30-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2012)]

[Notices]

[Pages 34398-34399]

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

[FR Doc No: 2012-14028]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-565, Extension

of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

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

565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document;

OMB Control No. 1615-0091.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 (PRA) of 1995. The information collection notice was

previously published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2012, at 77

FR 18255, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not

receive any comments for this information collection notice.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

July 11, 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

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,

Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20

Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also

be submitted to DHS via email at [email protected] or via the

Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.Regulations.gov under

e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0052, and to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer

via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via email at [email protected]. When submitting comments by email please make

sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0091 in the subject box. All

submissions received must include the agency name and e-Docket ID

number.

Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,

all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal

eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov, and will include any

personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this

information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the

amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary

submission you make to DHS. For additional information, please read the

Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of

http://www.Regulations.gov.

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, without change, of a

currently approved information collection.

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

Naturalization/Citizenship Document.

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

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Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-565;

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-

565 is used to apply for a replacement of a Declaration of Intention,

Certificate of Citizenship or Replacement Certificate, or to apply for

a special certificate of naturalization as a U.S. citizen to be

recognized by a foreign country.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 29,298

responses at 55 minutes (0.916) per response.

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

with the collection: 26,836 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit the Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov.

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.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Coordination

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20529-2020; Telephone 202-272-8377.

Dated: June 5, 2012.

Laura Dawkins,

Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2012-14028 Filed 6-8-12; 8:45 am]

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