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officer uses the information collected to 

elicit information necessary to 

determine an applicant’s immigrant visa 

eligibility. 

Methodology 

Applicants will complete the DS–230 

and submit it to a consular post. A 

consular officer will review the 

application to determine whether the 

applicant is eligible for an immigrant 

visa. 

Morgan Andrew Parker, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15957 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10467] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Electronic Choice of 

Address and Agent 

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 August 27, 2018. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Electronic Choice of Address and Agent. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0186. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: DS–261. 

• Respondents: Beneficiaries of 

approved immigrant visa petitions. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

300,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

50,000 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• 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 DS–261 allows the beneficiary of 

an approved and current immigrant visa 

petition to provide the Department with 

his or her current address, which will be 

used for communications with the 

beneficiary. The DS–261 also allows the 

beneficiary to appoint an agent to 

receive mailings from the National Visa 

Center (NVC) and assist in the filing of 

various application forms and/or paying 

the required fees. The beneficiary is not 

required to appoint an agent but must 

provide current contact information. All 

cases will be held at NVC until the DS– 

261 is electronically submitted to the 

Department. 

Methodology 

Applicants will complete the form 

online and submit it electronically to 

the Department. 

Morgan Andrew Parker, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15956 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2018–0044] 

Notice of Proposed Agency 

Information Collection Activities; 

Agency Request To Modify Existing 

Information Collections: Railroad 

Rehabilitation and Improvement 

Financing (RRIF) and Transportation 

Infrastructure Financing and 

Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published May 21, 2018, and the 

comment period ended July 20, 2018. 

One comment unrelated to the ICR was 

submitted into the docket. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to the attention of the 

DOT/OST Desk Officer, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

email at OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov with the associated OMB 

Control Number 2105–0569. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kylie Cannon at Kylie.Cannon@dot.gov 

or (202) 366–2731; or the Build America 

Bureau at BuildAmerica@dot.gov or 

(202) 366–2300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0569. 

Title: Letter of Interest and 

Application Forms for the Railroad 

Rehabilitation and Improvement 

Financing and Transportation 

Infrastructure Financing and Innovation 

Act Credit Programs. 

Type of Review: Modification of 

existing information collections. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Transportation (the Department) has 

submitted an ICR to OMB to approve 

modifications to two currently approved 

ICRs. As part of the modifications to the 

ICRs, one ICR will be integrated into the 

other ICR. The modified and integrated 

ICR will be used to allow entities to 

apply for Railroad Rehabilitation and 

Improvement Financing (RRIF) and 


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