[Federal Register: March 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 46)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: N-300,
Application to File Declaration of Intention; OMB Control No. 1615-
0078.
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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 8, 2007.
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, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,
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 please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0078 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 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 agencies 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: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application to File Declaration
of Intention.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-300.
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. This form
will be used by permanent residents to file a declaration of intention
to become a citizen of the United States. This collection is also used
to satisfy documentary requirements for those seeking to work in
certain occupations or professions, or to obtain various licenses.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 433 responses
at 45 minutes (.75) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 325 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please contact Richard A. Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008,
Washington, DC 20529; Telephone No. 202-272-8377.
Dated: March 5, 2007.
Richard Sloan,
Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-4184 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am]
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