30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-261, Electronic Choice of Address and Agent, OMB Control Number 1405-0186, 28922-28923 [2012-11862]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7887]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–1884, Petition To
Classify Special Immigrant Under INA
203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former
Employee of the U.S. Government
Abroad, OMB 1405–0082
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:
Petition to Classify Special Immigrant
Under INA 203(b)(4) as an employee or
former employee of the U.S.
Government Abroad.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0082.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–1884.
• Respondents: Aliens petitioning for
immigrant visas under INA 203(b)(4).
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
300.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
300.
• Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 50 hours.
• Frequency: Once per petition.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain Benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from May 16, 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 Federal
regulations Web site at
www.regulations.gov. You can search for
the document by: Selecting ‘‘Notice’’
under Document Type, entering the
Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword
or ID’’, checking the ‘‘Open for
Comment’’ box, and then click
‘‘Search’’. If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow
by Agency’’ option on the Results page.
• Mail (paper, or CD–ROM
submissions): Chief, Legislation and
Regulations Division, Visa Services—
DS–1884, 2401 E Street NW.,
Washington DC 20520–30106.
You must include the DS form number
(if applicable), information collection
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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 Office of Visa
Services, U.S Department of State, 2401
E Street NW., L–630, Washington, DC
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:
DS–1884 solicits information from
petitioners for special immigrant
classification under Section 203(b)(4) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act. An
alien is classifiable as a special
immigrant under Section 203(b)(4) if
they meet the statutory qualifications in
INA Section 101(a)(27)(D). A petitioner
may apply within one year of
notification by the Department of State
that the Secretary has approved a
recommendation that special immigrant
status be accorded to the alien. DS–1884
solicits information that will assist the
consular officer in ensuring that the
petitioner is statutorily qualified to
receive such status, including meeting
the years of service and exceptional
service requirements.
Methodology:
This form can be obtained from posts
abroad or through the Department’s
eForms intranet site. The application
available through eForms allows the
applicant to complete the application
online and then print the application.
Most applicants are current federal
government employees abroad and have
access to the intranet system. Once the
form is printed, it is submitted to post.
Dated: April 27, 2012.
David T. Donahue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7884]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–261, Electronic Choice
of Address and Agent, OMB Control
Number 1405–0186
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of 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:
Electronic Choice of Address and Agent.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0186.
• Type of Request: Extension.
• Originating Office: 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: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from May 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please direct comments to
the Department of State Desk Officer in
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB
control number in the subject line of
your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
documents from 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 to
properly perform our functions.
SUMMARY:
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• 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 DS–261 allows the beneficiary of
an approved 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
communications relevant to the
beneficiary’s visa application 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 use an
agent. The NVC can contact them
directly. If the beneficiary chooses to
serve as their own agent and have the
NVC contact them directly, they will
need to provide the NVC with their
current contact information. All cases
will be held at NVC until the DS–261 is
electronically submitted to the
Department.
Methodology
Applicants will submit the DS–261
electronically to the Department via the
internet. Applicants who submit the
electronic form will no longer submit
paper-based applications to the
Department.
Dated: May 4, 2012.
David Donahue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Unearthed:
Recent Archeological Discoveries from
Northern China,’’ 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 Sterling and
Francine Clark Art Institute,
Williamstown, Massachusetts, from on
or about June 15, 2012 until on or about
October 21, 2012, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Paul W.
Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The
mailing address is U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite
5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Dated: May 9, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Shipping Coordinating Committee;
Notice of Committee Meeting
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7888]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Unearthed: Recent Archeological
Discoveries From Northern China’’
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
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The Shipping Coordinating
Committee (SHC) will conduct an open
meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday,
June 6, 2012, in Room 51222 of the
United States Coast Guard Headquarters
Building, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593–0001. The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
prepare for the fifty-eighth Session of
the International Maritime
Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on
Safety of Navigation to be held at the
IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom,
July 2 to 6, 2012.
The primary matters to be considered
include:
—Adoption of the Agenda
—Decisions of other IMO bodies
—Routeing of ships, ship reporting and
related matters
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—Amendments to the General
Provisions on Ships’ Routeing
(resolution A.572(14), as amended)
—International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) matters, including
Radiocommunication ITU–R Study
Group matters
—Development of an e-navigation
strategy implementation plan
—Development of policy and new
symbols for Automatic Identification
System (AIS) aids to navigation
—Casualty analysis
—Consideration of International
Association of Classification Societies
(IACS) unified interpretations
—Development of performance
standards for inclinometers
—Biennial agenda and provisional
agenda for NAV 59
—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2013
—Any other business
—Report to the Maritime Safety
Committee
Members of the public may attend
this meeting up to the seating capacity
of the room. To facilitate the building
security process, and to request
reasonable accommodation, those who
plan to attend should contact the
meeting coordinator, Mr. George H.
Detweiler, Jr., by email at
George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil, by phone
at (202) 372–1566, by fax at (202) 372–
1991, or in writing at Commandant (CG–
NAV–3), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd
Street SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC
20593–7580 not later than May 30,
2012, 7 days prior to the meeting.
Requests made after May 30, 2012,
might not be able to be accommodated.
Please note that due to security
considerations, two valid, government
issued photo identifications must be
presented to gain entrance to the
Headquarters building. The
Headquarters building is accessible by
taxi and privately owned conveyance
(public transportation is not generally
available). However, parking in the
vicinity of the building is extremely
limited. Additional information
regarding this and other IMO SHC
public meetings may be found at:
www.uscg.mil/imo.
Dated: May 7, 2012.
Brian Robinson,
Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating
Committee, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7884]
30-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 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: Electronic Choice of
Address and Agent.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0186.
Type of Request: Extension.
Originating Office: 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: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from May 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please direct comments to the Department of State Desk
Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the
following methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents from 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 to properly perform our functions.
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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 DS-261 allows the beneficiary of an approved 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 communications relevant
to the beneficiary's visa application 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 use an
agent. The NVC can contact them directly. If the beneficiary chooses to
serve as their own agent and have the NVC contact them directly, they
will need to provide the NVC with their current contact information.
All cases will be held at NVC until the DS-261 is electronically
submitted to the Department.
Methodology
Applicants will submit the DS-261 electronically to the Department
via the internet. Applicants who submit the electronic form will no
longer submit paper-based applications to the Department.
Dated: May 4, 2012.
David Donahue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
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