[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67018-67019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27314]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0054]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of
Naturalization Oath Ceremony, Form Number N-445; Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Collection
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information or new collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information
collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain
comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort,
and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost
to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days
until January 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained
in this notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public
burden and associated response time should be directed to: DHS, USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
[[Page 67019]]
Washington, DC 20529-2140. Comments may be submitted to DHS via email
at [email protected] and must include OMB Control Number
1615-0054 in the subject box. Comments may also be submitted via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at http://www.Regulations.gov under
e-Docket ID number USCIS-2006-0005.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the
amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary
submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in
comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy
of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please
read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the
footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to
submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do
not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this
address. If you are seeking information about the status of your
individual case, please check ``My Case Status'' online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National
Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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: Extension, Without Change, of a
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
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-445; USCIS.
(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 Form N-445 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.
USCIS will use this information to determine if any changes to the
respondent's prior statements affect the decisions the agency has made
in regards to the respondent's ability to be naturalized.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 900,000.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 149,400.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information, please visit the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20529, Telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: November 5, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-27314 Filed 11-7-12; 8:45 am]
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