[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57542-57543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23553]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7178; OMB Control Number 1405-0102]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee 
Biographic Data

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: Refugee Biographic Data.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, PRM/A.
     Form Number: N/A.
     Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Resettlement 
Program.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 75,000.
     Average Hours Per Response: One-half hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 37,500 hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from September 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must submit information 
collection title and OMB control number in the subject line of your 
message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): PRM/Admissions, 
2025 E Street, NW., SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0908.

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 Delicia Spruell, PRM/Admissions, 2025 E 
Street, NW., SA-9 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0908, who may be 
reached at 202-453-9257.

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 Refugee Biographic Data Sheet describes a refugee applicant's 
personal characteristics and is needed to match the refugee with a 
sponsoring voluntary agency to ensure initial reception and

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placement in the U.S. under the United States Refugee Admissions 
Program administered by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration.

Methodology

    Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face interview of 
the applicant overseas. An employee of an Overseas Processing Entity, 
under contract with PRM, collects the information and enters it into 
the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System.

    Dated: September 15, 2010.
Lawrence Bartlett,
Acting Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, 
and Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-23553 Filed 9-20-10; 8:45 am]
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