60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: November 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 221)]

[Notices]

[Page 66791-66792]

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 Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United

States after Deportation or Removal; Form I-212. OMB Control Number

1615-0018.

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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 January 16, 2007.

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., 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 1615-0018 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 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 information 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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-212.

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. The

information furnished on Form I-212 will be used by USCIS to adjudicate

applications filed by aliens requesting consent to reapply for

admission to the United States after deportation, removal or departure,

as provided under section 212 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: 4,200 responses

at 2 hours per response.

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

with the collection: 8,400 annual burden hours.

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

information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008,

Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.

Dated: November 13, 2006.

Richard Sloan,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 06-9225 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]

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