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(A) By order approve or disapprove
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whether the proposed rule change
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9399]
Notice of Meeting of the International
Telecommunication Advisory
Committee and Preparations for
Upcoming International
Communications and Information
Policy Meetings
This notice announces a meeting of
the Department of State’s International
Telecommunication Advisory
Committee (ITAC) to review the
activities of the Department of State in
recent international meetings on
international communications and
information policy and preview
upcoming similar activities. The ITAC
will meet on January 21, 2016 at 2:00
p.m. EST at: 1300 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005. The ITAC will
review the results of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2015
Radio Assembly and the 2015 World
Radiocommunication Conference and
World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) +10 review.
The ITAC will also discuss the ITU
World Telecommunication
Standardization Assembly 2016 (WTSA
16) taking place in the fourth quarter of
2016, including positions on study
program restructuring and leadership.
The WTSA, the quadrennial assembly of
the ITU Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU–T), will
consider the reports of the ITU–T Study
Groups, approve the sector’s program of
work, decide the Study Group
structure, and appoint chairmen and
vice-chairmen. At the ITAC meeting, we
invite comment from the public on U.S.
priorities for WTSA 16.
The meeting will also highlight
preparations for the ITU Council
meeting taking place from 25 May to 2
June 2016 and related ITU Council
Working Groups. The Council acts as
the governing body between
plenipotentiary conferences.
Attendance at this meeting is open to
the public as seating capacity allows.
The public will have an opportunity to
provide comments at this meeting at the
invitation of the chair. Further details
on this ITAC meeting will be announced
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on the Department of State’s email list,
ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of the ITAC
list is limited to meeting
announcements and confirmations,
distribution of agendas and other
relevant meeting documents. The
Department welcomes any U.S. citizen
or legal permanent resident to remain
on or join the ITAC listserv by providing
his or her name, email address, and the
company, organization, or community
that he or she is representing, if any.
Persons wishing to request reasonable
accommodation for the meeting should
contact jacksonln@state.gov or
gadsdensf@state.gov not later than
January 13, 2016. Requests made after
that time will be considered, but might
not be able to be fulfilled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please
contact Franz Zichy at 202–647–5778,
zichyfj@state.gov.
Dated: December 29, 2015.
Julie N. Zoller,
Senior Deputy Coordinator, International
Communications and Information Policy,
U.S. State Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9400]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Electronic Application for
Immigration Visa and Alien
Registration
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: 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 the OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
SUMMARY:
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• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Taylor Mauck, who may be reached
at 202–485–7635 or at PRA_
BurdenComments@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Electronic Application for Immigration
Visa and Alien Registration.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0185.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–0260.
• Respondents: Immigrant Visa
Applicants.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
581,642.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
581,642.
• Average Time per Response: 2
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
1,163,284.
• Frequency: Once per respondent.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this 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 information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
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
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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.
Dated: December 18, 2015.
Ed Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement on NJ Transitgrid
Traction Power System in Hudson
County, New Jersey
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
The FTA, as the federal lead
agency, and the New Jersey Transit
Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), as joint lead
agency, are planning to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the NJ TRANSITGRID TRACTION
POWER SYSTEM, which will provide a
reliable electric power generation
system (called a microgrid) to provide
electricity to operate trains on a portion
of the NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak rail
systems, including some sections of the
Northeast Corridor and Morris & Essex
line, and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
System. The microgrid, which is needed
to enhance the resiliency of the public
transportation system, will also provide
electricity for some signal power and
tunnel ventilation, pumping, and
lighting on the Main Line and Northeast
Corridor. NJ TRANSITGRID consists of
two projects with independent utility
from each other: The TRACTION
POWER SYSTEM and the
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
SOLUTIONS, which will provide power
to train and bus stations and other
transportation facilities in northeastern
New Jersey with sustainable energy
sources such as fuel cells, photovoltaic
panels, and combined heat and power
units. The EIS, which will be prepared
only for the NJ TRANSITGRID
TRACTION POWER SYSTEM, will be in
accordance with Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) and FTA
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as
well as expedited project delivery
provisions of the Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21). DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS
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SOLUTIONS is a project with
independent utility from the
TRACTION POWER SYSTEM and will
progress in a separate process to comply
with NEPA and MAP–21.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the EIS should be sent to Mr. Nick
Marton or Mr. Chris Jeter by February
29, 2016. A public scoping meeting will
be held on February 3, 2016 between 4
p.m. and 8 p.m. at the location indicated
under ADDRESSES below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the EIS should be sent to: Mr.
Nick Marton, Project Manager, NJ
TRANSIT, River Line Office, 800
Lemuel Avenue, Camden, NJ 08105 or
Mr. Chris Jeter, NJ TRANSIT, One Penn
Plaza East, 8th Floor, Newark, NJ
07105–2246. Comments may also be
offered at the public scoping meeting.
The date, time, and address for the
public scoping meeting is as follows:
February 3, 2016 4 p.m.–8 p.m.
St. Peter’s University, 2641 John F.
Kennedy Blvd., Center Room, Jersey
City, NJ 07306
This location is accessible to persons
with disabilities. If special translation or
signing service or other special
accommodations are needed, please
contact the Project Manager, Mr. Nick
Marton at (856) 614–7003 or Mr. Chris
Jeter at (973) 491–7707 at least 48 hours
before the meeting. A Draft Scoping
Document for the NJ TRANSITGRID
TRACTION POWER SYSTEM is
available on NJ TRANSIT’s Web site at:
https://njtransitresilienceprogram.com/
documents. or by calling the project
manager, Mr. Nick Marton, at (856) 614–
7003 or Mr. Chris Jeter at (973) 491–
7707. Copies will also be available at the
scoping meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nancy Danzig, Director of Planning and
Program Development, FTA Region 2,
One Bowling Green, Room 429, New
York, NY 10004. (212) 668–2177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scoping: The scoping process
provides agencies and the public with
the opportunity to review and comment
on the purpose and need identified for
the proposed project, alternatives
considered, and the proposed
methodologies that will be used to
assess the potential social, economic,
and environmental impacts of the
project in the Draft EIS. Comments
received during this process will be
reviewed by FTA and NJ TRANSIT and
incorporated into a Final Scoping
Document, which will initiate the
preparation of the Draft EIS.
Project Need: The purpose of the
proposed project is to enhance the
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9400]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic
Application for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration
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 information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: 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 the OMB control
number in the subject line of your message.
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Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Taylor Mauck, who may be reached at 202-485-
7635 or at PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Electronic Application
for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0185.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
Form Number: DS-0260.
Respondents: Immigrant Visa Applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 581,642.
Estimated Number of Responses: 581,642.
Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 1,163,284.
Frequency: Once per respondent.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this 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
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
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 paper-based applications to the
Department.
Dated: December 18, 2015.
Ed Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
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