### 14567 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 2014 / Notices

**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: Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa.

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0182.

• Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.

• Form Number: DS–160.

• Respondents: All Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants.

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,100,276.

• Estimated Number of Responses: 11,100,276.

• Average Time per Response: 75 minutes.

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 13,875,345.

• Frequency: Once per respondent.

• 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 Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa (DS–160) will be used to collect biographical information from individuals seeking a nonimmigrant visa. The consular officer uses the information collected to determine the applicant’s eligibility for a visa. This collection combines questions from current information collections DS–156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application, DS–156E Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader Investor Application (for certain qualifiers), DS–156K Nonimmigrant Fiance  ́ Application, DS– 157 Nonimmigrant Supplemental Visa Application, and DS–158 Contact Information and Work History Application, with a new question asking whether the applicant is a permanent resident of a country other than country or place of nationality and, if so, to indicate that country.

Methodology: The DS–160 will be submitted electronically to the Department via the internet. The applicant will be instructed to print a confirmation page containing a bar coded record locator, which will be scanned at the time of processing. Applicants who submit the electronic application will no longer submit paper-based applications to the Department.

Dated: March 7, 2014. Edward Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–05689 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**[Public Notice 8658]**
**International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) Meeting Notice; Closed Meeting** 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App § 10(a)(2), the Department of State announces a meeting of the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) to take place on April 2, 2014, at the Department of Defense, Pentagon, Washington DC 20001.

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App § 10(d), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), it has been determined that this meeting will be closed to the public because the ISAB will be reviewing and discussing matters properly classified in accordance with Executive Order 13526. The purpose of the ISAB is to provide the Department of State with a continuing source of independent advice on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, political-military affairs, international security, and related aspects of public diplomacy.

The agenda for this meeting will include a classified discussion and information exchange related to the ISAB’s studies on current U.S. policy and issues regarding arms control, international security, nuclear proliferation, cyber stability, energy security, and diplomacy, as well as the future of cooperative threat reduction, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) elimination, and nuclear strategic stability. The meeting will be held in conjunction with a meeting of the Department of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.

For more information, contact Richard W. Hartman II, Executive Director of the International Security Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, telephone: (202) 736–4290.

Dated: March 7, 2014. Richard W. Hartman, II, Executive Director, International Security Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–05686 Filed 3–13–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**[Public Notice 8659]**
**Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Committee Meeting** 

The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2014, in Room 2E16–06, United States Coast Guard Headquarters, 2703 Martine Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593–7213. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the one hundred first Session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, April 28–May 2, 2014.

The agenda items to be considered include:

• Adoption of the agenda and report on

delegation credentials

• HNS Protocol, 2010

• Fair treatment of seafarers in the event

of a maritime accident

• Piracy

• Technical cooperation activities

related to maritime legislation

• Election of officers

• Liability and compensation issues

connected with transboundary pollution damage from offshore oil exploration and exploitation Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating capacity