[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10912]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Consular Affairs
[Public Notice 2792]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Nonimmigrant 
Visa Application (Form OF-156)

SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired.
    Originating Office: The Office of Consular Affairs, Visa Services.
    Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Visa Application.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Form Number: OF-156.
    Respondents: Aliens.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000,000.
    Average Hours Per Response 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 8,000,000.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to--
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed information 
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Charles S. 
Cunningham, Directives Management Branch, Department of State, 
Washington, D.C., 20520, (202) 647-0596. Interested persons are invited 
to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to 
the proposed form by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent 
to: OMB, Ms. Victoria Wassmer, (202) 395-5871.

    Dated: February 11, 1998.
Glen H. Johnson,
Acting Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-10912 Filed 4-23-98; 8:45 am]
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