Office of Foreign Missions; 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-98, Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Utilities; Form DS-99, Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Gasoline; OMB Control Number 1405-0069

Résumé

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 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: Re-instatement without change of expired information collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, Vehicle, Tax and Customs Unit, DS/OFM/VTC/TC. Title of Information Collection: Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Utilities, (Form DS-98); Application for Diplomatic Exemption from Taxes on Gasoline (Form DS-99). Frequency: Typically, several applications are submitted by the entitled individual at the beginning of their tour of duty, and then none afterwards. Form Numbers: DS-98 and DS-99. Respondents: Foreign diplomatic or consular missions and their personnel; certain foreign government organizations, designated international organizations and certain of their personnel; and foreign military personnel assigned to the staff of a foreign mission in the