60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21735]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-336; Revision of
a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-
336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings
(Under Section 336 of the INA); OMB Control No. 1615-0050.

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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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
October 24, 2011.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and
associated response time should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-0997 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When
submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0050 in the subject box.

Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

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 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: Revision of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Hearing on a Decision
in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-336;
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. Form N-
336 provides a method for applicants, whose applications for
naturalization are denied, to request a new hearing by an Immigration
Officer of the same or higher rank as the denying officer, within 30
days of the original decision.
(5) An estimate of the total number of annual respondents and the
amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 5,523
responses at 2 hours and 45 minutes (2.75 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 15,188 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/ gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room
5012, Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: August 22, 2011.
Sunday A. Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive
Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-21735 Filed 8-24-11; 8:45 am]
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