30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-1504, Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise, OMB Control Number 1405-0104, 1280 [05-276]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4950]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–1504, Request for
Customs Clearance of Merchandise,
OMB Control Number 1405–0104
Notice of request for public
comments and submission to OMB of
proposed collection information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Request for Customs Clearance of
Merchandise.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0104.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign
Missions, Diplomatic Tax and Customs
Program, DS/OFM/VTC/TC.
• Form Number: DS–1504.
• Respondents: Eligible foreign
diplomatic or consular missions, certain
foreign government organizations, and
designated international organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
Approximately 13,700.
• Average Hours per Response:
Fifteen minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 3,425
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from February 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct Comments and
questions to Alex Hunt, the State
Department Desk Officer in Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), who may be reached at (202)
395–7860. You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ahunt@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number (if
applicable), information collection title,
and OMB control number in the subject
line of your message.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: OIRA
State Department Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
• Fax: (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting documents, to
Ms. Irina Kaufman, DS/OFM/VTC, 3507
International Place, NW., U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC,
20008, who may be reached on (202)
895–3683, or by e-mail at
kaufmani@state.gov.
We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our
functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of technology.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Exemption from customs duties is a
privilege enjoyed by foreign diplomatic
and consular personnel on assignment
in the United States under the
provisions of the Vienna Conventions
on Diplomatic and Consular Relations
and the terms of various bilateral
agreements. Under the Foreign Missions
Act of 1982 (as amended), 22 U.S.C.
4301 et seq., the Department of State’s
Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) is
given the authority to grant privileges
and benefits, based on reciprocity. The
application form DS–1504, ‘‘Request for
Customs Clearance of Merchandise’’
provides OFM with the necessary
information to provide and administer
the benefit effectively and efficiently.
Methodology: The collected
information is used by the Office of
Foreign Missions (OFM) in determining
the eligibility of foreign diplomatic and
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consular missions and personnel for
exemption from duties otherwise
imposed by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) on imported goods. In
some cases, the reciprocal relationship
between the United States and other
nations requires that some type of duty
or restriction on importation be
imposed. The information on this form
provides the basis upon which to
determine, in cooperation with CBP, the
proper handling of diplomatic
shipments.
Dated: December 2, 2004.
Lynwood M. Dent, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy
Director, Office of Foreign Missions, Bureau
of Diplomatic Security, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4949]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Refugee Biographic Data,
OMB Control Number 1405–0102
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Refugee Biographic Data.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0102.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration,
PRM/A.
• Form Number: N/A.
• Respondents: Refugee applicants for
the U.S. Resettlement Program.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
70,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
70,000.
• Average Hours per Response: Onehalf hour.
• Total Estimated Burden: 35,000
hours.
• Frequency: Once per respondent.
• Obligation To Respond: Required
To Obtain a Benefit.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from January 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and
questions to Alex Hunt, the Department
of State Desk Officer in the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4950]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-1504,
Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise, OMB Control Number 1405-
0104
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments and submission to OMB of
proposed collection information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Title of Information Collection: Request for Customs
Clearance of Merchandise.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0104.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office
of Foreign Missions, Diplomatic Tax and Customs Program, DS/OFM/VTC/TC.
Form Number: DS-1504.
Respondents: Eligible foreign diplomatic or consular
missions, certain foreign government organizations, and designated
international organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Number of Responses: Approximately 13,700.
Average Hours per Response: Fifteen minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 3,425 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for up to 30 days from February 7, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct Comments and questions to Alex Hunt, the State
Department Desk Officer in Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who may be reached at
(202) 395-7860. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
E-mail: ahunt@omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information collection title, and OMB control
number in the subject line of your message.
Hand Delivery or Courier: OIRA State Department Desk
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Fax: (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and
supporting documents, to Ms. Irina Kaufman, DS/OFM/VTC, 3507
International Place, NW., U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC,
20008, who may be reached on (202) 895-3683, or by e-mail at
kaufmani@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of our functions.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
technology.
Abstract of proposed collection: Exemption from customs duties is a
privilege enjoyed by foreign diplomatic and consular personnel on
assignment in the United States under the provisions of the Vienna
Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations and the terms of
various bilateral agreements. Under the Foreign Missions Act of 1982
(as amended), 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., the Department of State's Office
of Foreign Missions (OFM) is given the authority to grant privileges
and benefits, based on reciprocity. The application form DS-1504,
``Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise'' provides OFM with the
necessary information to provide and administer the benefit effectively
and efficiently.
Methodology: The collected information is used by the Office of
Foreign Missions (OFM) in determining the eligibility of foreign
diplomatic and consular missions and personnel for exemption from
duties otherwise imposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on
imported goods. In some cases, the reciprocal relationship between the
United States and other nations requires that some type of duty or
restriction on importation be imposed. The information on this form
provides the basis upon which to determine, in cooperation with CBP,
the proper handling of diplomatic shipments.
Dated: December 2, 2004.
Lynwood M. Dent, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Director, Office of Foreign
Missions, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-276 Filed 1-5-05; 8:45 am]
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