[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37519-37520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15760]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions

[Public Notice: 7070]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Forms DS-4138, 
Request for Escort Screening Courtesies; DS-4139, Photograph and 
Signature Card; & DS-4140, Application for OFM Web Site Account; DS-
1504; Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise; Foreign Diplomatic 
Services Applications (FDSA), 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: Request for Escort 
Screening Courtesies.
     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-4138.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 3,000 responses.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: Photograph and Signature 
Card.
     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-4139.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 18,000 responses.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 3,000 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: Application for OFM Web 
site Account.
     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-4140.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 350 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 456 responses.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 76 hours divided among the 
missions.
     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 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 7,938 responses.
     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.

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 to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by 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.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

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 at [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

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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 are all associated with 
OMB Collection number 1405-0105. Form DS-4138, Request for Escort 
Screening Courtesies, is the means by which the U.S. Department of 
State (DOS) will adjudicate requests for assignment of a DOS 
representative to ensure that eligible senior foreign government 
officials are exempted from the TSA security screening process at major 
U.S. airports. The request will be used to review for entitlement to 
the courtesy, the specific airport to be advised, and the assignment of 
a DOS escort. Form DS-4139, Photograph and Signature Card, is the means 
by which the Department obtains a photograph and/or signature for use 
in the production of an identification card, a sales tax exemption 
card, or DOS driver license when applications are submitted 
electronically (thru e-Gov) for foreign mission personnel and their 
dependents. Form DS-4140, Application for OFM Web site Account, is the 
means by which the Department provides accredited foreign mission 
administrative staff authorized access to the Office of Foreign 
Missions' electronic data submission (e-Gov) system. OFM's e-Gov system 
is accessed to submit automated service requests to the Office of 
Foreign Missions and the Office of Protocol of the U.S. State 
Department to obtain ``benefits'' designated under the Foreign Missions 
Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., and must be obtained through the U.S. 
Department of State. Also, form DS-1504, Request for Customs Clearance 
of Merchandise, is the means by which the Department provides customs 
duty-free entry privileges for foreign missions, its mission personnel 
and their dependents. The applications provide the Department with the 
necessary information to administer its programs effectively and 
efficiently.

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.

     Dated: June 14, 2010.
Steve Maloney,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign 
Missions, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-15760 Filed 6-28-10; 8:45 am]
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