[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5489]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing
Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-
644, Application for Posthumous Citizenship; OMB Control No. 1615-0059.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services 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 19, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in
this notice, and especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Acting Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008,
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 add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0059 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the collection of information 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 agency's 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: Revision of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Posthumous
Citizenship.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-644,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or households. The
information collected will be used to determine an applicant's
eligibility to request posthumous citizenship status for a decedent and
to determine the decedent's eligibility for such status.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at
1 hour and 50 minutes (1.83 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 92 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://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529,
Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-5489 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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