[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41796-41797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Monthly Report on 
Naturalization Papers, Form N-4; Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection under Review, OMB 
Control No. 1615-0051.

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitted the following 
information collection request for review and clearance in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. The information 
collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days 
until September 14, 2012.
    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 DHS, USCIS, Chief, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 
Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also 
be submitted to DHS via email at [email protected] or via the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket 
ID number USCIS-2005-0032. When submitting comments by email please add 
the OMB Control Number 1615-0051 in the subject box. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and e-Docket ID.
    Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the 
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary 
submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in 
comments for public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy 
of an individual or is offensive. For additional information please 
read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the 
footer of http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to 
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do 
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this 
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your 
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National 
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.

    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 agencies estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information, including the

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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 on Naturalization 
Papers.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-4; 
USCIS.
    (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 
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 listing the 
number 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 need a copy of the information collection instrument, please 
visit the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.Regulations.gov. We 
may also be contacted at USCIS, Regulatory Coordination Division, 
Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

    Dated: July 11, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-17231 Filed 7-13-12; 8:45 am]
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