60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Approval To Travel to a Restricted Country or Area, 55915-55916 [2017-25441]
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comment in response to the notice. This
notice complies with that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 23, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Dena
Moglia, Supervisor Veterans Affairs
Specialist, Office of Veterans, Small
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dena Moglia, Supervisor Veterans
Affairs Specialist, Office of Veterans,
dena.moglia@sba.gov 202–205–7034, or
Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,
202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This form
facilitates online registration for the
Boots to Business course for eligible
service members and their spouses. The
collected data will be used to report
course statistics, manage course
operations more efficiently, tailor
individual classes based on the
experience and interests of the
participants, and ultimately contact
Boots to Business alumni.
Solicitation of Public Comments:
Comments may be submitted on (a)
whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Summary of Information Collections
Title: Boots to Business Course
Registration.
Description of Respondents:
Transitioning Service Members.
Form Number: N/A.
Estimated Annual Respondents:
15,000.
Estimated Annual Responses: 15,000.
Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
79,000.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Data Collection Available for Public
Comments
60-day notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) intends to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
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collection of information described
below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, requires federal agencies
to publish a notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed
collection of information before
submission to OMB, and to allow 60
days for public comment in response to
the notice. This notice complies with
that requirement.
Submit comments on or before
January 23, 2018.
DATES:
Send all comments to
Dolores Rowen, Associate Director,
Office of Policy and Research, National
Women’s Business Council Small
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,
5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dolores Rowen, Associate Director,
Office of Policy and Research, National
Women’s Business Council Small
Business Administration,
Dolores.rowen@sba.gov 202–205–9974,
or Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,
202–205–7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov;
This data
collection is needed to fill the current
void in information available about
women’s participation in the corporate
market. It will be used to enable the
development of specific and actionable
recommendations to increase
opportunities for women-owned
businesses to obtain corporate contracts
and make an even greater contribution
to the U.S. economy. Respondents will
be women business owners in the U.S.
and managers of corporate supplier
diversity programs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a)
whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Summary of Information Collection
Title: Women’s Participation in
Corporate Supplier Diversity Programs.
Description of Respondents: Women
business owners in the U.S. and
managers of corporate supplier diversity
programs.
Form Number: N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
3,024.
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 732.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10203]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Request for Approval To
Travel to a Restricted Country or Area
Notice of request for public
comment.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
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 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to January
23, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of 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–2017–0042’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: PPTRules@state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: PPT Forms Officer, U.S.
Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA
44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227
Sterling, VA 20166–1227.
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 Anita Mody, U.S. Department of
State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA 44132 Mercure
Cir, P.O. Box 1227 Sterling, VA 20166–
1227, by phone at (202) 485–6507, or by
email at PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Request for Approval to Travel to a
Restricted Country or Area.
SUMMARY:
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• OMB Control Number: 1405–0228.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Passport Services,
Office of Legal Affairs, CA/PPT/S/L/LA.
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: Individuals
requesting they be granted a special
validation, in accordance with 22 CFR
51.64, to use a U.S. passport to travel to,
in, or through a country or area as to
which U.S. passports have been
declared invalid for such travel
pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2l1a and
Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966)
and in accordance with 22 CFR 51.63(a).
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
250.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
250.
• Average Time per Response: 45
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 187.5
hours.
• Frequency: Each time the
individual wishes to travel to the
restricted country or area.
• 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 Secretary of State may exercise
authority, under 22 U.S.C. 211a,
Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966),
and 22 CFR 51.63, to invalidate all U.S.
passports for travel to a country or area
if he determines that any of three
conditions exist: The country is at war
with the United States; armed hostilities
are in progress in the country or area;
or there is imminent danger to the
public health or physical safety of U.S.
travelers in the country or area. The
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regulations of the Department of State
provide that an individual’s passport
may be considered for validation for
travel to, in, or through a country or area
despite such restriction if the
individual’s travel is determined to fall
within one of several categories
established by the regulations. 22 CFR
51.64. Without the requisite validation,
use of a U.S. passport for travel to, in,
or through a restricted country or area
may justify revocation of the passport
for misuse under 22 CFR 51.62(a)(2) and
subject the traveler to felony
prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1544 for
misuse of a passport or other applicable
laws.
The categories of persons specified in
22 CFR 51.64(b) as being eligible for
consideration for passport validation are
as follows:
(a) An applicant who is a professional
reporter and journalist whose trip is for
the purpose of collecting and making
available to the public information
about the restricted country or area;
(b) An applicant who is a
representative of the American Red
Cross or the International Committee of
the Red Cross on an officially sponsored
Red Cross mission;
(c) An applicant whose trip to the
restricted country or area is justified by
compelling humanitarian
considerations; or
(d) An applicant whose trip to the
restricted country or area is otherwise in
the national interest.
The proposed information collection
solicits data necessary for the Passport
Services Directorate to determine
whether an applicant is eligible to
receive a special validation in his or her
U.S. passport book permitting the
applicant to make one round-trip to a
restricted country or area. The
information requested consists of the
applicant’s name; a copy of the front
and back of the applicant’s valid
government-issued photo identification
card with the applicant’s date of birth
and signature; current contact
information, including telephone
number and mailing address; and a
statement explaining the reason that the
applicant thinks his or her trip is in the
national interest, supported by
documentary evidence. Failure to
provide the requested information may
result in denial of a special validation
to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or
through a restricted country or area.
Effective September 1, 2017, upon
determining that there is imminent
danger to the public health or physical
safety of U.S. travelers in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK), the Secretary of State imposed
a passport restriction with respect to
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travel to the DPRK. The estimated
number of recipients represents the
Department of State’s estimate of the
annual number of special validations
requests individuals will submit who
wish to use their U.S. passport to travel
to the DPRK, based on the current
number of requests following the
implementation of the Secretary of
State’s passport restriction. At this time,
there are no other countries or areas that
are the subject of passport restrictions
pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63.
Methodology
Instructions for individuals seeking to
apply for a special validation to use a
U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through
a restricted country or area is posted on
a Web page maintained by the
Department (travel.state.gov). The Web
page directs applicants to submit the
requested information via email to the
Passport Services Directorate
(PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov) or by
mail to Special Validations, U.S.
Department of State, CA/PPT/L/LA,
44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1227,
Sterling, VA 20166–1227.
Information collected in this manner
will be used to facilitate the granting of
special validations to U.S. nationals
who are eligible. The primary purpose
of soliciting the information is to
establish whether an applicant is within
one of the categories specified in the
regulations of the Department of State
codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and
therefore eligible to be issued a U.S.
passport containing a special validation
enabling him or her to make one roundtrip to a restricted country or area, and
to facilitate the application for a
passport of such applicants.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport
Services, Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10203]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for
Approval To Travel to a Restricted Country or Area
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
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 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to
January 23, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of 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-2017-0042'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
Email: PPTRules@state.gov.
Regular Mail: Send written comments to: PPT Forms Officer,
U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/S/L/LA 44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box
1227 Sterling, VA 20166-1227.
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 Anita Mody, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/
S/L/LA 44132 Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227 Sterling, VA 20166-1227, by
phone at (202) 485-6507, or by email at PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Request for Approval to
Travel to a Restricted Country or Area.
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OMB Control Number: 1405-0228.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport
Services, Office of Legal Affairs, CA/PPT/S/L/LA.
Form Number: No form.
Respondents: Individuals requesting they be granted a
special validation, in accordance with 22 CFR 51.64, to use a U.S.
passport to travel to, in, or through a country or area as to which
U.S. passports have been declared invalid for such travel pursuant to
22 U.S.C. 2l1a and Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966) and in
accordance with 22 CFR 51.63(a).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
Estimated Number of Responses: 250.
Average Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 187.5 hours.
Frequency: Each time the individual wishes to travel to
the restricted country or area.
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 Secretary of State may exercise authority, under 22 U.S.C.
211a, Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966), and 22 CFR 51.63, to
invalidate all U.S. passports for travel to a country or area if he
determines that any of three conditions exist: The country is at war
with the United States; armed hostilities are in progress in the
country or area; or there is imminent danger to the public health or
physical safety of U.S. travelers in the country or area. The
regulations of the Department of State provide that an individual's
passport may be considered for validation for travel to, in, or through
a country or area despite such restriction if the individual's travel
is determined to fall within one of several categories established by
the regulations. 22 CFR 51.64. Without the requisite validation, use of
a U.S. passport for travel to, in, or through a restricted country or
area may justify revocation of the passport for misuse under 22 CFR
51.62(a)(2) and subject the traveler to felony prosecution under 18
U.S.C. 1544 for misuse of a passport or other applicable laws.
The categories of persons specified in 22 CFR 51.64(b) as being
eligible for consideration for passport validation are as follows:
(a) An applicant who is a professional reporter and journalist
whose trip is for the purpose of collecting and making available to the
public information about the restricted country or area;
(b) An applicant who is a representative of the American Red Cross
or the International Committee of the Red Cross on an officially
sponsored Red Cross mission;
(c) An applicant whose trip to the restricted country or area is
justified by compelling humanitarian considerations; or
(d) An applicant whose trip to the restricted country or area is
otherwise in the national interest.
The proposed information collection solicits data necessary for the
Passport Services Directorate to determine whether an applicant is
eligible to receive a special validation in his or her U.S. passport
book permitting the applicant to make one round-trip to a restricted
country or area. The information requested consists of the applicant's
name; a copy of the front and back of the applicant's valid government-
issued photo identification card with the applicant's date of birth and
signature; current contact information, including telephone number and
mailing address; and a statement explaining the reason that the
applicant thinks his or her trip is in the national interest, supported
by documentary evidence. Failure to provide the requested information
may result in denial of a special validation to use a U.S. passport to
travel to, in, or through a restricted country or area.
Effective September 1, 2017, upon determining that there is
imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of U.S.
travelers in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the
Secretary of State imposed a passport restriction with respect to
travel to the DPRK. The estimated number of recipients represents the
Department of State's estimate of the annual number of special
validations requests individuals will submit who wish to use their U.S.
passport to travel to the DPRK, based on the current number of requests
following the implementation of the Secretary of State's passport
restriction. At this time, there are no other countries or areas that
are the subject of passport restrictions pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63.
Methodology
Instructions for individuals seeking to apply for a special
validation to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through a
restricted country or area is posted on a Web page maintained by the
Department (travel.state.gov). The Web page directs applicants to
submit the requested information via email to the Passport Services
Directorate (PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov) or by mail to Special
Validations, U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/L/LA, 44132 Mercure
Circle, P.O. Box 1227, Sterling, VA 20166-1227.
Information collected in this manner will be used to facilitate the
granting of special validations to U.S. nationals who are eligible. The
primary purpose of soliciting the information is to establish whether
an applicant is within one of the categories specified in the
regulations of the Department of State codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and
therefore eligible to be issued a U.S. passport containing a special
validation enabling him or her to make one round-trip to a restricted
country or area, and to facilitate the application for a passport of
such applicants.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
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