Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices 14567 

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 Sydney Taylor, who may be reached 

at PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Online Application for Nonimmigrant 

Visa. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0182. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: DS–160. 

• Respondents: All Nonimmigrant 

Visa Applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,100,276. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

11,100,276. 

• Average Time per Response: 75 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

13,875,345. 

• Frequency: Once per respondent. 

• 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: 

The Online Application for 

Nonimmigrant Visa (DS–160) will be 

used to collect biographical information 

from individuals seeking a 

nonimmigrant visa. The consular officer 

uses the information collected to 

determine the applicant’s eligibility for 

a visa. This collection combines 

questions from current information 

collections DS–156 Nonimmigrant Visa 

Application, DS–156E Nonimmigrant 

Treaty Trader Investor Application (for 

certain qualifiers), DS–156K 

Nonimmigrant Fiance ́ Application, DS– 

157 Nonimmigrant Supplemental Visa 

Application, and DS–158 Contact 

Information and Work History 

Application, with a new question asking 

whether the applicant is a permanent 

resident of a country other than country 

or place of nationality and, if so, to 

indicate that country. 

Methodology: 

The DS–160 will be submitted 

electronically to the Department via the 

internet. The applicant will be 

instructed to print a confirmation page 

containing a bar coded record locator, 

which will be scanned at the time of 

processing. Applicants who submit the 

electronic application will no longer 

submit paper-based applications to the 

Department. 

Dated: March 7, 2014. 

Edward Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05689 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8658] 

International Security Advisory Board 

(ISAB) Meeting Notice; Closed Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App § 10(a)(2), the Department of 

State announces a meeting of the 

International Security Advisory Board 

(ISAB) to take place on April 2, 2014, 

at the Department of Defense, Pentagon, 

Washington DC 20001. 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App § 10(d), and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1), it has been determined that 

this meeting will be closed to the public 

because the ISAB will be reviewing and 

discussing matters properly classified in 

accordance with Executive Order 13526. 

The purpose of the ISAB is to provide 

the Department of State with a 

continuing source of independent 

advice on all aspects of arms control, 

disarmament, nonproliferation, 

political-military affairs, international 

security, and related aspects of public 

diplomacy. 

The agenda for this meeting will 

include a classified discussion and 

information exchange related to the 

ISAB’s studies on current U.S. policy 

and issues regarding arms control, 

international security, nuclear 

proliferation, cyber stability, energy 

security, and diplomacy, as well as the 

future of cooperative threat reduction, 

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) 

elimination, and nuclear strategic 

stability. The meeting will be held in 

conjunction with a meeting of the 

Department of Defense Threat 

Reduction Advisory Committee. 

For more information, contact Richard 

W. Hartman II, Executive Director of the 

International Security Advisory Board, 

U.S. Department of State, Washington, 

DC 20520, telephone: (202) 736–4290. 

Dated: March 7, 2014. 

Richard W. Hartman, II, 

Executive Director, International Security 

Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05686 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8659] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 

18, 2014, in Room 2E16–06, United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 

Martine Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20593–7213. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the one hundred first 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee 

to be held at the IMO Headquarters, 

United Kingdom, April 28–May 2, 2014. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

• Adoption of the agenda and report on 

delegation credentials 

• HNS Protocol, 2010 

• Fair treatment of seafarers in the event 

of a maritime accident 

• Piracy 

• Technical cooperation activities 

related to maritime legislation 

• Election of officers 

• Liability and compensation issues 

connected with transboundary 

pollution damage from offshore oil 

exploration and exploitation 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 


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14568 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices 

1The DOT OAs are: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA),Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA), Maritime Administration 

(MARAD), National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), Office of Inspector 

General (OIG), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration (PHMSA), Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC) and Surface Transportation Board (STB). 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Ms. Bronwyn 

Douglass, by email at 

bronwyn.douglass@uscg.mil, by phone 

at 202–372–3793, or in writing at 

Commandant (CG–094), ATTN: Office of 

Maritime & International Law, US Coast 

Guard STOP 7213, 2703 Martin Luther 

King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20593–7213 not later than April 11, 

2014, which is seven days prior to the 

meeting. Requests made after April 11, 

2014, will be considered but might be 

difficult to fulfill. Arrivals without preclearance cannot be accommodated. 

Please note that due to security 

considerations, two valid, government 

issued photo identifications must be 

presented to gain entrance to the 

Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding security and parking may be 

found at: http://www.uscg.mil/

baseNCR/documents/visit_

instructions.pdf. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: March 10, 2014. 

Marc Zlomek, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05690 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2013–0217] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Notice of Requirements and 

Procedures for Grant Payment 

Request Submission 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT), Office of the 

Secretary (OST) will be submitting the 

following request for extension to the 

previously approved information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 27, 2013, 

allowing for a 60-day public comment 

period. 

DATES: April 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of Transportation 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_submissions@

omb.eop.gov. Include the information 

collection title and OMB control 

number in the subject line of your 

message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attn: Desk 

Officer for Department of 

Transportation. 

• Send comments regarding the 

information collection to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: OST Desk Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from US Department of 

Transportation, Office of Financial 

Management, B–30, Room W93–431, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

1306, DOTElectronicInvoicing@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice of Requirements and 

Procedures for Grant Payment Request 

Submission. 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0564. 

Type of Request: Extension to the 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Background: This notice sets forth 

requirements and procedures for 

grantees that receive payments from 

DOT OAs,1 with the exception of DOT 

grant recipients requesting payment 

electronically through the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 

Grant Tracking System (GTS), the 

Federal Highway Administration’s 

Rapid Approval State Payment System 

(RASPS), or Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) grant recipients 

requesting payment through the 

Electronic Clearing House Operation 

System (ECHO-Web). 

The proposed procedures provide 

that— 

• Grantees will now be required to 

have electronic internet access to 

register in the Delphi eInvoicing system. 

• Grantees will be required to submit 

payment requests electronically and 

DOT OAs must process payment 

requests electronically. 

• The identities of system users must 

be verified prior to receiving access to 

the Delphi eInvoicing system. Users 

must complete a user request form and 

provide the following information: Full 

name, work address, work phone 

number, work email address, home 

address and home phone number. Once 

completed, this form must be presented 

to a Notary Public for verification. Once 

notarized, the prospective grantee user 

will return the form to receive their 

login credentials. 

• DOT Office of Financial 

Management officials may allow 

exceptions to the requirement that 

grantees register and submit payment 

requests through the Delphi eInvoicing 

system under limited circumstances. 

Recipients may apply for an exemption 

by submitting an electronic Waiver 

Request Form to the DOT Office of 

Financial Management. The exceptions 

will be considered on a case by case 

basis via Waiver Request Form. 

Affected Public: DOT Grant 

Recipients. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,000. 

Annual Estimated Total Burden 

Hours: 6,000 (est. 2 hours to complete 

process × 3,000 recipients). 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Department, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 6, 

2014. 

Patricia Lawton, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, 

Department of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05408 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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