82 FR 29302 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Monthly Report on Naturalization Papers
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 123 (June 28, 2017)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 123 (June 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-13477 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29302-29303] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13477] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0051] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Monthly Report on Naturalization Papers AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 28, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via email at dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. All submissions received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615- 0051 in the subject line. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2017, at 82 FR 16847, allowing for a 60- day public comment period. USCIS did not receive comments in connection with the 60-day notice. You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: http://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS- 2005-0032 in the search 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 agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; [[Page 29303]] (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 Request: Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Monthly Report on Naturalization Papers. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: N-4; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: State and Local Government. Section 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that the clerk of each court that administers the oath of allegiance notify USCIS of all persons to whom the oath of allegiance for naturalization is administered, within 30 days after the close of the month in which the oath was administered. This form provides a format listing the number of those persons to USCIS and provides accountability for the delivery of the certificates of naturalization as required under that section of law. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection N-4 is 160 with an estimated 12 responses per respondent annually, and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.5 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 960 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $4,800. Dated: June 22, 2017. Jerry Rigdon, Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017-13477 Filed 6-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Strategic Vision which addresses the ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the near- and longer-term NS/EP suggestions regarding the item(s)
instructions for submitting written implications of emergent and expected contained in this notice, especially
comments. information and communications regarding the estimated public burden
• Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include technologies. The NSTAC will also and associated response time, must be
the docket number DHS–2017–0035 in discuss the most recent tasking that was directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer
the subject line of the email. assigned to the committee at its meeting via email at dhsdeskofficer@
• Fax: (703) 705–6190, ATTN: Sandy on May 18, 2017. The National Security omb.eop.gov. All submissions received
Benevides. Council, on behalf of the President, must include the agency name and the
• Mail: Designated Federal Officer, tasked the NSTAC to study ways in OMB Control Number 1615–0051 in the
Stakeholder Engagement and Critical which the private sector and subject line.
Infrastructure Resilience Division, Government, together, can improve the You may wish to consider limiting the
National Protection and Programs resilience of the Internet and amount of personal information that you
Directorate, Department of Homeland communications ecosystem. This provide in any voluntary submission
Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop includes identifying ways to encourage you make. For additional information
0612, Arlington, VA 20598–0612. collaboration across the ecosystem to please read the Privacy Act notice that
Instructions: All submissions received reduce the threats perpetuated by is available via the link in the footer of
must include the words ‘‘Department of automated and distributed attacks (e.g., http://www.regulations.gov.
Homeland Security’’ and the docket botnets). The desired outcome of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
number for this action. Comments NSTAC’s study will be twofold: (1) USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
received will be posted without Industry and Government will have Regulatory Coordination Division,
alteration at www.regulations.gov, recommendations for strengthening Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
including any personal information their partnership; and (2) concrete Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
provided. pathways for reducing threats from Washington, DC 20529–2140,
Docket: For access to the docket and automated and distributed attacks will Telephone number (202) 272–8377
comments received by the NSTAC, be identified. (This is not a toll-free number;
please go to www.regulations.gov and comments are not accepted via
Dated: June 21, 2017.
enter docket number DHS–2017–0035. telephone message.). Please note contact
Helen Jackson, information provided here is solely for
A public comment period will be held
during the conference call on Friday, Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC. questions regarding this notice. It is not
July 14, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 [FR Doc. 2017–13462 Filed 6–27–17; 8:45 am] for individual case status inquiries.
p.m. EST. Speakers who wish to BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P Applicants seeking information about
participate in the public comment the status of their individual cases can
period must register in advance by no check Case Status Online, available at
later than Monday, July 10, 2017, at 5:00 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the USCIS Web site at http://
p.m. EST by emailing NSTAC@ SECURITY www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
hq.dhs.gov. Speakers are requested to National Customer Service Center at
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
limit their comments to three minutes
Services
and will speak in order of registration. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Please note that the public comment [OMB Control Number 1615–0051]
Comments
period may end before the time
indicated, following the last request for Agency Information Collection The information collection notice was
comments. Activities; Extension, Without Change, previously published in the Federal
of a Currently Approved Collection: Register on April 6, 2017, at 82 FR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monthly Report on Naturalization 16847, allowing for a 60-day public
Helen Jackson, NSTAC Designated
Papers comment period. USCIS did not receive
Federal Officer, Department of
comments in connection with the 60-
Homeland Security, (703) 705–6276 AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and day notice.
(telephone) or helen.jackson@ Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information
hq.dhs.gov (email). Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of ACTION: 30-Day notice. or additional information by visiting the
this meeting is given under the Federal Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter
appendix (Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2005–0032 in the search box.
advises the President on matters related Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Written comments and suggestions from
to national security and emergency submitting the following information the public and affected agencies should
preparedness (NS/EP) collection request to the Office of address one or more of the following
telecommunications and cybersecurity Management and Budget (OMB) for four points:
policy. review and clearance in accordance (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
Agenda: The NSTAC will hold a with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information is necessary
1995. The purpose of this notice is to
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conference call on July 14, 2017, to for the proper performance of the
discuss issues and challenges related to allow an additional 30 days for public functions of the agency, including
NS/EP communications. This will comments. whether the information will have
include discussions with senior-level DATES: The purpose of this notice is to practical utility;
Government stakeholders and a review allow an additional 30 days for public (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
of ongoing NSTAC work, including a comments. Comments are encouraged agency’s estimate of the burden of the
deliberation and vote on the and will be accepted until July 28, 2017. proposed collection of information,
Committee’s NSTAC Report to the This process is conducted in accordance including the validity of the
President on Emerging Technologies with 5 CFR 1320.10. methodology and assumptions used;
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(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND waivers of regulations that HUD has
clarity of the information to be URBAN DEVELOPMENT approved, by publishing a notice in the
collected; and Federal Register. These notices (each
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(4) Minimize the burden of the covering the period since the most
collection of information on those who Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests recent previous notification) shall:
are to respond, including through the Granted for the First Quarter of a. Identify the project, activity, or
use of appropriate automated, Calendar Year 2017 undertaking involved;
electronic, mechanical, or other b. Describe the nature of the provision
technological collection techniques or AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, waived and the designation of the
other forms of information technology, HUD. provision;
e.g., permitting electronic submission of ACTION: Notice. c. Indicate the name and title of the
responses. person who granted the waiver request;
SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department d. Describe briefly the grounds for
Overview of This Information of Housing and Urban Development approval of the request; and
Collection Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform e. State how additional information
(1) Type of Information Collection Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly about a particular waiver may be
Request: Extension, Without Change, of Federal Register notices of all obtained.
a Currently Approved Collection. regulatory waivers that HUD has Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: approved. Each notice covers the also contains requirements applicable to
Monthly Report on Naturalization quarterly period since the previous waivers of HUD handbook provisions
Papers. Federal Register notice. The purpose of that are not relevant to the purpose of
(3) Agency form number, if any, and this notice is to comply with the this notice.
the applicable component of the DHS requirements of section 106 of the HUD This notice follows procedures
sponsoring the collection: N–4; USCIS. Reform Act. This notice contains a list provided in HUD’s Statement of Policy
(4) Affected public who will be asked of regulatory waivers granted by HUD on Waiver of Regulations and Directives
or required to respond, as well as a brief during the period beginning on January issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337).
abstract: Primary: State and Local 1, 2017, and ending on March 31, 2017. In accordance with those procedures
Government. Section 339 of the and with the requirements of section
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Immigration and Nationality Act 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of
general information about this notice, regulations are granted by the Assistant
requires that the clerk of each court that contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant
administers the oath of allegiance notify Secretary with jurisdiction over the
General Counsel for Regulations, regulations for which a waiver was
USCIS of all persons to whom the oath Department of Housing and Urban
of allegiance for naturalization is requested. In those cases in which a
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room General Deputy Assistant Secretary
administered, within 30 days after the 10276, Washington, DC 20410–0500,
close of the month in which the oath granted the waiver, the General Deputy
telephone 202–708–3055 (this is not a Assistant Secretary was serving in the
was administered. This form provides a toll-free number). Persons with hearing-
format listing the number of those absence of the Assistant Secretary in
or speech-impairments may access this accordance with the office’s Order of
persons to USCIS and provides number through TTY by calling the toll-
accountability for the delivery of the Succession.
free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– This notice covers waivers of
certificates of naturalization as required 8339. regulations granted by HUD from
under that section of law. For information concerning a January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017.
(5) An estimate of the total number of particular waiver that was granted and For ease of reference, the waivers
respondents and the amount of time for which public notice is provided in granted by HUD are listed by HUD
estimated for an average respondent to this document, contact the person program office (for example, the Office
respond: The estimated total number of whose name and address follow the of Community Planning and
respondents for the information description of the waiver granted in the Development, the Office of Fair Housing
collection N–4 is 160 with an estimated accompanying list of waivers that have and Equal Opportunity, the Office of
12 responses per respondent annually, been granted in the first quarter of Housing, and the Office of Public and
and the estimated hour burden per calendar year 2017. Indian Housing, etc.). Within each
response is 0.5 hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section program office grouping, the waivers are
(6) An estimate of the total public 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a listed sequentially by the regulatory
burden (in hours) associated with the new section 7(q) to the Department of section of title 24 of the Code of Federal
collection: The total estimated annual Housing and Urban Development Act Regulations (CFR) that is being waived.
hour burden associated with this (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides For example, a waiver of a provision in
collection is 960 hours. that:
(7) An estimate of the total public 24 CFR part 58 would be listed before
1. Any waiver of a regulation must be a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part
burden (in cost) associated with the in writing and must specify the grounds
collection: The estimated total annual 570.
for approving the waiver; Where more than one regulatory
cost burden associated with this 2. Authority to approve a waiver of a provision is involved in the grant of a
collection of information is $4,800.
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regulation may be delegated by the particular waiver request, the action is
Dated: June 22, 2017. Secretary only to an individual of listed under the section number of the
Jerry Rigdon, Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank, first regulatory requirement that appears
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination and the person to whom authority to in 24 CFR and that is being waived. For
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. waive is delegated must also have example, a waiver of both § 58.73 and
Citizenship and Immigration Services, authority to issue the particular § 58.74 would appear sequentially in the
Department of Homeland Security. regulation to be waived; listing under § 58.73.
[FR Doc. 2017–13477 Filed 6–27–17; 8:45 am] 3. Not less than quarterly, the Waiver of regulations that involve the
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P Secretary must notify the public of all same initial regulatory citation are in
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | 30-Day notice. | |
| Dates | The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until July 28, 2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. | |
| Contact | USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2140, Telephone number (202) 272-8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS Web site at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833. | |
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