[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 847-848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00043]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9400]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic
Application for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration
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 information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to February 8, 2016.
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:
Email: [email protected]. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB control
number in the subject line of your message.
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Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Taylor Mauck, who may be reached at 202-485-
7635 or at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Electronic Application
for Immigration Visa and Alien Registration.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0185.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
Form Number: DS-0260.
Respondents: Immigrant Visa Applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 581,642.
Estimated Number of Responses: 581,642.
Average Time per Response: 2 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 1,163,284.
Frequency: Once per respondent.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this 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
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Form DS-260 will be used to elicit information to determine the
eligibility of aliens applying for immigrant visas.
Methodology:
The DS-260 will be submitted electronically to the Department via
the Internet. The applicant will be instructed to print a confirmation
page containing a 2-D bar code record locator, which will be scanned at
the time of processing. Applicants who submit the electronic
application will no longer submit paper-based applications to the
Department.
Dated: December 18, 2015.
Ed Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2016-00043 Filed 1-6-16; 8:45 am]
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