30-day notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 45844-45845]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-19316]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-426, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service.

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

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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 10, 2011, at 76 FR 27078,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comments.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

August 31, 2011. 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, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS Desk

Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory

Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 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 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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

Control No. 1615-0053 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 information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Certification of

Military or Naval Service.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-426.

U.S. 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. This form will be used by USCIS

to request a verification of the military or naval service claim by an

applicant filing for naturalization on the basis of honorable service

in the U.S. armed forces.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 45,000

responses at 20 minutes (.333) per response.

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

with the collection: 14,985 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

If additional information is required contact: USCIS, Regulatory

Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2020, telephone (202) 272-8377.

Dated: July 26, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-19316 Filed 7-29-11; 8:45 am]

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