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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7496-7497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02721]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8626]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee 
Biographic Data

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
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 60 days for 
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES:  The Department will accept comments from the public up to April 
8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web: Persons with access to the Internet may use the 
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to comment on this notice by 
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the document by 
entering ``Public Notice 8626'' in the Search bar. If necessary, use 
the Narrow by Agency filter option on the Results page.
     Email: spruellda@state.gov.
     Mail: Delicia Spruell, PRM/Admissions, 2025 E Street NW., 
SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0908.
     Fax: (202) 453-9393.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information 
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 Delicia Spruell, PRM/Admissions, 2025 E Street 
NW., SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0908, who may be reached on 
(202) 453-9257 or at spruellda@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, Office of Admissions, PRM/A.
     Form Number: N/A.
     Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Refugee 
Admissions Program.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 70,000.
     Average Time per Response: One-half hour.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 35,000 hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain 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,

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including your personal information, will be available for public 
review.
    Abstract of proposed collection:
    The Refugee Biographic Data Sheet describes a refugee applicant's 
personal characteristics and is needed to match the refugee with a 
resettlement agency to ensure appropriate initial reception and 
placement in the U.S. under the United States Refugee Admissions 
Program administered by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, as cited in the Immigration and Nationality Act and the 
Refugee Act of 1980.
    Methodology:
    Biographic information is collected in a face-to-face intake 
process with the applicant overseas. An employee of a Resettlement 
Support Center, under cooperative agreement with PRM, collects the 
information and enters it into the Worldwide Refugee Admissions 
Processing System.

    Dated: January 31, 2014.
Kelly Gauger,
Deputy Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, 
and Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-02721 Filed 2-6-14; 8:45 am]
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