[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6310-6311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2189]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5687]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS 3072, 
Emergency Loan Application and Evacuation Documentation, OMB Control 
Number 1405-0150

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: Emergency Loan 
Application and Evacuation Documentation
     OMB Control Number: OMB Control Number 1405-0150.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
     Form Number: DS 3072.
     Respondents: Individuals.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 1000.
     Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 166 hours.
     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 February 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, 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 202-395-4718. 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

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for copies of the proposed information collection and supporting 
documents, to Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 
Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), U.S. Department of State, SA-29, 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on (202) 736-9082 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 purpose of the DS-3072 is to process these emergency loans for 
destitute citizens and to document the safe and efficient evacuation of 
private U.S. citizens, dependents and third country nationals from 
abroad. The information will be used to process the emergency loan, 
facilitate reception and resettlement assistance in the United States 
and for debt collection. Respondents are private U.S. citizens and 
their dependents abroad who are destitute and in need of repatriation 
to the United States; private U.S. citizens and their dependents abroad 
who are in need of emergency medical and dietary assistance who are 
unable to obtain such services otherwise; and private U.S. citizens 
abroad and their dependents and third country nationals who are in need 
of evacuation when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or 
natural disaster.
    Methodology:
    The information is collected in person, by fax, or via mail. The 
Bureau of Consular Affairs is currently exploring options to make this 
information collection available electronically.

    Dated: January 19, 2007.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-2189 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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