44742 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices

Summary: The Office of Foreign

Missions (OFM) is requesting OMB

approval of form DS–1972 (Driver

License and Tax Exemption Card

Application. The Office of Foreign

Missions (OFM) was created in October

1982, to oversee and regulate the

benefits, privileges, and immunities

afforded to the following foreign

personnel assigned to the United States;

diplomatic, consular, specified official

representatives of foreign governments

to international organizations, and their

dependents. The exemption from sales

taxes and the operation of a motor

vehicle in the United States by these

foreign personnel are benefits under the

Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 301 et

seq., which must be obtained through

the U.S. Department of State, Office of

Foreign Missions.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of request—Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Originating office—The Office of

Foreign Missions.

Title of information collection—

Driver License and Tax Exemption Card

Application.

Frequency—On occasion.

Form No.—DS–1972.

Respondents—Foreign mission

personnel and their dependents in the

United States.

Estimated number of respondents—

12,500.

Average hours per response—30

minutes.

Total estimated burden hours—6,250.

44 U.S.C. 3405(h) does not apply.

Comments are being solicited on the

need for the information, its practical

utility, the accuracy of the Agency’s

burden estimate, and on ways to

minimize the reporting burden,

including automated collection

techniques and uses of other forms of

technology.

Additional Information or Comments:

Copies of the proposed forms and

supporting documents may be obtained

from Charles S. Cunningham (202) 647–

0596. Comments and questions should

be directed to (OMB) Victoria Wassmer

(202) 395–5871.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Gary N. Galloway,

Acting Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–22383 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2586]

The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Information collection under

review.

SUMMARY: Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval is being sought

for the information collection listed

below. The purpose of this notice is to

allow 60 days for public comments from

the date listed at the top of this page in

the Federal Register. This process is

conducted in accordance with 5 CFR,

part 1320.10.

The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM)

was created in October 1982, to oversee

and regulate the benefits, privileges, and

immunities afforded to the following

foreign personnel assigned to the United

States: diplomatic, consular, specified

official representatives of foreign

governments to international

organizations, and their dependents.

Exemption from taxes on utility services

and gasoline purchases is a privilege

enjoyed by foreign diplomatic missions

and personnel in the United States

under the provisions of the Vienna

Conventions on Diplomatic and

Consular Relations and the terms of

various bilateral agreements. Under the

Foreign Mission Act of 1982, 22 U.S.C.

4301 et seq, the Department of State’s

Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) is

given authority to grant privileges and

benefits based on reciprocity. The

collection of this information will be

used to determine this eligibility.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Reinstatement,

without change, of previously approved

collections for which approval has

expired.

Originating Office: The Office of

Foreign Missions, (OFM).

Title of Information Collection:

Application for Diplomatic Exemption

from Taxes on Utilities and Application

for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes

on Gasoline.

Frequency: On occasion.

Form Number: DSP–99 and DSP–99A.

Respondents: 8,000.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

40,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 12

minutes.

Total Estimated Burden: 664 hours.

44 U.S.C. 3405(h) does not apply.

Comments are being solicited on the

need for the information, its practical

utility, the accuracy of the Agency’s

burden estimate, and on ways to

minimize the reporting burden,

including automated collection

techniques and uses of other forms of

technology.

FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Copies of the proposed forms and

supporting documents may be obtained

from Charles S. Cunningham, Directives

Management Branch, Department of

State (202) 647–0596. Comments and

questions should be directed to Victoria

Wassmer, Office of Management and

Budget (202) 395–5871.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Gary N. Galloway,

Acting Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–22384 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2585]

Bureau of Consular Affairs;

Information Collection Under Review

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval is being sought for the

information collections listed below.

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60

days for public comments from the date

listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register. This process is

conducted in accordance with 5 Code of

Federal Regulation, Part 1320.10. 1.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consular

Affairs (CA/PPT/FC) is requesting of

OMB reinstatement of form DSP–11

(Application for Passport/Registration)

which is used to establish the

applicant’s citizenship and identity and

for Passport Services to determine

entitlement to the issuance of a U.S.

passport. The information solicited is

used in administering responsibilities of

the Department under 22 U.S.C. 211a–

217a, and E.O. 11295, 26 U.S.C., 6039E,

and regulations promulgated

thereunder.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of request—Reinstatement, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

Originating office—The Bureau of

Consular Affairs.

Title of information collection—

Application for Passport/Registration.

Frequency—On occasion.

Form No.—DSP–11.

Respondents—Citizens and Nationals of

the United States who are applying

for registration as a U.S. citizen

abroad.

Estimated number of respondents—

4,400,000.