Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility

OMB Control No: 1615-0029	ICR Reference No: 201503-1615-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-1615-015
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-601
Title: Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/22/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/15/2015
Terms of Clearance: Previous Terms of Clearance continue to apply.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2017	03/31/2017	03/31/2017
Responses	20,725	0	20,725
Time Burden (Hours)	36,211	0	36,211
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,657,031	0	7,657,031

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Abstract: The information collected on this form is used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a waiver of excludability under section 212 of the Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1182 Name of Law: U.S. Code

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 45212	08/04/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 78464	12/30/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Biometrics

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20,725	20,725	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36,211	36,211	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,657,031	7,657,031	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There has been an increase in the burden hours associated with this collection of information. This increase, an additional 3,464 burden hours, is due to a higher figure of estimated number of respondents and an increase on the time burden associated with this collection due to recent changes USCIS is making to the form and its instructions to improve the overall content of the collection. USCIS previously reported 20,000 respondents, while it now reports an estimated 20,625 number of respondents. USCIS also previously estimated that it would take an applicant 1.55 hours to complete and file this request, while it now estimates it would take 1.75 hours. Furthermore, USCIS is also now reporting the burden associated with the collection of biometrics which is estimated at 1.17 hours per response.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,074,125

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Angela Lyons 202 272-1585 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 05/15/2015

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