Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request, 18487-18488 [E7-6903]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18487-18488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6903]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of an 
Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review: Form N-4, 
Monthly. Report Naturalization Papers; OMB Control No. 1615-0051.

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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 February 5, 2007, at 72 FR 5299 allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. No comments were received 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 May 
14, 2007. 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, Chief, 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, and to the OMB USCIS Desk 
Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at 
kastrich@omb.eop.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:

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    (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, 
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 a currently 
approved 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 (USCIS).
    (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 
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 responses 
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 
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, 
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 
20529; Telephone 202-272-8377.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-6903 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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