60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7656; Affidavit of Relationship (AOR); OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX, 54690-54691 [2010-22354]
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Kukpang Kwahak-Won, a.k.a. Second
Academy of Natural Sciences Research
Institute, a.k.a. SANSRI), Pyongyang,
North Korea;
SECOND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE,
Kangdong, North Korea; and
MUNITIONS INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT, (a.k.a. Military Supplies
Industry Department), Pyongyang, North
Korea.
Dated: August 30, 2010.
Ellen O. Tauscher,
Under Secretary for Arms Control and
International Security, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7149; OMB 1405–0182]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–160, Online Application
for Nonimmigrant Visa
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment in the Federal
Register preceding submission to OMB.
We are conducting this process in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Online Application for Nonimmigrant
Visa.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0182.
• Type of Request: Revision.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/
VO).
• Form Number: DS–160.
• Respondents: All nonimmigrant
visa applicants.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,500,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
6,500,000.
• Average Hours per Response: 75
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 8,125,000
hours.
• Frequency: Once per visa
application.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to
Obtain Benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from September 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: VisaRegs@state.gov (Subject
line must read DS–160 Reauthorization).
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• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Chief, Legislation and
Regulation Division, Visa Services—DS–
160 Reauthorization, 2401 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20520–30106.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and OMB control
number in any correspondence.
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
Stefanie Claus 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)
663–2910.
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
The Online Application for
Nonimmigrant Visa (DS–160) will be
used to collect biographical information
from individuals seeking a
nonimmigrant visa. The consular officer
uses the information collected to
determine the applicant’s eligibility for
a visa. This collection combines
questions from current information
collections DS–156 (Nonimmigrant Visa
Application), DS–156E (Nonimmigrant
Treaty Trader Investor Application),
´
DS–156K (Nonimmigrant Fiance
Application), DS–157 (Nonimmigrant
Supplemental Visa Application), and
DS–158 (Contact Information and Work
History Application).
Methodology
The DS–160 will be submitted
electronically to the Department via the
Internet. The applicant will be
instructed to print a confirmation page
containing a bar coded record locator,
which will be scanned at the time of
processing. Applicants who submit the
electronic application will no longer
submit paper-based applications to the
Department.
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Dated: August 25, 2010.
David T. Donahue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7150]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–7656; Affidavit of
Relationship (AOR); OMB Control
Number 1405–XXXX
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment in the Federal
Register preceding submission to OMB.
We are conducting this process in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR)
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Office of
Admissions, Bureau of Population,
Refugees and Migration (PRM/A)
• Form Number: DS–7656.
• Respondents: Persons admitted to
the United States as refugees or granted
asylum in the United States who are
claiming a relationship with family
members overseas (spouses, unmarried
children under age 21, and/or parents)
in order to assist the U.S. Government
in determining whether those family
members are qualified to apply for
admission to the United States via the
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program under
the family reunification access priority.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,500 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
3,500.
• Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 2,625
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from September 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: SpruellDA@state.gov
(Subject line must read: DS–7656 AOR).
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Delicia Spruell, PRM/A,
SUMMARY:
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U.S. Department of State, SA–9, 8th
floor, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20522–0908. You must include the
DS form number, information collection
title, and OMB control number in any
correspondence.
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
Delicia Spruell, PRM/A, U.S.
Department of State, SA–9, 8th floor,
2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20522–0908, at SpruellDA@state.gov or
at 202–453–9257.
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: The
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) will be
required by the Department of State to
establish qualifications for access to the
Priority 3 Family Reunification category
of the United States Refugee Admissions
Program (USRAP) by persons of certain
nationalities who are family members of
qualifying ‘‘anchors’’ (persons already
admitted to the U.S. as refugees or who
were granted asylum in the U.S.,
including persons who may now be
lawful permanent residents or U.S.
citizens). Qualifying family members of
U.S.-based anchors include spouses,
unmarried children under age 21, and
parents. Eligible nationalities are
determined on an annual basis
following careful review of several
factors, including the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees’
annual assessment of refugees in need of
resettlement, prospective or ongoing
repatriation efforts, and U.S. foreign
policy interests. The Priority 3 category,
along with the other categories of cases
that have access to USRAP, is outlined
in the annual Proposed Refugee
Admissions—Report to Congress, which
is submitted on behalf of the President
in fulfillment of the requirements of
Section 207(e)(1)–(7) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, and authorized by
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the annual Presidential Determination
for Refugee Admissions. The Priority
3—Family Reunification category has
been suspended since 2008 while PRM
and the Department of Homeland
Security’s U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) have
examined how additional procedures
may be incorporated into P–3
processing to address indications of a
high incidence of fraud in the program.
PRM and DHS/USCIS are now preparing
to resume the program. Having an
Affidavit of Relationship filed on a
potential applicant’s behalf by an
eligible anchor relative will be one of
the criteria for access to this program.
The AOR also informs the anchor
relative that DNA evidence of all
claimed parent-child relationships
between the anchor relative and parents
and/or unmarried children under 21
will be required as a condition of access
to P–3 processing and that the costs will
be borne by the anchor relative or their
family members who may apply for
access to refugee processing, or their
derivative beneficiaries, as the case may
be. Successful applicants may be
eligible for reimbursement of DNA test
costs.
Methodology: Information for the
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) will be
collected in person by resettlement
agencies around the United States,
which are organizations that work under
cooperative agreements with the
Department of State. Filing an AOR will
provide a means for individuals who
were admitted to the United States as
refugees or who were granted asylum to
claim a relationship with certain family
members that would qualify them to
apply for access to refugee processing
under the Priority 3 category of the U.S.
Refugee Admissions Program. In order
to file an AOR, an individual will have
to be at least 18 years of age and have
been admitted to the United States as a
refugee or granted asylum in the United
States no more than five years prior to
the filing of this AOR.
The resettlement agencies will then
forward the completed AORs to the
Department of State’s Refugee
Processing Center (RPC) for data entry
and case processing. DHS/USCIS will
conduct an initial review of the AOR,
including a check against information
on record from previous filings by the
anchor relative. Those AORs that are
cleared for onward processing are
forwarded to the appropriate
Department of State-funded Overseas
Processing Entity (OPE) to conduct
preliminary ‘‘prescreening’’ interviews
of the claimed family members. After
the preliminary interviews, the OPE will
provide the anchor relative with
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instructions on procedures for arranging
DNA testing of claimed biological
parent-child relationships through a
laboratory approved by the American
Association of Blood Banks (AABB) to
conduct DNA relationship testing. DNA
samples from the claimed biological
parents and/or children of the anchor
relative will be collected by designated
panel physicians overseas and returned
to the AABB-approved lab selected by
the anchor relative. The Department of
State will not retain the DNA samples.
Redacted results received from the lab,
which will indicate only whether each
tested relationship was confirmed or not
confirmed will be retained. The Privacy
Impact Assessment for this collection
will be posted on the Department of
State website.
Dated: July 7, 2010.
David M. Robinson,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Population, Refugees and Migration,
Department of State.
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[Public Notice: 7154]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The
Vorticists: Rebel Artists in London and
New York, 1914–18’’
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, and Delegation of
Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000,
I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘The
Vorticists: Rebel Artists in London and
New York, 1914–18,’’ imported from
abroad for temporary exhibition within
the United States, are of cultural
significance. The objects are imported
pursuant to loan agreements with the
foreign owners or custodians. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit objects at the Nasher
Museum of Art at Duke University,
Durham, NC, from on or about
September 30, 2010, until on or about
January 2, 2011, and at possible
additional exhibitions or venues yet to
be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these Determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7150]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7656;
Affidavit of Relationship (AOR); OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in
the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting
this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Title of Information Collection: Affidavit of Relationship
(AOR)
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of Admissions, Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM/A)
Form Number: DS-7656.
Respondents: Persons admitted to the United States as
refugees or granted asylum in the United States who are claiming a
relationship with family members overseas (spouses, unmarried children
under age 21, and/or parents) in order to assist the U.S. Government in
determining whether those family members are qualified to apply for
admission to the United States via the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
under the family reunification access priority.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,500 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,500.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 2,625 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60
days from September 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: SpruellDA@state.gov (Subject line must read: DS-
7656 AOR).
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Delicia
Spruell, PRM/A,
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U.S. Department of State, SA-9, 8th floor, 2201 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20522-0908. You must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB control number in any
correspondence.
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 Delicia Spruell, PRM/A, U.S. Department of
State, SA-9, 8th floor, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522-0908,
at SpruellDA@state.gov or at 202-453-9257.
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: The Affidavit of Relationship
(AOR) will be required by the Department of State to establish
qualifications for access to the Priority 3 Family Reunification
category of the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by
persons of certain nationalities who are family members of qualifying
``anchors'' (persons already admitted to the U.S. as refugees or who
were granted asylum in the U.S., including persons who may now be
lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens). Qualifying family members
of U.S.-based anchors include spouses, unmarried children under age 21,
and parents. Eligible nationalities are determined on an annual basis
following careful review of several factors, including the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' annual assessment of refugees
in need of resettlement, prospective or ongoing repatriation efforts,
and U.S. foreign policy interests. The Priority 3 category, along with
the other categories of cases that have access to USRAP, is outlined in
the annual Proposed Refugee Admissions--Report to Congress, which is
submitted on behalf of the President in fulfillment of the requirements
of Section 207(e)(1)-(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and
authorized by the annual Presidential Determination for Refugee
Admissions. The Priority 3--Family Reunification category has been
suspended since 2008 while PRM and the Department of Homeland
Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) have
examined how additional procedures may be incorporated into P-3
processing to address indications of a high incidence of fraud in the
program. PRM and DHS/USCIS are now preparing to resume the program.
Having an Affidavit of Relationship filed on a potential applicant's
behalf by an eligible anchor relative will be one of the criteria for
access to this program. The AOR also informs the anchor relative that
DNA evidence of all claimed parent-child relationships between the
anchor relative and parents and/or unmarried children under 21 will be
required as a condition of access to P-3 processing and that the costs
will be borne by the anchor relative or their family members who may
apply for access to refugee processing, or their derivative
beneficiaries, as the case may be. Successful applicants may be
eligible for reimbursement of DNA test costs.
Methodology: Information for the Affidavit of Relationship (AOR)
will be collected in person by resettlement agencies around the United
States, which are organizations that work under cooperative agreements
with the Department of State. Filing an AOR will provide a means for
individuals who were admitted to the United States as refugees or who
were granted asylum to claim a relationship with certain family members
that would qualify them to apply for access to refugee processing under
the Priority 3 category of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. In
order to file an AOR, an individual will have to be at least 18 years
of age and have been admitted to the United States as a refugee or
granted asylum in the United States no more than five years prior to
the filing of this AOR.
The resettlement agencies will then forward the completed AORs to
the Department of State's Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for data
entry and case processing. DHS/USCIS will conduct an initial review of
the AOR, including a check against information on record from previous
filings by the anchor relative. Those AORs that are cleared for onward
processing are forwarded to the appropriate Department of State-funded
Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) to conduct preliminary
``prescreening'' interviews of the claimed family members. After the
preliminary interviews, the OPE will provide the anchor relative with
instructions on procedures for arranging DNA testing of claimed
biological parent-child relationships through a laboratory approved by
the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) to conduct DNA
relationship testing. DNA samples from the claimed biological parents
and/or children of the anchor relative will be collected by designated
panel physicians overseas and returned to the AABB-approved lab
selected by the anchor relative. The Department of State will not
retain the DNA samples. Redacted results received from the lab, which
will indicate only whether each tested relationship was confirmed or
not confirmed will be retained. The Privacy Impact Assessment for this
collection will be posted on the Department of State website.
Dated: July 7, 2010.
David M. Robinson,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees
and Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-22354 Filed 9-7-10; 8:45 am]
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