[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65103-65104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31306]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the following 
information collection activity has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. USIA is requesting 
approval for revisions and a three-year extension of an information 
collection entitled ``Certificate of eligibility for Exchange Visitor 
Status (J-1 Visa)'', under OMB control number 3116-0008 which expires 
January 31, 1996. This request for comment is being made pursuant to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [Public La2 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c) (2) (A)].
    The information collection activity involved with the program is 
conducted pursuant to the mandate given to the United States 
Information Agency under the terms and conditions of the Mutual and 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Title 22 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), Section 514, Exchange Visitor Program, Final Rule; 
and Title 8, Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

DATE: Comments are due on or before January 9, 1997.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting 
statement, and other documents that have been submitted to OMB for 
approval may be obtained from the USIA Clearance Officer. Comments 
should be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and also to the USIA 
Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette Giovetti, United States 
Information Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20547, telephone (202) 619-4408, internet address [email protected]; 
and OMB review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office of Information And 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Docket Library, Room 1002, NEOB, Washington, D.C. 
20503, Telephone (202) 395-5871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on October 10, 1996 (vol. 61, 
no. 198). Public reporting burden for this collection of information 
(Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0008) is estimated to 
average 15 minutes per response. Respondents are required to respond 
only one time, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments 
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection 
of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the 
United States Information Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20547; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Docket Library, Room 10202, NEOB, Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Current Actions: This information collection has been submitted to 
OMB for the purpose of requesting a three-year extension and approval 
of revisions to the form.
    Title: ``Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status (J-
1 Visa)''.
    Form Number: IAP-66.
    Abstract: This information collection is used by Exchange Visitor 
sponsors to appropriately identify an individual

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seeking to enter the U.S. as an exchange visitor. The completed form is 
sent to the prospective exchange visitor abroad, who takes it to the 
U.S. Consulate (Embassy) to secure an exchange visitor (J-1) visa.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses: No. of Respondents--200,000; 
Recordkeeping Hours--.15; Total Annual Burden--50,000.

    Dated: December 4, 1996.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 96-31306 Filed 12-9-96; 8:45 am]
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