60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire, 26740 [2018-12333]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10429]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire
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 August
7, 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–2018–0018’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: PRA_BurdenComments@
state.gov.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
JADE Act Questionnaire.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–5537.
• Respondents: Burmese applicants
for U.S. visas.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,500.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
20,500.
• Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
10,250 hours.
• Frequency: Once per visa
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 for
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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 Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade
Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE)
Act of 2008, Public Law 110–286,
renders certain individuals involved in
specified Burmese organizations or
activities ineligible for U.S. visas,
including: leaders of the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC), the
Burmese military, or the Union
Solidarity Development Association
(USDA); officials of the SPDC, the
Burmese military, or the USDA involved
in human rights violations and
impeding democracy in Burma; and
Burmese persons who provided
substantial economic or political
support to the SPDC, Burmese military,
or USDA. Immediate family members of
these individuals are also ineligible for
United States visas. Department of State
consular officers will use the
information provided to evaluate and
adjudicate the individual applicant’s
eligibility for a visa consistent with
these requirements.
Methodology
Visa applicants from Burma will fill
out and submit the supplemental form
and provide it to consular officers.
Consular officers will use the form to
screen for potential visa ineligibility
under the JADE Act.
Edward J Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 9)]
2017 Tax Information for Use in the
Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Board is publishing, and
providing the public an opportunity to
comment on, the 2017 weighted average
state tax rates for each Class I railroad,
as calculated by the Association of
American Railroads (AAR), for use in
the Revenue Shortfall Allocation
Method (RSAM).
DATES: Comments are due by July 9,
2018. If any comment opposing AAR’s
calculation is filed, AAR’s reply will be
due by July 30, 2018. If no comments
are filed by the due date, AAR’s
calculation of the 2017 weighted
average state tax rates will be
automatically adopted by the Board,
effective July 10, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in traditional paper format.
Any person using e-filing should attach
a document and otherwise comply with
the instructions at the E-FILING link on
the Board’s website at https://
www.stb.gov. Any person submitting a
filing in the traditional paper format
should send an original and 10 copies
referring to Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No.
9) to: Surface Transportation Board, 395
E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–
0001.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Fancher, (202) 245–0355.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
RSAM figure is one of three benchmarks
that together are used to determine the
reasonableness of a challenged rate
under the Board’s Simplified Standards
for Rail Rate Cases, EP 646 (Sub-No. 1),
slip op. at 10 (STB served Sept. 5,
2007),1 as further revised in Simplified
Standards for Rail Rate Cases—Taxes in
Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method,
EP 646 (Sub-No. 2) (STB served Nov. 21,
2008). RSAM is intended to measure the
average markup that the railroad would
need to collect from all of its
‘‘potentially captive traffic’’ (traffic with
a revenue-to-variable-cost ratio above
180%) to earn adequate revenues as
measured by the Board under 49 U.S.C.
10704(a)(2) (i.e., earn a return on
investment equal to the railroad
industry cost of capital). Simplified
Standards—Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at
1. In Simplified Standards—Taxes in
RSAM, slip op. at 3, 5, the Board
modified its RSAM formula to account
for taxes, as the prior formula
1 Aff’d sub nom. CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 568
F.3d 236 (D.C. Cir. 2009), and vacated in part on
reh’g, CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 584 F.3d 1076 (D.C.
Cir. 2009).
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10429]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: JADE Act
Questionnaire
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 August
7, 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-2018-0018'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
Email: [email protected].
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
Form Number: DS-5537.
Respondents: Burmese applicants for U.S. visas.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 20,500.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 10,250 hours.
Frequency: Once per visa 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 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 Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts
(JADE) Act of 2008, Public Law 110-286, renders certain individuals
involved in specified Burmese organizations or activities ineligible
for U.S. visas, including: leaders of the State Peace and Development
Council (SPDC), the Burmese military, or the Union Solidarity
Development Association (USDA); officials of the SPDC, the Burmese
military, or the USDA involved in human rights violations and impeding
democracy in Burma; and Burmese persons who provided substantial
economic or political support to the SPDC, Burmese military, or USDA.
Immediate family members of these individuals are also ineligible for
United States visas. Department of State consular officers will use the
information provided to evaluate and adjudicate the individual
applicant's eligibility for a visa consistent with these requirements.
Methodology
Visa applicants from Burma will fill out and submit the
supplemental form and provide it to consular officers. Consular
officers will use the form to screen for potential visa ineligibility
under the JADE Act.
Edward J Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2018-12333 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-06-P
