82 FR 35259 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)

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 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35259]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15959]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10066]


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

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 August 28, 2017.

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 supporting documents, to Delicia Spruell, PRM/Admissions, 
2025 E Street NW., SA-9, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Refugee Biographic Data.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0102.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, Office of Admissions, PRM/A.
     Form Number: None.
     Respondents: Refugee applicants for the U.S. Refugee 
Admissions Program.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 50,000.
     Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 25,000 hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     Obligation to Respond: Require 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, 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 
sponsoring voluntary agency for initial reception and placement in the 
United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program administered by 
the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, as authorized by 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.

Lawrence Bartlett,
Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-15959 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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