83 FR 60886 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Certificate of Citizenship
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)
| Page Range | 60886-60886 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25857 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 60886] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25857] [[Page 60886]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [OMB Control Number 1615-0057] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Certificate of Citizenship 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 December 27, 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- 0057 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 August 15, 2018, at 83 FR 40547, 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- 2006-0023 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, 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 Certificate of Citizenship. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: N-600; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Form N- 600 collects information from respondents who are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because they acquired United States citizenship either by birth abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s), adoption by a U. S. citizen parent(s) or after meeting eligibility requirements after the naturalization of a foreign born parent. This form is also used by applicants requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because they automatically became a citizen of the United States after meeting eligibility requirements for acquisition of citizenship by foreign born children. . Form N-600 can also be filed by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of a minor child. The form standardizes requests for the benefit, and ensures that basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by applicants. USCIS uses the information collected on Form N-600 to determine if a Certificate of Citizenship can be issued to the applicant. Citizenship acquisition laws have changed throughout the history of the INA and different laws apply to determine whether the applicant automatically became a U.S. citizen. However, step children cannot acquire U.S. citizenship under any provision of the INA. (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 67,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.58 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Biometrics is 67,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.17 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 184,250 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 $8,207,500. Dated: November 21, 2018. Jerry L Rigdon, Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. 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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS eligibility requirements after the
SECURITY National Customer Service Center at naturalization of a foreign born parent.
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. This form is also used by applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requesting a Certificate of Citizenship
Services because they automatically became a
Comments
[OMB Control Number 1615–0057] citizen of the United States after
The information collection notice was meeting eligibility requirements for
Agency Information Collection previously published in the Federal acquisition of citizenship by foreign
Activities; Revision of a Currently Register on August 15, 2018, at 83 FR born children. . Form N–600 can also be
Approved Collection: Application for 40547, allowing for a 60-day public filed by a parent or legal guardian on
Certificate of Citizenship comment period. USCIS did not receive
behalf of a minor child. The form
any comments in connection with the
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and standardizes requests for the benefit,
60-day notice.
Immigration Services, Department of You may access the information and ensures that basic information
Homeland Security. collection instrument with instructions, required to assess eligibility is provided
ACTION: 30-Day notice. or additional information by visiting the by applicants.
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: USCIS uses the information collected
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland http://www.regulations.gov and enter on Form N–600 to determine if a
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and USCIS–2006–0023 in the search box. Certificate of Citizenship can be issued
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be Written comments and suggestions from to the applicant. Citizenship acquisition
submitting the following information the public and affected agencies should laws have changed throughout the
collection request to the Office of address one or more of the following history of the INA and different laws
Management and Budget (OMB) for four points: apply to determine whether the
review and clearance in accordance (1) Evaluate whether the proposed applicant automatically became a U.S.
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information is necessary
1995. The purpose of this notice is to citizen. However, step children cannot
for the proper performance of the
allow an additional 30 days for public acquire U.S. citizenship under any
functions of the agency, including
comments. provision of the INA.
whether the information will have
DATES: The purpose of this notice is to practical utility; (5) An estimate of the total number of
allow an additional 30 days for public (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the respondents and the amount of time
comments. Comments are encouraged agency’s estimate of the burden of the estimated for an average respondent to
and will be accepted until December 27, proposed collection of information, respond: The estimated total number of
2018. including the validity of the respondents for the information
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or methodology and assumptions used; collection N–600 is 67,000 and the
suggestions regarding the item(s) (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and estimated hour burden per response is
contained in this notice, especially clarity of the information to be 1.58 hours; the estimated total number
regarding the estimated public burden collected; and of respondents for the information
and associated response time, must be (4) Minimize the burden of the collection Biometrics is 67,000 and the
directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer collection of information on those who estimated hour burden per response is
via email at dhsdeskofficer@ are to respond, including through the
1.17 hours.
omb.eop.gov. All submissions received use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other (6) An estimate of the total public
must include the agency name and the burden (in hours) associated with the
OMB Control Number 1615–0057 in the technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, collection: The total estimated annual
subject line.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of hour burden associated with this
You may wish to consider limiting the
responses. collection is 184,250 hours.
amount of personal information that you
provide in any voluntary submission Overview of This Information (7) An estimate of the total public
you make. For additional information Collection burden (in cost) associated with the
please read the Privacy Act notice that collection: The estimated total annual
(1) Type of Information Collection
is available via the link in the footer of Request: Revision of a Currently cost burden associated with this
http://www.regulations.gov. Approved Collection. collection of information is $8,207,500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Dated: November 21, 2018.
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Application for Certificate of Jerry L Rigdon,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Citizenship. Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 (3) Agency form number, if any, and Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Massachusetts Avenue NW, the applicable component of the DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, sponsoring the collection: N–600; Department of Homeland Security.
Telephone number (202) 272–8377 USCIS. [FR Doc. 2018–25857 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
(This is not a toll-free number; (4) Affected public who will be asked
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comments are not accepted via or required to respond, as well as a brief
telephone message.). Please note contact abstract: Primary: Individuals or
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information provided here is solely for households. Form N–600 collects
questions regarding this notice. It is not information from respondents who are
for individual case status inquiries. requesting a Certificate of Citizenship
Applicants seeking information about because they acquired United States
the status of their individual cases can citizenship either by birth abroad to a
check Case Status Online, available at U.S. citizen parent(s), adoption by a U.
the USCIS website at http:// S. citizen parent(s) or after meeting
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| 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 December 27, 2018. | |
| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 60886 |
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