[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 23 (Monday, February 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5299-5300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1747]


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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 60-
Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-4, Monthly 
Report Naturalization Papers; OMB Control Number 1615-0051

    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until April 
6, 2007.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this 
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and 
associated response time should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, 
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, 
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via 
facsimile to (202) 272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When 
submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control 
Number 1615-0051 in the subject 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 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: Extension of an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Monthly Report Naturalization 
Papers.
    (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-4; 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State or local Governments. Section 
339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) requires that the 
clerk of each court that administers the oath of allegiance notify the 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) of all persons to whom 
the oath of allegiance for naturalization is administered, within 30 
days after the close of the month in which the oath was administered. 
This form provides a format for submitting a list of those persons to 
USCIS and provides accountability for the delivery of the certificates 
of naturalization as required under that section of law.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 160 respondents 
at 12 responses annually at 30 minutes (.50) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 960 annual burden hours.
    If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of 
this information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. 
Sloan, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 
3008, Washington, DC 20529; 202-272-8377.

    Dated: January 29, 2007.
Richard Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-1747 Filed 2-2-07; 8:45 am]
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