[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18614-18615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7928]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7407]
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions; 60-Day
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-4155, Vendor
Application for OFM Website Account; & form DS-7576, Foreign Mission
Emergency Afterhours Contact for Foreign Diplomatic Services
Applications, OMB Collection Number 1405-0105
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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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 Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting
this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Title of Information Collection: Vendor Application for
OFM Website Account.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Numbers: DS-4155.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the U.S. and bonded warehouse vendors.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,005 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,015 responses.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,005 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Title of Information Collection: Foreign Mission Emergency
Afterhours Contact.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0105.
Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign
Missions (DS/OFM).
Form Number: DS-7675.
Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned
to the United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 737 missions.
Estimated Number of Responses: 737 forms per year.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
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Total Estimated Burden: 184 hours divided among the
missions.
Frequency: Annually.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to June
3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected].
Mail: Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, U.S. Department of State,
Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C Street, NW.,
Room 2238, Washington, DC 20520.
You must include the DS form number, information collection title,
and OMB control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and
supporting documents, to Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, Diplomatic
Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., Room 2238,
Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on (202) 647-3416 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of our functions.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
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
technology.
Abstract of proposed collection: Foreign Diplomatic Service
Application Forms DS-4155 and DS-7675 are associated with OMB
Collection number 1405-0105. Form DS-4155 (Vendor Application for OFM
Website Account) is the means by which the Department of State (DOS)
will provide authorized vendor access to the Office of Foreign
Missions' electronic data submission (e-Gov) Bonded Warehouse program.
This application will be used to determine eligibility and create a
user account permitting bonded warehouse personnel, on behalf of
foreign missions authorizing the request, to submit electronic bonded
warehouse purchases (form DS-1504) for OFM clearance. OFM's e-Gov
system is accessed to submit automated service requests to the Office
of Foreign Missions and the Office of Protocol of the U.S. State
Department to obtain ``benefits'' designated under the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) (VCDR), the Vienna Convention
on Consular Relations (1963) (VCCR), and the Foreign Missions Act, 22
U.S.C. 4301 et seq., that must be obtained through the U.S. Department
of State. Form DS-7675 is the means by which the DOS will maintain
current emergency contact information on senior level officials
assigned to foreign missions in the diplomatic and consular communities
in the United States. The application requests the primary and deputy
senior level points of contact information for both work and after work
hours to use to communicate essential information in an emergency,
crisis, or disaster situation. The applications provide the Department
with the necessary information to administer its programs effectively
and efficiently, as well as prepare for an emergency event.
Methodology: These applications/information collections are
submitted by all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via
the following methods: electronically, mail, or personal delivery.
Dated: March 22, 2011.
Bruce Matthews,
Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign
Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-7928 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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