[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36541-36542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12863]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5856]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-156E 
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application, OMB Control Number 
1405-0101

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: Nonimmigrant Treaty 
Trader/Investor Application.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0101.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department 
of State (CA/VO).
     Form Number: DS-156E.
     Respondents: Nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor visa 
applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 17,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 4 hours.
     Total Estimated Burden: 68,000 hours per year.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     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 July 3, 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: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Lauren Prosnik 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) 663-2951.

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: Form DS-156E is completed by 
aliens seeking nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor visas to the US. The 
Department will use the DS-156E to elicit information necessary to 
determine an applicant's visa eligibility.
    Methodology: The DS-156E is submitted to consular posts abroad.


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    Dated: June 7, 2007.
Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
 [FR Doc. E7-12863 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am]
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