60 Day Notice

[Federal Register: March 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 47)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review;

Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization; Form N-455.

OMB control No. 1615-0055.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 May

9, 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 [email protected]. 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 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 a previously

approved 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.C 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

is provided by USCIS for use by a petitioner for naturalization to

request a transfer of his or her application from one court to another

court. USCIS will also use this form to make a recommendation 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) 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 colection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm

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If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,

DC 20529, (202) 272-8377.

Dated: March 6, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 06-2264 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]

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