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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 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Inadmissibility. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–601. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The information collected 

on this form is used by U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (USCIS) to 

determine whether the applicant is 

eligible for a waiver of excludability 

under section 212 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 20,000 responses at 1.5 hours 

per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 30,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/index.jsp. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020, telephone 

number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office 

of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Form I–824; Extension of an 

Existing Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review; Form I–824; 

Application for Action on an Approved 

Application. 

The Department Homeland Security, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

for review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection notice 

is published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until April 30, 2012. 

During this 60 day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–824. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–824 we will advise the 

public when we publish the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form I–824. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529– 

2020. Comments may also be submitted 

to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997 

or via email at 

uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by email, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0044 in the subject box. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the collection of information 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 

agencies 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 of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Action on an approved 

Application or Petition. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–824; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–824 is used to 

request a duplicate approval notice, or 

to notify the U.S. Consulate that a 

petition has been approved or that a 

person has been adjusted to permanent 

resident status. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 20,961 responses at .416 hours 

(25 minutes) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 8,607 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, Office of 

the Executive Secretariat, 20 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2020, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office 

of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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