[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12229-12230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3357]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5339]


 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Forms DS-100, 
DS-100E, DS-101, DS-101E, DS-102, DS-102E, & DS-104, DS-104E, 
Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, 
& Replacement Plates, OMB Control Number 1405-0072

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments 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: Diplomatic Motor Vehicle 
Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates OMB 
Control Number: 1405-0072.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0072.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM/VTC/V).
     Form Numbers: DS-100, DS-100E, DS-101, DS-101E, DS-102, 
DS-102E, & DS-104, DS-104E.
     Respondents: Foreign missions that have personnel assigned 
to the United States: diplomatic agents, consular officers, 
administrative and technical staff, specified official representatives 
of foreign governments to international organizations, and their 
dependents.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,270.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 20,270.
     Average Hours per Response: .5 hours (30 minutes).
     Total Estimated Burden: 10,135.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from March 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Alex Hunt, the Department 
of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs at 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, information collection title, and OMB control number in the 
subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and 
supporting documents, to Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, Diplomatic Motor 
Vehicle Director, Office of Foreign Missions, 3507 International Place, 
NW., State Annex 33, Washington, DC 20522-3302, who may be reached at 
202-895-3528 or [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 operation of a motor vehicle in the United States by foreign 
mission personnel is a benefit under the Foreign Mission Act, 22 U.S.C. 
4301 et seq. The U.S. Department of State Registration and Title 
application forms (DS-100, DS-100E, DS-101, DS-101E, DS-102, DS-102E, & 
DS-104, DS-104E) are the means by which foreign missions in the United 
States request the registration, titling, and issuance of replacement 
license plates for motor vehicles owned/operated by foreign missions, 
foreign diplomatic and consular personnel, as well as specified 
official representatives of foreign governments to international 
organizations in the United States, and their dependents.
    Methodology:
    This collection is submitted by all foreign missions in paper 
format on one

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of four forms; the information is then entered into an electronic 
database, maintained and utilized by the Office of Foreign Missions to 
administer the benefit. Electronic versions of DS-100 and DS-101 (DS-
100E and DS-101E) were introduced in May 2005 to a few foreign missions 
to test and develop an electronic submission option. Electronic 
versions of the DS-102 and DS-104 (DS-102E and DS-104E) have been 
developed and will be implemented in early 2006. To facilitate the 
collection of information in a more systematic and efficient manner, 
the Office of Foreign Missions will continue to develop the database to 
support an end-to-end electronic submission process, bearing in mind as 
well that utilization of electronic submissions by individual missions 
is dependent on the status of their own systems.

     Dated: February 9, 2006.
John P. Gaddis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of 
Foreign Missions, Department of State.
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