Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2013 / Notices 47479 

By the Commission. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18917 Filed 8–1–13; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8408] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty 

Trader/Investor Application 

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 September 4, 2013. 

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: 

Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor 

Application 

• OMB Control Number: OMB–1405– 

0101 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R 

• Form Number: DS–156E 

• Respondents: Nonimmigrant 

Treaty/Trader Investor 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

41,752 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

41,752 

• Average Time per Response: 4 

hours 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

167,008 

• Frequency: Once per Respondent 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain 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: 

Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 

includes provisions for the 

nonimmigrant classification of a 

national of a country with which the 

United States maintains an appropriate 

treaty of commerce and navigation who 

is coming to the United States to: (i) 

Carry on substantial trade, including 

trade in services or technology, 

principally between the United States 

and the treaty country; or (ii) develop 

and direct the operations of an 

enterprise in which the national has 

invested, or is actively in the process of 

investing. Form DS–156E is completed 

by foreign nationals seeking 

nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor 

visas to the United States. The 

Department will use the DS–156E to 

elicit information necessary to 

determine a foreign national’s visa 

eligibility. 

Methodology: 

After completing Form DS–160, 

Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application 

(or, if the DS–160 is unavailable, the 

DS–156, Nonimmigrant Visa 

Application), applicants will fill out the 

DS–156E online, print the form, and 

submit it in person or via mail. 

Dated: July 29, 2013. 

Don Heflin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting), Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18867 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8407] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Tajikistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. 

L.112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried 

forward by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6), and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act and similar 

provisions of law in prior year Acts with 

respect to Tajikistan, and I hereby waive 

this restriction. 

This determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: Jun 17, 2013. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18859 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8405] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of 

Turkmenistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried forward 

by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013, (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6) and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority Number 245–1, 

I hereby determine that it is important 

to the national interest of the United 

States to waive the requirements of 

Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Turkmenistan, and I hereby 

waive this restriction. 

This Determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

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