[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18663]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3722]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of proposed information collection (OMB 1400-
0015): Form DS-3052, Nonimmigrant V Visa Application, DS-3052.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) 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: Extension of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa 
Services (CA/VO).
    Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant V Visa
    Application.
    Frequency: Once.
    Form Number: DS-3052.
    Respondents: All nonimmigrant V visa applicants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 100,000 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed information 
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Eric Cohan, 
2401 E St. NW., RM L-703, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 
20520, (202) 663-1164. 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: June 20, 2001.
Catherine Barry,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-18663 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
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