[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 179 (Thursday, September 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55666-55667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23637]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Visa Services

[Public Notice 3415]


Proposed Information Collection for U.S. Department of State 
Immigrant Visa Applicants

AGENCY: Office of Visa Services, Department of State.

ACTION: 30-day notice of proposed information collection; Choice of 
address and agent for U.S. Department of State Immigrant Visa 
Applicants.

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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: New Information Collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
    Title of Information Collection: Choice of Address and Agent for 
U.S. Department of State Immigrant Visa Applicants.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondents: All immigrant visa principal applicants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden: 175,000.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the 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

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through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed information 
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Daria Darnell, 
2401 E Street NW, Rm L-703, Tel: 202-663-1253, U.S. Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20520. 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: August 11, 2000.
Nancy Sambaiew,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-23637 Filed 9-13-00; 8:45 am]
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