30-Day Notice

[Federal Register: December 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 240)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control No. 1615-0050]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-336, Revision to

an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection under review: Form N-

336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings

Under Section 336; OMB Control No. 1615-0050.

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On August 18, 2010, USCIS published a 60-day notice in the Federal

Register at 75 FR 51095 announcing the extension of the Form N-336. The

60-day notice announced that during the 60-day comment period USCIS

would be evaluating whether to revise the form and that notification

would be provided when we published the 30-day notice in the Federal

Register. On November 17, 2010, USCIS published a 30-day extension

notice in the Federal Register at 75 FR 70277. The notice should have

said that USCIS would be revising the Form N-336. This notice corrects

that inadvertent error.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following

information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously

published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2010, at 75 FR 51095,

allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any

comments for this information collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

January 14, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

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), and to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,

Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC

20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-

272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk

Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail please make

sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0050 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 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: Revision to an existing

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Request for Hearing on a Decision

in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-336;

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. Form N-

336 provides a method for applicants, whose applications for

naturalization are denied, to request a new hearing by an Immigration

Officer of the same or higher rank as the denying officer, within 30

days of the original decision.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 4,145 responses

at 2 hours and 45 minutes (2.75) per response.

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

with the collection: 11,398 annual burden hours.

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

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

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

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020; Telephone 202-

272-8377.

Dated: December 10, 2010.

Stephen Tarragon,

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

Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2010-31501 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]

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