Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 106 / Friday, June 1, 2012 / Notices 32711 

• 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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