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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.
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 continues
implementation of 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.’’ In
substance, this proposed collection is
the same as the collection that was
requested through the emergency
procedures in May 2017. The emergency
approval limited the collection to a
temporary six month approval, and
these materials seek to extend that
approval for three years. Consular posts
worldwide regularly engage with U.S.
law enforcement and partners in the
U.S. intelligence community to identify
characteristics of applicant populations
warranting increased scrutiny. The
additional information collected will
facilitate consular officer efforts to apply
more rigorous evaluation of these
applicants for 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.
Based upon the data since this
collection began implementation in May
2017, the Department estimates that
70,500 applicants annually will be
requested to respond to this collection.
The Department bases this estimate on
the fact that consular officers worldwide
asked an approximately 25,000
applicants questions contained in this
information collection between May
2017 and October 2, 2017.
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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 questions about an
applicant’s identity or to vet for
terrorism, national security-related, or
other 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 be mindful that,
unlike some other forms of personal
information required from visa
applicants, social media identifiers may
afford the user anonymity. Posts will
assess their respective operating
environments and collect the social
media identifier information from
applicants in a manner that best
safeguards its transmission from
applicant to post. In furtherance of this
collection, consular officers are directed
not to request user passwords; engage or
interact with individual visa applicants
on or through social media when
conducting assessments of visa
eligibility; not to violate or attempt to
violate individual privacy settings or
controls; and not to use social media or
assess an individual’s social media
presence beyond established
Department guidance. Consular staff are
also directed in connection with this
collection to take particular care to
avoid collection of third-party
information when conducting any social
media reviews.
Edward Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10211]
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK) Designation as a State
Sponsor of Terrorism (SST)
In accordance with section 6(j)(1) of
the Export Administration Act of 1979
(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), and as
continued in effect by Executive Order
13222 of August 17, 2001, section
620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, Public Law 87–195, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 2371(c)), and section 40(f) of
the Arms Export Control Act, Public
Law 90–629, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2780(f)), I hereby determine that the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK) has repeatedly provided support
for acts of international terrorism.
This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: November 17, 2017.
Rex W. Tillerson,
Secretary of State.
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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SJI Board of Directors Meeting, Notice
AGENCY:
ACTION:
State Justice Institute.
Notice of meeting.
The SJI Board of Directors
will be meeting on Monday, December
4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be
held at SJI Headquarters in Reston,
Virginia. The purpose of this meeting is
to consider grant applications for the 1st
quarter of FY 2018, and other business.
All portions of this meeting are open to
the public.
SUMMARY:
State Justice Institute
Headquarters, 11951 Freedom Drive,
Suite 1020, Reston, Virginia 20190.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director,
State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom
Drive, Suite 1020, Reston, VA 20190,
571–313–8843, contact@sji.gov.
Jonathan D. Mattiello,
Executive Director.
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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SJI Board of Directors Meeting, Notice
AGENCY: State Justice Institute.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, December
4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at SJI Headquarters in
Reston, Virginia. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant
applications for the 1st quarter of FY 2018, and other business. All
portions of this meeting are open to the public.
ADDRESSES: State Justice Institute Headquarters, 11951 Freedom Drive,
Suite 1020, Reston, Virginia 20190.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Mattiello, Executive
Director, State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom Drive, Suite 1020,
Reston, VA 20190, 571-313-8843, contact@sji.gov.
Jonathan D. Mattiello,
Executive Director.
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