[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21340-21341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08288]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[OMB Control Number 1615-0091]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Application for Replacement Naturalization/
Citizenship Document
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information or new collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time,
effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the
estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection
instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1615-0091 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket ID
USCIS-2006-0052. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-
2006-0052. USCIS is limiting communications for this Notice as a result
of USCIS' COVID-19 response actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721-3000 (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 https://www.uscis.gov, or
call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and entering
USCIS-2006-0052 in the search box. All submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that
you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may
withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it
determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For
additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is
available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
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: Revision of a Currently
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
DHS sponsoring the collection: N-565; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses Form N-565 to
determine the applicant's eligibility for a replacement document. An
applicant may file for a replacement if they were issued one of the
documents described above and it was lost, mutilated, or destroyed; if
the document is incorrect due to a typographical or clerical error by
USCIS; if the applicant's name was changed by a marriage, divorce,
annulment, or court order after the document was issued and the
applicant now seeks a document in the new name; or if the applicant is
seeking a change of the gender listed on their document after obtaining
a court order, a government-issued document, or a letter from a
licensed health care professional recognizing that the applicant's
gender is different from that listed on their current document. The
only document that can be replaced on the basis of a change to the
applicant's date of birth, as evidenced by a court order or a document
issued by the U.S. government or the government of a U.S. state, is the
Certificate of Citizenship. If the applicant is a naturalized citizen
who desires to obtain recognition as a citizen of the United States by
a foreign country, he or she may apply for a special certificate for
that purpose.
USCIS may request that applicants who reside within the United
States attend an appointment at a USCIS
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Application Support Center to have a photograph taken. USCIS may also
require applicants to submit additional biometrics under 8 CFR
103.2(b)(9).
(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-565
(paper-filed) is 13,270 and the estimated hour burden per response is
1.33 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the
information collection N-565 (filed online) is 13,270 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 0.917 hours; the estimated total number of
respondents for the photograph appointment is 26,340 (accounts for an
estimated 200 respondents that file from overseas and do not need to
attend a photo appointment) 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 60,635 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 $3,417,025.
Dated: April 16, 2021.
Samantha L Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-08288 Filed 4-21-21; 8:45 am]
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