60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-261, Electronic Choice of Address and Agent, OMB Control Number 1405-0186, 1777-1778 [2012-361]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2012 / Notices public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of CME. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–CME–2011–22 and should be submitted on or before February 1, 2012. For the Commission by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.7 Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–305 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 7750] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS–260, Electronic Application for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration, 1405–0185 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: Electronic Application for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0185. • Type of Request: Extension. • Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/VO/ L/R) • Form Number: DS–260. • Respondents: Immigrant Visa Applicants. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 700,000. • Estimated Number of Responses: 700,000. • Average Hours per Response: 2 hours. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 7 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:02 Jan 10, 2012 Jkt 226001 • Total Estimated Burden: 1,400,000. • Frequency: Once per respondent. • Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefits. DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from January 11, 2012. ADDRESSES: • Web: Persons with access to the Internet may view and comment on this notice by going to the regulations.gov Web site at https://www.regulations.gov/ #!home and searching for the Public Notice number indicated at the beginning of this notice. • Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions): Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services— DS–260, 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 Sydney Taylor of the Visa Services Directorate, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street NW., L–630, Washington, DC 20520– 30106, who may be reached at taylors2@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: Form DS–260 will be used to elicit information to determine the eligibility of aliens applying for immigrant visas. Methodology: The DS–260 will be submitted electronically to the Department via the Internet. The applicant will be instructed to print a confirmation page containing a 2–D bar code record locator, which will be scanned at the time of processing. Applicants who submit the electronic application will no longer submit paperbased applications to the Department. PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1777 Dated: December 20, 2011. David T. Donahue, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–359 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 7751] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS–261, Electronic Choice of Address and Agent, OMB Control Number 1405–0186 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: Electronic Choice of Address and Agent. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0186. • Type of Request: Extension. • Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/VO/ L/R). • Form Number: DS–261. • Respondents: Immigrant beneficiaries requesting change of address or designation of an authorized agent. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 700,000. • Estimated Number of Responses: 700,000. • Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 116,666. • Frequency: Once per respondent. • Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit. DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from January 11, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Web: Persons with access to the Internet may view and comment on this notice by going to the regulations.gov Web site at https://www.regulations.gov/ index/#!home and searching for the Public Notice number indicated at the beginning of this notice. • Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions): Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services— DS–160, 2401 E Street NW., Washington DC 20520–30106. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 1778 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 2012 / Notices 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 Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street NW., L–603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached at taylors2@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 The DS–261 allows the beneficiary of an approved and current immigrant visa petition to provide the Department with his current address, which will be used for communications with the beneficiary. The DS–261 also allows the beneficiary to appoint an agent to receive mailings from the National Visa Center (NVC) and assist in the filing of various application forms and/or paying the required fees. The beneficiary is not required to appoint an agent but must provide current contact information. All cases will be held at NVC until the DS– 261 is electronically submitted to the Department. If the form is not electronically submitted to the Department within one year, NVC will begin the case termination process. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Methodology The DS–261 will be submitted electronically to the Department via the Internet. Applicants who submit the electronic form will no longer submit paper-based applications to the Department. Dated: December 21, 2011. David T. Donahue, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE U.S.–EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth Tennessee Valley Authority. 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). ADDRESSES: Requests for information, including copies of the information collection proposed and supporting documentation, should be directed to the Agency Clearance Officer: Mark Winter, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street (MP–3C), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402–2801; (423) 751–6004. DATES: Comments should be sent to the Agency Clearance Officer no later than February 10, 2012. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Type of Request: Regular submission. Title of Information Collection: Land Use Survey Questionnaire—Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants. Frequency of Use: Annual. Type of Affected Public: Individuals or households, and farms. Small Businesses or Organizations Affected: No. Federal Budget Functional Category Code: 271. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 37.5. Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: .25. Need For and Use of Information: This survey is used to locate, for monitoring purposes, rural residents, home gardens, and milk animals within a five mile radius of a nuclear power plant. The monitoring program is a mandatory requirement of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission set out in the technical specifications when the plants were licensed. SUMMARY: Michael T. Tallent, Director, Enterprise Information Security & Policy. [FR Doc. 2012–361 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2012–191 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P BILLING CODE 8120–08–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:02 Jan 10, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Request for comments. AGENCY: At the November 28, 2011, European Union (EU)-United States Summit meeting, President Obama, European Commission President Barroso, and European Council President Von Rompuy directed the Transatlantic Economic Council to establish a High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth, led by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht. The Working Group was asked to identify policies and measures to increase U.S.– EU trade and investment to support mutually beneficial job creation, economic growth, and international competitiveness. The Leaders also asked the Working Group to work closely with public and private sector stakeholder groups, and to draw on existing dialogues and mechanisms, as appropriate. To ensure that it has access to a wide range of views, ideas, and options concerning policies and measures to increase transatlantic trade and investment, the Working Group plans to consult extensively with business, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and other stakeholders. As part of this process, and consistent with the Leaders’ mandate, the U.S. Government welcomes written input from members of the public on options for increasing trade and investment in areas including, but not limited to, the following: • Conventional barriers to trade in goods, such as tariffs and tariff-rate quotas; • Reduction, elimination, or prevention of barriers to trade in goods, services, and investment; • Opportunities for enhancing the compatibility of regulations and standards; • Reduction, elimination, or prevention of unnecessary ‘‘behind the border’’ non-tariff barriers to trade in all categories; • Enhanced cooperation for the development of rules and principles on global issues of common concern and also for the achievement of shared economic goals relating to third countries. For each option or proposal that is suggested, submissions should seek to assess: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1777-1778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-361]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7751]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-261, 
Electronic Choice of Address and Agent, OMB Control Number 1405-0186

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: Electronic Choice of 
Address and Agent.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0186.
     Type of Request: Extension.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa 
Services (CA/VO/L/R).
     Form Number: DS-261.
     Respondents: Immigrant beneficiaries requesting change of 
address or designation of an authorized agent.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 700,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 700,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 116,666.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from January 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web: Persons with access to the Internet may view and 
comment on this notice by going to the regulations.gov Web site at 
https://www.regulations.gov/index/#!home and searching for the Public 
Notice number indicated at the beginning of this notice.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Chief, 
Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services--DS-160, 2401 E 
Street NW., Washington DC 20520-30106.


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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 Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department 
of State, 2401 E Street NW., L-603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be 
reached at taylors2@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

    The DS-261 allows the beneficiary of an approved and current 
immigrant visa petition to provide the Department with his current 
address, which will be used for communications with the beneficiary. 
The DS-261 also allows the beneficiary to appoint an agent to receive 
mailings from the National Visa Center (NVC) and assist in the filing 
of various application forms and/or paying the required fees. The 
beneficiary is not required to appoint an agent but must provide 
current contact information. All cases will be held at NVC until the 
DS-261 is electronically submitted to the Department. If the form is 
not electronically submitted to the Department within one year, NVC 
will begin the case termination process.

Methodology

    The DS-261 will be submitted electronically to the Department via 
the Internet. Applicants who submit the electronic form will no longer 
submit paper-based applications to the Department.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
David T. Donahue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2012-361 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-06-P
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