Office of Foreign Missions (OFM); 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; DSP-99 (Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes on Utilities), and DSP-99A (Application for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes on Gasoline)

Résumé

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purposes of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. This process is conducted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The following summarizes the information collection proposal submitted to OMB: Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Originating Office: The Office of Foreign Missions (OFM). Title of Information Collections: DSP-99 (Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Utilities), and DSP-99A (Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Gasoline. Frequency: On occasion. Form Number: DSP-99 and DSP-99A. Respondents: Foreign diplomatic missions and personnel. Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000. Average Hours Per Response: 12 minutes. Total Estimated Burden: 664 hours. Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to-- Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency functions. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed col