[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 81 (Friday, April 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21033-21034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8067]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability; OMB
No. 1615-0069.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection
request
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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 June 26, 2007.
Written comments and suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in
this notice, and especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at [email protected]. When
submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0069 in the subject 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 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 respond, including 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 collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application by Refugee 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-602.
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 and households. This
form is necessary to establish eligibility for waiver of excludability
based on humanitarian, family unity, or public interest.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2,500 responses
at 15 minutes (.25) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 625 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC
20529; Telephone 202-272-8377.
Dated: April 24, 2007.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-8067 Filed 4-26-07; 8:45 am]
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