[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67583-67584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23495]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11233]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Medical 
Examination for Visa or Refugee Applicant

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 is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collections described below. 
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and implementing 
OMB guidance, 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 up to November 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Herndon, Senior Regulatory 
Coordinator, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, at (202) 485-
7586 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Medical Examination for 
Visa or Refugee Applicant.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0113.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: CA/VO.
     Form Number: Forms DS-2054, DS-3030, DS-3025, DS-3026.
     Respondents: Visa and Refugee Applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 110,412.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 110,412.
     Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 110,412 annual hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.\1\
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    \1\ The majority of applicants only need to complete medical 
examinations, and therefore these forms once. However, medical exams 
are valid for a period of three to six months from the examination 
date. Therefore, if an applicant's medical examination expires prior 
to travel, then the applicant may need to undergo a new medical 
examination and therefore complete the forms more than once.
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     Obligation to respond: Required to Obtain or Retain 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 of 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

    Forms for this collection are completed by panel physicians for 
refugees, aliens seeking immigrant visas, and for some aliens seeking 
nonimmigrant visas to the United States. The collection records medical

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information necessary to determine whether refugees or visa applicants 
have medical conditions affecting the applicant's eligibility for a 
visa, or affecting the public health and requiring treatment.

Methodology

    A panel physician, contracted by the consular post, in accordance 
with instructions issued by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (``CDC''), performs the medical examination of the applicant 
and completes the forms. Upon completing the applicant's medical 
examination, the examining panel physician submits a report to the 
consular officer on the DS-2054, Medical Examination for Immigrant or 
Refugee Applicant, and associated worksheets. The entire medical 
package (all forms that comprise the panel physician medical 
examination) for visa applicants identified by a panel physician as 
having a CLASS A or CLASS B medical condition is shared with CDC, in 
paper form or electronically. The only documentation related to the 
panel physician examination that is not shared with CDC are the X-ray 
results, which panel physicians provide directly to the applicants and 
are not a part of the visa package. None of the medical package for 
visa applicants who are not identified as having a CLASS A or CLASS B 
medical condition is systematically shared with CDC. On a case by case 
basis, information from the medical package could be shared with CDC if 
specific information is necessary for the administration or enforcement 
of U.S. law, consistent with INA 222(f), 8 U.S.C. 1202(f).

Edward J. Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2020-23495 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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