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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
National Customer Service Center at
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0057]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for
Certificate of Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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 purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until December 27,
2018.
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 dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
must include the agency name and the
OMB Control Number 1615–0057 in the
subject line.
You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission
you make. For additional information
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Telephone number (202) 272–8377
(This is not a toll-free number;
comments are not accepted via
telephone message.). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for
questions regarding this notice. It is not
for individual case status inquiries.
Applicants seeking information about
the status of their individual cases can
check Case Status Online, available at
the USCIS website at http://

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Comments
The information collection notice was
previously published in the Federal
Register on August 15, 2018, at 83 FR
40547, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments in connection with the
60-day notice.
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2006–0023 in the search 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
Request: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Certificate of
Citizenship.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: N–600;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form N–600 collects
information from respondents who are
requesting a Certificate of Citizenship
because they acquired United States
citizenship either by birth abroad to a
U.S. citizen parent(s), adoption by a U.
S. citizen parent(s) or after meeting

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eligibility requirements after the
naturalization of a foreign born parent.
This form is also used by applicants
requesting a Certificate of Citizenship
because they automatically became a
citizen of the United States after
meeting eligibility requirements for
acquisition of citizenship by foreign
born children. . Form N–600 can also be
filed by a parent or legal guardian on
behalf of a minor child. The form
standardizes requests for the benefit,
and ensures that basic information
required to assess eligibility is provided
by applicants.
USCIS uses the information collected
on Form N–600 to determine if a
Certificate of Citizenship can be issued
to the applicant. Citizenship acquisition
laws have changed throughout the
history of the INA and different laws
apply to determine whether the
applicant automatically became a U.S.
citizen. However, step children cannot
acquire U.S. citizenship under any
provision of the INA.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection N–600 is 67,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.58 hours; the estimated total number
of respondents for the information
collection Biometrics is 67,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 184,250 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $8,207,500.
Dated: November 21, 2018.
Jerry L Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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