83 FR 60885 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
| Page Range | 60885-60885 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25860 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60885] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25860] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0030] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 January 28, 2019. ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0030 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID USCIS-2008-0012. 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- 2008-0012; (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 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- 2008-0012 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. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-612; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This information collection is necessary and may be submitted only by an alien who believes that compliance with foreign residence requirements would impose exceptional hardship on his or her spouse or child who is a citizen of the United States, or a lawful permanent resident; or that returning to the country of his or her nationality or last permanent residence would subject him or her to persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion. Certain aliens admitted to the United States as exchange visitors are subject to the foreign residence requirements of section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also provides for a waiver of the foreign residence requirements in certain instances. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection I-612 is 7,200 and the estimated hour burden per response is .333 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 2,398 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 $882,000. Dated: November 21, 2018. Jerry L. Rigdon, Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2018-25860 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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Dated: November 21, 2018. Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 other forms of information technology,
Darby LaJoye, Massachusetts Avenue NW, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Executive Assistant Administrator, Security Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone responses.
Operations. number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
Overview of This Information
[FR Doc. 2018–25894 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] toll-free number. Comments are not
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BILLING CODE 9110–05–P accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here (1) Type of Information Collection:
is solely for questions regarding this Extension, Without Change, of a
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND notice. It is not for individual case Currently Approved Collection.
SECURITY status inquiries. Applicants seeking (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
information about the status of their Application for Waiver of the Foreign
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration individual cases can check Case Status Residence Requirement of Section
Services Online, available at the USCIS website 212(e) of the Immigration and
[OMB Control Number 1615–0030]
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the Nationality Act.
USCIS National Customer Service (3) Agency form number, if any, and
Agency Information Collection Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767– the applicable component of the DHS
Activities; Extension, Without Change, 1833). sponsoring the collection: I–612; USCIS.
of a Currently Approved Collection: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(4) Affected public who will be asked
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Comments or required to respond, as well as a brief
Residence Requirement of Section abstract: Primary: Individuals or
212(e) of the Immigration and You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions, households. This information collection
Nationality Act is necessary and may be submitted only
or additional information by visiting the
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: by an alien who believes that
Immigration Services, Department of http://www.regulations.gov and enter compliance with foreign residence
Homeland Security. USCIS–2008–0012 in the search box. requirements would impose exceptional
Regardless of the method used for hardship on his or her spouse or child
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
submitting comments or material, all who is a citizen of the United States, or
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland submissions will be posted, without a lawful permanent resident; or that
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and change, to the Federal eRulemaking returning to the country of his or her
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and nationality or last permanent residence
public and other Federal agencies to will include any personal information would subject him or her to persecution
comment upon this proposed extension you provide. Therefore, submitting this on account of race, religion, or political
of a currently approved collection of information makes it public. You may opinion. Certain aliens admitted to the
information. In accordance with the wish to consider limiting the amount of United States as exchange visitors are
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of personal information that you provide subject to the foreign residence
1995, the information collection notice in any voluntary submission you make requirements of section 212(e) of the
is published in the Federal Register to to DHS. DHS may withhold information Immigration and Nationality Act (the
obtain comments regarding the nature of provided in comments from public Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also
the information collection, the viewing that it determines may impact provides for a waiver of the foreign
categories of respondents, the estimated the privacy of an individual or is residence requirements in certain
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and offensive. For additional information, instances.
resources used by the respondents to please read the Privacy Act notice that (5) An estimate of the total number of
respond), the estimated cost to the is available via the link in the footer of respondents and the amount of time
respondent, and the actual information http://www.regulations.gov. estimated for an average respondent to
collection instruments. Written comments and suggestions respond: The estimated total number of
DATES: Comments are encouraged and from the public and affected agencies respondents for the information
will be accepted for 60 days until should address one or more of the collection I–612 is 7,200 and the
January 28, 2019. following four points: estimated hour burden per response is
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed .333 hours.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
collection of information is necessary (6) An estimate of the total public
must include the OMB Control Number for the proper performance of the
1615–0030 in the body of the letter, the burden (in hours) associated with the
functions of the agency, including collection: The total estimated annual
agency name and Docket ID USCIS– whether the information will have
2008–0012. To avoid duplicate hour burden associated with this
practical utility; collection is 2,398 hours.
submissions, please use only one of the (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
following methods to submit comments: (7) An estimate of the total public
agency’s estimate of the burden of the burden (in cost) associated with the
(1) Online. Submit comments via the proposed collection of information,
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at collection: The estimated total annual
including the validity of the cost burden associated with this
http://www.regulations.gov under e- methodology and assumptions used;
Docket ID number USCIS–2008–0012; collection of information is $882,000.
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to clarity of the information to be Dated: November 21, 2018.
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DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and collected; and Jerry L. Rigdon,
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination (4) Minimize the burden of the Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, collection of information on those who Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Washington, DC 20529–2140. are to respond, including through the Citizenship and Immigration Services,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: use of appropriate automated, Department of Homeland Security.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 60-Day notice. | |
| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until January 28, 2019. | |
| 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). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 60885 |
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