[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 12809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4947]
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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: Form N-
455, Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization; OMB
Control No. 1615-0055.
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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 May
18, 2007.
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), USCIS, Chief, 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 [email protected]. When submitting comments by e-
mail please make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0055 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,
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 a previously
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Transfer of
Petition for Naturalization.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-455.
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 form
is provided by USCIS for use by a petitioner for naturalization to
request a transfer of his or her application from one court to another
court. USCIS will also use this form to make a recommendation to the
court.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses
at 10 minutes (.166) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 17 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please contact Richard Sloan, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington,
DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 14, 2007.
Richard A. Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-4947 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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