Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions; 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Forms DS-2003 & DS-2004, Notification of Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular Officer, and Foreign Government Employee; Form DS-2005, Notification of Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer; Form DS-2006, Notification of Change-Identification Card Request; Form DS-2007, Notification of Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign Government Employees (Continuation Sheet); Form DS-2008, Notice of Termination of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment; Forms DS-98 and DS-99, Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes On; Forms DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104, Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates; Department of State Form DS-1504; Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise; Form DS-1972, U.S. Department of State Driver License and Tax Exemption Card Application; Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications,, 23918-23920 [E9-11930]
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prosecution for a crime, fleeing to avoid
custody or confinement after conviction
of a crime, or violating a condition of
probation or parole. SSA will use the
information reported to deny eligibility
or to suspend recipient’s SSI payments.
The respondents are SSI applicants/
recipients or representative payees of
SSI recipients who are reporting the
applicant’s/recipient’s status as a
fugitive felon or probation/parole
violator.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 1
minute.
Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours.
Dated: May 14, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–11716 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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[Public Notice 6624]
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office
of Foreign Missions; 30-Day Notice of
Proposed Information Collection:
Forms DS–2003 & DS–2004,
Notification of Appointment of Foreign
Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular
Officer, and Foreign Government
Employee; Form DS–2005, Notification
of Appointment of Honorary Consular
Officer; Form DS–2006, Notification of
Change—Identification Card Request;
Form DS–2007, Notification of
Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular
and Foreign Government Employees
(Continuation Sheet); Form DS–2008,
Notice of Termination of Diplomatic,
Consular, or Foreign Government
Employment; Forms DS–98 and DS–99,
Application for Diplomatic Exemption
From Taxes On; Forms DS–100, DS–
101, DS–102, & DS–104, Diplomatic
Motor Vehicle Applications for: Vehicle
Registration, Title, & Replacement
Plates; Department of State Form DS–
1504; Request for Customs Clearance
of Merchandise; Form DS–1972, U.S.
Department of State Driver License
and Tax Exemption Card Application;
Foreign Diplomatic Services
Applications, OMB Collection Number
1405–0105
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
SUMMARY: The Department of State has
submitted the following information
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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:
Notification of Appointment of Foreign
Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular
Officer, and Foreign Government
Employee.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–2003, DS–2004,
& e–2003.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350 missions.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
11,154 responses (DS–2003: 800), (DS–
2004: 1654), & (e–2003: 8,700).
• Average Hours per Response: 25
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 4,640
hours divided among the missions.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
• Title of Information Collection:
Notification of Appointment of
Honorary Consular Officer.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Number: DS–2005.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
155 missions.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
200 forms per year.
• Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 67 hours
divided among the missions.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
• Title of Information Collection:
Notification of Change—Identification
Card Request.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–2006, & e–2006.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350 missions.
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• Estimated Number of Responses:
8,116 responses (DS–2006: 7,124), (e2006: 992).
• Average Hours per Response: 9
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 1,217
hours divided among the missions.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
• Title of Information Collection:
Notification of Dependents of
Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign
Government Employees (Continuation
Sheet).
• OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Number: DS–2007.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350 missions.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
3,000 forms per year.
• Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 498 hours
divided among the missions.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
• Title of Information Collection:
Notice of Termination of Diplomatic,
Consular, or Foreign Government
Employment.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–2008, & e–2008.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350 missions.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
6,685 eGov responses.
• Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 1,110
hours divided among the missions.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for Diplomatic Exemption
from Taxes.
• OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of an
approved collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–98, DS–99, e–
98, & e–99.
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• Respondents: Eligible foreign
diplomatic or consular missions, certain
foreign government organizations, and
designated international organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
5,089 eGov submissions (e-98: 2,413),
(e-99: 2,676).
• Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 1,272
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
• Title of Information Collection:
Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Applications
for: Vehicle Registration, Title, &
Replacement Plates.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–100, DS–101,
DS–102, & DS–104.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
14,865.
• Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 7,433.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
• Title of Information Collection:
Request for Customs Clearance of
Merchandise.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Number: DS–1504.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
7,938.
• Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 3,969
hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
• Title of Information Collection: U.S.
Department of State Driver License and
Tax Exemption Card Application.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105.
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• Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
• Originating Office: Diplomatic
Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/
OFM).
• Form Numbers: DS–1972, DS–
1972D, DS–1972T.
• Respondents: Foreign government
representatives assigned to the United
States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350 foreign missions.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
12,725 responses (DS–1972: 1,402),
(DS–1972D: 6,282), (DS–1972T: 5,041).
• Average Hours per Response: DS–
1972 (30 minutes), DS–1972D (20
minutes), DS–1972T (15 minutes).
• Total Estimated Burden: 4,053
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from date of publication
in the Federal Register.
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: Jacqueline Robinson,
Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign
Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., Room
2236, Washington, DC 20520, who may
be reached on (202) 647–3416 or
OFMInfo@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary to
properly perform 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.
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• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond.
Abstract of Proposed Collection: The
Foreign Diplomatic Service
Applications (FDSA) associated with
OMB Collection number 1405–0105
(DS–2003, DS–2004, DS–2005, DS–
2006, DS–2007, and DS–2008) are the
means by which the Department of State
obtains the information necessary to
accept the appointments and
terminations of foreign government
employees and diplomatic, career and
honorary consular officers serving in the
United States; their dependents and
personal servants accompanying them
on tours-of-duty in the United States; to
issue documents or update information
previously submitted; to extend or
terminate privileges and immunities
accorded under the Vienna Convention
on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the
Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations, 1963. Also, FDSA DS–1504,
DS–98, DS–99, and DS–1972, also
associated with OMB number 1405–
0105, are the means by which the
Department provide customs duty-free
entry privileges, exemption from taxes
on the use of public utilities and the
purchase of gasoline and other motor
fuels, the issuance of a driver license
and/or a sales tax exemption card for
foreign mission personnel and their
dependents. In addition, DS–100, DS–
101, DS–102, & DS–104 are the means
by which the Department provides
foreign missions and their members
with registration, titling, and issuance of
license plates for motor vehicles they
own/operate. These ‘‘benefits’’ were
designated under the Foreign Missions
Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (FMA), and
must be obtained through the U.S.
Department of State. The applications
provide the Department with the
information necessary to administer the
benefits effectively and efficiently and
to monitor compliance with local laws,
including the ability to identify and take
action against motor vehicle operators
who repeatedly receive traffic citations.
It also facilitates the Department’s
ability to monitor and enforce the
compliance with Federal laws regarding
liability insurance for all foreign
mission-operated motor vehicles. FMA,
22 U.S.C. 4303a; Diplomatic Relations
Act, 22 U.S.C. 254e.
Methodology: These applications/
information collections are submitted by
all foreign missions to the Office of
Foreign Missions via the following
methods: Electronically, mail, and/or
personal delivery.
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Dated: May 1, 2009.
Robert D. Barton,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic
Security, Office of Foreign Missions, U.S.
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9–11930 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am]
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[Public Notice 6623]
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant
Proposals: Intensive Summer
Language Institutes for Teachers
Program
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Announcement Type: New
Cooperative Agreement.
Funding Opportunity Number:
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 00.000.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: July 7, 2009.
Executive Summary: The Teacher
Exchange Branch in the Office of Global
Educational Programs at the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA),
U.S. Department of State, announces an
open competition for a program that
will enable U.S. language teachers to
study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and
Russian in an Arabic-speaking country,
the People’s Republic of China, and
Russia respectively during the summer
of 2010. Public and private non-profit
organizations meeting the provisions
described in Internal Revenue Code
section 501(c)(3) may submit proposals
to cooperate with the Bureau in the
administration of the program.
Applicant organizations should design
and implement three summer institutes
for a minimum total of 25 teachers—
fifteen to study Chinese (Mandarin), and
five each to study Arabic and Russian.
These summer institutes should offer
intensive, structured classroom
instruction as well as less formal
interactive learning opportunities
through a comprehensive exchange
experience that primarily emphasizes
language learning.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: Overall grant making
authority for this program is contained
in the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87–
256, as amended, also known as the
Fulbright-Hays Act. The purpose of the
Act is ‘‘to enable the Government of the
United States to increase mutual
understanding between the people of
the United States and the people of
other countries * * *; to strengthen the
ties which unite us with other nations
by demonstrating the educational and
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cultural interests, developments, and
achievements of the people of the
United States and other nations * * *
and thus to assist in the development of
friendly, sympathetic and peaceful
relations between the United States and
the other countries of the world.’’ The
funding authority for the program above
is provided through legislation.
Purpose: To strengthen the instruction
of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), and
Russian at U.S. K–12 schools and
community colleges through intensive,
substantive overseas language study for
teachers, community college instructors,
and students in the advanced stages of
preparation to become teachers or
instructors in these languages.
Foreign language skills are essential
tools for engaging foreign governments
and peoples, especially in critical world
regions, for promoting mutual
understanding, and for conveying
respect for other cultures. These skills
equip Americans to support the nation’s
foreign affairs priorities, its economic
competitiveness, and its educational
institutions in efforts to prepare future
citizens for full engagement in the
global environment.
ECA plans to award a single
Cooperative Agreement for the
administration and implementation of
all three Intensive Summer Language
Institutes for Teachers under this
program. Organizations without
expertise in the teaching of all three of
the indicated languages are encouraged
to seek partners with expertise in
teaching the other language(s) in
preparing their proposals. Consortia and
other combinations of institutions must
designate a lead institution to receive
the award and administer the program.
Applicant organizations may submit a
proposal requesting funds not exceeding
$500,000 to implement all three
overseas language institutes between
June and August 2010.
Proposals should outline four distinct
program components: (1) Publicity,
recruitment, and selection; (2)
orientation; (3) the language institutes;
and (4) follow-on activities.
(1) Publicity, Recruitment, and
Selection: The cooperating agency will
publicize the three language institutes
as well as recruit, screen, and select U.S.
elementary and secondary school
teachers, community college instructors,
and eligible students for the program.
Applicant organizations should propose
a comprehensive outreach plan to
publicize and recruit for the program
within the K–12, community college,
and foreign language educational
community in the U.S. This plan should
include separate strategies for reaching
teachers of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin),
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and Russian. Information about the
program, along with all accompanying
application materials, should be posted
online by the cooperating agency. All
application materials should be
available in a sortable, searchable,
electronically accessible database format
that can be shared easily with the
Bureau’s program office upon request.
The cooperating agency will be
responsible for convening independent
committees to select candidates for the
program. The Bureau should be
consulted regarding the selection of
candidates and will approve the
principal and alternate candidates for
participation in the program.
The Bureau intends to include
participants who represent the diversity
of the U.S. in all components of the
program. Selection should be based on
the teachers’ professional backgrounds
as language teachers, dedication to
language teaching, and leadership
potential. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens and language teachers at
elementary or secondary schools,
community college instructors, or
students in an advanced stage of
preparation to teach Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), or Russian.
(2) Orientation: The cooperating
organization will organize a substantive,
in-person, pre-departure orientation in
the U.S. for all participants. The
orientation should include thorough
discussions of the goals and objectives
of the program and should be developed
and administered in consultation with
the ECA program office. Comprehensive
information packets should be provided
to all participants prior to the
orientation.
Standardized pre-institute testing
should be done to determine
participants’ initial language proficiency
and subsequent progress. Applicant
organizations should include in their
proposals their plans to develop and
implement an instrument to measure
participants’ increased language
proficiency resulting from their
participation in the program.
The cooperating agency should
provide the participants with an incountry orientation upon arrival to
familiarize them with the language
institute and surrounding community.
(3) Language Institutes: Each six-week
institute will provide intensive language
instruction in a classroom setting for
approximately twenty hours per week,
in addition to language-learning
opportunities through immersion in the
cultural, social, and educational life of
the host country. Classes should provide
formal instruction in grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation in
addition to covering the four main
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6624]
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions; 30-Day
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Forms DS-2003 & DS-2004,
Notification of Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career
Consular Officer, and Foreign Government Employee; Form DS-2005,
Notification of Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer; Form DS-2006,
Notification of Change--Identification Card Request; Form DS-2007,
Notification of Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign
Government Employees (Continuation Sheet); Form DS-2008, Notice of
Termination of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment;
Forms DS-98 and DS-99, Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes
On; Forms DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104, Diplomatic Motor Vehicle
Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates;
Department of State Form DS-1504; Request for Customs Clearance of
Merchandise; Form DS-1972, U.S. Department of State Driver License and
Tax Exemption Card Application; Foreign Diplomatic Services
Applications, OMB Collection Number 1405-0105
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of 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: Notification of
Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular Officer, and
Foreign Government Employee.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-2003, DS-2004, & e-2003.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 11,154 responses (DS-2003:
800), (DS-2004: 1654), & (e-2003: 8,700).
Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 4,640 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Title of Information Collection: Notification of
Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Number: DS-2005.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 155 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200 forms per year.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 67 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Title of Information Collection: Notification of Change--
Identification Card Request.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-2006, & e-2006.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,116 responses (DS-2006:
7,124), (e-2006: 992).
Average Hours per Response: 9 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,217 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Title of Information Collection: Notification of
Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign Government Employees
(Continuation Sheet).
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Number: DS-2007.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,000 forms per year.
Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 498 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Title of Information Collection: Notice of Termination of
Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-2008, & e-2008.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,685 eGov responses.
Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,110 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Title of Information Collection: Application for
Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-98, DS-99, e-98, & e-99.
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Respondents: Eligible foreign diplomatic or consular
missions, certain foreign government organizations, and designated
international organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,089 eGov submissions (e-
98: 2,413), (e-99: 2,676).
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,272 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Title of Information Collection: Diplomatic Motor Vehicle
Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Number of Responses: 14,865.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 7,433.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Title of Information Collection: Request for Customs
Clearance of Merchandise.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Number: DS-1504.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Number of Responses: 7,938.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 3,969 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a
Benefit.
Title of Information Collection: U.S. Department of State
Driver License and Tax Exemption Card Application.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-1972, DS-1972D, DS-1972T.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 foreign missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 12,725 responses (DS-1972:
1,402), (DS-1972D: 6,282), (DS-1972T: 5,041).
Average Hours per Response: DS-1972 (30 minutes), DS-1972D
(20 minutes), DS-1972T (15 minutes).
Total Estimated Burden: 4,053 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain
benefits.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from date of publication in the Federal Register.
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: Jacqueline
Robinson, Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C
Street, NW., Room 2236, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on
(202) 647-3416 or OFMInfo@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary to properly perform 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.
Abstract of Proposed Collection: The Foreign Diplomatic Service
Applications (FDSA) associated with OMB Collection number 1405-0105
(DS-2003, DS-2004, DS-2005, DS-2006, DS-2007, and DS-2008) are the
means by which the Department of State obtains the information
necessary to accept the appointments and terminations of foreign
government employees and diplomatic, career and honorary consular
officers serving in the United States; their dependents and personal
servants accompanying them on tours-of-duty in the United States; to
issue documents or update information previously submitted; to extend
or terminate privileges and immunities accorded under the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations, 1963. Also, FDSA DS-1504, DS-98, DS-99, and DS-
1972, also associated with OMB number 1405-0105, are the means by which
the Department provide customs duty-free entry privileges, exemption
from taxes on the use of public utilities and the purchase of gasoline
and other motor fuels, the issuance of a driver license and/or a sales
tax exemption card for foreign mission personnel and their dependents.
In addition, DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104 are the means by which
the Department provides foreign missions and their members with
registration, titling, and issuance of license plates for motor
vehicles they own/operate. These ``benefits'' were designated under the
Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (FMA), and must be
obtained through the U.S. Department of State. The applications provide
the Department with the information necessary to administer the
benefits effectively and efficiently and to monitor compliance with
local laws, including the ability to identify and take action against
motor vehicle operators who repeatedly receive traffic citations. It
also facilitates the Department's ability to monitor and enforce the
compliance with Federal laws regarding liability insurance for all
foreign mission-operated motor vehicles. FMA, 22 U.S.C. 4303a;
Diplomatic Relations Act, 22 U.S.C. 254e.
Methodology: These applications/information collections are
submitted by all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via
the following methods: Electronically, mail, and/or personal delivery.
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Dated: May 1, 2009.
Robert D. Barton,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign
Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-11930 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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