30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 43)]

[Notices]

[Page 10298]

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

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-212; Revision of

an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-

212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the

United States after Deportation or Removal; OMB Control No. 1615-0018.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 information collection was previously published in the

Federal Register on November 24, 2009, at 74 FR 61358, allowing for a

60-day public comment period. USCIS received one comment for this

information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

April 5, 2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,

Regulatory Products Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted

to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected],

and OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail

at [email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0018 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 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: Revision of an existing

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 (USCIS).

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The

information provided on Form I-212 is used 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.

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

with the collection: 8,400 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210; Telephone

202-272-8377.

Dated: March 1, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-4638 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]

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