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the Executive Secretariat, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form G–28, Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form G–28,
Notice of Entry of Appearance as
Attorney or Accredited Representative.

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ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, 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 of
1995. An information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on October 12, 2011, at 76 FR
63322, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS received
comments one comment in connection
with the 60-day notice. A discussion of
the comment and USCIS’ response is
addressed in item 8 of the supporting
statement that can be viewed at:
http://www.regulations.gov.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until March 29,
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 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, 20
Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529–2020. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–
272–0997 or via email at

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uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov, and to the
OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile
at 202–395–5806 or via email at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by email
please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615–0105 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 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
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:
Notice of Entry of Appearance as
Attorney or Accredited Representative.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form G–28.
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 data collected on Form
G–28 is used by DHS to determine
eligibility of the individual to appear as
a representative.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,479,000 responses at 20
minutes (.333 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 825,507 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, 20

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Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020, telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–601, Revision of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–601,
Application for Waiver of Grounds of
Inadmissibility.

ACTION:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services will be submitting
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
April 30, 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 the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Clearance Office, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020.
Comments may also be submitted to
DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997, or
via email at uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov.
When submitting comments by email,
please add the OMB Control Number
1615–0029 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

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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

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(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Waiver of Grounds of
Inadmissibility.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–601.
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 collected
on this form is used by U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) to
determine whether the applicant is
eligible for a waiver of excludability
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: 20,000 responses at 1.5 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 30,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/
search/index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020, telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–824; Extension of an
Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Form I–824;
Application for Action on an Approved
Application.

ACTION:

The Department 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 notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until April 30, 2012.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will
be evaluating whether to revise the
Form I–824. Should USCIS decide to
revise Form I–824 we will advise the
public when we publish the 30-day
notice in the Federal Register in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The public will then
have 30 days to comment on any
revisions to the Form I–824.
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), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529–
2020. Comments may also be submitted
to DHS via facsimile to 202–272–0997
or via email at
uscisfrcomment@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by email, please
make sure to add OMB Control No.
1615–0044 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 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;

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(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 an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Action on an approved
Application or Petition.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–824;
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. Form I–824 is used to
request a duplicate approval notice, or
to notify the U.S. Consulate that a
petition has been approved or that a
person has been adjusted to permanent
resident status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 20,961 responses at .416 hours
(25 minutes) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 8,607 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, Office of
the Executive Secretariat, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office
of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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