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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3879]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7339]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee 
Biographic Data, OMB Control Number 1405-0102

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 following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0102
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection
     Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, PRM/A
     Form Number: N/A
     Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Refugee 
Admissions Program
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,000
     Estimated Number of Responses: 75,000
     Average Hours Per Response: one-half hour
     Total Estimated Burden: 37,500 hours
     Frequency: once per respondent
     Obligation to Respond: required to obtain a benefit

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from February 22, 2011.

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:
     E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include 
the DS form number, information collection title, and 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: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Delicia Spruell, 
Department of State, PRM/Admissions, 2025 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20522-0908, who may be reached on (202) 453-9257 or at spruellda@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
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.
    Abstract of proposed collection: The Refugee Biographic Data Sheet 
describes a refugee applicant's personal characteristics and is needed 
to match the refugee with a sponsoring voluntary agency to ensure 
appropriate initial reception and placement in the U.S. under the 
United States Refugee Admissions Program administered by the Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration.
    Methodology: Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face 
interview of the applicant overseas. An employee of an Overseas 
Processing Entity, under contract with PRM, collects the information 
and enters it into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System.

    Dated: February 14, 2011.
Lawrence Bartlett,
Acting Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, 
and Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-3879 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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