[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14419-14420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6143]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-212; Extension
of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Form I-
212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the
United States after Deportation or Removal; OMB Control No. 1615-0018.
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The Department Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until May
16, 2011.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to
revise the Form I-212. Should USCIS decide to revise Form I-212 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-212.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated
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response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of
the Executive Secretariat, Clearance Officer,20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Room 5012, Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at
[email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail, please make sure
to add OMB Control No. 1615-0018 in the subject box.
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 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 Permission to
Reapply for Admission into the United States after Deportation or
Removal.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-212;
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. The
information provided on Form I-212 is used by USCIS to adjudicate
applications filed by aliens requesting consent to reapply for
admission to the United States after deportation, removal or departure,
as provided 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: 3,272 responses
at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 6,544 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., Room
5012, Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 10, 2011.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-6143 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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