[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: 
Application for Naturalization, Form N-400.

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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 May 16, 2005 at 70 FR 25842, allowed for a 60-day 
public comment period. The USCIS received several comments and 
recommendations from the public regarding improvements to this 
information collection. We have taken them under consideration for the 
2006 revisions to this form.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
August 18, 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 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 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 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-400. 
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 USCIS 
uses the information collected to determine eligibility for 
naturalization.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 700,000 
responses at 6 hours and 8 minutes (6.13) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 4,291,000 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional 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: July 14, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services.
[FR Doc. 05-14123 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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