60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 77)]

[Notices]

[Page 20712]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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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;

Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability; Form I-

602. 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 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 20, 2006.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management

Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th floor,

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 make sure to add 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

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm

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If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: April 13, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-5835 Filed 4-20-06; 8:45 am]

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