[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56829-56830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23026]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0018]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Permission
To Reapply for Admission Into the United States After Deportation or
Removal
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration
(USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection
of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal
Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information
collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.
the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond),
the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
December 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0018 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2008-0068. To avoid duplicate submissions, please use only one of
the following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at http://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2008-0068;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, telephone number
202-272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted
via telephone message). Please note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual
case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status
of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Contact
Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2008-0068 in the search box. Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that
you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it
determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For
additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
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.
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Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved 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
DHS sponsoring the collection: I-212; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS
uses the data collected on Form I-212 to determine whether an alien is
eligible for and should be granted the benefit of consent to reapply
for admission into the United States. This form standardizes requests
for consent to reapply and its data collection requirements ensure
that, when filing the application, the alien provides the basic
information that is required to assess eligibility for consent to
reapply.
USCIS must review all documents that relate to the alien's
exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings, the alien's record of
immigration violations, and the alien's criminal record, if applicable.
Moreover, if the alien is inadmissible under section 212(a)(9)(C)(i) of
the Act, evidence must be submitted to demonstrate that the alien has
remained outside the United States for a period of at least 10 years
since the date of his or her last departure.
In addition to USCIS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and
the Executive Board for Immigration Review (EOIR) of the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) also rely Form I-212 to grant consent to
reapply for admission. These agencies use the application in the same
manner as USCIS. CBP has developed an electronic filing system, called
Electronic Secured Adjudication Forms Environment (e-SAFE), through
which Form I-212 can be submitted when filed with CBP.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection I-212 is
4,883 and the estimated hour burden per response is 9,766 hours; the
estimated total number of respondents for the biometric services
associated with information collection I-212 is 100 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 117 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 9,883 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $613,854.
Dated: October 17, 2019.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-23026 Filed 10-22-19; 8:45 am]
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