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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
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Citizenship and
Issuance of Certificate Under Section
322.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–600K;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form N–600K is used by
children who regularly reside in a
foreign country to claim U.S. citizenship
based on eligibility criteria met by their
U.S. citizen parent(s) or grandparent(s).
The form may be used by both
biological and adopted children under
age 18. USCIS uses information
collected on this form to determine that
the child has met all of the eligibility
requirements for naturalization under
section 322 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA). If determined
eligible, USCIS will naturalize and issue
the child a Certificate of Citizenship
before the child reaches age 18.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection N–600K (Paper filed) is 1,300
and the estimated hour burden per
response is 2.08 hours; the estimated
total number of respondents for the
information collection N–600K (online
filing) is 1,700 and the estimated hour
burden per response is 1.50 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
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hour burden associated with this
collection is 5,254 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $386,250.00.
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022–16690 Filed 8–3–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Naturalization
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), 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. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 6,
2022.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal website at https://
www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2008–0025. All
submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615–0052 in the
body of the letter, the agency name and
Docket ID USCIS–2008–0025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief,
Telephone number (240) 721–3000
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
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telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS website at https://
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
Contact Center at (800) 375–5283; TTY
(800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on May 16, 2022, at, allowing
for a 60-day public comment period.
USCIS did receive 11 comments in
connection with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2008–0025 in the search box.
The comments submitted to USCIS via
this method are visible to the Office of
Management and Budget and comply
with the requirements of 5 CFR
1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov 87 FR 29758, and
will include any personal information
you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may
wish to consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
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
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
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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
Request: Extension, Without Change, of
a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–400;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form N–400, Application
for Naturalization, allows USCIS to
fulfill its mission of fairly adjudicating
naturalization applications and only
naturalizing statutorily eligible
individuals. Naturalization is the
process by which U.S. citizenship is
granted to a foreign citizen or national
after he or she fulfills the requirements
established by Congress in the INA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection N–400 (paper) is 567,314 and
the estimated hour burden per response
is 9.17 hours; the estimated total
number of respondents for the
information collection N–400
(electronic) is 214,186 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 3.5 hours;
and the estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection biometrics is 778,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 6,862,180 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is
$346,768,928.
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7050–N–44]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Continuation of Interest
Reduction Payments After Refinancing
Section 236 Projects; OMB Control
No.: 2502–0572
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
SUMMARY:
Number of
respondents
Form No.
Form
Form HUD–93173 ....
Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments
(§ 236(e)(2)).
Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments (§ 236(b))
Use Agreement (§ 236(e)(2)) ..........................................
Use Agreement (§ 236(b)) ..............................................
Form HUD–93175 ....
Form HUD–93174 ....
Form HUD–93176 ....
Total ..................
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Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on April 4, 2022 at
87 FR 19521.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Continuation of Interest Reduction
Payments after Refinancing Section 236
Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0572.
Type of Request: Reinstatement,
without change, of previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Form Number:
• HUD–93173 Agreement for Interest
Reduction Payments (§ 236(e)(2))
• HUD–93175 Agreement for Interest
Reduction Payments (§ 236(b))
• HUD–93174 Use Agreement
(§ 236(e)(2))
• HUD–93176 Use Agreement (§ 236(b))
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this information collection is
to preserve low-income housing units.
HUD uses the information to ensure that
owners, mortgagees and or public
entities enter into binding agreements
for the continuation of Interest
Reduction Payments (IRP) after
refinancing eligible Section 236
projects. HUD has created an electronic
application for eligible projects to retain
the IRP benefits after refinancing.
Respondents: Profit Motivated or
Non-Profit Owners of Section 236
projects.
Frequency of
response
Total annual
responses
Hours per
response
Total annual
burden hours
870
1
870
0.5
435
870
5
5
1
1
1
870
5
5
0.5
0.5
0.5
435
3
3
875
........................
1,750
1
875
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-16689]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for
Naturalization
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 6,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public
burden and associated response time, must be submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket
ID number USCIS-2008-0025. All submissions received must include the
OMB Control Number 1615-0052 in the body of the letter, the agency name
and Docket ID USCIS-2008-0025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, Telephone
number (240) 721-3000 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov, or call
the USCIS Contact Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
The information collection notice was previously published in the
Federal Register on May 16, 2022, at, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did receive 11 comments in connection with the
60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2008-0025 in the search box. The comments submitted to USCIS via this
method are visible to the Office of Management and Budget and comply
with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c). All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov 87 FR 29758, and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes
it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to
DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or
is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies 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 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
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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 Request: Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-400; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form N-
400, Application for Naturalization, allows USCIS to fulfill its
mission of fairly adjudicating naturalization applications and only
naturalizing statutorily eligible individuals. Naturalization is the
process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or
national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by
Congress in the INA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated
total number of respondents for the information collection N-400
(paper) is 567,314 and the estimated hour burden per response is 9.17
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information
collection N-400 (electronic) is 214,186 and the estimated hour burden
per response is 3.5 hours; and the estimated total number of
respondents for the information collection biometrics is 778,000 and
the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated
with this collection is 6,862,180 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated
with this collection of information is $346,768,928.
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-16689 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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