98-3676. The Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Application to Determine Returning Resident Status

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7493-7494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3676]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2727]


The Bureau of Consular Affairs; 30-Day Notice of Information 
Collection; Application to Determine Returning Resident Status

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. Comments should be submitted to OMB on or before March 16, 1998.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Originating Office: The Bureau of Consular Affairs.
    Title of Information Collection: Application to Determine Returning 
Resident Status.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Form Number: DSP-117.
    Respondents: Returning lawfully alien for permanent resident.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to--
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents 
may be obtained from Charles S.

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Cunningham, Directives Management Branch, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520, [phone]. Interested persons are invited to 
submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the 
proposed form by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: 
OMB, Ms. Victoria Wassmer, [phone].

    Dated: February 2, 1998.
Glen H. Johnson,
Acting Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-3676 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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