83_FR_40702 83 FR 40544 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

83 FR 40544 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

Page Range40544-40545
FR Document2018-17532

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-17532]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0087]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection: Application for Citizenship and Issuance of 
Certificate Under Section 322

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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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 
September 14, 2018.

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 [email protected]. All submissions 
received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number 1615-
0087 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 website 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 May 4, 2018, at 83 FR 19797, allowing for a 60-day 
public comment period. USCIS did not receive any 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-
2007-0019 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;
    (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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Citizenship and 
Issuance of Certificate under Section 322.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-600K; USCIS.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form N-
600K is used by children who regularly reside in a foreign country to 
claim U.S. citizenship based on eligibility criteria met by their U.S. 
citizen parent(s) or grandparent(s). The form may be used by both 
biological and adopted children under age 18. USCIS uses information 
collected on this form to determine that the child has met all of the 
eligibility requirements for naturalization under section 322 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). If determined eligible, USCIS 
will naturalize and issue the child a Certificate of Citizenship before 
the child reaches age 18.
    (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-600 is 
3,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.08 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 6,240 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 $367,500.

    Dated: August 9, 2018.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security.
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                                               the USCIS website at http://                            respondents for the information                          You may wish to consider limiting the
                                               www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS                        collection I–942 is 4,491 and the                     amount of personal information that you
                                               National Customer Service Center at                     estimated hour burden per response is                 provide in any voluntary submission
                                               (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.                     0.75 hour.                                            you make. For additional information
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                (6) An estimate of the total public                 please read the Privacy Act notice that
                                                                                                       burden (in hours) associated with the                 is available via the link in the footer of
                                               Comments                                                collection: The total estimated annual                http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                 The information collection notice was                 hour burden associated with this                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               previously published in the Federal                     collection is 3,368 hours.                            USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
                                               Register on April 27, 2018, at 83 FR                      (7) An estimate of the total public                 Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                               18583, allowing for a 60-day public                     burden (in cost) associated with the                  Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
                                               comment period. USCIS did receive one                   collection: The estimated total annual                Massachusetts Avenue NW,
                                               comment in connection with the 60-day                   cost burden associated with this                      Washington, DC 20529–2140,
                                               notice.                                                 collection of information is $19,087.
                                                                                                                                                             Telephone number (202) 272–8377
                                                 You may access the information                          Dated: August 9, 2018.                              (This is not a toll-free number;
                                               collection instrument with instructions,                Samantha L Deshommes,                                 comments are not accepted via
                                               or additional information by visiting the               Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,              telephone message.). Please note contact
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:                     Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship       information provided here is solely for
                                               http://www.regulations.gov and enter                    and Immigration Services, Department of               questions regarding this notice. It is not
                                               USCIS–2018–0002 in the search box.                      Homeland Security.                                    for individual case status inquiries.
                                               Written comments and suggestions from                   [FR Doc. 2018–17534 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am]           Applicants seeking information about
                                               the public and affected agencies should                 BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                the status of their individual cases can
                                               address one or more of the following                                                                          check Case Status Online, available at
                                               four points:                                                                                                  the USCIS website at http://
                                                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                               collection of information is necessary                  SECURITY                                              National Customer Service Center at
                                               for the proper performance of the                                                                             (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                               functions of the agency, including                      U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                                                                       Services                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               whether the information will have
                                               practical utility;                                      [OMB Control Number 1615–0087]                        Comments
                                                 (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                                                                               The information collection notice was
                                               agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  Agency Information Collection                         previously published in the Federal
                                               proposed collection of information,                     Activities; Revision of a Currently                   Register on May 4, 2018, at 83 FR
                                               including the validity of the                           Approved Collection: Application for
                                                                                                                                                             19797, allowing for a 60-day public
                                               methodology and assumptions used;                       Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate
                                                 (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and                                                                       comment period. USCIS did not receive
                                                                                                       Under Section 322
                                               clarity of the information to be                                                                              any comments in connection with the
                                               collected; and                                          AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                         60-day notice.
                                                 (4) Minimize the burden of the                        Immigration Services, Department of                     You may access the information
                                               collection of information on those who                  Homeland Security.                                    collection instrument with instructions,
                                               are to respond, including through the                   ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                or additional information by visiting the
                                               use of appropriate automated,                                                                                 Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other                        Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                               technological collection techniques or                                                                        USCIS–2007–0019 in the search box.
                                                                                                       Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                  Written comments and suggestions from
                                               other forms of information technology,                  submitting the following information
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of                                                                     the public and affected agencies should
                                                                                                       collection request to the Office of                   address one or more of the following
                                               responses.                                              Management and Budget (OMB) for                       four points:
                                               Overview of This Information                            review and clearance in accordance                      (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                               Collection                                              with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                   collection of information is necessary
                                                                                                       1995. The purpose of this notice is to                for the proper performance of the
                                                 (1) Type of Information Collection
                                                                                                       allow an additional 30 days for public                functions of the agency, including
                                               Request: Extension, Without Change, of
                                                                                                       comments.                                             whether the information will have
                                               a Currently Approved Collection.
                                                 (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                     DATES: The purpose of this notice is to               practical utility;
                                               Request for Reduced Fee.                                allow an additional 30 days for public                  (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                 (3) Agency form number, if any, and                   comments. Comments are encouraged                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                               the applicable component of the DHS                     and will be accepted until September                  proposed collection of information,
                                               sponsoring the collection: I–942; USCIS.                14, 2018.                                             including the validity of the
                                                 (4) Affected public who will be asked                 ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or                    methodology and assumptions used;
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief              suggestions regarding the item(s)                       (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                               abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       contained in this notice, especially                  clarity of the information to be
                                               households. USCIS uses the data                         regarding the estimated public burden                 collected; and
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                                               collected on this form to verify that the               and associated response time, must be                   (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                               applicant is eligible for a reduced fee for             directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer                collection of information on those who
                                               the immigration benefit being requested.                via email at dhsdeskofficer@                          are to respond, including through the
                                                 (5) An estimate of the total number of                omb.eop.gov. All submissions received                 use of appropriate automated,
                                               respondents and the amount of time                      must include the agency name and the                  electronic, mechanical, or other
                                               estimated for an average respondent to                  OMB Control Number 1615–0087 in the                   technological collection techniques or
                                               respond: The estimated total number of                  subject line.                                         other forms of information technology,


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                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                the USCIS website at http://
                                               responses.                                              SECURITY                                              www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS
                                                                                                                                                             National Customer Service Center at
                                               Overview of This Information                            U.S. Citizenship and Immigration                      (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833.
                                               Collection                                              Services                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  (1) Type of Information Collection                   [OMB Control Number 1615–0053]                        Comments
                                               Request: Revision of a Currently
                                                                                                       Agency Information Collection                           The information collection notice was
                                               Approved Collection.
                                                                                                       Activities; Revision of a Currently                   previously published in the Federal
                                                  (2) Title of the Form/Collection:                    Approved Collection: Request for                      Register on May 29, 2018, at 83 FR
                                               Application for Citizenship and                         Certification of Military or Naval                    24486, allowing for a 60-day public
                                               Issuance of Certificate under Section                   Service                                               comment period. USCIS did not receive
                                               322.                                                                                                          any comments in connection with the
                                                                                                       AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and                         60-day notice.
                                                  (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                                                                                       Immigration Services, Department of                     You may access the information
                                               the applicable component of the DHS
                                                                                                       Homeland Security.                                    collection instrument with instructions,
                                               sponsoring the collection: N–600K;
                                                                                                       ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                or additional information by visiting the
                                               USCIS.
                                                                                                                                                             Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
                                                  (4) Affected public who will be asked                SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland                 http://www.regulations.gov and enter
                                               or required to respond, as well as a brief              Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and                  USCIS–2007–0016 in the search box.
                                               abstract: Primary: Individuals or                       Immigration Services (USCIS) will be                  Written comments and suggestions from
                                               households. Form N–600K is used by                      submitting the following information                  the public and affected agencies should
                                               children who regularly reside in a                      collection request to the Office of                   address one or more of the following
                                               foreign country to claim U.S. citizenship               Management and Budget (OMB) for                       four points:
                                               based on eligibility criteria met by their              review and clearance in accordance                      (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                               U.S. citizen parent(s) or grandparent(s).               with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                   collection of information is necessary
                                               The form may be used by both                            1995. The purpose of this notice is to                for the proper performance of the
                                               biological and adopted children under                   allow an additional 30 days for public                functions of the agency, including
                                               age 18. USCIS uses information                          comments.                                             whether the information will have
                                               collected on this form to determine that                DATES: The purpose of this notice is to               practical utility;
                                               the child has met all of the eligibility                allow an additional 30 days for public                  (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                       comments. Comments are encouraged                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                               requirements for naturalization under
                                                                                                       and will be accepted until September                  proposed collection of information,
                                               section 322 of the Immigration and
                                                                                                       14, 2018.                                             including the validity of the
                                               Nationality Act (INA). If determined                                                                          methodology and assumptions used;
                                               eligible, USCIS will naturalize and issue               ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
                                                                                                       suggestions regarding the item(s)                       (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                               the child a Certificate of Citizenship                                                                        clarity of the information to be
                                               before the child reaches age 18.                        contained in this notice, especially
                                                                                                       regarding the estimated public burden                 collected; and
                                                  (5) An estimate of the total number of               and associated response time, must be                   (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                               respondents and the amount of time                      directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer                collection of information on those who
                                               estimated for an average respondent to                  via email at dhsdeskofficer@                          are to respond, including through the
                                               respond: The estimated total number of                  omb.eop.gov. All submissions received                 use of appropriate automated,
                                               respondents for the information                         must include the agency name and the                  electronic, mechanical, or other
                                               collection N–600 is 3,000 and the                       OMB Control Number 1615–0053 in the                   technological collection techniques or
                                               estimated hour burden per response is                   subject line.                                         other forms of information technology,
                                               2.08 hours.                                                You may wish to consider limiting the              e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                                                                       amount of personal information that you               responses.
                                                  (6) An estimate of the total public
                                               burden (in hours) associated with the                   provide in any voluntary submission                   Overview of This Information
                                               collection: The total estimated annual                  you make. For additional information                  Collection
                                               hour burden associated with this                        please read the Privacy Act notice that                 (1) Type of Information Collection
                                                                                                       is available via the link in the footer of            Request: Revision of a Currently
                                               collection is 6,240 hours.
                                                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov.                           Approved Collection.
                                                  (7) An estimate of the total public                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        (2) Title of the Form/Collection:
                                               burden (in cost) associated with the                    USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,                 Request for Certification of Military or
                                               collection: The estimated total annual                  Regulatory Coordination Division,                     Naval Service.
                                               cost burden associated with this                        Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20                           (3) Agency form number, if any, and
                                               collection of information is $367,500.                  Massachusetts Avenue NW,                              the applicable component of the DHS
                                                 Dated: August 9, 2018.                                Washington, DC 20529–2140,                            sponsoring the collection: N–426;
                                               Samantha L. Deshommes,                                  Telephone number (202) 272–8377                       USCIS.
                                                                                                       (This is not a toll-free number;                        (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                               Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                                                                       comments are not accepted via                         or required to respond, as well as a brief
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                                               Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
                                               and Immigration Services, Department of                 telephone message.). Please note contact              abstract: Primary: Individuals or
                                               Homeland Security.                                      information provided here is solely for               households. The Form N–426 is used by
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–17532 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       questions regarding this notice. It is not            naturalization applicants to document
                                                                                                       for individual case status inquiries.                 honorable service in the U.S. Armed
                                               BILLING CODE 9111–97–P
                                                                                                       Applicants seeking information about                  Forces. The form is filed with U.S.
                                                                                                       the status of their individual cases can              Citizenship and Immigration Services
                                                                                                       check Case Status Online, available at                (USCIS) when the respondent applies


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Document Created: 2018-08-15 01:25:44
Document Modified: 2018-08-15 01:25:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice.
DatesThe purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 14, 2018.
ContactUSCIS, 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 website at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283; TTY (800) 767-1833.
FR Citation83 FR 40544 

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