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OMB Control No: 1405-0105	ICR Reference No: 200904-1405-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200804-1405-005
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications (FDSA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/19/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2009
Terms of Clearance: DoS is reminded to be sure that an updated Supporting Statement is included and reflects the burden and cost changes reflected in each submission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2011
Responses	69,772	0	6,385
Time Burden (Hours)	23,753	0	3,418
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	95,775

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	69,772	6,385	62,755	632
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	23,753	3,418	20,019	316
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	95,775	-95,775	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The Information Collections contained under 1405-0105, Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications (FDSA), were at the last renewal entirely paper based. Since the last renewal, an electronic system ("eGov") was developed that enabled the end-user to submit the information for many of the paper based forms electronically. Program changes indicated in this collection are the result of a transition to, and expanded use of the electronic submission option (eGov). This has resulted in a change in the number of foreign mission respondents complying with this new State Department policy. As a result of reciprocity agreements, the additional changes indicated have resulted in an increase or decrease in the purchase, lease, and disposition of vehicles; a total replacement of license plates and the resulting replacement of license plate codes for security reasons; and changes to the tax reciprocity matrix requiring the tax exemption card to be changed and reissued.