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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 227 / Friday, November 25, 2016 / Notices
Dated: November 9, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0030]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Application for Waiver of the
Foreign Residence Requirement of
Section 212(e) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, Form I–612; Revision
of a Currently Approved Collection.
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed revision of
a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
January 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0030 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2008–0012. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2008–0012;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529–2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,

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Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS Web site
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008–0012 in the search box.
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 from 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.
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,
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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 a Currently Approved
Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Waiver of the Foreign
Residence Requirement of Section
212(e) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–612; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This information collection
is necessary and may be submitted only
by an alien who believes that
compliance with foreign residence
requirements would impose exceptional
hardship on his or her spouse or child
who is a citizen of the United States, or
a lawful permanent resident; or that
returning to the country of his or her
nationality or last permanent residence
would subject him or her to persecution
on account of race, religion, or political
opinion. Certain aliens admitted to the
United States as exchange visitors are
subject to the foreign residence
requirements of section 212(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the
Act). Section 212(e) of the Act also
provides for a waiver of the foreign
residence requirements in certain
instances.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–612 is 736 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
.333 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 245 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $90,160.
Dated: November 9, 2016.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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