5812 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2016 / Notices 

Military Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20522–0112. 

All applications must be postmarked 

by March 7, 2016. 

Dated: January 22, 2016. 

Brian H. Nilsson, 

Designated Federal Officer, Defense Trade 

Advisory Group, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9429] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Special Immigrant Visa 

Biodata Form 

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 March 4, 2016. 

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 Sumitra Siram, Sumitra Siram, 

Program Officer, Department of State, 

Bureau of Population, Refugees and 

Migration, Office of Admissions, 2025 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20522 who 

may be reached on 202–453–9250 or at 

SiramS@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0203. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Admissions, Bureau of Population, 

Refugees and Migration (PRM/A). 

• Form Number: DS–0234. 

• Respondents: Iraqi and Afghan 

Special Immigrant Visa applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

12,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 4000 

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: 

Form DS–234 is being added to this 

collection to elicit information used to 

determine the eligibility of Iraqis and 

Afghan nationals applying for special 

immigrant visas. 

Methodology: 

The SIV Biodata information form 

(DS–234) is submitted electronically by 

the applicant to the National Visa 

Center, which will forward the forms to 

the Refugee Processing Center of the 

Bureau of Population, Refugees and 

Migration. 

Dated: January 27, 2016. 

Simon Henshaw 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9430] 

Advisory Committee on International 

Economic Policy; Notice of Open 

Meeting 

The Advisory Committee on 

International Economic Policy (ACIEP) 

will meet from 2 until 5 p.m., on 

Wednesday, February 17, in 

Washington, DC at the State 

Department, 320 21st Street NW. in 

conference room 4477. The meeting will 

be hosted by the Assistant Secretary of 

State for Economic and Business Affairs, 

Charles H. Rivkin and Committee Chair 

Paul R. Charron. The ACIEP serves the 

U.S. government in a solely advisory 

capacity, and provides advice 

concerning topics in international 

economic policy. It is expected that the 

ACIEP subcommittees will provide 

updates on their work. 

This meeting is open to public 

participation, though seating is limited. 

Entry to the building is controlled. To 

obtain pre-clearance for entry, members 

of the public planning to attend should 

no later than Friday, February 12, 

provide their full name and professional 

affiliation to Alan Krill by email: 

KrillA@state.gov. Requests for 

reasonable accommodation should be 

made to Alan Krill before Friday, 

February 12. Requests made after that 

date will be considered, but might not 

be possible to fulfill. 

This announcement might appear in 

the Federal Register less than 15 days 

prior to the meeting. The Department of 

State finds that there is an exceptional 

circumstance for such publication. 

Processing this Federal Register notice 

was delayed by a weather emergency in 

Washington, DC that closed the federal 

government on Friday, January 22, and 

Monday and Tuesday, January 25 and 

26; and curtailed operations on 

Wednesday, January 27. The 

Department is providing as much notice 

to the public as possible given the 

emergency. 

For additional information, contact 

Alan Krill, Office of Economic Policy 

Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, at 

(202) 647–0812, or KrillA@state.gov. 

Dated: January 28, 2016. 

Alan Krill, 

Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department 

of State. 

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