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2000. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the items contained in this

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:

(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

agencies 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:

Extension of currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application to Preserve residence for

Naturalization.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form N–470. Adjudications

Division, 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. The information will be

used to determine whether an alien who

intends to be absent from United States

for a period of one year or more is

eligible to preserve residence for

naturalization purposes.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 300 responses at 15 minutes

(.25) hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 75 annual burden hours.

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 item(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

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: May 19, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice, Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information

Collection Under Review: Affidavit of

Support.

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 March 22, 2000

at 65 FR 15355, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period. No comments

were 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 June 23,

2000. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the items contained in this

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:

(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:

Extension of currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Affidavit of Support.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–134, Adjudications

Division, 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. The information collected

by this form is used to determine

whether the applicant for the benefit

will become a public charge if admitted

to the United States.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 44,000 responses at 20 minutes

(.333 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 14,652 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

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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 item(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: May 19, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice, Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: NRC Form 171. ‘‘Duplication

Request’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

OMB 3150–0066.

3. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Individuals or companies requesting

document duplication.

5. The number of annual respondents:

16,800.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 1,109 hours (16,800 forms X

.066hours/form) or about 4 minutes per

form.

7. Abstract: This form is utilized by

individual members of the public

requesting reproduction of publicly

available documents in NRC’s

Headquarters Public Document Room.

Copies of the form are utilized by the

reproduction contractor to accompany

the orders and are then discarded.

Submit, by July 24, 2000, comments

that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW. (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/

index.html). The document will be

available on the NRC home page site for

60 days after the signature date of this

notice.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–6394–MLA; ASLBP No. 00–

777–05–MLA]

Department of the Army, U.S. Army

Research Laboratory; Designation of

Presiding Officer

Pursuant to delegation by the

Commission, see 37 FR 28,710 (Dec. 29,

1972), and the Commission’s

regulations, see 10 CFR 2.1201, 2.1207,

notice is hereby given that: (1) A single

member of the Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel is designated as

Presiding Officer to rule on petitions for

leave to intervene and/or requests for

hearing; and (2) upon making the

requisite findings in accordance with 10

CFR 2.1205(h), the Presiding Officer

will conduct an adjudicatory hearing in

the following proceeding:

Department of the Army, U.S. Army

Research Laboratory, Depleted

Uranium Study Area of the Transonic

Range, Aberdeen Proving Ground,

Maryland

The hearing will be conducted

pursuant to 10 CFR part 2, subpart L, of

the Commission’s Regulations,

‘‘Informal Hearing Procedures for

Adjudications in Materials and Operator

Licensing Proceedings.’’ This

proceeding concerns a request for

hearing submitted by Aberdeen Proving

Ground Superfund Citizens Coalition

(APGSCC). The request was filed in

response to a notice of consideration by

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

staff concerning issuance of an

amendment to Source Material License

No. SMB–141. The application requests

decommissioning of the Depleted

Uranium Study Area (DUSA) of the

Transonic Range at the Department of

the Army’s U.S. Army Research

Laboratory facility in Aberdeen Proving

Ground, Maryland. The notice of

consideration of the application and

opportunity for hearing was published

in the Federal Register at 65 FR 17,321

(Mar. 31, 2000).

The Presiding Officer in this

proceeding is Administrative Judge Ivan

W. Smith. Pursuant to the provisions of

10 CFR 2.722, 2.1209, Administrative

Judge Thomas D. Murphy has been

appointed to assist the Presiding Officer

in taking evidence and in preparing a

suitable record for review.

All correspondence, documents, and

other materials shall be filed with

Judges Smith and Murphy in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.1203. Their

addresses are:

Administrative Judge Ivan W. Smith,

Presiding Officer, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555–0001

Administrative Judge Thomas D.

Murphy, Special Assistant, Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board Panel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555–0001