer are to respond, including through the
of the notice, the test proved via email at dhsdeskofficer@ use of appropriate automated,
unsuccessful as there was little omb.eop.gov. All submissions received electronic, mechanical, or other
participation from importers. Several must include the agency name and the technological collection techniques or
importers expressed reservations about OMB Control Number 1615–0069 in the other forms of information technology,
securing the services of a broker to subject line. e.g., permitting electronic submission of
conduct the ISA evaluations and You may wish to consider limiting the responses.
indicated that the broker fees were cost amount of personal information that you
prohibitive. Only three (3) importers provide in any voluntary submission Overview of This Information
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signed up to be reviewed by the brokers. you make. For additional information Collection
Because of the low participation rate, please read the Privacy Act notice that (1) Type of Information Collection
CBP has determined that the test and is available via the link in the footer of Request: Revision of a Currently
test program are not effective and has http://www.regulations.gov. Approved Collection.
decided to terminate the test. As a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
result, the Broker ISA PC test is USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Application by Refugee for Waiver of
discontinued effective immediately and Regulatory Coordination Division, Inadmissibility Grounds.
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and allow an additional 30 days for public functions of the agency, including
the applicable component of the DHS comments. whether the information will have
sponsoring the collection: I–602; USCIS. DATES: The purpose of this notice is to practical utility;
(4) Affected public who will be asked allow an additional 30 days for public (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
or required to respond, as well as a brief comments. Comments are encouraged agency’s estimate of the burden of the
abstract: Primary: Individuals or and will be accepted until October 22, proposed collection of information,
households. The data collected on the 2018. including the validity of the
Application by Refugee for Waiver of ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or methodology and assumptions used;
Inadmissibility Grounds, Form I–602, suggestions regarding the item(s)
will be used by USCIS to determine (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
contained in this notice, especially
eligibility for waivers, and to report to clarity of the information to be
regarding the estimated public burden
Congress the reasons for granting collected; and
and associated response time, must be
waivers. directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer (4) Minimize the burden of the
(5) An estimate of the total number of via email at dhsdeskofficer@ collection of information on those who
respondents and the amount of time omb.eop.gov. All submissions received are to respond, including through the
estimated for an average respondent to must include the agency name and the use of appropriate automated,
respond: The estimated total number of OMB Control Number 1615–0032 in the electronic, mechanical, or other
respondents for the information subject line. technological collection techniques or
collection I–602 is 190 and the You may wish to consider limiting the other forms of information technology,
estimated hour burden per response is amount of personal information that you e.g., permitting electronic submission of
8 hours. provide in any voluntary submission responses.
(6) An estimate of the total public you make. For additional information
burden (in hours) associated with the please read the Privacy Act notice that Overview of This Information
collection: The total estimated annual is available via the link in the footer of Collection
hour burden associated with this http://www.regulations.gov.
collection is 1,520 hours. (1) Type of Information Collection
(7) An estimate of the total public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request: Revision of a Currently
burden (in cost) associated with the USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Approved Collection.
collection: The estimated total annual Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
cost burden associated with this Application for Waiver of Grounds of
collection of information is $23,520. Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or
Dated: September 17, 2018. Telephone number (202) 272–8377 210 of the Immigration and Nationality
Samantha L. Deshommes, (This is not a toll-free number; Act.
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, comments are not accepted via (3) Agency form number, if any, and
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship telephone message.). Please note contact the applicable component of the DHS
and Immigration Services, Department of information provided here is solely for sponsoring the collection: I–690; USCIS.
Homeland Security.
questions regarding this notice. It is not (4) Affected public who will be asked
[FR Doc. 2018–20541 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am]
for individual case status inquiries. or required to respond, as well as a brief
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P Applicants seeking information about abstract: Primary: Individuals or
the status of their individual cases can households. USCIS will use this form to
check Case Status Online, available at
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND determine whether applicants are
the USCIS website at http://
SECURITY eligible for admission to the United
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
States under sections 210 and 245A of
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration National Customer Service Center at
the Act.
Services (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (5) An estimate of the total number of
[OMB Control Number 1615–0032] respondents and the amount of time
Comments estimated for an average respondent to
Agency Information Collection The information collection notice was respond: The estimated total number of
Activities; Revision of a Currently previously published in the Federal respondents for the information
Approved Collection: Application for Register on July 2, 2018, at 83 FR 30949, collection I–690 is 30 and the estimated
Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility allowing for a 60-day public comment hour burden per response is 3 hours.
Under Sections 245A or 210 of the period. USCIS did receive two The estimated total number of
Immigration and Nationality Act comments in connection with the 60- respondents for the information
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and day notice. collection Supplement 1 is 11 and the
Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information estimated hour burden per response is
Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions, 2 hours.
ACTION: 30-Day notice. or additional information by visiting the (6) An estimate of the total public
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
burden (in hours) associated with the
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter
collection: The total estimated annual
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2006–0047 in the search box.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be hour burden associated with this
Written comments and suggestions from
submitting the following information collection is 112 hours.
the public and affected agencies should
collection request to the Office of address one or more of the following (7) An estimate of the total public
Management and Budget (OMB) for four points: burden (in cost) associated with the
review and clearance in accordance (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection: The estimated total annual
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information is necessary cost burden associated with this
1995. The purpose of this notice is to for the proper performance of the collection of information is $4,522.50.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 30-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 October 22, 2018. | |
| 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 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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