Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of the Immigration and Nationality Act
| Published date | 17 April 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 16026 |
| Record Number | 2019-07603 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Homeland Security Department,U.s. Citizenship And Immigration Services |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16026-16027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07603]
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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 the Immigration and Nationality
Act
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The 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 May
17, 2019.
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-
0030 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
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(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 November 23, 2018, at 83 FR 60885, allowing for a
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive 5 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-
2008-0012 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: 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: April 11, 2019.
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. 2019-07603 Filed 4-16-19; 8:45 am]
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