Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Notices 5307 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0036 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Administration, A/OPR/OS 

• Form Number: DS–0573, DS–0574, 

DS–0575, DS–0576 

• Respondents: Recipients of grants 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

193 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 193 

• Average Time per Response: 90 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 289.5 

hours 

• Frequency: Annually 

• 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 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 

In accordance with the Consolidated 

Overseas Schools Program as outlined 

in 2 FAM 610, the Office of Overseas 

Schools of the Department of State (A/ 

OPR/OS) is responsible for determining 

that adequate educational opportunities 

exist at Foreign Service posts for 

dependents of U.S. Government 

personnel stationed abroad and for 

assisting American-sponsored overseas 

schools in demonstrating U.S. 

educational philosophy and practice. 

The information gathered enables A/ 

OPR/OS to advise the Department and 

other foreign affairs agencies regarding 

current and constantly changing 

conditions, and enables A/OPR/OS to 

make judgments regarding assistance to 

schools for the improvement of 

educational opportunities. 

The legal requirements that authorize 

the function of A/OPR/OS and thereby 

authorize the collection of information 

are the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

(as amended), and the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Affairs Act of 

1961 (as amended), and the Department 

of State Basic Authorities Act of 1956, 

as amended by the Foreign Service Act 

of 1980, Public Law 96–465. 

Methodology 

Information is collected via electronic 

media. 

Thomas P. Shearer, 

Director, A/OPR/OS, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01046 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11320] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Special Immigrant Visa 

Biodata Form 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

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 18, 2021. 

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: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• 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 Irving Jones, PRM/Admissions, 2025 

E Street NW, SA–9, 8th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20522–0908, who may 

be reached on 202.453.9248 or at 

JonesJI2@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0203. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Admissions, Bureau of Population, 

Refugees, and Migration (PRM/A). 

• Form Number: DS–0234. 

• Respondents: Iraqi and Afghan 

Special Immigrant Visa Applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

14,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 7,000 

annual hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• 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 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–234 elicits information used 

to determine the eligibility of certain 

Iraqis and Afghan SIV recipients for 

refugee resettlement benefits. 

Methodology 

The SIV Biodata information form 

(DS–234) is submitted electronically by 

the applicant to the National Visa 

Center, which will forward the forms to 

the Refugee Processing Center of the 

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 

Migration. 

Zachary A. Parker, 

Director, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01040 Filed 1–15–21; 8:45 am] 

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