81_FR_31385 81 FR 31289 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application

81 FR 31289 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 96 (May 18, 2016)

Page Range31289-31290
FR Document2016-11728

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31289-31290]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11728]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9567]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant 
Treaty Trader/Investor Application

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 July 18, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web: Persons with access to the Internet may comment on 
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the 
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2016-0030'' in the Search 
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment 
form.
     Email: [email protected]. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title,

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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 Taylor Mauck, who may be reached at 202-485-
7635 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty 
Trader/Investor Application.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0101.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
     Form Number: DS-156E.
     Respondents: Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,600.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 48,600.
     Average Time per Response: 4 Hours.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 194,400 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

    Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), includes provisions for the nonimmigrant 
classification of a national of a country with which the United States 
maintains an appropriate treaty of commerce and navigation who is 
coming to the United States to: (i) Carry on substantial trade, 
including trade in services or technology, principally between the 
United States and the treaty country; or (ii) develop and direct the 
operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested, or is 
actively in the process of investing. Form DS-156E is completed by 
foreign nationals seeking nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor visas to 
the United States. The Department will use the DS-156E to elicit 
information necessary to determine a foreign national's visa 
eligibility.

Methodology

    After completing Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, 
applicants will fill out the DS-156E online, print the form, and submit 
it in person or via mail.

    Dated: April 29, 2016.
Ed Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 18, 2016 / Notices 31289 The Exchange notes that the proposed become effective pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) available for Web site viewing and rule change will not relieve Exchange of the Act 16 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 17 printing in the Commission’s Public Market Makers of their continuous thereunder. Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., quoting obligations under Exchange At any time within 60 days of the Washington, DC 20549, on official Rule 604 and under Reg NMS Rule filing of the proposed rule change, the business days between the hours of 602.14 All of a Market Maker’s quotes in Commission summarily may 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the each option class will be considered temporarily suspend such rule change if filing also will be available for firm until such time as the AEP it appears to the Commission that such inspection and copying at the principal threshold has been equaled or exceeded action is necessary or appropriate in the office of the Exchange. All comments and the Market Maker’s quotes are public interest, for the protection of received will be posted without change; removed by the Aggregate Risk Manager investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the Commission does not edit personal in all series of that option class.15 the purposes of the Act. If the identifying information from B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Commission takes such action, the submissions. You should submit only Statement on Burden on Competition Commission shall institute proceedings information that you wish to make to determine whether the proposed rule available publicly. All submissions The Exchange does not believe that should be approved or disapproved. should refer to File Number SR–MIAX– the proposed rule change will impose 2016–10 and should be submitted on or any burden on competition that is not IV. Solicitation of Comments before June 8, 2016. necessary or appropriate in furtherance Interested persons are invited to of the purposes of the Act. For the Commission, by the Division of submit written data, views, and Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated On the contrary, the Exchange arguments concerning the foregoing, authority.18 believes that the proposed rule change including whether the proposed rule will foster competition by providing Robert W. Errett, change is consistent with the Act. Exchange Market Makers with the Deputy Secretary. Comments may be submitted by any of ability to enhance and specifically the following methods: [FR Doc. 2016–11651 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am] customize their use of the Exchange’s BILLING CODE 8011–01–P risk management tools in order to Electronic Comments compete for executions and order flow. • Use the Commission’s Internet As to inter-market competition, the comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ DEPARTMENT OF STATE Exchange believes that the proposed rules/sro.shtml); or rule change should promote • Send an email to rule-comments@ [Public Notice: 9567] competition because it is designed to sec.gov. Please include File No. SR- allow Exchange Market Makers with 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information MIAX–2016–10 on the subject line. flexibility to modify their risk exposure Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty in order to protect them from unusual Paper Comments Trader/Investor Application market conditions or events that may • Send paper comments in triplicate Notice of request for public ACTION: increase their exposure in the market. to Secretary, Securities and Exchange For all the reasons stated, the comment. Commission, 100 F Street NE., Exchange does not believe that the Washington, DC 20549–1090. SUMMARY: The Department of State is proposed rule change will impose any All submissions should refer to File seeking Office of Management and burden on competition not necessary or Number SR–MIAX–2016–10. This file Budget (OMB) approval for the appropriate in furtherance of the number should be included on the information collection described below. purposes of the Act, and believes the subject line if email is used. To help the In accordance with the Paperwork proposed change will in fact enhance Commission process and review your Reduction Act of 1995, we are competition. comments more efficiently, please use requesting comments on this collection C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s only one method. The Commission will from all interested individuals and Statement on Comments on the post all comments on the Commission’s organizations. The purpose of this Proposed Rule Change Received From Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ notice is to allow 60 days for public Members, Participants, or Others rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the comment preceding submission of the Written comments were neither submission, all subsequent collection to OMB. solicited nor received. amendments, all written statements DATES: The Department will accept with respect to the proposed rule comments from the public up July 18, III. Date of Effectiveness of the change that are filed with the 2016. Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission, and all written ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Commission Action communications relating to the by any of the following methods: Because the foregoing proposed rule proposed rule change between the • Web: Persons with access to the change does not: (i) Significantly affect Commission and any person, other than Internet may comment on this notice by the protection of investors or the public those that may be withheld from the going to www.Regulations.gov. You can interest; (ii) impose any significant public in accordance with the search for the document by entering burden on competition; and (iii) become provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2016–0030’’ in operative for 30 days after the date of the Search field. Then click the sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 16 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). the filing, or such shorter time as the ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b– Commission may designate, it has the comment form. 4(f)(6) requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission written notice of its intent to file • Email: PRA_BurdenComments@ time period (the CBOE equivalent is a rolling time the proposed rule change at least five business days state.gov. You must include the DS form period in milliseconds) and the AEP. CBOE has no prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule default settings. See CBOE Rule 8.18. number, information collection title, change, or such shorter time as designated by the 14 17 CFR 242.602. Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this 15 See Exchange Rule 612(c). requirement. 18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 May 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

31290 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 18, 2016 / Notices and the OMB control number in any States to: (i) Carry on substantial trade, security process, and to request correspondence. including trade in services or reasonable accommodation, those who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: technology, principally between the plan to attend should contact the Direct requests for additional United States and the treaty country; or meeting coordinator, Ms. Bronwyn information regarding the collection (ii) develop and direct the operations of Douglass, by email at listed in this notice, including requests an enterprise in which the national has Bronwyn.douglass@uscg.mil, by phone for copies of the proposed collection invested, or is actively in the process of at (202) 372–3793, or in writing at 2703 instrument and supporting documents, investing. Form DS–156E is completed Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., Stop to Taylor Mauck, who may be reached by foreign nationals seeking 7213, Washington DC 20593–7509 not at 202–485–7635 or at PRA_ nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor later than May 27, 2016. Requests made BurdenComments@state.gov. visas to the United States. The after May 27, 2016 might not be able to Department will use the DS–156E to be accommodated, and same day SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: elicit information necessary to requests will not be accommodated due • Title of Information Collection: determine a foreign national’s visa to the building’s security process. Please Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor eligibility. note that due to security considerations, Application. two valid, government issued photo • OMB Control Number: 1405–0101. Methodology identifications must be presented to • Type of Request: Extension of a After completing Form DS–160, gain entrance to Coast Guard Currently Approved Collection. Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, Headquarters. It is recommended that • Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. applicants will fill out the DS–156E attendees arrive to the Headquarters • Form Number: DS–156E. online, print the form, and submit it in • Respondents: Non-Immigrant Visa building no later than 30 minutes ahead person or via mail. of the scheduled meeting for the Applicants. • Estimated Number of Respondents: Dated: April 29, 2016. security screening process. The 48,600. Ed Ramotowski, Headquarters building is accessible by • Estimated Number of Responses: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of taxi and public transportation. Parking 48,600. Consular Affairs, Department of State. in the vicinity of the building is • Average Time per Response: 4 [FR Doc. 2016–11728 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am] extremely limited and not guaranteed. Hours. BILLING CODE 4710–06–P In the case of inclement weather • Total Estimated Burden Time: where the Federal Government is closed 194,400 hours. or delayed, a public meeting may be • Frequency: On Occasion. DEPARTMENT OF STATE conducted virtually by calling (202) • Obligation to Respond: Required to 475–4000 or 1–855–475–2447, [Public Notice: 9566] Participant code: 887 809 72. The Obtain or Retain a Benefit. We are soliciting public comments to meeting coordinator will confirm Notice of Public Meeting permit the Department to: whether the virtual public meeting will • Evaluate whether the proposed ACTION: The Department of State will be utilized. Members of the public can information collection is necessary for conduct an open meeting at 10:00 a.m. find out whether the Federal the proper functions of the Department. on Wednesday, June 1st, 2016, in Room Government is delayed or closed by • Evaluate the accuracy of our 2N23–02, United States Coast Guard visiting www.opm.gov/status/. estimate of the time and cost burden for Headquarters, 2703 Martin Luther King, Additional information regarding this this proposed collection, including the Jr. Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20593– and other IMO public meetings may be validity of the methodology and 7213. The primary purpose of the found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. assumptions used. meeting is to prepare for the 103rd Dated: May 10, 2016. • Enhance the quality, utility, and Session of the International Maritime Jonathan W. Burby, clarity of the information to be Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean collected. to be held at the IMO Headquarters, and Polar Affairs, Department of State. • Minimize the reporting burden on United Kingdom, June 8–10, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–11727 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am] those who are to respond, including the BILLING CODE 4710–09–P use of automated collection techniques The agenda items to be considered or other forms of information include: technology. —HNS Protocol, 2010 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Please note that comments submitted —Fair treatment of seafarers in the event in response to this Notice are public of a maritime accident [Public Notice: 9568] record. Before including any detailed —Provision of financial security in case personal information, you should be of abandoned seafarers Updated List of Goods and Services aware that your comments as submitted, —Technical cooperation activities Produced by Independent Cuban including your personal information, related to maritime legislation Entrepreneurs Authorized for will be available for public review. —Review of the status of conventions Importation and other treaty instruments Abstract of Proposed Collection emanating from the Legal Committee AGENCY: Department of State. Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the —Any other business, which may sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Subagency: Bureau of Economic and Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), include liability and compensation for Business Affairs. 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), includes transboundary oil pollution arising from offshore exploration and ACTION: Notice, publication of updated provisions for the nonimmigrant exploitation. list of goods and services produced by classification of a national of a country independent Cuban entrepreneurs with which the United States maintains Members of the public may attend authorized for importation into the an appropriate treaty of commerce and this meeting up to the seating capacity United States. navigation who is coming to the United of the room. To facilitate the building VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 May 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1


Document Created: 2016-05-18 00:07:07
Document Modified: 2016-05-18 00:07:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for public comment.
DatesThe Department will accept comments from the public up July 18, 2016.
ContactDirect requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to Taylor Mauck, who may be reached at 202-485- 7635 or at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 31289 
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