60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: July 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 143)]

[Notices]

[Page 42408-42409]

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 a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review:

Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, Form I-690, OMB

Control Number 1615-0032.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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

September 25, 2006.

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, Director, 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 add the OMB control number 1615-0032 in

the subject box.

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,

and 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 Excludability.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-690.

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. This

information on the application will be used by the USCIS in considering

eligibility for legalization under sections 210 and 245A 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: 85 respondents

at 15 minutes (.25 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 21 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at

http://uscis.gov/graphics/formfee/forms/pra/index.htm. We may also be

contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., 3rd floor Suite 3008, Washington DC, 20529, 202-272-8377.

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Dated: July 21, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-11912 Filed 7-25-06; 8:45 am]

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