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Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(3)(B)(i), as amended, as well as
the foreign policy and national security
interests deemed relevant in these
consultations, that, subject to paragraph
(c) of this determination:
(a) Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the INA, 8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B), excluding
subclause (i)(II), shall not apply with
respect to an alien applying for a
nonimmigrant visa for any activity or
association relating to the Kosovo
Liberation Army (KLA) and
(b) Subclauses (iv)(IV), (iv)(V), and
(iv)(VI), and (i)(VIII) of section
212(a)(3)(B) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B), shall not apply with
respect to an alien who:
(1) Solicited funds or other things of
value for;
(2) Solicited any individual for
membership in;
(3) Provided material support to; or
(4) Received military-type training
from or on behalf of the KLA.
(c) To meet the requirements of this
determination under paragraph (a) or
(b), the alien must satisfy the relevant
agency authority that the alien:
(1) Is seeking a benefit or protection
under the INA and has been determined
to be otherwise eligible for the benefit
or protection;
(2) Has undergone and passed all
relevant background and security
checks;
(3) Has fully disclosed, to the best of
his or her knowledge, in all relevant
applications and interviews with U.S.
government representatives and agents,
the nature and circumstances of
activities or associations falling within
the scope of section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B);
(4) Is not and has not been subject to
an indictment by an international
tribunal;
(5) Has not participated in, or
knowingly provided material support to,
terrorist activities that targeted
noncombatant persons or U.S. interests;
(6) Poses no danger to the safety and
security of the United States; and
(7) Warrants an exemption from the
relevant inadmissibility provision(s) in
the totality of the circumstances.
Implementation of this determination
will be made by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), in
consultation with U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE), or by U.S.
consular officers, as applicable, who
shall ascertain, to their satisfaction, and
in their discretion, that the particular
applicant meets each of the criteria set
forth above.
This exercise of authority may be
revoked as a matter of discretion and
without notice at any time, with respect

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to any and all persons subject to it. Any
determination made under this exercise
of authority as set out above can inform
but shall not control a decision
regarding any subsequent benefit or
protection application, unless such
exercise of authority has been revoked.
This exercise of authority shall not be
construed to prejudice, in any way, the
ability of the U.S. government to
commence subsequent criminal or civil
proceedings in accordance with U.S.
law involving any beneficiary of this
exercise of authority (or any other
person). This exercise of authority
creates no substantive or procedural
right or benefit that is legally
enforceable by any party against the
United States or its agencies or officers
or any other person.
In accordance with section
212(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(3)(B)(ii), a report on the aliens
to whom this exercise of authority is
applied, on the basis of case-by-case
decisions by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security or by the U.S.
Department of State, shall be provided
to the specified congressional
committees not later than 90 days after
the end of the fiscal year.
This determination is based on an
assessment related to the national
security and foreign policy interests of
the United States as they apply to the
particular persons described herein and
shall not have any application with
respect to other persons or to other
provisions of U.S. law.
Dated: July 10, 2012.
Janet Napolitano,
Secretary of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Monthly Report on
Naturalization Papers, Form N–4;
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comment
Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection under Review, OMB Control
No. 1615–0051.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitted the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
60 days until September 14, 2012.
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
DHS, USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy
and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020.
Comments may also be submitted to
DHS via email at
[email protected] or via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2005–0032. When
submitting comments by email please
add the OMB Control Number 1615–
0051 in the subject box. All submissions
received must include the agency name
and e-Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments for public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.Regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning this information collection.
Please do not submit requests for individual
case status inquiries to this address. If you
are seeking information about the status of
your individual case, please check ‘‘My Case
Status’’ online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/
Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1–800–375–5283.

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

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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.

Dated: July 11, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.

Overview of This Information
Collection

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Appeal of Decision
Under Section 201 or 245A, Form I–
694, OMB Control No. 1615–0034;
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comment
Request

(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Monthly Report on Naturalization
Papers.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form N–4;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State or local
Governments. Section 339 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)
requires that the clerk of each court that
administers the oath of allegiance notify
USCIS of all persons to whom the oath
of allegiance for naturalization is
administered, within 30 days after the
close of the month in which the oath
was administered. This form provides a
format listing the number of those
persons to USCIS and provides
accountability for the delivery of the
certificates of naturalization as required
under that section of law.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 160 respondents at 12
responses annually at 30 minutes (.50)
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 960 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.Regulations.gov. We may also be
contacted at USCIS, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy
and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2020,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.

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[FR Doc. 2012–17231 Filed 7–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services

30-Day notice of information
collection under review.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995. The information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 9, 2012,
at 77 FR 21104, allowing for a 60-day
public comment period. USCIS received
one comment for this information
collection in response to the 60-day
notice, and acknowledges receipt.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until August 15,
2012. 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
DHS, and to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy
and Strategy, USCIS, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via email at
[email protected] or via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
http://www.Regulations.gov under eDocket number USCIS–2007–0014, and
to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via
facsimile at 202–395–5806 or via
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submitting comments by email please
make sure to add OMB Control Number
1615–0034 in the subject box. All
submissions received must also include
the agency name and e-Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments for public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.Regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice
should only be used to submit comments
concerning the extension of this information
collection. Please do not submit requests for
individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about
the status of your individual case, please
check ‘‘My Case Status’’ online at: https://
egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service Center at
1–800–375–5283 (TTY 1–800–767–1833).

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
agencies’ 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:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.

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