[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 5717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2549]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Visa Services

[Public Notice 3211]


30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Petition to Classify 
Special Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee Or Former Employee 
of the U.S. Government Abroad, Form DS-1884

SUMMARY:  The Department of State has submitted the following 
information to the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) 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 Form.
    Originating Office: CA/VO/F/P.
    Title of Information Collection: Petition to ClassifySpecial 
Immigrants Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former Employee of the 
U.S. Government Abroad.
    Frequency: 500.
    Form Number: DS-1884.
    Respondents: Foreign Applicants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours Per Response: .5 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden: 250 hours.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed information 
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Daria Darnell, 
U.S. Department of State, 2401E ST NW, RM L-703, Washington, DC 20520, 
Tel: 202-663-1253.Public comments and questions should be directed to 
the State Department Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB),Washington, DC 20530, 
(202) 395-5871.

    Dated: January 12, 2000.
Nancy H. Sambaiew,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services.
[FR Doc. 00-2549 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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