[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39368-39369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15591]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6285]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-234, 
Application for Special Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, OMB 
Number 1405-0015

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: Application for Special 
Immigrant Visa.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0015.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department 
of State (CA/VO).
     Form Number: DS-234.
     Respondents: Iraqi immigrant visa applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000 per year.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 12,000 per year.
     Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 4,000 hours per year.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain U.S. 
resettlement benefits

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from July 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following method:
     E-mail: [email protected] (Subject line must read DS-
234 SIV Form).
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): PRM/Admissions, 
2401 E

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Street, NW., Suite L505, SA-1, Washington, DC 20522
    You must include the DS form number (DS-234), information 
collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 of the Office of Admissions, 
U.S. Department of State, 2401 E. Street, NW. L-505, Washington, DC 
20522, who may be reached at [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: Form DS-234 is being added to this 
collection to elicit information used to determine the eligibility of 
Iraqis and Afghan nationals applying for special immigrant visas.
    Methodology: The SIV Bio-data information form (DS-234) is 
submitted electronically by the applicant to the National Visa Center, 
which will forward the forms to the Refugee Processing Center of Bureau 
of Population, Refugees and Migration.

    Dated: June 28, 2008.
Lawrence Bartlett,
Deputy Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees 
and Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-15591 Filed 7-8-08; 8:45 am]
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