[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16688-16689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0123]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Application for 
Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility, Form I-601A; 
Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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 information collection notice was previously 
published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2014, at 79 FR 36543, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received two 
comments in connection with the 60-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 
April 29, 2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.

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

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via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07686e7566587472656a6e74746e686947686a652962687729606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce3e5feedd3fff9eee1e5ffffe5e3e2cce3e1eea2e9e3fca2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments may also be 
submitted via fax at (202) 395-5806. All submissions received must 
include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-0123.
    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: If you need a copy of the information 
collection instrument with instructions, or additional information, 
please visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-2012-0003 in the search box. We may 
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory 
Coordination Division, Laura Dawkins, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

    Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to 
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do 
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this 
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your 
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

    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 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:

--Form I-601A: 35,000 at 1.5 hours.
--Biometrics: 35,000 at 1.17 hours.

    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 93,450 total annual burden hours.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-07225 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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