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PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB
control number in correspondence. DO
NOT submit any completed Department
of State visa forms to this email or any
case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for A, G, or NATO Visa.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0100.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–1648.
• Respondents: Foreign Government
Officials
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
150,000.
• Average Time per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
75,000.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.

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Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Department of State uses Form
DS–1648 to solicit information from
applicants for a renewal of an A, G, or
NATO visa, excluding A–3, G–5, and
NATO–7 classifications. INA
101(a)(15)(A) and (G) and 22 CFR 41.12
and 41.25 describe the criteria for these
nonimmigrant visa classifications.
Methodology
The DS–1648 is submitted
electronically to the Department via the
Internet. The applicant will be
instructed to print a confirmation page

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displaying a bar coded record locator,
which will be scanned by Department of
State staff at the time of processing.
Dated: August 25, 2016.
Karin King,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9752]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty
Trader/Investor Application
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.

ACTION:

The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to November 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number, information collection
title, and the OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Andrea Lage, who may be reached at
PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection, and the OMB
control number in correspondence. DO
NOT submit any completed Department
of State visa forms to this email or any
case inquiry to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor
Application.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0101.
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• Type of Request: Extension of the
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R.
• Form Number: DS–156E.
• Respondents: E visa applicants who
are deemed essential employees.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
48,600.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
48,600.
• Average Time per Response: 4
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
194,400.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), provides
nonimmigrant status for a national of a
country with which the United States
maintains an appropriate treaty of
commerce and navigation who is
coming to the United States to: (i) Carry
on substantial trade, including trade in
services or technology, principally
between the United States and the treaty
country; or (ii) develop and direct the
operations of an enterprise in which the
national has invested, or is actively in
the process of investing. Form DS–156E
is completed by foreign nationals
seeking nonimmigrant treaty trader/
investor visas to the United States. The
Department uses the DS–156E to elicit
information necessary to determine a
foreign national’s visa eligibility.
Methodology
After completing Form DS–160,
Online Nonimmigrant Visa Applicant,

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certain applicants for treaty trader/
investor status will fill out the DS–156E
online, download it, and submit it in
person or via mail to the consular post
processing his/her nonimmigrant visa
application.
Dated August 1, 2016.
Meredith McEvoy,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Consular of Affairs, Department of State.
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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
Grant Guideline, Notice
State Justice Institute.
Grant Guideline for FY 2017.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

This Guideline sets forth the
administrative, programmatic, and
financial requirements attendant to
Fiscal Year 2017 State Justice Institute
grants.
DATES: October 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director,
State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom
Drive, Suite 1020, Reston, VA 20190,
571–313–8843, jonathan.mattiello@
sji.gov.
SUMMARY:

Pursuant
to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10701, et seq.), SJI is
authorized to award grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts to state and
local courts, nonprofit organizations,
and others for the purpose of improving
the quality of justice in the state courts
of the United States.
The following Grant Guideline is
adopted by the State Justice Institute for
FY 2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents
I. The Mission of the State Justice Institute
II. Eligibility for Award
III. Scope of the Program
IV. Grant Applications
V. Grant Application Review Procedures
VI. Compliance Requirements
VII. Financial Requirements
VIII. Grant Adjustments

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I. The Mission of the State Justice
Institute
SJI was established by State Justice
Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) to improve the
administration of justice in the state
courts of the United States. Incorporated
in the State of Virginia as a private,
nonprofit corporation, SJI is charged, by
statute, with the responsibility to:
• Direct a national program of
financial assistance designed to assure

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that each citizen of the United States is
provided ready access to a fair and
effective system of justice;
• Foster coordination and
cooperation with the federal judiciary;
• Promote recognition of the
importance of the separation of powers
doctrine to an independent judiciary;
and
• Encourage education for judges and
support personnel of state court systems
through national and state
organizations.
To accomplish these broad objectives,
SJI is authorized to provide funding to
state courts, national organizations
which support and are supported by
state courts, national judicial education
organizations, and other organizations
that can assist in improving the quality
of justice in the state courts. SJI is
supervised by a Board of Directors
appointed by the President, with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The
Board is statutorily composed of six
judges; a state court administrator; and
four members of the public, no more
than two of the same political party.
Through the award of grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements,
SJI is authorized to perform the
following activities:
A. Support technical assistance,
demonstrations, special projects,
research and training to improve the
administration of justice in the state
courts;
B. Provide for the preparation,
publication, and dissemination of
information regarding state judicial
systems;
C. Participate in joint projects with
federal agencies and other private
grantors;
D. Evaluate or provide for the
evaluation of programs and projects to
determine their impact upon the quality
of criminal, civil, and juvenile justice
and the extent to which they have
contributed to improving the quality of
justice in the state courts;
E. Encourage and assist in furthering
judicial education; and,
F. Encourage, assist, and serve in a
consulting capacity to state and local
courts in the development,
maintenance, and coordination of
criminal, civil, and juvenile justice
programs and services.
II. Eligibility for Award
SJI is authorized by Congress to award
grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts to the following entities and
types of organizations:
A. State and local courts and their
agencies (42 U.S.C. 10705(b)(1)(A)).
B. National nonprofit organizations
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with, and serving the judicial branches
of state governments (42 U.S.C.
10705(b)(1)(B)).
C. National nonprofit organizations
for the education and training of judges
and support personnel of the judicial
branch of state governments (42 U.S.C.
10705(b)(1)(C)). An applicant is
considered a national education and
training applicant under section
10705(b)(1)(C) if:
1. The principal purpose or activity of
the applicant is to provide education
and training to state and local judges
and court personnel; and
2. The applicant demonstrates a
record of substantial experience in the
field of judicial education and training.
D. Other eligible grant recipients (42
U.S.C. 10705 (b)(2)(A)–(D)).
1. Provided that the objectives of the
project can be served better, the Institute
is also authorized to make awards to:
a. Nonprofit organizations with
expertise in judicial administration;
b. Institutions of higher education;
c. Individuals, partnerships, firms,
corporations (for-profit organizations
must waive their fees); and
d. Private agencies with expertise in
judicial administration.
2. SJI may also make awards to state
or local agencies and institutions other
than courts for services that cannot be
adequately provided through
nongovernmental arrangements (42
U.S.C. 10705(b)(3)).
E. Inter-agency Agreements. SJI may
enter into inter-agency agreements with
federal agencies (42 U.S.C. 10705(b)(4))
and private funders to support projects
consistent with the purposes of the State
Justice Institute Act.
SJI is prohibited from awarding grants
to federal, tribal, and international
courts.
III. Scope of the Program
SJI is offering six types of grants in FY
2017: Project Grants, Technical
Assistance (TA) Grants, Curriculum
Adaptation and Training (CAT) Grants,
Partner Grants, Strategic Initiatives
Grants (SIG) Program, and the Education
Support Program (ESP).
The SJI Board of Directors has
established Priority Investment Areas
for grant funding. SJI will allocate
significant financial resources through
grant-making for these Priority
Investment Areas (in no ranking order):
• Language Access and the State
Courts—improving language access in
the state courts through remote
interpretation (outside the courtroom),
interpreter certification, and courtroom
services (plain language forms, Web
sites, etc.).
• Self-Represented Litigation—
promoting court-based self-help centers,

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