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that other than the fact the proposed
rule text does not reference manual
order handling or the Public Automated
Routing (‘‘PAR’’) workstation (because
C2 is entirely electronic) all of the
proposed rule changes are based on and
identical to CBOE Rule 6.53C(d)(i)–(ii).
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor
received comments on the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Because the foregoing proposed rule
change does not: (i) Significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 20 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.21
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
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temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
the public interest; (ii) for the protection
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
If the Commission takes such action, the
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to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be approved or
disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
C2–2017–016 on the subject line.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). As required under Rule
19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the
Commission with written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and the text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
shorter time as designated by the Commission.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–C2–2017–016. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
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Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. 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–C2–
2017–016 and should be submitted on
or before May 25, 2017.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.22
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9984]
Notice of Information Collection Under
OMB Emergency Review:
Supplemental Questions for Visa
Applicants
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Notice of request for emergency
OMB approval and public comment.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
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request described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the emergency review procedures of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for
public comment from all interested
individuals and organizations.
Emergency review and approval of this
collection has been requested from OMB
by May 18. If granted, the emergency
approval is only valid for 180 days.
ADDRESSES: Direct any comments on
this emergency request to both the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and to Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Visa Office.
All public comments must be
received by May 18.
You may submit comments to OMB
by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number (if applicable), 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.
You may submit comments to Bureau
of Consular Affairs, Visa Office by the
following methods:
• You may submit comments to
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Office
by the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
Internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2017–0019’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: PRA_BurdenComments@
state.gov. You must include Emergency
Submission Comment on
‘‘Supplemental Questions for Visa
Applicants’’ in the subject line of your
message.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable) information
collection title, and the 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 collection
instrument and supporting documents
to PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Supplemental Questions for Visa
Applicants.
• OMB Control Number: New.
• Type of Request: Emergency
Review.
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• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Visa Office (CA/VO).
• Form Number: DS–5535.
• Respondents: Immigrant and
nonimmigrant visa applicants who have
been determined to warrant additional
scrutiny in connection with terrorism or
other national security-related visa
ineligibilities.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
65,000 respondents.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
65,000 responses.
• Average Time per Response: 60
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
65,000 annual hours.
• Frequency: Once per respondent’s
application.
• 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 of
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
records. 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 proposes requesting
the following information, if not already
included in an application, from a
subset of visa applicants worldwide, in
order to more rigorously evaluate
applicants for terrorism or other
national security-related visa
ineligibilities:
• Travel history during the last fifteen
years, including source of funding for
travel;
• Address history during the last
fifteen years;
• Employment history during the last
fifteen years;
• All passport numbers and country
of issuance held by the applicant;
• Names and dates of birth for all
siblings;
• Name and dates of birth for all
children;
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• Names and dates of birth for all
current and former spouses, or civil or
domestic partners;
• Social media platforms and
identifiers, also known as handles, used
during the last five years; and
• Phone numbers and email
addresses used during the last five
years.
Most of this information is already
collected on visa applications but for a
shorter time period, e.g. five years rather
than fifteen years. Requests for names
and dates of birth of siblings and, for
some applicants, children are new. The
request for social media identifiers and
associated platforms is new for the
Department of State, although it is
already collected on a voluntary basis
by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for certain individuals.
Regarding travel history, applicants may
be requested to provide details of their
international or domestic (within their
country of nationality) travel, if it
appears to the consular officer that the
applicant has been in an area while the
area was under the operational control
of a terrorist organization as defined in
section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, 8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi). Applicants may
be asked to recount or explain the
details of their travel, and when
possible, provide supporting
documentation.
This information collection
implements the directive of the
President, in the Memorandum for the
Secretary of State, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Homeland Security of
March 6, 2017, to implement additional
protocols and procedures focused on
‘‘ensur[ing] the proper collection of all
information necessary to rigorously
evaluate all grounds of inadmissibility
or deportability, or grounds for the
denial of other immigration benefits.’’
Consular posts worldwide regularly
engage with law enforcement and
intelligence community partners to
identify sets of post applicant
populations warranting increased
scrutiny. The additional information
collected will facilitate consular officer
efforts to immediately apply more
rigorous evaluation of these applicants
for potential visa ineligibilities. In
accordance with existing authorities,
visas may not be denied on the basis of
race, religion, ethnicity, national origin,
political views, gender, or sexual
orientation.
The estimated number of respondents
represents the estimate of relevant State
Department officials that 0.5% of U.S.
visa applicants worldwide, or in the
range of 65,000 individuals per annum,
will present a threat profile, based on
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individual circumstances and
information they provide, that will lead
U.S. consular officers at posts around
the world to conclude the applicant
warrants enhanced screening that takes
into account the information that is
proposed to be collected. The estimate
will be updated in the next request to
continue collecting the information
based on experience reported by
overseas posts. Failure to provide
requested information will not
necessarily result in visa denial, if the
consular officer determines the
applicant has provided a credible
explanation why he or she cannot
answer a question or provide requested
supporting documentation, such that
the consular officer is able to conclude
that the applicant has provided
adequate information to determine the
applicant’s eligibility to receive the visa.
The collection of social media platforms
and identifiers will not be used to deny
visas based on applicants’ race, religion,
ethnicity, national origin, political
views, gender, or sexual orientation.
Methodology
Department of State consular officers
at visa-adjudicating posts worldwide
will ask the proposed additional
questions to resolve an applicant’s
identity or to vet for terrorism or other
national security related visa
ineligibilities when the consular officer
determines that the circumstances of a
visa applicant, a review of a visa
application, or responses in a visa
interview indicate a need for greater
scrutiny. The additional questions may
be sent electronically to the applicant or
be presented orally or in writing at the
time of the interview. Consular officers
will not request user passwords and will
not attempt to subvert any privacy
controls the applicants may have
implemented on social media platforms.
Consular officers are directed not to
engage or interact with individuals on
or through social media; not to violate
or attempt to violate individual privacy
settings; and not to use social media or
assess an individual’s social media
presence beyond established
Department guidance.
David T. Donahue,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9984]
Notice of Information Collection Under OMB Emergency Review:
Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency OMB approval and public
comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection request described below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the emergency
review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for public comment from all interested
individuals and organizations. Emergency review and approval of this
collection has been requested from OMB by May 18. If granted, the
emergency approval is only valid for 180 days.
ADDRESSES: Direct any comments on this emergency request to both the
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Office.
All public comments must be received by May 18.
You may submit comments to OMB by the following methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number (if applicable), 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.
You may submit comments to Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Office
by the following methods:
You may submit comments to Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Visa Office by the following methods:
Web: Persons with access to the Internet may comment on
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2017-0019'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
Email: PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You must include
Emergency Submission Comment on ``Supplemental Questions for Visa
Applicants'' in the subject line of your message.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable) information
collection title, and the 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 collection instrument and
supporting documents to PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Supplemental Questions
for Visa Applicants.
OMB Control Number: New.
Type of Request: Emergency Review.
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Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa
Office (CA/VO).
Form Number: DS-5535.
Respondents: Immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants
who have been determined to warrant additional scrutiny in connection
with terrorism or other national security-related visa ineligibilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65,000 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 65,000 responses.
Average Time per Response: 60 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 65,000 annual hours.
Frequency: Once per respondent's application.
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 of 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 records. 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 proposes requesting the following information, if
not already included in an application, from a subset of visa
applicants worldwide, in order to more rigorously evaluate applicants
for terrorism or other national security-related visa ineligibilities:
Travel history during the last fifteen years, including
source of funding for travel;
Address history during the last fifteen years;
Employment history during the last fifteen years;
All passport numbers and country of issuance held by the
applicant;
Names and dates of birth for all siblings;
Name and dates of birth for all children;
Names and dates of birth for all current and former
spouses, or civil or domestic partners;
Social media platforms and identifiers, also known as
handles, used during the last five years; and
Phone numbers and email addresses used during the last
five years.
Most of this information is already collected on visa applications
but for a shorter time period, e.g. five years rather than fifteen
years. Requests for names and dates of birth of siblings and, for some
applicants, children are new. The request for social media identifiers
and associated platforms is new for the Department of State, although
it is already collected on a voluntary basis by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) for certain individuals. Regarding travel
history, applicants may be requested to provide details of their
international or domestic (within their country of nationality) travel,
if it appears to the consular officer that the applicant has been in an
area while the area was under the operational control of a terrorist
organization as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi). Applicants may be
asked to recount or explain the details of their travel, and when
possible, provide supporting documentation.
This information collection implements the directive of the
President, in the Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security of March 6, 2017, to
implement additional protocols and procedures focused on ``ensur[ing]
the proper collection of all information necessary to rigorously
evaluate all grounds of inadmissibility or deportability, or grounds
for the denial of other immigration benefits.'' Consular posts
worldwide regularly engage with law enforcement and intelligence
community partners to identify sets of post applicant populations
warranting increased scrutiny. The additional information collected
will facilitate consular officer efforts to immediately apply more
rigorous evaluation of these applicants for potential visa
ineligibilities. In accordance with existing authorities, visas may not
be denied on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin,
political views, gender, or sexual orientation.
The estimated number of respondents represents the estimate of
relevant State Department officials that 0.5% of U.S. visa applicants
worldwide, or in the range of 65,000 individuals per annum, will
present a threat profile, based on individual circumstances and
information they provide, that will lead U.S. consular officers at
posts around the world to conclude the applicant warrants enhanced
screening that takes into account the information that is proposed to
be collected. The estimate will be updated in the next request to
continue collecting the information based on experience reported by
overseas posts. Failure to provide requested information will not
necessarily result in visa denial, if the consular officer determines
the applicant has provided a credible explanation why he or she cannot
answer a question or provide requested supporting documentation, such
that the consular officer is able to conclude that the applicant has
provided adequate information to determine the applicant's eligibility
to receive the visa. The collection of social media platforms and
identifiers will not be used to deny visas based on applicants' race,
religion, ethnicity, national origin, political views, gender, or
sexual orientation.
Methodology
Department of State consular officers at visa-adjudicating posts
worldwide will ask the proposed additional questions to resolve an
applicant's identity or to vet for terrorism or other national security
related visa ineligibilities when the consular officer determines that
the circumstances of a visa applicant, a review of a visa application,
or responses in a visa interview indicate a need for greater scrutiny.
The additional questions may be sent electronically to the applicant or
be presented orally or in writing at the time of the interview.
Consular officers will not request user passwords and will not attempt
to subvert any privacy controls the applicants may have implemented on
social media platforms. Consular officers are directed not to engage or
interact with individuals on or through social media; not to violate or
attempt to violate individual privacy settings; and not to use social
media or assess an individual's social media presence beyond
established Department guidance.
David T. Donahue,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
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