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• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

17,784. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

17,784. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 8,892 

hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Application 

for Benefits. Although acquisition of 

citizenship is not a federal ‘‘benefit,’’ 

applicants will not be able to obtain 

citizenship for their child(ren) if they do 

not provide the information requested 

in the form. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from June 1, 2012. 

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 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: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Derek A. Rivers, 

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 

Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), U.S. 

Department of State, SA–29, 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20520 or at 

ASKPRI@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: The 

purpose of the information collection is 

to determine if a U.S. citizen/national 

parent possesses the requisite physical 

presence or residence in the United 

States prior to their child’s birth to 

transmit U.S. citizenship to the child, to 

establish parentage of the child, and to 

fulfill the requirements of 8 U.S.C. 

1409(a) which requires a written 

statement of financial support to be 

provided by U.S. citizen fathers for 

children born out of wedlock. 

Methodology: The information is 

collected in person. The Bureau of 

Consular Affairs is currently exploring 

options to make this information 

collection available electronically. 

Dated: May 14, 2012. 

Michelle Bernier-Toth, 

Managing Director, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13341 Filed 5–31–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7909] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–234, Special Immigrant 

Visa Biodata Form, OMB Number 

1405–0203 

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 

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: 1405–0203. 

• Type of Request: Extension of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• 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 respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from June 1, 2012. 

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 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 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 Iraqi 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 respondent to the National Visa 

Center, which will forward the forms to 

the Refugee Processing Center of the 

Bureau of Population, Refugees and 

Migration. 

Dated: May 14, 2012. 

Kelly A. Gauger, 

Deputy Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau 

of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13343 Filed 5–31–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7908] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Messerschmidt and Modernity’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

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2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition 

‘‘Messerschmidt and Modernity,’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners or custodians. 

I also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at The J. 

Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 

California from on or about July 24, 

2012, until on or about October 15, 

2012, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Ona M. 

Hahs, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202–632–6473). The mailing 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 

5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), 

Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: May 25, 2012. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13334 Filed 5–31–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7907] 

The ‘‘100,000 Strong’’ Initiative Federal 

Advisory Committee: Notice of Meeting 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of East Asian and 

Pacific Affairs of the Department of 

State hereby gives notice of a public 

meeting of the ‘‘100,000 Strong’’ 

Initiative Federal Advisory Committee. 

The ‘‘100,000 Strong’’ Federal Advisory 

Committee, composed of prominent 

China experts and leaders in business, 

academic, and non-profit organizations, 

serves a critical advisory role in 

achieving the Obama Administration’s 

goal, announced in May 2010, of seeing 

100,000 Americans study in China by 

2014. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, from 3:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. EDT at the Department of 

State, Washington, DC. Participants 

should arrive by 2:30 p.m. at 2201 C 

Street NW., C Street Lobby, and will be 

directed to the meeting room. 

Public Participation: This Advisory 

Committee meeting is open to the 

public, subject to the capacity of the 

meeting room. Access to the building is 

controlled; persons wishing to attend 

should contact Kim McClure of the 

Department of State’s Bureau of East 

Asian and Pacific Affairs at 

mcclurekm@state.gov and provide their 

name, affiliation, date of birth, country 

of citizenship, government 

identification type and number, email 

address, and mailing address no later 

than June 15, 2012. Data from the public 

is requested pursuant to Public Law 99– 

399 (Omnibus Act of 1986) as amended; 

Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT 

ACT); and Executive Order 13356. The 

primary purpose for collecting this 

information is to validate the identity of 

individuals who enter Department 

facilities. Please see the Privacy Impact 

Assessment for VACS–D at http:// 

www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 

100305.pdf for additional information. 

Persons who cannot participate in the 

meeting but who wish to comment are 

welcome to do so by email to Kim 

McClure at mcclurekm@state.gov. A 

member of the public needing 

reasonable accommodation should 

advise the contact person identified 

above not later than June 15, 2012. 

Requests made after that date will be 

considered, but might not be able to be 

fulfilled. Members of the public who are 

unable to attend the Advisory 

Committee meeting in person but would 

like to participate by teleconferencing 

can contact Kim McClure at 202–647– 

7059 to receive the conference call-in 

number and the relevant information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

McClure, Coordinator—100,000 Strong 

Initiative, 202–647–7059. 

Dated: May 25, 2012. 

Kim McClure, 

Coordinator—100,000 Thousand Strong 

Initiative, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13335 Filed 5–31–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0070] 

Technical Report: Evaluation of the 

Enhancing Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crash 

Compatibility Agreement: 

Effectiveness of the Primary and 

Secondary Energy-Absorbing 

Structures on Pickup Trucks and SUVs 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for comments on 

technical report. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

NHTSA’s publication of a Technical 

Report reviewing and evaluating the 

Enhancing Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crash 

Compatibility Agreement. The report’s 

title is: Evaluation of the Enhancing 

Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crash Compatibility 

Agreement: Effectiveness of the Primary 

and Secondary Energy-Absorbing 

Structures on Pickup Trucks and SUVs. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than October 1, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Report: The technical report 

is available on the Internet for viewing 

in PDF format at http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811621.pdf. 

You may obtain a copy of the report free 

of charge by sending a self-addressed 

mailing label to Nathan K. Greenwell 

(NVS–431), National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, Room W53–440, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments: You may submit 

comments [identified by Docket Number 

NHTSA–2012–0070] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

You may call Docket Management at 

202–366–9826. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments, see the 

Procedural Matters section of this 

document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

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