18720 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 71 / Friday, April 13, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 5771] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–230, Application for 

Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, 

OMB Number 1405–0015 

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: 

Application for Immigrant Visa and 

Alien Registration. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0015. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State 

(CA/VO). 

• Form Number: DS–230. 

• Respondents: Immigrant visa 

applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

475,000 per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

475,000 per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 950,000 

hours per year. 

• Frequency: Once per respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATE(S): The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from April 13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: VisaRegs@state.gov (Subject 

line must read DS–230 Reauthorization). 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Chief, Legislation and 

Regulation Division, Visa Services—DS–

1884 Reauthorization, 2401 E. Street, 

NW., Washington DC 20520–30106. 

• Fax: (202) 663–3898. 

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 

Lauren Prosnik of the Office of Visa 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 

E. Street, NW., L–603, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached at (202) 

663–2951 or prosnikla@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–230 is used to elicit 

information to determine the eligibility 

of aliens applying for immigrant visas. 

Methodology: 

The information will be collected in 

person at posts. 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

Stephen A. Edson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–7043 Filed 4–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 5770] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–4100, Iran Program 

Vetting, OMB 1405–0176 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

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: Iran 

program vetting. 

• OMB Control Number: OMB 1405–

0176. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

• Originating Offices: Bureau of Near 

Eastern Affairs, Bureau of Democracy 

Human Rights and Labor, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. 

• Form Number: DS 4100. 

• Respondents: Program applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

200. 

• Average Hours per Response: 1 

hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 200 hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefit. 

DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from April 13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: 202–395–6974 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Thomas Hill, who may 

be reached at 202–647–2942 or at 

HillTM2@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: 

A critical component of the 

Administration’s Iran policy is the 

support for indigenous Iranian voices 

calling for freedom. President Bush 

himself has pledged this support and 

the State Department has made the 

awarding of grants for this purpose a 

key component of its Iran policy. As a 

condition of licensing these activities, 

the Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(OFAC) has requested the Department of 

State to follow certain procedures to 

effectuate the goals of Sections 481(b), 

531(a), 571, 582, and 635(b) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 


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