60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants, 67088-67089 [2020-23222]
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Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, or emailing
Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection by contacting Mr.
Ramsey at this street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested parties may submit general
questions about the matching program
to Andrea Huseth, Division Director,
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office
of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966–
5855, or send an email to
Andrea.Huseth@ssa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The legal authority for the disclosure
under this agreement for the SSI portion
are sections 1631(e)(1)(A) and (B) and
1631(f) of the Social Security Act (Act)
(42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(A) and (B) and
1383(f)). The legal authority for the
disclosure under this agreement for the
SVB portion is section 806(b) of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 1006(b)).
Purpose(s)
This matching program establishes
the conditions under which RRB, as the
source agency, will disclose RRB
annuity payment data to SSA, the
recipient agency. SSA will use the
information to verify SSI and SVB
eligibility and benefit payment amounts.
SSA will also record the railroad
annuity amounts RRB paid to SSI and
SVB recipients in the SSR.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose information is
involved in this matching program are
applicants for and recipients of SSI
payments and SVB benefits.
Categories of Records
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SSA and RRB.
The electronic data file provided by
RRB will contain approximately 600,000
records. The file will adhere to the
characteristics and format shown in
attachment B. The SSR has about 9
million records. SSA will match the
Social Security number, name, date of
birth, and RRB claim number on the
RRB file and the SSR. SSA and RRB will
conduct this match monthly.
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RRB will provide SSA with an
electronic data file containing annuity
payment data from RRB’s system of
records, RRB–22 Railroad Retirement,
Survivor, and Pensioner Benefits
System, last published on May 15, 2015
(80 FR 28018). SSA will match RRB’s
data with data maintained in the SSR,
Supplemental Security Income Record
and Special Veterans Benefits, 60–0103,
last fully published at 71 FR 1830 on
January 11, 2006 and updated on
December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), July
3, 2018 (83 FR 31250–31251), and
November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969). SVB
data also resides on the SSR.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Supplemental Questions
for Visa Applicants
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
December 21, 2020.
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–2020–0042’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Herndon, Senior Regulatory
Coordinator, Visa Services, Bureau of
Consular Affairs at PRA_
BurdenComments@state.gov or over
telephone at (202)–485–8910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Supplemental Questions for Visa
Applicants.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0226.
SUMMARY:
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• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO.
• Form Number: DS–5535
• Respondents: Certain immigrant
and nonimmigrant visa applicants
worldwide who have been determined
to warrant additional scrutiny in
connection with terrorism, national
security-related, or other visa
ineligibilities.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
75,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
75,000.
• Average Time Per Response: 55
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
68,750 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
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 requests a revision
on the collection of 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, national security-related, or
other 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;
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• Name and dates of birth for all
children; and
• Names and dates of birth for all
current and former spouses, or civil or
domestic partners.
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. While the Department
previously required applicants
completing the DS–5535 to provide
their 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, the form no
longer includes those fields, which are
now incorporated into the DS–156
Nonimmigrant Visa Application, DS–
160 Online Nonimmigrant Visa
Application.
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.’’
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 facilitates
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.
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
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receive the visa. The information
requested on this form 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 additional questions to
resolve 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.
Edward J. Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0997]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Noise
Certification Standards for Subsonic
Jet Airplanes and Subsonic Transport
Category Large Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collection involves the
noise certification regulations for
aircraft. This includes information
collection requirements for the noise
certification of subsonic aircraft—jet
airplanes and subsonic transport
category large airplanes, small propeller
driven airplanes and rotorcraft. The
information collected are the results of
noise certification tests that demonstrate
compliance with 14 CFR part 36. The
original information collection was
implemented to show compliance in
accordance with the Aircraft Noise
Abatement Act of 1968; that statute is
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now part of the overall codification of
the FAA’s regulatory authority over
aircraft noise. The noise compliance
report is used by the FAA in making a
finding that the airplane is in noise
compliance with the regulations. These
compliance reports are required only
once when an applicant wants to
certificate an aircraft type. Without this
data collection, the FAA would be
unable to make the required noise
certification compliance finding.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by December 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Sandy Liu, Attn: AEE–100,
800 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20591.
By fax: 202–267–5594.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Liu by email at: sandy.liu@
faa.gov; phone: 202–267–4748.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0659.
Title: Noise Certification Standards
for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic
Transport Category Large Airplanes.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The aircraft noise
information collected are the results of
noise certification tests that demonstrate
compliance with 14 CFR part 36. The
original information collection was
implemented to show compliance in
accordance with the Aircraft Noise
Abatement Act of 1968; that statute is
now part of the overall codification of
the FAA’s regulatory authority over
aircraft noise in 49 U.S.C. 44715. For
this renewal, the FAA proposes to
maintain this PRA collection at 14 total
noise certification projects per year.
Each applicant’s collected information
is incorporated into a noise compliance
report that is provided to and approved
by the FAA. The noise compliance
report is used by the FAA in making a
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11228]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental
Questions for Visa Applicants
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
December 21, 2020.
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-2020-0042'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Herndon, Senior Regulatory
Coordinator, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs at
[email protected] or over telephone at (202)-485-8910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Supplemental Questions
for Visa Applicants.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0226.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: CA/VO.
Form Number: DS-5535
Respondents: Certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visa
applicants worldwide who have been determined to warrant additional
scrutiny in connection with terrorism, national security-related, or
other visa ineligibilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 75,000.
Average Time Per Response: 55 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 68,750 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 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 requests a revision on the collection of 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, national security-related, or other 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;
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Name and dates of birth for all children; and
Names and dates of birth for all current and former
spouses, or civil or domestic partners.
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. While the Department previously required applicants
completing the DS-5535 to provide their 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,
the form no longer includes those fields, which are now incorporated
into the DS-156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application, DS-160 Online
Nonimmigrant Visa Application.
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.'' 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 facilitates 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.
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 information requested on this form 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 additional questions to resolve 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.
Edward J. Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
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