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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:

Applicant Survey.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form G–942. Human

Resources Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals and

Households. This form is required to

ensure compliance with Federal laws

and regulations which mandate equal

opportunity in the recruitment of

applicants for Federal employment.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated fro an average respondent to

respond: 75,000 responses at 4 minutes

(.066) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 4,950 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 and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1220,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

under Review: Application for

Naturalization.

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 INS published a Federal Register

notice on October 16, 1998 at 63 FR

55643 to solicit public comments for a

60-day period regarding an initial draft

revision of Form N–400 (Application for

Neutralization). In order to encourage

more comments, the INS published a

second Federal Register notice on

January 8, 1999 at 64 FR 1219,

exhibiting a draft of the revised form

and soliciting additional public

comments for a period of 60 days.

Under these two notices, written

comments were received from 20

organizations and individuals. Some of

the commenting organizations

represented several other groups that

joined in the opinions submitted.

Additional comments were received

internally from INS personnel. The

revised draft N–400 was exhibited in the

Federal Register on June 28, 2000 at 65

FR 39926, with an invitation for further

comments during another period of 60

days. During that period, additional

comments were received from 8

organizations and individuals. The

written public comments, as well as

those received from the focus groups

and from INS personnel have been

addressed in the accompanying

Supporting Statement.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until November 27,

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: Lauren Wittenberg,

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

725—17th Street, NW., Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20530; 202–395–4318.

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:

Revision of currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Naturalization.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form N–400, 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 and

Households. The information collected

is used by the INS to determine

eligibility for naturalization.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

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estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 700,000 responses at 6 hours

per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 4,200,000 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 4034, 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, Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Justice Management Division,

National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1220,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review: Arrival record.

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 August 7, 2000

at 65 FR 48252, 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 November 27,

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, 725 17th Street, NW., Room

10235, Washington, DC 20530;

Attention: Lauren Wittenberg,

Department of Justice Desk Officer; 202–

395–4318.

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:

Reinstatement of previously approved

collection.

(2) Title of the form/collection: Arrival

Record.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–94 AOT, Inspections

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

is captured electronically as part of a

pilot program established by the Service

in cooperation with two participating

carriers to streamline document

handling and data processing. The

information collected will be used by

the Service to document an alien’s

arrival and departure to and from the

United States and may be evidence of

registration under certain provisions of

the INA.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 25,000 responses at 3 minutes

(.05 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,250 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 4034, 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, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: October 19, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,996]

Consolidated Metco, Inc., Rivergate

Plant, Portland, OR; Notice of

Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on August 21, 2000, in

response to a worker petition which was

filed by the International Association of

Machinists and Aerospace Workers,

Lodge 1432, on behalf of workers at

Consolidated Metco, Inc., Rivergate

Plant, Portland, Oregon.

The petitioner has requested that the

petition be withdrawn. Consequently

further investigation in this case would

serve no purpose, and the investigation

has been terminated.

Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of

October 2000.

Linda G. Poole,

Certifying Officer, Division of Trade

Adjustment Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,984]

Nippers Workshop, Inc., Benton, IL;

Notice of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on July 24, 2000, in response

to a petition filed on the same date on

behalf of workers at Nippers Workshop,

Inc., Benton, Illinois.

The Department of Labor has been

unable to locate an official of the

company to provide the information

necessary to render a trade adjustment

assistance determination. Consequently,

the Department of Labor cannot conduct

an investigation to make a

determination as to whether the workers

are eligible for adjustment assistance

benefits under the Trade Act of 1974.

Therefore, further investigation in this