Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: Application for

replacement naturalization/citizenship document.

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The Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) has submitted 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 February

19, 1999 at 64 FR 8405, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No

public comment was received by the INS on this proposed 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

September 20, 1999. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained

in this

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notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Stuart

Shapiro, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20530; 202-395-7316.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should

address one or more of the following four points:

Overview of this information collection:

(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: Reinstatement without change of

a previously approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Replacement

Naturalization/Citizenship Document.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form N-565. Office of

Naturalization Operations, Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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

well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This form

is used by the INS to determine the applicant's eligibility for a

replacement of a Declaration of Intention, Naturalization Certificate,

Certificate of Citizenship or Repatriation Certificate that was lost,

mutilated or destroyed, or if the applicant's name was changed by

marriage or by court order after issuance of original document. This

form may also be used to apply for special certificate of

naturalization as a U.S. citizen to be recognized by a foreign country.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 22,567

responses at 55 minutes (0.916) hours per response.

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

with the collection:

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

proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact Richard A. Sloan 202-514-3291,

Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20536. Additionally, comments and/or

suggestions regarding the items(s) contained in this notice, especially

regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time may

also be directed to Mr. Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: August 10, 1999.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 99-21512 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]

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