[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27304-27305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7130]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5401]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Notice of 
Termination of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment, 
OMB No. 1405-0061, Form DS-2008 and DS-2008E; Notification of 
Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular Officer, and 
Foreign Government Employee, OMB No. 1405-0062, Form DS-2003, DS-2004, 
and DS-2003E; Notification of Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer, 
OMB No. 1405-0064, Form DS-2005; Notification of Change--Identification 
Card Request, OMB No. 1405-0089, DS-2006; Notification of Dependents of 
Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign Government Employees (Continuation 
Sheet), OMB No. 1405-0090, Form DS-2007

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: Notice of Termination of 
Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0061.
    Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions 
(DS/OFM/VTC/V).
    Form Numbers: DS-2008 & DS-2008E.
    Respondents: Foreign government representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,200 forms per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,200 hours divided among the missions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

    Title of Information Collection: Notification of Appointment of 
Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular Officer, and Foreign 
Government Employee.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0062.
    Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions 
(DS/OFM/VTC/V).

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    Form Numbers: DS-2003, DS-2004, & DS-2003E.
    Respondents: Foreign government representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,000 forms per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 2,917 hours divided among the missions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

    Title of Information Collection: Notification of Appointment of 
Honorary Consular Officer.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0064.
    Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions 
(DS/OFM/VTC/V).
    Form Numbers: DS-2005 & DS-2005E.
    Respondents: Foreign government representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 155 missions.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200 forms per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 67 hours divided among the missions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

    Title of Information Collection: Notification of Change--
Identification Card Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0089.
    Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions 
(DS/OFM/VTC/V).
    Form Numbers: DS-2006.
    Respondents: Foreign government representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,000 forms per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 9 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 750 hours divided among the missions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

    Title of Information Collection: Notification of Dependents of 
Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign Government Employees (Continuation 
Sheet).
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0090.
    Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions 
(DS/OFM/VTC/V).
    Form Numbers: DS-2007.
    Respondents: Foreign government representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,000 forms per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,167 hours divided among the missions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.


DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from May 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Alexander 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: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from 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 571-345-2751 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform 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.
    Abstract of proposed collections: The forms associated with OMB 
numbers 1405-0061, 1405-0062, and 1405-0064 are the means by which the 
Department of State obtains information concerning the appointment and 
termination of foreign government employees and diplomatic, career and 
honorary consular officers serving in the United States. The DS-2007 
(OMB number 1405-0090) is the means by which the Department of State 
obtains information to determine the acceptability of dependents and 
personal servants accompanying foreign government employees and 
diplomatic, career and honorary consular officers on tours in the 
United States. The DS-2006 (OMB number 1405-0089) is used to issue or 
make changes to identification cards and/or to update information 
previously submitted. These information collections instruments are 
used to extend or terminate privileges and immunities as is accorded 
under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the 
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963, and to issue official 
identification cards and letters. The primary respondents are foreign 
government representatives.
    Methodology: These forms/information collections are submitted by 
all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via the 
following methods: mail, personal delivery, and/or electronically.

    Dated: April 12, 2006.
John P. Gaddis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of 
Foreign Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-7130 Filed 5-9-06; 8:45 am]
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