[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78264-78265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31501]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control No. 1615-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-336, Revision to 
an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: Form N-
336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings 
Under Section 336; OMB Control No. 1615-0050.

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    On August 18, 2010, USCIS published a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register at 75 FR 51095 announcing the extension of the Form N-336. The 
60-day notice announced that during the 60-day comment period USCIS 
would be evaluating whether to revise the form and that notification 
would be provided when we published the 30-day notice in the Federal 
Register. On November 17, 2010, USCIS published a 30-day extension 
notice in the Federal Register at 75 FR 70277. The notice should have 
said that USCIS would be revising the Form N-336. This notice corrects 
that inadvertent error.
    The Department of Homeland Security, 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 information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2010, at 75 FR 51095, 
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 
comments for this information collection.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until 
January 14, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief, 
Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 
20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-
272-8352 or via e-mail at [email protected], and to the OMB USCIS Desk 
Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at [email protected]. When submitting comments by e-mail please make 
sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0050 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 agencies 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: Revision to an existing 
information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Hearing on a Decision 
in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-336; 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Form N-
336 provides a method for applicants, whose applications for 
naturalization are denied, to request a new hearing by an Immigration 
Officer of the same or higher rank as the denying officer, within 30 
days of the original decision.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 4,145 responses 
at 2 hours and 45 minutes (2.75) per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 11,398 annual burden hours.

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    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, 
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020; Telephone 202-
272-8377.

    Dated: December 10, 2010.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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