[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45269-45270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21088]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6748]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS 3072, 
Emergency Loan Application and Evacuation Documentation, OMB Control 
Number 1405-0150

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: Emergency Loan 
Application and Evacuation Documentation.
     OMB Control Number: OMB Control Number 1405-0150.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
     Form Number: DS 3072.
     Respondents: U.S. Citizens applying for emergency loan 
assistance or evacuation processing.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,176.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 1,176.
     Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 196 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from September 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): U.S. Department 
of State, CA/OCS/PRI, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520.
     Fax: 202-736-9111.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of State, CA/
OCS/PRI, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037.

You must include the DS form number (if applicable), 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 Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), U.S. Department of State, SA-
29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on (202) 736-
9082 or [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

    The purpose of the DS-3072 is to process emergency loans for 
destitute citizens and to document the safe and efficient evacuation of 
private United States citizens, dependents and third country nationals 
from abroad. The information will be used to process the emergency 
loan, facilitate reception and resettlement assistance in the U.S. and 
for debt collection. Respondents are private U.S. citizens and their 
dependents abroad who are destitute and in need of repatriation to the 
U.S.; private U.S. citizens and their dependents abroad who are in need 
of emergency medical and dietary assistance who are unable to obtain 
such services otherwise; and private U.S. citizens abroad and their 
dependents and third country nationals who are in need of evacuation 
when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural 
disaster.

Methodology

    The Bureau of Consular Affairs will be posting this form on 
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State websites to give respondents the opportunity to fill the form out 
online or print out the form and fill it out manually and submit the 
form in person or by fax or mail.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-21088 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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