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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November
15, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Monthly
Report Naturalization Papers; Form N–
4.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted 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 January 23, 2005.
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, Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to (202) 272–8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When submitting
comments by e-mail please make sure to
add OMB Control Number 1615–0051 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
agencies 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
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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:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Monthly Report Naturalization Papers.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form N–4;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(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
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Service (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 for submitting a list 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 have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
USCIS Web site at: https://uscis.gov/
graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
If additional information is required
contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management
Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202)
272–8377.
Dated: November 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; USCIS Case
Status Service Online.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted 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 January 23, 2006.
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, Director, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted to DHS via facsimile
to 202–272–8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When submitting
comments by e-mail please make sure to
add OMB Control Number 1615–0080 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
agencies 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:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
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(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
USCIS Case Status Service Online.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form No. (File No. OMB–33). 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. This system allows
individuals or their representatives to
request case status of their pending
application through the USCIS website.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 24,000,000 respondents at 2.75
minutes (.046) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 1,104,000 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
USCIS Web site at: https://uscis.gov/
graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
If additional information is required
contact: USCIS Regulatory Management
Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202)
272–8377.
Dated: November 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Draft Document Reassessing Methods
To Estimate Population Size and
Sustainable Mortality Limits for the
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos
horribilis) Population
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) announces the availability for
public review of the draft document
Reassessing Methods to Estimate
Population Size and Sustainable
Mortality Limits for the Yellowstone
Grizzly Bear. Once comments are
received, analyzed, and addressed, the
final revised population methodology
will be appended to the Grizzly Bear
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Recovery Plan and the Final
Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly
Bear in the Greater Yellowstone Area.
The Service solicits review and
comment from the public on this draft
information prior to appending it to the
Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.
DATES: Comments on the draft
document Reassessing Methods to
Estimate Population Size and
Sustainable Mortality Limits for the
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear must be
received on or before February 21, 2006
to ensure that they will be received in
time for our consideration prior to
finalization of the revised methodology.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
materials regarding this information
should be sent to the Recovery
Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, University Hall, Room 309,
University of Montana, Missoula,
Montana 59812. Comments and
materials received are available on
request for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Christopher Servheen, Grizzly Bear
Recovery Coordinator (see ADDRESSES
above), at telephone (406) 243–4903.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Document Availability
Persons wishing to review this
document may obtain a copy by
contacting the Grizzly Bear Recovery
Coordinator, at the above address,
contacting the above official by
telephone, or by viewing it online at
https://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/species/
mammals/grizzly/yellowstone.htm. You
also may make an appointment to view
the documents at the above address
during normal business hours.
Background
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of the Service’s
endangered species program. To help
guide the recovery effort, the Service
prepares recovery plans for most of the
listed species native to the United
States. Recovery plans describe actions
considered necessary for conservation of
the species; establish criteria for
recovery levels for downlisting or
delisting them, and estimate time and
cost for implementing the recovery
measures needed. Under the provisions
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
Service approved the revised Grizzly
Bear Recovery Plan on September 10,
1993.
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In 1994, The Fund for Animals, Inc.,
and 42 other organizations and
individuals filed suit over the adequacy
of the 1993 Recovery Plan (Fund for
Animals v. Babbitt, 903 F. Supp. 96 (D.
D.C. 1995); 967 F. Supp. 6 (D. D.C.
1997). In 1995, the U.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia issued an
order which remanded for further study
and clarification four issues that are
relevant to the Yellowstone grizzly bear
population, including—(1) The methods
used to measure the status of bear
populations; (2) the impacts of genetic
isolation; (3) how mortalities related to
livestock are monitored; and (4) the
monitoring of disease. The Service also
agreed to append habitat-based recovery
criteria to the Recovery Plan prior to any
delisting action. All of these issues,
except the draft revised methodology for
calculating total population size and
establishing sustainable mortality limits
for the Yellowstone grizzly bear
population, have been addressed prior
to publication of this Notice and were
made available for public review and
comment previously (62 FR 19777,
April 23, 1997; 62 FR 47677, September
10, 1997; 64 FR 38464, July 16, 1999; 64
FR 38465, July 16, 1999).
As recommended by Grizzly Bear
Recovery Plan Task Y11 and as per the
Court Opinion, the Service has worked
to ‘‘determine population conditions at
which the species is viable and self
sustaining’’ and ‘‘reevaluate and refine
population criteria as new information
becomes available’’ for the Yellowstone
population of grizzly bears (Service
1993 p. 44). At the request of the Service
beginning in 2000, the Interagency
Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST), led
by the U.S. Geological Survey in
cooperation with various University
specialists, began a comprehensive
evaluation of the demographic data and
the methodology used to estimate
population size and establish the
sustainable level of mortality for grizzly
bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Accordingly, the IGBST (2005)
produced a critical review of the current
methods for estimating population size
and calculating the sustainable
mortality levels for the Yellowstone
grizzly population. This product is a
report compiled by the IGBST that
evaluates current methods, reviews
recent scientific literature, examines
alternative methods, and recommends
the most valid technique based on the
best available science (IGBST 2005). The
end result of this review is the draft
document Reassessing Methods to
Estimate Population Size and
Sustainable Mortality Limits for the
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review; USCIS
Case Status Service Online.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted 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 January 23, 2006.
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, Director, Regulatory Management
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control
Number 1615-0080 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 agencies 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: Extension of an existing
information collection.
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(2) Title of the Form/Collection: USCIS Case Status Service Online.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form No. (File No. OMB-33). 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. This
system allows individuals or their representatives to request case
status of their pending application through the USCIS website.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 24,000,000
respondents at 2.75 minutes (.046) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,104,000 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: https://
uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
If additional information is required contact: USCIS Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,
DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.
Dated: November 17, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-23060 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]
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