60-Day Notice

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]

[Notices]

[Pages 63321-63322]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2011-26361]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-470, Revision of a

Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-

470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization.

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

Immigration Services will be submitting 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 60 days until December

12, 2011.

This information collection was previously published as an

extension of a currently approved information collection in the Federal

Register on August 12, 2011, at 76 FR 50237, for a 60-day public

comment period. Subsequently, USCIS decided to conduct a comprehensive

revision of Form N-470 instead of extending the current edition. USCIS

invites members of the public who commented on the 60-day extension to

submit their comments on the revised form.

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, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also

be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997, or via e-mail at

USCISFRComment@dhs.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail please add

the OMB Control Number 1615-0056 in the subject box.

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 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

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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 to Preserve Residence

for Naturalization.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form N-470,

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. The

information collected on Form N-470 will be used to determine whether

an alien who intends to be absent from the United States for a period

of one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for

naturalization purposes.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 525 responses

at 36 minutes (.6 hours) per response.

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

with the collection: 315 annual burden hours.

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

visit: http://www.regulations.gov.

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

Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number 202-272-8377.

Dated: October 6, 2011.

Sunday A. Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Agency Information Collection Activities: (No Agency Form Number),

E-Verify Program, Revision of a Currently Approved Information

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: E-Verify

Program.

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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 as an extension in the Federal Register on August 1, 2011, at

76 FR 45843, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS

received comments on the 60-day notice. A discussion of the comments

and USCIS' response is discussed in item 8 of the supporting statement

that can be viewed at: http://www.regulations.gov.

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

public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until

November 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, Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may

also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-0997 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 1615-0092 in the subject box.

Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to

submit comments concerning the revision of 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 (TTY 1-800-

767-1833).

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies 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 agencies 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: E-Verify Program.

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

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency

Form Number; File Number OMB-18. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit. E-

Verify allows employers to electronically verify the employment

eligibility status of newly hired employees.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 125,015

completing the E-Verify web interface at 17 responses at .86 hours (52

minutes) per response; 521,134 employers registering to participate in

the program at 2.26 hours (2 hours and 15 minutes) per response; 3,333

requiring ID/IQ modification at 2 hours per response; 4,094,955 initial

queries at .12 hours (7 minutes) per response; 195,329 secondary

queries at 1.94 hours (1 hour 56 minutes) per response.

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

with the

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collection: 3,882,482 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please visit the USCIS Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

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

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, telephone

number 202-272-8377.

Dated: October 6, 2011.

Sunday Aigbe,

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive

Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security.

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