60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: June 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 121)]

[Notices]

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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-600; Extension

of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Form N-

600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship; OMB Control Number

1615-0057.

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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

August 24, 2009.

During this 60-day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to

revise Form N-600. Should USCIS decide to revise Form N-600 we will

advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal

Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public

will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to Form N-600.

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 Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2210. 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 1615-0057 in the

subject box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the collection of information 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 information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Certificate of

Citizenship.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-600.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief

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abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. USCIS uses the

information on the form to make a determination that the citizenship

eligibility requirements and conditions are met by the applicant.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 88,500

responses at 1 hour and 35 minutes (1.583 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 140,095 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

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 18, 2009.

Sunday Aigbe,

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

Services.

[FR Doc. E9-15003 Filed 6-24-09; 8:45 am]

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