98-4658. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Nonimmigrant Visa Application

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9280-9281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4658]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Consular Affairs
[Public Notice 2746]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Nonimmigrant 
Visa Application

SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in 
the Federal

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Register preceding submission to OMB. This process is conducted in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
for which approval has expired.
    Originating Office: The Office of Consular Affairs, Visa Services.
    Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Visa Application.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Form Number: OF-156.
    Respondents: Aliens.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 8,000,000.
    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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Comments regarding the collection listed in 
this notice or requests for copies of the proposed collection and 
supporting documents should be directed to Charles S. Cunningham, 
Directives Management Branch, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 
20520, [phone].

    Dated: February 11, 1998.
Glen H. Johnson,
Acting Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-4658 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 am]
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