[Federal Register: February 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 39)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office Foreign Missions, Diplomatic 
Motor Vehicles

[Public Notice 3923]

 
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-1972, 
Driver License and Tax Exemption Card Application; OMB Collection 
Number 1405-0105

ACTION: Notice.

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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

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB 
within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: Regular Submission to extend a currently approved 
collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of 
Foreign Missions (DS/OFM).
    Title of Information Collection: U.S. Department of State Driver 
Licenses and Tax Exemption Card Application.
    Frequency: As often as is necessary to issue/renew driver licenses 
and/or tax exemption cards.
    Form Number: DS-1972.
    Respondents: Foreign mission personnel assigned to the United 
States: diplomatic, consular, administrative and technical, specified 
official representatives of foreign governments to international 
organizations, and their dependents.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: .5 hours (30 minutes).
    Total Estimated Burden: 6,250.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the 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 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 Diplomatic 
Motor Vehicles, Office of Foreign Missions, 3507 International Place, 
NW, State Annex 33, Room 218, Washington, DC 20008, who may be reached 
on (202) 895-3528. Public comments and questions should be directed to 
the State Department Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20530, 
who may be reached on 202-395-3897.

    Dated: December 28, 2001.
John R. Arndt,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 
Office of Foreign Missions, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-4655 Filed 2-26-02; 8:45 am]
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