30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0134, 46703 [E8-18475]
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Fay E. Ott,
Associate Administrator for Government
Contracting and Business Development.
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Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), who may be reached at
202–395–4718. You may submit
comments by any of the following
methods:
• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB
control number in the subject line of
your message.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
• Fax: 202–395–6974
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6312]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–157, Supplemental
Nonimmigrant Visa Form, OMB Control
Number 1405–0134
Notice of request for public
comments.
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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:
Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0134
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State
(CA/VO)
• Form Number: DS–157
• Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa
applicants legally required to provide
additional security and background
information.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,000,000
• Estimated Number of Responses:
4,000,000
• Average Hours per Response: 1
hour
• Total Estimated Burden: 4,000,000
• Frequency: Once per respondent
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from August 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and
questions to Katherine Astrich, the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
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may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
documents from David Serna of the
Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department
of State, 2401 E. Street, NW., L–603,
Washington, DC 20522, who may be
reached at (202) 663–2874.
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:
Applicants will use this form to apply
for a nonimmigrant visa to enter the
United States. U.S. embassies and
consulates will use the data provided in
conjunction with the DS–157 to help
determine whether aliens are eligible to
receive nonimmigrant visas.
Methodology: Applicants may fill out
the DS–157 online or print the page and
fill it out by hand, and submit it in
person at the time of interview.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6313]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Art &
Empire: Treasures From Assyria in the
British Museum’’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the objects in
the exhibition ‘‘Art & Empire: Treasures
from Assyria in the British Museum,’’
imported from abroad for temporary
exhibition within the United States, are
of cultural significance. The objects are
imported pursuant to a loan agreement
with the foreign owner or custodian. I
also determine that the exhibition or
display of the exhibit objects at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, from
on or about September 21, 2008, until
on or about January 4, 2009, and at
possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. Public Notice of these
Determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Julie
Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: (202–453–8050). The
address is U.S. Department of State, SA–
44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700,
Washington, DC 20547–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 4, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
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Dated: July 31, 2008.
Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6312]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-157,
Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0134
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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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: Supplemental Nonimmigrant
Visa Form
OMB Control Number: 1405-0134
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection
Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department
of State (CA/VO)
Form Number: DS-157
Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa applicants legally required
to provide additional security and background information.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000,000
Estimated Number of Responses: 4,000,000
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
Total Estimated Burden: 4,000,000
Frequency: Once per respondent
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a
Benefit
DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from August 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who
may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form
number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the
subject line of your message.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Fax: 202-395-6974
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents from David Serna of the
Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E. Street, NW.,
L-603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached at (202) 663-2874.
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: Applicants will use this form to
apply for a nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States. U.S.
embassies and consulates will use the data provided in conjunction with
the DS-157 to help determine whether aliens are eligible to receive
nonimmigrant visas.
Methodology: Applicants may fill out the DS-157 online or print the
page and fill it out by hand, and submit it in person at the time of
interview.
Dated: July 31, 2008.
Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. E8-18475 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]
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