30-Day Notice

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please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.

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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
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.
USCIS continually reviews its
information collection tools for
accuracy, completeness, and utility and,
as a result, the agency is proposing the
addition of a number of questions to
Form N–400. These additional questions
will allow USCIS to make more
informed decisions on the eligibility of
respondents to the form. Form N–400 is
the final information collection activity
that occurs before an eligibility
determination for naturalization is
made. Even if the applicant for
naturalization has received a previous
immigration benefit from USCIS, the
length of time that may have transpired
between the initial interaction that the
respondent had with USCIS on another
immigration benefit request and the
filing of the N–400 requires USCIS to
verify that actions taken by the
respondent during the intervening years
do not affect his or her eligibility for
naturalization. The form is also updated
to examine the inadmissibility grounds
that were added by the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004. Pub. L. 108–458 (Dec. 17, 2004).
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required by the agreement reached
through a working group comprised of
representatives of affected agencies,
including the Department of Justice and
Department of State, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
of DHS. These additional questions are
necessary for USCIS to meet the
statutory requirements and the
President’s directive to make a
determination that a person is ineligible
to naturalize because of his or her past
involvement with terrorism,
persecution, torture, or genocide. See,
Presidential Proclamation—Suspension
of Entry as Immigrants and
Nonimmigrants of Persons Who
Participate in Serious Human Rights
and Humanitarian Law Violations and
Other Abuses, at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/
2011/08/04/presidential-proclamationsuspension-entry-immigrants-andnonimmigrants-. Because Form N–400
has changed significantly, the burden
estimate in this notice is not based on
the experience and observations of
actual public usage. USCIS would
appreciate and encourages the public’s
input on the burden estimate so as to
provide the most accurate estimate
possible.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–400;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. USCIS uses the information
gathered on Form N–400 to make a
determination as to a respondent’s
eligibility to naturalize and become a
United States citizen.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 764,450 respondents with an
estimated response per respondent of 6
hours and 55 minutes for the form
N–400 and 1 hour and 17 minutes for
the biometric processing.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 6,182,108 Hours. This is a
change from the estimated burden per
response reported on the 60-day Federal
Register Notice published at 77 FR
75440.
If you need a copy of the information
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supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
http://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–06435 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0027]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Interagency Record of
Request A, G, or NATO Dependent
Employment Authorization or Change/
Adjustment To/From A, G, or NATO
Status, Form I–566; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection;
Extension
ACTION:

30-day notice.

SUMMARY: 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 of
1995. The information collection notice
was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 18, 2012, at 77 FR
74861, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments in connection with the
60-day notice.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until April 19,
2013. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice, especially
regarding the estimated public burden
and associated response time, must be
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
via email at
[email protected]. The
comments submitted to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer may also be submitted to

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DHS via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov
under e-Docket ID number USCIS–
2007–0041 or via email at
[email protected]. All
submissions received must include the
agency name and the OMB Control
Number 1615–0027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at 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
www.regulations.gov.

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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
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
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection; Extension.

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(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Interagency Record of Request A, G, or
NATO Dependent Employment
Authorization or Change/Adjustment
To/From A, G, or NATO Status.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–566; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This information collection
facilitates processing of applications for
benefits filed by dependents of
diplomats, international organizations,
and NATO personnel by U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
and the Department of State.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 5,800 with an estimated hour
burden per response of 1.42 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 8,236 Hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
http://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2140;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–06424 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5689–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection, License for the Use of
Personally Identifiable Information
Protected Under the E-Government Act
of 2002, Title V and the Privacy Act of
1974
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. HUD is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.

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DATES:

Comments Due Date: May 20,

2013.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and should be
sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development and Research,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 8230, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Shroder, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of
Policy Development and Research, 451
7th Street SW., Room 8124, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 402–5922,
(this is not a toll free number). Copies
of the proposed data collection
instruments and other available
documents may be obtained from Dr.
Shroder.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD will
submit the proposed information
collection to OMB for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended). This notice is soliciting
comments from members of the public
and affected agencies concerning the
proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including if the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of proposed
collection of information; (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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
This notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: License for the Use
of Personally Identifiable Information
Protected Under the E-Government Act
of 2002, Title V and the Privacy Act of
1974.
Description of the need for
information and proposed use: HUD has
collected and maintains personally
identifiable information, the
confidentiality of which is protected by
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C 522A)
and Title V, subtitle A of the EGovernment Act of 2002 (CIPSEA)
(U.S.C. 3501 note). HUD wishes to make
the data available for statistical,
research, or evaluation purposes for
qualified organizations capable of
research and analysis consistent with
ADDRESSES:

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