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placement in the U.S. under the United 

States Refugee Admissions Program 

administered by the Bureau of 

Population, Refugees, and Migration. 

Methodology 

Biographic information is collected in 

a face-to-face interview of the applicant 

overseas. An employee of an Overseas 

Processing Entity, under contract with 

PRM, collects the information and 

enters it into the Worldwide Refugee 

Admissions Processing System. 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

Lawrence Bartlett, 

Acting Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau 

of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23553 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7177] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–1648, Application for A, 

G, or NATO Visa, OMB No. 1405–0100 

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 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Application for A, G, or NATO Visa. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0100. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Office of Visa Services. 

• Form Number: DS–1648. 

• Respondents: All applicants for A, 

G, or NATO visas reauthorizations. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

30,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 15,000 

hours. 

• Frequency: Once per application. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from September 21, 2010. 

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: 

• E-mail: 

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 

Stefanie Claus of the Office of Visa 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 

E. Street, NW., L–603, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached at (202) 

663–2910. 

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 

The Department of State uses Form 

DS–1648 to elicit information from 

applicants for a renewal of A, G, or 

NATO visas, excluding A–3, G–5 and 

NATO–7 applicants. An estimated 

30,000 renewal applications are filed 

each year. 

Methodology 

The DS–1648 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. 

Dated: September 8, 2010. 

David T. Donahue, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23554 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7176] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–156K, 

Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa 

Application, OMB Control Number 

1405–0096 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa 

Application. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0096. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State 

(CA/VO). 

• Form Number: DS–156K. 

• Respondents: Aliens applying for a 

nonimmigrant visa to enter the U.S. as 

the fiance ́(e) of a U.S. citizen 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

35,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

35,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 1 

hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 35,000 

hours per year. 

• Frequency: Once per respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from September 21, 2010. 

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: 

• E-mail: 

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 Stefanie Claus in the 

Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department 

of State, 2401 E. Street, NW., L–603, 

Washington, DC 20522, who may be 

reached at (202) 663–2910. 


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