[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76745-76746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-601, Extension 
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility; OMB Control 
Number 1615-0029.

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    On November 30, 2010, USCIS published a 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register at 75 FR 74071, mistakenly announcing the revision of 
the Form I-601. The 60-day notice should have announced that USCIS was 
requesting comments on extending the use of the Form I-601. This notice 
corrects that error. However, during this 60 day period, USCIS will be 
evaluating whether to revise the Form I-601. Should USCIS decide to 
revise Form I-601 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-601.
    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services will be submitting the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until 
February 7, 2011.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this 
notice and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and 
associated response time should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 
Clearance Office, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-0029 in the 
subject box.

    Note:  The address listed in this notice should only be used to 
submit comments concerning the extension of the Form I-601. 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, or call the USCIS National Customer 
Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TTY 1-800-767-1833).

    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 utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the 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 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: 13,676 
responses at 1\1/2\ hours per response.

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    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 20,514 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., Suite 5012, Washington, DC 20529-2020, 
telephone number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: December 3, 2010.
Stephen Tarragon,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-30914 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
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