[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 34487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11685]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Reinstatement of a 
Previously Approved Information Collection; Comments Request

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: Medical 
Certification for Disability Exceptions, Form N-648.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted 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 was previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 4, 2005, at 70 FR 17110. The USCIS received 
one comment on this information collection. The commenter stated that 
an instrument of consent should be added to the Form N-648. The USCIS 
reviewed the Form N-648 and concluded that the current form contains a 
section for consent purposes.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
July 14, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    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 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 
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: Reinstatement of a previously 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Medical Certification for 
Disability Exceptions.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if Any, and the Applicable Component of the 
Department of Homeland Security Sponsoring the Collection: Form N-648, 
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. These 
medical certifications will be used to support an applicant's claim to 
an exception of the literacy and history/government knowledge 
requirements found in section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act. These certifications which are executed by licensed health care 
providers are needed to support the applicant's claim of an exception 
to this naturalization requirement.
    (5) An Estimate of the Total Number of Respondents and the Amount 
of Time Estimated for an Average Respondent To respond: 20,000 
responses at two (2) hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the Total Public Burden (in Hours) Associated 
With the Collection: 40,000 and annual burden hours.
    If you have comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan, 
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20529; (202) 272-8377.

    Dated: June 9, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services.
[FR Doc. 05-11685 Filed 6-13-05; 8:45 am]
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