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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)) [Notices)
[Pages 78674-78675)
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-32358)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-470, Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-
470, Application To Preserve Residence for Naturalization; OMB Control
No. 1615-0056.

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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. An information collection .notice was previously published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2011, at 76 FR 63321, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received comments from one commenter on the 60-day notice. A discussion of the comments and USCIS' responses are addressed in item 8 of the supporting statement that can be viewed at: l1ttp://www.r0gulations.gov.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 18, 2012. 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 (OMS), USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Product 	Division, Clearance Office, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue, Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to
DHS via facsimile to (202) 272-0997 or via email at uscisfrcomrnent@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile at (202) 395-5806 or via email at oira_submission@rnnb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by email please make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0056 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 agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 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

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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.

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Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of an existing information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number,, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Secu'rity sponsoring the collection: Form N-470. 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. The information collected on Form N-470 will be used to determine whether an alien who intends to be absent from the United States for a period of one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for naturalization purposes.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 525 responses at 36 minutes (.6 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 315 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instr ment, please
visit the Web site at: http://www.regulatlons.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2a529-2020, telephone
number (202) 272-8377.

Dated: December 13, 2011. Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-32358 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P

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