[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17868-17869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08377]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Request for Hearing on a Decision in 
Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 
28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public 
burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS 
Desk Officer via email at [email protected]. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0050 in the subject line.
    You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal 
information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For 
additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is 
available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number 
(202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not 
accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information 
provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not 
for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information 
about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status 
Online, available at the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call 
the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 
767-1833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

    The information collection notice was previously published in the 
Federal Register on February 1, 2019, at 84 FR 1195, allowing for a 60-
day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments in 
connection with the 60-day notice.
    During the 60-day Notice, USCIS posted to http://www.regulations.gov documents that showed an overview of the revised 
Form and Instructions with red or strike-through text indicating the 
additions or deletions, as well as Table of Changes highlighting the 
differences between the currently published versions and the revised 
versions of the Form and Instructions. The proposed Form included a 
Part 5, Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities and/or 
Impairments, while the Table of Changes indicated that Part 5 was being 
deleted. USCIS is removing instructions and spaces on forms to request 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities and/or impairments 
because we have determined that was an ineffective method for 
communicating and obtaining that information. The personal notices that 
are sent to individuals to schedule appointments when a physical 
appearance at a USCIS office may be necessary is much more effective 
for instructions about and request for accommodations when needed. 
Therefore, the language will be removed from the Instructions. The Form 
PDF and Table of Changes posted for comment in http://www.regulations.gov with this notice correctly reflect that Part 5 is 
being removed from Form N-336.
    You may access the information collection instrument with 
instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS-
2007-0020 in the search 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 Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved 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 
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-336; 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 is used by an individual who's Form N-400, Application for 
Naturalization, was denied to request a hearing before an immigration 
officer on the denial of the N-400. USCIS uses the information 
submitted on Form N-336 to locate the requestor's file and schedule a 
hearing in the correct jurisdiction. It allows USCIS to determine if 
there is an underlying Form N-400, Application for Naturalization that 
was denied to warrant the filing of Form N-336. The information 
collected also allows USCIS to determine if a member of the U.S. armed 
forces has filed the appeal.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
total number of respondents for the information collection N-336 (paper 
filing) is 4,500 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.75 
hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information 
collection N-336 (e-filing) is 500 and the estimated hour burden per 
response is 2.5 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated 
with this collection is 13,625 hours.
    (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated 
with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated 
with this collection of information is $2,317,500.00.

    Dated: April 22, 2019.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-08377 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
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