[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 66 (Friday, April 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6475]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5748]


TITLE: 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5501, 
Electronic Visa Entry Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0153

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: Electronic Diversity Visa 
Entry Form
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0153
     Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of 
Visa Services (CA/VO)
     Form Number: DS-5501
     Respondents: Aliens entering the Diversity Visa Lottery
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 6 million per year
     Estimated Number of Responses: 6 million per year
     Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes
     Total Estimated Burden: 3 million hours per year
     Frequency: Once per entry
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefits

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from April 6, 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 for copies of the proposed information collection and 
supporting documents, to Andrea Lage of the Office of Visa Services, 
U.S. Department of State, 2401 E. Street, NW., L-603, Washington, DC 
20522, who may be reached at (202) 663-1221 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 collection:
    The Department of State utilizes the Electronic Diversity Visa 
Lottery (EDV) Entry Form to elicit information necessary to ascertain 
the applicability of the legal provisions of the diversity program. 
Primary requirements are that the applicant is from a low admission 
country and is a high school graduate or has two years of experience in 
a job that requires two years of training. The individual entrants 
complete the electronic entry form and then entries are randomly 
selected for participation in the program.

    Dated: March 22, 2007.
Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E7-6475 Filed 4-5-07; 8:45 am]
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