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• 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: The STEP makes it possible for U.S. nationals to register on-line from anywhere in the world. In the event of a family emergency, natural disaster or international crisis, U.S. embassies and consulates rely on this registration information to provide critical
information and assistance to them.
Statute 22 U.S.C. 2715 is one of the main legal authorities that deem the usage of this form necessary.

Methodology: 99% of responses are
received via electronic submission on
the Internet. The service is available on the Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs Web site http:// travel.state.gov at https://step.state.gov/ step/. The paper version of the collection permits respondents who do not have Internet access to provide the information to the U.S. embassy or consulate by fax, mail or in person.

Dated: October 2, 2012.

Michelle Bernier-Toth, Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services, Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8069]**

**Culturally Significant Objects Imported**
**for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Late Roman and Early Byzantine Treasures** 
**From The British Museum’’**

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq. ), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Late Roman and Early Byzantine Treasures From The British Museum,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois from on or about November 11, 2012, until on or about August 25, 2013, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. I have ordered that
Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Ona M. Hahs, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.

Dated: October 18, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8068]**

**Culturally Significant Objects Imported**
**for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces From** 

**the Prado’’**

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et

seq. ), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I
also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, from on or about December 12, 2012, until on or about March 31, 2013, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.

Dated: October 17, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8070]**

**Privacy Act; System of Records: Visa Records, State–39** 

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given that the Department of State proposes to amend an existing system of records, Visa Records, State–39, pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A–130, Appendix I.

**DATES :**  This system of records will be effective on December 4, 2012, unless
we receive comments that will result in a contrary determination.

**ADDRESSES :**  Any persons interested in commenting on the amended system of records may do so by writing to the Director; Office of Information Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of State, SA–2; 515 22nd Street NW., Washington, DC 20522–8001.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Director; Office of Information Programs and Services, A/GIS/IPS; Department of State, SA–2; 515 22nd Street NW., Washington, DC 20522–8001.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Department of State proposes that the current system retain the name ‘‘Visa Records’’ (60 FR 39469). The Visa Records system will maintain


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information used to assist the Bureau of
Consular Affairs and consular officers in the Department and overseas to adjudicate visas. The system is also utilized for dealing with problems of a legal, enforcement, technical, or procedural nature that may arise in connection with a U.S. visa. This update to the Visa Records System of Records includes revisions to the following sections: Security Classification, System Location, Categories of Individuals, Categories of Records, Routine Uses, Safeguards, Retrievability, Records Access Procedures, and administrative updates. The following section has been added to the system of records, Visa Records, State–39, to ensure Privacy Act of 1974 compliance: Purpose.

The Department’s report was filed with the Office of Management and Budget. The amended system description, ‘‘Visa Records, State–39,’’
will read as set forth below.

Joyce A. Barr, Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of State.

**STATE–39**

**SYSTEM NAME :** 

Visa Records.

**SECURITY CLASSIFICATION :** 

Classified and Unclassified.

**SYSTEM LOCATION :** 

Visa Office, Department of State, Annex 1, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20522–0113; Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520–4818; National Visa Center, 32 Rochester Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; Kentucky Consular Center, 3505 N. US Hwy 25 W, Williamsburg, KY 40769; U.S. embassies, consulates general, and consulates (henceforth referred to as the Department of State).

**CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE**

**SYSTEM :** 

Visa Records may include the following individuals when required by a visa application: U.S. petitioners; and U.S. persons applying for returning
residence travel documentation.

**CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM :** 

Visa Records maintains visa applications and related forms; biometric information; photographs; birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates; documents of identity; interview worksheets; biographic information sheets; affidavits of relationship; medical examinations and immunization reports; police records; educational and employment records; petitions for immigrant status and nonimmigrant status; bank statements;
communications between the Visa Office, the National Visa Center, the Kentucky Consular Center, U.S. embassies, U.S. consulates general and U.S. consulates, other U.S. government agencies, international organizations, members of Congress, legal and other representatives of visa applicants, relatives of visa applicants, and other interested parties where such communications are, or may be, relevant to visa adjudication; and internal Department of State correspondence and notes relating to visa adjudication. Visa Records may also contain information collected regarding applicant’s or petitioner’s U.S. family members; U.S. employers; other U.S. persons referenced by the applicant or petitioner.

**AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM :** 

8 U.S.C. 1101–1503 (Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended).

**PURPOSE :** 

The Visa Records system maintains
information used to assist the Bureau of
Consular Affairs and consular officers in the Department and abroad in adjudicating visas. It is also used in dealing with problems of a legal, enforcement, technical, or procedural nature that may arise in connection with

a U.S. visa.

**ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE**

**SYSTEM**
**, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND** 

**PURPOSES OF SUCH USES :** 

The principal users of this information outside the Department of State may include, when consistent with Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act:

A. The Department of Homeland Security for uses within its statutory mission, including to process, approve or deny visa petitions and waivers, as well as for law enforcement, counterterrorism, transportation and border security, administration of immigrant benefits, critical infrastructure protection, fraud prevention, or employment verification

purposes;

B. Public or private employers seeking to confirm the authenticity of the visa when it is presented as evidence of identity and/or authorization to work in the United States;

C. The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (and its National Crime Information Center), the Terrorist Screening Center, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. National Central Bureau (Interpol) and the Drug Enforcement Administration, for purposes of law enforcement, criminal prosecution, representation of the U.S. government in civil litigation, fraud prevention, counterterrorism, or border security;

D. The Department of the Treasury for uses within its statutory mission, including the enforcement of U.S. tax laws, economic sanctions, and counterterrorism;

E. The National Counterterrorism Center, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other U.S. intelligence community (IC) agencies, for uses within their statutory missions, including intelligence, counterintelligence, counterterrorism and other national security interests;

F. The Department of Defense, for uses within its statutory mission including for purposes of border security, homeland defense, force protection, law enforcement and counterterrorism;

G. The Department of Labor for uses within its statutory mission including
the administration and enforcement of U.S. labor laws;

H. Congress, for the formulation, amendment, administration, or enforcement of the immigration, nationality, and other laws of the United States;

I. State, local, and tribal governmentofficials for law enforcement, counterterrorism, or border security purposes;

J. Interested persons (such as the visa applicant, the applicant’s legal representative or other designated representative) inquiring as to the status of a particular visa case (limited unclassified information may be released when appropriate);

K. Courts provided the Secretary of
State has determined that release is appropriate, and the court has certified
it needs such information in the interest of the ends of justice in a case pending before the court;

L. Foreign governments for purposes relating to the administration or enforcement of the immigration, nationality, and other laws of the United States, or in the Secretary’s discretion and on the basis of reciprocity, for the purpose of preventing, investigating, or punishing acts that would constitute a crime in the United States or, pursuant to an agreement with a foreign government, to enable such government
to consider whether the record indicates a person would be inadmissible to the
United States when it determines whether to deny a visa, grant entry, authorize an immigration benefit, or order removal of such person.

The Department of State periodically publishes in the Federal Register its


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standard routine uses that apply to all of its Privacy Act systems of records. These notices appear in the form of a Prefatory Statement. These standard routine uses apply to Visa Records,

State–39.

**STORAGE :** 

Electronic media and hard copy.

**RETRIEVABILITY :** 

Records may be retrieved through individual data fields including but not limited to: Applicant personal data; biometrics and namecheck data; case data; and visa data.

**SAFEGUARDS :** 

All U.S. Government employees and
contractors with authorized access have undergone a thorough background security investigation.

All Department users are given cyber security awareness training which covers the procedures for handling Sensitive but Unclassified information, including personally identifiable information (PII). Annual refresher training is mandatory. In addition, all Foreign Service and Civil Service employees and those Locally Engaged Staff (LES) who handle PII are required to take the Foreign Service Institute distance learning course instructing employees on privacy and security requirements, including the rules of behavior for handling PII and the potential consequences if it is handled improperly. Before being granted access
to Visa Records a user must first be granted access to the Department of State computer system.

Remote access to the Department of State network from non-Department owned systems is authorized only through a Department-approved access program. Remote access to the network is configured with the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–07–16 security requirements, which
include but are not limited to two-factor
authentication and time out function.

Access to the Department of State, its annexes and posts abroad is controlled by security guards and admission is limited to those individuals possessing
a valid identification card or individuals under proper escort. All paper records containing personal information are
maintained in secured file cabinets in restricted areas, access to which is limited to authorized personnel. Accessto computerized files is passwordprotected and under the direct supervision of the system manager. The system maintains audit trails of access and activity for each user within each function, thereby permitting regular and ad hoc monitoring of computer usage by systems and consular managers. When it is determined that a user no longer needs access, the user’s account
is disabled.

**RETENTION AND DISPOSAL :** 

These records will be maintained until they become inactive, at which time they will be destroyed or retired in accordance with published record disposition schedules of the Department of State and as approved by the National
Archives and Records Administration. More specific information may be obtained by writing to the Director; Office of Information Programs and Services; A/GIS/IPS; SA–2; Department of State; 515 22nd Street NW., Washington, DC 20522–8100.

**SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS :** 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Room 6811, Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520–4818; Director, National Visa Center, 32 Rochester Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 63801; Director, Kentucky Consular Center, 3505 N. US Hwy 25 W, Williamsburg, KY 40769. At specific locations abroad the on-site manager is the consular officer responsible for visa processing.

**NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES :** 

Individuals who have reason to believe that the Department of State might have visa records pertaining to them may write to the Director; Office of Information Programs and Services; A/GIS/IPS; SA–2; Department of State; 515 22nd Street NW.; Washington, DC
20522–8100. The individual must specify that he or she wishes Visa Records for his/her application or petition to be checked. At a minimum, the individual should include: name; date and place of birth; current mailing address and zip code; signature; a brief description of the circumstances that
caused the creation of the record (including the city and/or country and the approximate dates), which give the
individual cause to believe that the Department of State has records pertaining to him or her.

**RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES**

Individuals who wish to gain access to or amend records pertaining to themselves may write to the Director, Office of Information Programs and Services (address above). However, in general, visa records are confidential and may not be released under section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, except that, the Department of State may consider requests for records that originated with, or were sent to, a requesting visa applicant or someone acting on such applicant’s behalf to be releasable
thereto.

**CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES :** 

(See above).

**RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES :** 

These records contain information that is primarily obtained from the individual who is the subject of the records; attorneys/agents representing these individuals; relatives; sponsors; petitioners; members of Congress; U.S. Government agencies; foreign government agencies, international organizations; local sources at posts; and anyone else with information that is, or may be, relevant to a U.S. visa application.

**SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS**

**OF THE ACT :** 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(3), records contained within this system of records are exempted from 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I), and (f). See Department of State Rules published in
the Federal Register , under 22 CFR

171.36.

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**DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY**

**Bureau of the Public Debt**

**Proposed Collection: Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice and request for

comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently the Bureau of the Public Debt within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Request to reissue U.S. Savings Bonds to a personal trust.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be received on or before December 26, 2012
to be assured of consideration.

**ADDRESSES :**  Direct all written comments to Bureau of the Public Debt, Bruce A. Sharp, 200 Third Street A4–A, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or bruce.sharp@bpd.treas.gov. The opportunity to make comments online is
also available at www.pracomment.gov.