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OMB Control No:
1405-0101
ICR Reference No:
202210-1405-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201811-1405-003
Agency/Subagency:
STATE/AFA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
07/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/03/2022
Terms of Clearance:
The agency is reminded that the previous terms of clearance to this information collection required engaging with OMB to discuss opportunities for reducing duplicative aspects of this form through both technological and policy improvements. No later than six months after approval of this information collection, the agency will convene at least one 30 minute meeting with AILA and OMB to discuss AILA's 2019 public comments on this information collection and whether or not there are opportunities for reducing burden associated with this or other related information collections. The terms of clearance from 2019 remain in effect. No later than three months after the meeting hosted between OMB, the agency, and AILA, the agency will submit a memorandum to OMB detailing the resource and technical requirements for incorporating this or other related information collections in to the Consular Electronic Application Center. The agency will also address each point of feedback raised in the 2019 public comment and any additional ones raised in the meeting and enumerate the specific regulatory, statutory, resource, or technological reasons why the commenter's suggestion is infeasible. The agency is also instructed to correct the Supporting Statement A to re-include missing question prompt 13.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2023
Responses
50,000
0
50,000
Time Burden (Hours)
200,000
0
200,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
50,000,000
0
50,000,000
Abstract:
Form DS-156E is completed by some applicants seeking E nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor visas to the United States. The Department will use the DS-156E to elicit information necessary to determine a foreign national's visa eligibility for such a visa.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
8 USC 1201
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 11760
07/12/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 11869
09/30/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application
DS-156e
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor Application
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
50,000
50,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
200,000
200,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
50,000,000
50,000,000
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,304,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Tonya Whigham 202 485-7635
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/03/2022
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