[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16396]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; 
Employment Records Collection From Implementing Partners of Contracts 
in Afghanistan

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

ACTION: Notice of OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the emergency review procedures of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), USAID is requesting emergency 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new data 
collection survey on employees of the Implementing Partners of USAID 
contracts in Afghanistan for the purpose of facilitating the Special 
Immigrant Visa (SIV) Chief Of Mission (COM) approval process overseen 
by the Department of State.

DATES: USAID plans to collect this information starting from October, 
2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sulieman Hedayat, Afghanistan Partner 
Relocation Task Force's SIV inbox: [email protected] and 202-712-
1914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13, the Agency 
submitted a request for emergency approval to collect new information 
on the employment records of full-time Afghan employees from USAID 
contractors in Afghanistan.
    Description of Proposed Use of Information: The information will 
include employee details such as dates of employment and contract 
number, which will be used to verify employment as part of the COM 
approval step of the SIV application process. This information will be 
collected via email through encrypted Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

Estimated Time Burden

    The total amount of time estimated for this data collection is less 
than 1,000 hours (considered at 3 hours per partner for an estimated 
300 contractors).

Kevin Brownawell,
Executive Director, Afghan Partner Relocation Task Force, USAID.
[FR Doc. 2024-16396 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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