[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18614-18615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7928]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7407]


Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions; 60-Day 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-4155, Vendor 
Application for OFM Website Account; & form DS-7576, Foreign Mission 
Emergency Afterhours Contact for Foreign Diplomatic Services 
Applications, OMB Collection Number 1405-0105

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: Vendor Application for 
OFM Website Account.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Numbers: DS-4155.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the U.S. and bonded warehouse vendors.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,005 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 3,015 responses.
     Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,005 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
     Title of Information Collection: Foreign Mission Emergency 
Afterhours Contact.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
     Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign 
Missions (DS/OFM).
     Form Number: DS-7675.
     Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned 
to the United States.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 737 missions.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 737 forms per year.
     Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

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     Total Estimated Burden: 184 hours divided among the 
missions.
     Frequency: Annually.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to June 
3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, U.S. Department of State, 
Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., 
Room 2238, Washington, DC 20520.
    You must include the DS form number, 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 Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, Diplomatic 
Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., Room 2238, 
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 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: Foreign Diplomatic Service 
Application Forms DS-4155 and DS-7675 are associated with OMB 
Collection number 1405-0105. Form DS-4155 (Vendor Application for OFM 
Website Account) is the means by which the Department of State (DOS) 
will provide authorized vendor access to the Office of Foreign 
Missions' electronic data submission (e-Gov) Bonded Warehouse program. 
This application will be used to determine eligibility and create a 
user account permitting bonded warehouse personnel, on behalf of 
foreign missions authorizing the request, to submit electronic bonded 
warehouse purchases (form DS-1504) for OFM clearance. 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 Vienna 
Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) (VCDR), the Vienna Convention 
on Consular Relations (1963) (VCCR), and the Foreign Missions Act, 22 
U.S.C. 4301 et seq., that must be obtained through the U.S. Department 
of State. Form DS-7675 is the means by which the DOS will maintain 
current emergency contact information on senior level officials 
assigned to foreign missions in the diplomatic and consular communities 
in the United States. The application requests the primary and deputy 
senior level points of contact information for both work and after work 
hours to use to communicate essential information in an emergency, 
crisis, or disaster situation. The applications provide the Department 
with the necessary information to administer its programs effectively 
and efficiently, as well as prepare for an emergency event.
    Methodology: These applications/information collections are 
submitted by all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via 
the following methods: electronically, mail, or personal delivery.

    Dated: March 22, 2011.
Bruce Matthews,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign 
Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-7928 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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