Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, Tax and Customs Unit; Information Collection Under Emergency Review: Form DS-1504, Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise

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The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Type of Request: Emergency. Originating Office: DS/OFM/VTC/TC. Title of Information Collection: Request for Customs, Clearance of Merchandise. Frequency: As needed. Form Number: DS-1504. Respondents: The foreign diplomatic and consular community in the United States; certain international organizations; and the Office of the President. Estimated Number of Respondents: approx. 6,100. Average Hours Per Response: one half hour. Total Estimated Burden: 3,463. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Emergency review and approval of this collection has been requested from OMB by 12/15/00. If granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments should be directed to the State Department Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20530, (202) 395-5871. During the first 60 days of this same period a r