[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5011-5012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01368]


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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: 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
February 27, 2020.

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 via email at [email protected]. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0018 in the subject line.
    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: 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

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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

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on September 24, 2019, at 84 FR 56829, allowing for a 
60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive seven comments in 
connection with the 60-day notice.
    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. 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: 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 2 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 1.17 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: January 22, 2020.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-01368 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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