30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa, 70229-70230 [2016-24485]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 11, 2016 / Notices
—Member Roundtable
Miguel L. Heureux,
White House Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2016–24385 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9750]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Adoptive Family Relief Act
Refund Application
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 November 10, 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.
• 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 Andrea Lage, who may be reached at
PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB
control number in correspondence. DO
NOT submit any completed Department
of State visa forms to this email or any
case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Adoptive Family Relief Act Refund
Application.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0223.
• Type of Request: Extension of
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
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• Form Number: DS–7781.
• Respondents: Immigrant Visa
Petitioners.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
600.
• Average Time per Response: 5
Minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 50
Hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain 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
The Adoptive Family Relief Act (Pub.
L. 114–70) amended Section 221(c) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), 8 U.S.C. 1201(c), to allow for the
waiver or refund of certain immigrant
visa fees for a lawfully adopted child, or
a child coming to the United States to
be adopted by a United States citizen,
subject to criteria prescribed by the
Secretary of State. Over 350 American
families have successfully adopted
children from the Democratic Republic
of the Congo. However, since September
25, 2013, they have not been able to
bring their adoptive children home to
the United States because the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
suspended the issuance of ‘‘exit
permits’’ for these children. As the
permit suspension drags on, however,
American families are repeatedly paying
visa renewal and related fees, while also
continuing to be separated from their
adopted children.
The waiver or refund provides
support and relief to American families
seeking to bring their adoptive children
home to the United States from the
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, and
families in similar situations. This form
collects information to determine the
extra visa renewal fees these families
have paid and refund them in
accordance with the Adoptive Family
Relief Act.
Methodology
The collection is hosted on the
Department of State’s Web site and is
printed and filled out by the individual,
and submitted by mail or in person to
the Consular Section where the
adoption case was originally processed.
Dated: August 26, 2016.
Karin King,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016–24484 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9751]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Application for A, G, or
NATO Visa
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 November 10, 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.
• 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 Andrea Lage, who may be reached at
SUMMARY:
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PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB
control number in correspondence. DO
NOT submit any completed Department
of State visa forms to this email or any
case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for A, G, or NATO Visa.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0100.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–1648.
• Respondents: Foreign Government
Officials
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
150,000.
• Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
75,000.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain 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.
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Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Department of State uses Form
DS–1648 to solicit information from
applicants for a renewal of an A, G, or
NATO visa, excluding A–3, G–5, and
NATO–7 classifications. INA
101(a)(15)(A) and (G) and 22 CFR 41.12
and 41.25 describe the criteria for these
nonimmigrant visa classifications.
Methodology
The DS–1648 is submitted
electronically to the Department via the
Internet. The applicant will be
instructed to print a confirmation page
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displaying a bar coded record locator,
which will be scanned by Department of
State staff at the time of processing.
Dated: August 25, 2016.
Karin King,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9752]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty
Trader/Investor Application
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 November 10, 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.
• 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 Andrea Lage, who may be reached at
PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB
control number in correspondence. DO
NOT submit any completed Department
of State visa forms to this email or any
case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor
Application.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0101.
SUMMARY:
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• Type of Request: Extension of the
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–156E.
• Respondents: E visa applicants who
are deemed essential employees.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
48,600.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
48,600.
• Average Time per Response: 4
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
194,400.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain 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
Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), provides
nonimmigrant status for a national of a
country with which the United States
maintains an appropriate treaty of
commerce and navigation who is
coming to the United States to: (i) Carry
on substantial trade, including trade in
services or technology, principally
between the United States and the treaty
country; or (ii) develop and direct the
operations of an enterprise in which the
national has invested, or is actively in
the process of investing. Form DS–156E
is completed by foreign nationals
seeking nonimmigrant treaty trader/
investor visas to the United States. The
Department uses the DS–156E to elicit
information necessary to determine a
foreign national’s visa eligibility.
Methodology
After completing Form DS–160,
Online Nonimmigrant Visa Applicant,
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9751]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for
A, G, or NATO Visa
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 November 10, 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.
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 Andrea Lage, who may be reached at
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PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB control number in correspondence.
DO NOT submit any completed Department of State visa forms to this
email or any case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Application for A, G, or
NATO Visa.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0100.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
Form Number: DS-1648.
Respondents: Foreign Government Officials
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 150,000.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 75,000.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain 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
The Department of State uses Form DS-1648 to solicit information
from applicants for a renewal of an A, G, or NATO visa, excluding A-3,
G-5, and NATO-7 classifications. INA 101(a)(15)(A) and (G) and 22 CFR
41.12 and 41.25 describe the criteria for these nonimmigrant visa
classifications.
Methodology
The DS-1648 is submitted electronically to the Department via the
Internet. The applicant will be instructed to print a confirmation page
displaying a bar coded record locator, which will be scanned by
Department of State staff at the time of processing.
Dated: August 25, 2016.
Karin King,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-24485 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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