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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

# ACTION:

60-Day notice of information collection under review: Form N-455, Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization; OMB Control No. 1615-0055. 

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for sixty days until May 18, 2007. 

                    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352 or via e-mail at                     *rfs.regs@dhs.gov*. When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0055 in the subject 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 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 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 a previously approved information collection.                 

                    (2)                     *Title of the Form/Collection:*                     Application for Transfer of Petition for Naturalization.                 

                    (3)                     *Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection:*                     Form N-455. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.                 

                    (4)                     *Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:*                     Primary: Individuals or households. The form is provided by USCIS for use by a petitioner for naturalization to request a transfer of his or her application from one court to another court. USCIS will also use this form to make a recommendation to the court.                 

                    (5)                     *An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:*                     100 responses at 10 minutes (.166) per response.                 

                    (6)                     *An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:*                     17 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 Sloan, Chief, Regulatory Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, telephone number 202-272-8377. 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E7-4947 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am] 

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