81554 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2011 / Notices 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of New 

Mexico, dated 11/23/2011, is hereby 

amended to include the following areas 

as adversely affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Los Alamos, Pueblo 

of Cochiti. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33212 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7742] 

Notice of Information Collection Under 

Emergency Review: 60-Day Notice of 

Proposed Information Collection: DS– 

234, Special Immigrant Visa Biodata 

Form, Bureau of Population, Refugees, 

and Migration, Office of Admissions 

(PRM/A) 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of request for emergency 

OMB approval. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the emergency review procedures of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form. 

• OMB Control Number: none. 

• Type of Request: Emergency 

Review. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Office of Admissions (PRM/A). 

• Form Number: DS–234. 

• Respondents: Iraqi and Afghan 

Special Immigrant Visa Applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000 per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

12,000 per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 4000 

hours. 

• Frequency: Once per applicant. 

• Obligation to respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

The proposed information collection 

is published to obtain comments from 

the public and affected agencies. 

Emergency review and approval of this 

collection has been requested from OMB 

by February 29, 2012. If granted, the 

emergency approval is only valid for 

180 days. 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 OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: (202) 395–5806. Attention: 

Desk Officer for Department of State. 

During the first 60 days of the 

emergency approval period, a regular 

review of this information collection is 

also being undertaken. The submitting 

agency requests written comments and 

suggestions from the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information. Comments 

will be accepted until 60 days from the 

date that this notice is published in the 

Federal Register. 

You may submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

• Email: ssiram@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Admissions, 

PRM, US. Department of State, 2025 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20522. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Sumitra Siram, who may be reached on 

(202) 453–9250 or at SiramS@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of 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, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Form DS–234 elicits information used 

to determine the eligibility of Iraqis and 

Afghan nationals who are applying for 

special immigrant visas to receive 

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. 

Additional Information: 

Dated: December 21, 2011. 

Kelly A. Gauger, 

Deputy Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau 

of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33286 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7743] 

60–Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: Department of 

State Acquisition Regulation (DOSAR) 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Department of State Acquisition 

Regulation (DOSAR). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0050. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Administration, Office of the 

Procurement Executive (A/OPE). 

• Form Number: N/A. 

• Respondents: Any business, other 

for-profit, individual, not-for-profit, or 

household organizations wishing to 

receive Department of State contracts. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,166. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,166. 

• Average Hours per Response: 

Varies. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 275,970 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation To Respond: Voluntary. 


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