[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50710-50711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17426]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5925]


 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee 
Biographic Data, OMB Control Number 1405-0102

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in 
the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting 
this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
    Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 
PRM/A.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Resettlement Program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 70,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: One-half hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 35,000 hours.
    Frequency: Once per respondent.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from September 4, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must submit information 
collection title and OMB control number in the subject line of your 
message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): PRM/Admission, 
2401 E Street, NW. Suite L505, SA-1 Washington, DC 20522.

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 Jessica Firestein, PRM/Admission, 2401 E 
Street, NW. Suite L505, SA-1 Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached 
at 202-663-1045.

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 Refugee Biographic Data Sheet 
describes a refugee applicant's personal characteristics and is needed 
to match the refugee with a sponsoring voluntary agency to ensure 
initial reception and placement in the U.S.under the United States 
Refugee Program administered by the Bureau for Population, Refugees, 
and Migration.
    Methodology: Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face 
interview of the applicant overseas. An employee of an Overseas 
Processing Entity, under contract with PRM, collects the information 
and enters it into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System.


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    Dated: August 20, 2007.
Terry Rusch,
Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees and 
Migration, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-17426 Filed 8-31-07; 8:45 am]
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