81 FR 70230 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70230-70231]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24483]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9752]


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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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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 November 10, 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: [email protected]. 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 Andrea Lage, who may be reached at 
[email protected]. You must include the DS form number, 
information collection, and the OMB control number in correspondence. 
DO NOT submit any completed Department of State visa forms to this 
email or any case inquiry to this email box.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty 
Trader/Investor Application.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0101.
     Type of Request: Extension of the Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
     Form Number: DS-156E.
     Respondents: E visa applicants who are deemed essential 
employees.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,600.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 48,600.
     Average Time per Response: 4 hours.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 194,400.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain 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), provides nonimmigrant status for 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 uses the DS-
156E to elicit information necessary to determine a foreign national's 
visa eligibility.

Methodology

    After completing Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Applicant,

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certain applicants for treaty trader/investor status will fill out the 
DS-156E online, download it, and submit it in person or via mail to the 
consular post processing his/her nonimmigrant visa application.

    Dated August 1, 2016.
Meredith McEvoy,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular of Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-24483 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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