30 Day Notice

[Federal Register: August 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 149)]

[Notices]

[Page 39089-39090]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-4, Extension of

a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-4,

Monthly Report Naturalization Papers; OMB Control Number 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 May 13, 2009, at 74 FR 22564, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments for 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

September 4, 2009. 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), and to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2210

Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-5806 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 collection of information is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions of the

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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 an existing

information 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.

(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 U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services (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 respondents

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 need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations. gov/.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210; Telephone

202-272-8377.

July 30, 2009.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-18655 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]

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