[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 66 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18601-18602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6989]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6148]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-160, 
Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application, OMB 1405-XXXX

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 Visa 
Electronic Application
     OMB Control Number: None
     Type of Request: New Collection
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa 
Services (CA/VO)
     Form Number: DS-160
     Respondents: All nonimmigrant visa applicants
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 10 million
     Estimated Number of Responses: 10 million
     Average Hours Per Response: 75 minutes
     Total Estimated Burden: 12,500,000 hours
     Frequency: Once per visa application
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefit

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from April 4, 2008.

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, 
who may be reached at 202-663-2951.

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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 Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) will be used 
to collect biographical and other information from individuals seeking 
a nonimmigrant visa. The consular officer uses the information 
collected to determine the applicant's eligibility for a visa. This 
collection combines questions from current information collections DS-
156 (Nonimmigrant Visa Application), DS-156E (Nonimmigrant Treaty 
Trader Investor Application), DS-156K (Nonimmigrant Fianc[eacute] 
Application), DS-157 (Nonimmigrant Supplemental Visa Application), DS-
158 (Contact Information and Work History Application), and DS-3052 
(Nonimmigrant V Visa Application).
    Methodology:
    The DS-160 will be submitted electronically to the Department via 
the internet. The applicant will be instructed to print a confirmation 
page containing a bar coded record locator, which will be scanned at 
the time of processing. Applicants who submit the electronic 
application will no longer submit paper-based applications to the 
Department.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Stephen A. Edson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E8-6989 Filed 4-3-08; 8:45 am]
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