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The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted 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. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on March 10, 2006 at 71 FR
12392, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments on this information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until June 30,
2006. 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), 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 1615–0055 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
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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Transfer of Petition for
Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form N–455.
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 form will be used by
the applicant to request transfer of his
or her petition to another court in
accordance with section 405 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act. The
USCIS will also use this information to
make recommendations to the court.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 100 responses at 10 minutes
(.166 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 17 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: May 24, 2006.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Request for Public Comments on
Extension of Existing Information
Collection Submitted to OMB for
Review Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
received emergency approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for an information collection in
use without an OMB control number.
The request extending the information
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collection described below was
submitted to OMB for approval under
the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Copies of the proposed collection of
information and related forms may be
obtained by contacting the USGS
Clearance Officer at the phone number
listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30
days; therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB within 30
days in order to assure their maximum
consideration. Address your comments
and suggestions on the proposal by fax
(202) 395–6566 or e-mail
(oira_docket@omb.eop.gov) to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the Interior
Department. Please also send a copy of
your comments to Nancy Faries, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192–0002,
or e-mail (nfaries@usgs.gov).
As required by OMB regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the USGS solicits
specific public comments as to:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions on the
bureaus, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected and;
4. How to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Title: Bird Banding.
OMB Control No.: 1028–0082.
Summary: In accordance with the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C.
703–712, the trapping and marking of
wild migratory birds by persons holding
Federal permits must be monitored.
Formerly managed by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, the bird banding
program is now the responsibility of the
USGS Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL).
This bird banding monitoring program
involves information collections on
three forms: (1) The Application for
Federal Bird Marking and Salvage
Permit; (2) The Bird Banding Recovery
Report; and (3) The Bird Banding
Schedule. The information on the
Recovery Report may also be submitted
electronically at the BBL Web site or via
a toll-free telephone number. This
program also assists the Fish and
Wildlife Service in fulfillment of its
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responsibilities designated by
International Migratory Bird Treaties
with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the
Soviet Union.
Estimated Completion Time: 30
minutes for Permit Application; 3
minutes for Recovery Report; 2 minutes
for Banding Schedule for waterfowl and
200 minutes for Banding Schedule for
birds other than waterfowl.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 97,550.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
32,959 hours.
For Further Information Contact: To
obtain a copy of the full information
collection request or copies of the forms,
contact the Bureau Information
Collection Clearance Office, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192–0002,
or e-mail (nfaries@usgs.gov), or phone
(703–648–6879); or contact the USGS
Bird Banding Laboratory, Patuxent
Wildlife Research Center, 12100 Beech
Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708–4037.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
Byron K. Williams,
Acting Associate Director for Biology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Submission of Information Collection
to the Office of Management and
Budget for Review Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Bureau of
Indian Affairs is submitting an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs for clearance and
extension. The information collection,
Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over
Child Custody Proceedings, is cleared
under OMB Control Number 1076–0112
through May 31, 2006.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior, Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs via facsimile to 202–
395–6566, or by e-mail to
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov.
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I. Abstract
The Department has issued
regulations prescribing procedures by
which an Indian tribe may reassume
jurisdiction over Indian child
proceedings when a state asserts any
jurisdiction. Tribes have the right to
pursue this alternative because this
action is authorized by the Indian Child
Welfare Act, Public Law 95–608, 92
Stat. 3069, 25 U.S.C. 1918. A 60-day
notice for public comments was
published in the Federal Register on
December 30, 2005 (70 FR 77423). No
comments were received regarding this
collection.
II. Request for Comments
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Send a copy of your comments to
Chester Eagleman, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Division of Human Services,
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail
Stop 320–SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested persons may obtain copies of
the information collection requests
without charge by contacting Mr.
Chester Eagleman, (202) 513–7622,
Facsimile number (202) 208–2648.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Department invites comments on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and, (4) Ways to minimize
the burden of the information collection
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated electronic, mechanical, or
other collection techniques or forms of
information technology.
Please submit your comments to the
persons listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Please note that comments, names and
addresses of commentators, will be
available for public review during
regular business hours. If you wish your
name and address withheld from the
public, you must state this prominently
at the beginning of your comments. We
will honor your request to the extent
allowable by law.
OMB is required to make a decision
concerning this information collection
request between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
will receive the best consideration by
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OMB if it is submitted early during this
comment period.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0112.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Title of the Information Collection:
Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction
Over Child Custody Proceedings, 25
CFR 13.11.
Summary of Collection of
Information: The collection of
information will ensure that the
provisions of Public Law 95–608 are
met.
Affected Entities: Federallyrecognized tribes who submit tribal
reassumption petitions for review and
approval by the Secretary of the Interior.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2.
Estimated Time Per Application: 8
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16 hours.
BIA Information Collection Clearance
Officer: Ruth Bajema, 703–735–4414.
Dated: April 14, 2006.
Debbie L. Clark,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6–8359 Filed 5–30–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–910–06–1220–PA]
Notice of Availability of the Sheep
Complex, Big Springs and Owyhee
Grazing Allotments Sensitive Bird
Species Final Environmental Impact
Statement and Proposed Grazing
Decision, Elko County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the
Sheep Complex, Big Springs and
Owyhee Grazing Allotments Sensitive
Bird Species Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and regulations at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Elko Field
Office, has prepared a Final EIS on the
effects of three multiple use decisions
on sensitive avian species in Elko
County, Nevada.
DATES: In accordance with 43 CFR
4160.2, any applicant, permittee, lessee
or other interested public may protest
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information
Collection Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) received emergency approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an information collection
in use without an OMB control number. The request extending the
information collection described below was submitted to OMB for
approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). Copies of the proposed collection of information and
related forms may be obtained by contacting the USGS Clearance Officer
at the phone number listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days;
therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days in
order to assure their maximum consideration. Address your comments and
suggestions on the proposal by fax (202) 395-6566 or e-mail (oira_
docket@omb.eop.gov) to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Interior Department. Please also send a copy of your comments to
Nancy Faries, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS
807, Reston, VA 20192-0002, or e-mail (nfaries@usgs.gov).
As required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the USGS
solicits specific public comments as to:
1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions on the bureaus, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the bureau's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected and;
4. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Title: Bird Banding.
OMB Control No.: 1028-0082.
Summary: In accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16
U.S.C. 703-712, the trapping and marking of wild migratory birds by
persons holding Federal permits must be monitored. Formerly managed by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the bird banding program is now the
responsibility of the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL). This bird
banding monitoring program involves information collections on three
forms: (1) The Application for Federal Bird Marking and Salvage Permit;
(2) The Bird Banding Recovery Report; and (3) The Bird Banding
Schedule. The information on the Recovery Report may also be submitted
electronically at the BBL Web site or via a toll-free telephone number.
This program also assists the Fish and Wildlife Service in fulfillment
of its
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responsibilities designated by International Migratory Bird Treaties
with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the Soviet Union.
Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes for Permit Application; 3
minutes for Recovery Report; 2 minutes for Banding Schedule for
waterfowl and 200 minutes for Banding Schedule for birds other than
waterfowl.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 97,550.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 32,959 hours.
For Further Information Contact: To obtain a copy of the full
information collection request or copies of the forms, contact the
Bureau Information Collection Clearance Office, U.S. Geological Survey,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192-0002, or e-mail
(nfaries@usgs.gov), or phone (703-648-6879); or contact the USGS Bird
Banding Laboratory, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 Beech
Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708-4037.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
Byron K. Williams,
Acting Associate Director for Biology.
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