83_FR_10591 83 FR 10544 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental SIV Chief of Mission Application

83 FR 10544 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental SIV Chief of Mission Application

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10544-10545
FR Document2018-03496

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 83 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10544-10545]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03496]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10312]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental 
SIV Chief of Mission 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 April 9, 2018.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Supplemental SIV Chief of 
Mission Application.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0134.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa 
Office (CA/VO/L/R).
     Form Number: DS-157.
     Respondents: Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,700.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 8,700.
     Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 8,700 hours.
     Frequency: Once per respondent.
     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

    Department of State uses Form DS-157 (Supplemental SIV Chief of 
Mission Application) in order to facilitate the Chief of Mission 
approval process required for special immigrant visa (SIV) applicants 
under section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (Pub. 
L. 111-8). The information requested on the form is limited to that

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which the Chief of Mission uses to evaluate eligibility of SIV 
applicants. The DS-157 is only being used by Afghan SIV applicants for 
Chief of Mission approval.

Methodology

    Applicants are required to complete the DS-157, along with other 
required documentation, and to submit their package to the appropriate 
SIV email address.

Edward Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2018-03496 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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10544 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices individuals and organizations. The • Minimize the reporting burden on Affairs at the Office of Management and purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 those who are to respond, including the Budget (OMB). You may submit days for public comment. use of automated collection techniques comments by the following methods: DATES: Submit comments directly to the or other forms of information • Email: oira_submission@ Office of Management and Budget technology. omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS (OMB) up to April 9, 2018. Please note that comments submitted form number, information collection ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the in response to this Notice are public title, and the OMB control number in Department of State Desk Officer in the record. Before including any detailed the subject line of your message. Office of Information and Regulatory personal information, you should be • Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk Affairs at the Office of Management and aware that your comments as submitted, Officer for Department of State. Budget (OMB). You may submit including your personal information, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments by the following methods: will be available for public review. • Title of Information Collection: • Email: oira_submission@ Abstract of Proposed Collection Supplemental SIV Chief of Mission omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS Application. form number, information collection A 60-day notice for public comment • OMB Control Number: 1405–0134. title, and the OMB control number in was published on December 15, 2017 • Type of Request: Revision of a (82 FR 59943). No responsive comments Currently Approved Collection. the subject line of your message. • Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk were received. This renewal request • Originating Office: Bureau of increases the number of respondents Consular Affairs, Visa Office (CA/VO/L/ Officer for Department of State. from 325,000 to 1,000,000 to continue to R). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: allow the Department to collect • Form Number: DS–157. Direct requests for additional qualitative customer feedback in an • Respondents: Afghan Special information regarding the collection efficient, timely manner, in accordance Immigrant Visa Applicants. listed in this notice, including requests with the Administration’s commitment • Estimated Number of Respondents: for copies of the proposed collection to improving service delivery. 8,700. instrument and supporting documents, • Estimated Number of Responses: to Pamela Watkins, Department of State, Methodology 8,700. Office of Directives Management, 1800 Respondents will fill out a brief • Average Time per Response: 1 hour. G Street NW, Suite 2400, Washington, customer survey after completing their • Total Estimated Burden Time: 8,700 DC 20522–2202 who may be reached at interaction with a Department Program hours. watkinspk@state.gov. Office or Embassy. Surveys are designed • Frequency: Once per respondent. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to gather feedback on the customer’s • Obligation To Respond: Required to • Title of Information Collection: experiences. Obtain or Retain a Benefit. Generic Clearance for the Collection of We are soliciting public comments to Janet Freer, permit the Department to: Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Director, Office of Directives Management, • Evaluate whether the proposed Department of State. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0193. information collection is necessary for • Type of Request: Extension of a [FR Doc. 2018–04735 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] the proper functions of the Department. Currently Approved Collection. BILLING CODE 4710–24–P • Evaluate the accuracy of our • Originating Office: Office of estimate of the time and cost burden for Directives Management, A/GIS/DIR. this proposed collection, including the • Form Number: Various public DEPARTMENT OF STATE validity of the methodology and surveys. [Public Notice: 10312] assumptions used. • Respondents: Individuals • Enhance the quality, utility, and responding to Department of State 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information clarity of the information to be customer service evaluation requests. Collection: Supplemental SIV Chief of collected. • Estimated Number of Respondents: Mission Application • Minimize the reporting burden on 1,000,000. those who are to respond, including the • Estimated Number of Responses: ACTION:Notice of request for public use of automated collection techniques 1,000,000. comment and submission to OMB of or other forms of information • Average Time per Response: 3.5 proposed collection of information. technology. minutes. Please note that comments submitted • Total Estimated Burden Time: SUMMARY: The Department of State has in response to this Notice are public 58,333 annual hours. submitted the information collection record. Before including any detailed • Frequency: Once per request. described below to the Office of personal information, you should be • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Management and Budget (OMB) for aware that your comments as submitted, We are soliciting public comments to approval. In accordance with the including your personal information, permit the Department to: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we will be available for public review. • Evaluate whether the proposed are requesting comments on this information collection is necessary for collection from all interested Abstract of Proposed Collection the proper functions of the Department. individuals and organizations. The Department of State uses Form DS– • Evaluate the accuracy of our purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 157 (Supplemental SIV Chief of Mission days for public comment. amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES estimate of the time and cost burden for Application) in order to facilitate the this proposed collection, including the DATES: Submit comments directly to the Chief of Mission approval process validity of the methodology and Office of Management and Budget required for special immigrant visa assumptions used. (OMB) up to April 9, 2018. (SIV) applicants under section 602(b) of • Enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 clarity of the information to be Department of State Desk Officer in the (Pub. L. 111–8). The information collected. Office of Information and Regulatory requested on the form is limited to that VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Mar 08, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices 10545 which the Chief of Mission uses to public that an Environmental Impact include: (1) Taking no action; (2) evaluate eligibility of SIV applicants. Statement (EIS) will be prepared for multiple, combined actions, including: The DS–157 is only being used by proposed transportation improvements • Transportation System Management Afghan SIV applicants for Chief of in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon (TSM); Mission approval. in Salt Lake County, Utah. • Making operational improvements; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Introducing demand-management Methodology Brandon Weston, Environmental measures; Applicants are required to complete Services Director, Environmental • Tolling and/or high-occupancy the DS–157, along with other required Services Division, UDOT 4501 South vehicle (HOV) programs; documentation, and to submit their 2700 West, P.O. Box 141265, Salt Lake • Facilitating implementation of package to the appropriate SIV email City, Utah 84114–1265; Telephone: improved public transit service; address. (801) 965–4603, email: brandonweston@ • Enhancing safety, access, and Edward Ramotowski, utah.gov. John Thomas, PE, Little mobility in the area through improved Cottonwood Canyon Project Manager, information sharing and adding Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. UDOT Region 2, 2010 South 2760 West, designated parking areas; and Salt Lake City, UT 84104–4592; • Roadway improvements; [FR Doc. 2018–03496 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] Telephone: (801) 550–2248, Email: (3) different combinations of any of the BILLING CODE 4710–06–P johnthomas@utah.gov. above; and (4) other alternatives if SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The identified during the scoping process. DEPARTMENT OF STATE environmental review, consultation, and Alternatives that do not meet the project other actions required by applicable purpose and need or that are otherwise [Public Notice 10350] federal environmental laws for this not reasonable will not be carried project are being or have been carried forward for detailed consideration. Secretary of State’s Determination out by UDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 A Coordination Plan is being prepared Under the Frank R. Wolf International and a Memorandum of Understanding to define the agency and public Religious Freedom Act of 2016 dated January 17, 2017, and executed by participation procedure for the The Secretary of State’s designation of FHWA and UDOT. UDOT, as the environmental review process. The plan ‘‘entities of particular concern’’ for assigned National Environmental Policy will outline (1) how agencies and the religious freedom violations. Pursuant Act (NEPA) agency, will prepare an EIS public will provide input during the to Section 408(a) of the International for proposed improvements to SR–210, scoping process; (2) the development of Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. a two-lane roadway, in Little the purpose and need; and (3) 105–292), notice is hereby given that, on Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake alternatives development. UDOT March 5, 2018, the Secretary of State, County, Utah. The proposed project anticipates that the USDA Forest under authority delegated by the study area extends from the intersection Service will be invited to serve as a President, has designated each of the of SR–210 and SR–190/Fort Union cooperating agency in the NEPA following as an ‘‘entity of particular Boulevard in Cottonwood Heights, Utah process. concern’’ under section 301 of the Frank to the terminus of SR–210 in the town Letters describing the proposed action R. Wolf International Religious Freedom of Alta, Utah. Transportation and soliciting comments will be sent to Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–281), for improvements are needed to address appropriate Federal, state, and local having engaged in particularly severe congestion, improve safety for all users, agencies as well as to Native American violations of religious freedom: al-Nusra and enhance the availability of public tribes and to private organizations and Front, al-Qa’ida in the Arabian transportation options in the canyon. To citizens who have previously expressed, Peninsula, al-Qa’ida, al-Shabab, Boko address these needs, UDOT is proposing or who are known to have, an interest Haram, ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan, and the to make operational improvements, in this proposal. A public scoping Taliban. introduce demand-management meeting will be held on April 10, 2018 measures, and support efforts by transit from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Daniel L. Nadel, providers to implement increased Cottonwood Heights City Hall, 2277 Director, Office of International Religious transit service in the project study area. East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Freedom, Department of State. UDOT has developed this proposal Heights, Utah 84121. Public notices [FR Doc. 2018–04718 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] announcing the meeting will be based on numerous previous studies BILLING CODE 4710–18–P and public involvement efforts carried published in the region. Information out by a range of agencies and regarding this meeting and the project stakeholders regarding the need for may also be obtained through a public DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION potential transportation improvements website maintained by UDOT at in the project study area. The project www.udot.utah.gov/littlecottonwoodeis. Federal Highway Administration may require FHWA to appropriate During the NEPA process, other National Forest System lands and public meetings will be held as Environmental Impact Statement: Little transfer such lands to UDOT for appropriate to allow the public, as well Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake highway use, pursuant to authority as Federal, state, and local agencies, and County, Utah under 23 U.S.C. 317. The project may tribes, to provide comments on the AGENCY: Federal Highway also require approvals by the USDA purpose of and need for the project, amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Administration (FHWA), DOT. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of potential alternatives, and social, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Engineers, and/or other agencies. economic, and environmental issues of Environmental Impact Statement. UDOT will consider a range of concern. alternatives based on the purpose of and In addition, a public hearing will be SUMMARY: FHWA, on behalf of the Utah need for the project and taking into held following the release of the Draft Department of Transportation (UDOT), account agency and public input. The EIS. Public notice advertisements and is issuing this notice to advise the currently contemplated alternatives direct mailings will notify interested VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Mar 08, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1


Document Created: 2018-03-09 03:48:41
Document Modified: 2018-03-09 03:48:41
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 and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information.
DatesSubmit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) up to April 9, 2018.
FR Citation83 FR 10544 
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