[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23918-23920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11930]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6624]


Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions; 30-Day 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Forms DS-2003 & DS-2004, 
Notification of Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career 
Consular Officer, and Foreign Government Employee; Form DS-2005, 
Notification of Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer; Form DS-2006, 
Notification of Change--Identification Card Request; Form DS-2007, 
Notification of Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign 
Government Employees (Continuation Sheet); Form DS-2008, Notice of 
Termination of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment; 
Forms DS-98 and DS-99, Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes 
On; Forms DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104, Diplomatic Motor Vehicle 
Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates; 
Department of State Form DS-1504; Request for Customs Clearance of 
Merchandise; Form DS-1972, U.S. Department of State Driver License and 
Tax Exemption Card Application; Foreign Diplomatic Services 
Applications, OMB Collection Number 1405-0105

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: Notification of 
Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular Officer, and 
Foreign Government Employee.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-2003, DS-2004, & e-2003.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 11,154 responses (DS-2003: 
800), (DS-2004: 1654), & (e-2003: 8,700).
     Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 4,640 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
     Title of Information Collection: Notification of 
Appointment of Honorary Consular Officer.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Number: DS-2005.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 155 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 200 forms per year.
     Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 67 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
     Title of Information Collection: Notification of Change--
Identification Card Request.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-2006, & e-2006.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 8,116 responses (DS-2006: 
7,124), (e-2006: 992).
     Average Hours per Response: 9 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,217 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
     Title of Information Collection: Notification of 
Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign Government Employees 
(Continuation Sheet).
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Number: DS-2007.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 3,000 forms per year.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 498 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
     Title of Information Collection: Notice of Termination of 
Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-2008, & e-2008.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 6,685 eGov responses.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,110 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
     Title of Information Collection: Application for 
Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-98, DS-99, e-98, & e-99.

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     Respondents: Eligible foreign diplomatic or consular 
missions, certain foreign government organizations, and designated 
international organizations.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 5,089 eGov submissions (e-
98: 2,413), (e-99: 2,676).
     Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,272 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: Diplomatic Motor Vehicle 
Applications for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & Replacement Plates.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 14,865.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 7,433.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: Request for Customs 
Clearance of Merchandise.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Number: DS-1504.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 7,938.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 3,969 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: U.S. Department of State 
Driver License and Tax Exemption Card Application.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-1972, DS-1972D, DS-1972T.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 foreign missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 12,725 responses (DS-1972: 
1,402), (DS-1972D: 6,282), (DS-1972T: 5,041).
     Average Hours per Response: DS-1972 (30 minutes), DS-1972D 
(20 minutes), DS-1972T (15 minutes).
     Total Estimated Burden: 4,053 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from date of publication in the Federal Register.

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: Jacqueline 
Robinson, Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C 
Street, NW., Room 2236, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on 
(202) 647-3416 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 Foreign Diplomatic Service 
Applications (FDSA) associated with OMB Collection number 1405-0105 
(DS-2003, DS-2004, DS-2005, DS-2006, DS-2007, and DS-2008) are the 
means by which the Department of State obtains the information 
necessary to accept the appointments and terminations of foreign 
government employees and diplomatic, career and honorary consular 
officers serving in the United States; their dependents and personal 
servants accompanying them on tours-of-duty in the United States; to 
issue documents or update information previously submitted; to extend 
or terminate privileges and immunities accorded under the Vienna 
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the Vienna Convention on 
Consular Relations, 1963. Also, FDSA DS-1504, DS-98, DS-99, and DS-
1972, also associated with OMB number 1405-0105, are the means by which 
the Department provide customs duty-free entry privileges, exemption 
from taxes on the use of public utilities and the purchase of gasoline 
and other motor fuels, the issuance of a driver license and/or a sales 
tax exemption card for foreign mission personnel and their dependents. 
In addition, DS-100, DS-101, DS-102, & DS-104 are the means by which 
the Department provides foreign missions and their members with 
registration, titling, and issuance of license plates for motor 
vehicles they own/operate. These ``benefits'' were designated under the 
Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (FMA), and must be 
obtained through the U.S. Department of State. The applications provide 
the Department with the information necessary to administer the 
benefits effectively and efficiently and to monitor compliance with 
local laws, including the ability to identify and take action against 
motor vehicle operators who repeatedly receive traffic citations. It 
also facilitates the Department's ability to monitor and enforce the 
compliance with Federal laws regarding liability insurance for all 
foreign mission-operated motor vehicles. FMA, 22 U.S.C. 4303a; 
Diplomatic Relations Act, 22 U.S.C. 254e.
    Methodology: These applications/information collections are 
submitted by all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via 
the following methods: Electronically, mail, and/or personal delivery.


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    Dated: May 1, 2009.
Robert D. Barton,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign 
Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-11930 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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