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FR Doc E9-16284
[Federal Register: July 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 133)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 6692]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7655, Iraqi
Citizens and Nationals Employed by U.S. Federal Contractors, Grantees,
and Cooperative Agreement Partners, OMB Control Number 1405-0184
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 following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Title of Information Collection: Iraqi Citizens and
Nationals Employed by U.S. Federal Contractors, Grantees, and
Cooperative Agreement Partners.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0184.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: A/LM.
Form Number: DS-7655.
Respondents: Federal contractors, grantees, and
cooperative agreement partners of the Department of State.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Average Hours per Response: .50.
Total Estimated Burden: 100 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from July 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who
may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
E-mail: [email protected]. You must include the DS form
number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the
subject line of your message.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents from Rob Lower,
Department of State, A/LM Room 525, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station,
Arlington, VA 22219, who may be reached at 703-875-5822 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary to properly perform 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.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 was included in the National
Defense
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Authorization Act of 2008 which became Public Law 110-181 on 28 January
2008. Section 1248(c) of this Act requires the Secretary of State to
request from each Department of State prime contractor, grantee, or
cooperative agreement partner that has performed work in Iraq since
March 20, 2003, under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with
the Department that is valued in excess of $25,000, information that
can be used to verify the employment of Iraqi citizens and nationals by
such contractor, grantee or cooperative agreement partner. To the
extent possible, biographical information, to include employee name,
date(s) of employment, biometric, and other data must be collected and
used to verify employment for the processing and adjudication of
refugee, asylum, special immigrant visa, and other immigration claims
and applications.
Methodology
The Department of State will collect the information via electronic
submission.
Additional Information
This information collection will be used to fulfill the
requirements under Section 1248(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-181).
Dated: July 1, 2009.
William H. Moser,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Logistics Management, Bureau of
Administration, Department of State.
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