[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-470; Extension 
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

Action: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Form N-
470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization; Form N-470. 
OMB Control No. 1615-0056.

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    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services 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 August 3, 2009.
    During this 60-day period USCIS will be evaluating whether to 
revise the Form N-470. Should USCIS decide to revise the Form N-470 it 
will advise the public when it publishes the 30-day notice in the 
Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
public will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to the Form 
N-470.
    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 Products Division, 
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-
2210. 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 1615-0056 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 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: Extension of currently approved 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to Preserve Residence 
for Naturalization.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-470. 
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 
information furnished on this form will be used to determine whether an 
alien who intends to be absent from the United States for a period of 
one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for naturalization 
purposes.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 375 responses 
at 35 minutes (.583) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 219 annual burden hours.
    If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please 
visit the Web site at:  http://www.regulations.gov/.
    We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone 
number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: May 27, 2009.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-12772 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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