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two or three) multipliers. This decision 

will be based on weighing the effort 

versus the additional accuracy gained 

from employing additional multipliers. 

Another common aspect of most I–O 

models is that they provide final 

demand multipliers at the county level. 

Given that there are several thousand 

counties, we expect to reduce the 

regional specification of our multipliers. 

Again we will weigh effort versus 

accuracy in making this choice. 

Authority: 13 CFR part 126. 

Fay E. Ott, 

Associate Administrator for Government 

Contracting and Business Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–18441 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6312] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–157, Supplemental 

Nonimmigrant Visa Form, OMB Control 

Number 1405–0134 

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: 

Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0134 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State 

(CA/VO) 

• Form Number: DS–157 

• Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa 

applicants legally required to provide 

additional security and background 

information. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000,000 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

4,000,000 

• Average Hours per Response: 1 

hour 

• Total Estimated Burden: 4,000,000 

• 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 August 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: 202–395–6974 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from David Serna 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) 663–2874. 

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: 

Applicants will use this form to apply 

for a nonimmigrant visa to enter the 

United States. U.S. embassies and 

consulates will use the data provided in 

conjunction with the DS–157 to help 

determine whether aliens are eligible to 

receive nonimmigrant visas. 

Methodology: Applicants may fill out 

the DS–157 online or print the page and 

fill it out by hand, and submit it in 

person at the time of interview. 

Dated: July 31, 2008. 

Stephen A. Edson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6313] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Art & 

Empire: Treasures From Assyria in the 

British Museum’’

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. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects in 

the exhibition ‘‘Art & Empire: Treasures 

from Assyria in the British Museum,’’

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to a loan agreement 

with the foreign owner or custodian. I 

also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, from 

on or about September 21, 2008, until 

on or about January 4, 2009, and at 

possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: (202–453–8050). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–18476 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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