[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1280-1281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-277]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4949]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee 
Biographic Data, OMB Control Number 1405-0102

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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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.
     Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, PRM/A.
     Form Number: N/A.
     Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Resettlement 
Program.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 70,000.
     Average Hours per Response: One-half hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 35,000 hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation To Respond: Required To Obtain a Benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from January 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Alex Hunt, the Department 
of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs at

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the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who may be reached at (202) 
395-7860. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must include 
the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and 
OMB control number in the subject line of your message.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: OIRA, Department of State Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Amy Nelson, 
Refugee Processing Center, 1401 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209, who 
may be reached at (703) 907-7200 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.
    Abstract of proposed collection: The Refugee Biographic Data Sheet 
describes a refugee applicant's personal characteristics and is needed 
to match the refugee with a sponsoring voluntary agency to ensure 
initial reception and placement in the U.S. under the United States 
Refugee Program administered by the Bureau for Population, Refugees, 
and Migration.
    Methodology: Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face 
interview of the applicant overseas. An employee of an Overseas 
Processing Entity, under contract with PRM, collects the information 
and enters it into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System.

    Dated: December 14, 2005.
Terry Rusch,
Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees and 
Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-277 Filed 1-5-05; 8:45 am]
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