60-Day Notice

[Federal Register: April 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 72)]

[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: Form N-426, Revision of

a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: Form N-

426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service; OMB

Control No. 1615-0053.

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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 June

15, 2009.

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 the Department of

Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division,

Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-

2210. 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 1615-0053 in the subject box.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed 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.

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Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently

approved information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Certification of

Military or Naval Service.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-426.

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 USCIS to request a verification of the military or

naval service claim by an applicant filing for naturalization on the

basis of honorable service in the U.S. armed forces.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 45,000

responses at 20 minutes (.333) per response.

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

with the collection: 14,985 annual burden hours.

If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please

visit the USCIS Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/.

We may be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, 111

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210, Telephone number

202-272-8377.

Dated: April 13, 2009.

Stephen Tarragon,

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E9-8758 Filed 4-15-09; 8:45 am]

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