30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 70)]

[Notices]

[Page 18487-18488]

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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 [email protected], and to the OMB USCIS Desk

Officer via facsimile at 202-395-6974 or via e-mail at

[email protected].

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 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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