60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: September 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 176)]

[Notices]

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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: Notice of

Naturalization Oath Ceremony; Form N-445, OMB Control No. 1615-0054.

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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

November 13, 2006.

Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this

notice, especially, regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Director, Regulatory Management

Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor,

Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via

facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When

submitting comments by e-mail add the OMB Control Number 1615-0054 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 agencies 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

and 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

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Naturalization Oath

Ceremony.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-445.

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 refers to events that may have

occurred since the applicant's initial interview and prior to the

administration of the oath of allegiance. Several months may elapse

between these dates and the information that is provided assists the

officer to make and render an appropriate decision on the application.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 650,000

responses at 5 minutes (.083) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: 53,950 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at

http://uscis.gov/graphics/formfee/forms/pra/index.htm.

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,

111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272-

8377.

Dated: September 6, 2006.

Richard A. Sloan,

Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-15039 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]

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