30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 248)]

[Notices]

[Page 68854-68855]

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

[OMB Control No. 1615-0054]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-445, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) has

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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 October 22, 2009, at 74

FR 54591, 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

January 28, 2010. 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 Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted 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 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected],

and OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via oira_

[email protected].

When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB

Control Number 1615-0054 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 agencies 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: Notice of Naturalization Oath

Ceremony.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-445.

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: Individuals or Households. The

information furnished on form N-445 refers to events that may have

occurred since the applicant's initial interview and prior to the

administration of the oath of allegiance. Several months may elapse

between these dates and the information that is provided assists the

officer to make and render an appropriate decision on the application.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 650,000

responses at 10 minutes (.166) per response.

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

with the collection: 107,900 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.

Dated: December 23, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

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