[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 51080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17146]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review; 
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, form I-690.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Service (USCIS) has submitted 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 was previously published in the 
Federal Register on June 22, 2005 at 70 FR 36203, allowed for a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received by the USCIS on this 
information collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
September 28, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    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 collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utilituy;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumtpions 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 colleciton 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 currently approved 
collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Waiver of Grounds 
of Excludability.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the Collection: Form I-690, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or requirfed to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. The 
information collected on the application will be used by the USCIS in 
considering eligibility for legalization under section 210 and 245A 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: 85 responses at 
15 minutes (.25 hours) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 21 annual burden hours.
    In you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument with instructions, or additional 
information, please contact Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory 
Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. 
Department Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20592, (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: August 24, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-17146 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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