Bureau of Consular Affairs; Registration for the Diversity Immigrant (DV

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647–3953 (Office of the Coordinator for

Business Affairs). The announcement must

include name, affiliation, Social Security or

passport number and date of birth. The above

includes government and non-government

attendees. One of the following valid photo

ID’s will be required for admittance: U.S.

driver’s license with picture, passport, U.S.

government ID (company ID’s are no longer

accepted by Diplomatic Security). Enter from

the C Street Main Lobby.

Dated: November 7, 1996.

David A. Ruth,

Senior Coordinator for Business Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–29407 Filed 11–15–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–07–M

[Public Notice 2474]

Bureau of Consular Affairs;

Registration for the Diversity

Immigrant (DV–98) Visa Program

ACTION

: Notice of registration period and

requirements for the fourth year of the

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

This public notice provides

information on the procedures for

obtaining an opportunity to apply for

one of the 55,000 immigrant visas to be

made available in the DV category

during Fiscal Year 1998. This notice is

issued pursuant to 22 CFR 42.33, which

implements sections 201(a)(3), 201(e),

203(c) and 204(a)(1)(G) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (8

U.S.C. 1151(a)(3), 1153(c), and

1154(a)(1)(G). Readers should note that

the Department published amendments

to its regulations at 22 CFR 42.33 in the

Federal Register on January 22, 1996.

[61 FR 1523.]

Information on the Entry Procedures

for the 55,000 Immigrant Visas To Be

Made Available in the DV Category

During Fiscal Year 1998

Sections 201(a)(3), 201(e), 203(c) and

204(a)(1)(G) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, taken together

established, effective for Fiscal Year

1995 and thereafter, an annual

numerical limitation of 55,000 diversity

immigrant visas to be made available to

persons from countries that have had

low rates of immigration to the United

States. The DV–98 registration mail-in

period will last 30 days and will be held

from noon on February 3, 1997 through

noon on March 5, 1997. This will give

those eligible, both in the United States

and overseas, ample time to mail in an

entry.

How Are the Visas Being Apportioned?

The visas will be apportioned among

six geographic regions. A greater

number of visas will go to those regions

that have had lower immigration rates

as determined pursuant to INA 203(c).

There is, however, a limit of seven

percent (or 3,850) on the use of visas by

natives of any one foreign state. The

regions, along with their Fiscal Year

1998 allotments are:

Africa: (21,179) Includes all countries

on the continent of Africa and adjacent

islands.

Asia: (7,280) Includes all countries

except China, both mainland and

Taiwan born, India, Philippines, South

Korea, and Vietnam; (Hong Kong is

eligible).

Europe: (23,213) Includes all

countries except Great Britain (United

Kingdom) and its dependent territories

and Poland; (Northern Ireland is

eligible).

North America: (8) The Bahamas is

the only eligible country this year;

(Canada is not eligible for this year’s

lottery.)

Oceania: (844) Includes Australia,

New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and

all countries and islands in the South

Pacific.

South America, Central America, and

the Caribbean: (2,476) Includes all

countries except Colombia, Dominican

Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, and

Mexico.

Who Is Eligible?

‘‘High admission’’ countries are not

eligible for the program. ‘‘High

admission’’ countries are defined as

those from which the United States has

received more than 50,000 immigrants

during the last five fiscal years for

which data is available in the immediate

relative, or family or employment

preference categories. See INA

203(c)(1)(A). Each year the Immigration

and Naturalization Services adds the

family and employment immigrant

admission figures for the previous five

fiscal years to identify the countries that

must be excluded from the annual

diversity lottery. For 1998, ‘‘high

admission’’ and therefore ineligible

countries are: China (mainland and

Taiwan), India, The Philippines,

Vietnam, South Korea, Poland, United

Kingdom and dependent territories

(except see below), Canada, Mexico,

Jamaica, El Salvador, Colombia, and The

Dominican Republic.

Natives of Hong Kong and Northern

Ireland are eligible to apply for this

year’s lottery.

What Are the Requirements?

In addition to being born in a

qualifying country, applicants must

either (1) have a high school education

or its equivalent or (2) within the past

five years, have two years of work

experience in an occupation that

requires at least two years of training or

experience. See INA 203(c)(2).

There is no fee or special petition

form that must be completed to enter.

The entry must be typed or clearly

printed in the English alphabet on a

sheet of plain paper and must include

the following:

1. Applicant’s Full Name

Last Name (Surname/Family Name),

First Name and Middle Name

(Underline Last Name/Surname/Family

Name)

Example: Public, George Quincy

2. Applicant’s Date and Place of Birth

Date of birth: Day, Month, Year

Example: 15 November 1961

Place of birth: City/Town, District/

County/Province, Country

Example: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Please use the current name of the

country (e.g. Kazakstan, Russia, Croatia,

Slovakia, Eritrea, etc.), if different from

the name in use at the time of birth.

3. Name, Date and Place of Birth of

Applicant’s Spouse and Minor Children,

if Any

The spouse and child(ren) of an

applicant who is registered for DV–98

status are automatically entitled to the

same status. To obtain a visa on the

basis of this derivative status, a child

must be under 21 years of age and

unmarried.

Note: DO NOT list parents as they are not

entitled to derivative status.

4. Applicant’s Mailing Address, and

Phone Number, if Possible

The mailing address must be clear

and complete, since it will be to that

address that the notification letter for

the persons who are registered will be

sent. A telephone number is optional.

5. Applicant’s Native Country if

Different From Country of Birth

6. A Recent 1

⁄

Inch by 1

⁄

Inch

Photograph of the Principal Applicant

The applicant’s name must be printed

across the back of the photograph. (The

photograph should be taped to the

application with clear tape, not attached

by staples or paper clips which can jam

the mail processing equipment.)

7. Principal Applicant’s Signature Is

Required on the Entry

The applicant must sign the entry

using his or her normal signature,

regardless of whether the entry is

prepared and submitted by the

applicant or someone else.

(Only the principal applicant, not the

spouse and children, needs to submit a

signature and photograph.)

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This information must be sent by

regular mail or air mail to one of six

postal addresses in Portsmouth, New

Hampshire. Applicants must use the

correct postal zip code designated for

their native region (see addresses

below). Entries must be mailed in a

regular letter or business-size envelope

with the applicant’s native country, full

name, and complete mailing address

typed or clearly printed in the English

alphabet in the upper left-hand corner

of the envelope. Postcards are not

acceptable.

Only one entry for each applicant may

be submitted during the registration

period. Duplicate or multiple entries

will disqualify individuals from

registration for this program. See INA

204(a)(1)(6)(i). Entries received before or

after the specified registration dates

regardless of when they are postmarked

and entries sent to an address other than

one of those indicated below are void.

All mail received during the registration

period will be individually numbered

and entries will be selected at random

by computer regardless of time of

receipt during the mail-in period.

Selected entries will be registered and

then notified as specified below.

Where Should Entries Be Sent?

Note Carefully the Importance of

Using the Correct Postal ZIP Code for

Each Region.

Asia: DV–98 Program, National Visa

Center, Portsmouth, NH 00210, USA

South America, Central America, and

the Caribbean: DV–98 Program,

National Visa Center, Portsmouth, NH

00211, USA

Europe: DV–98 Program, National Visa

Center, Portsmouth, NH 00212, USA

Africa: DV–98 Program, National Visa

Center, Portsmouth, NH 00213, USA

Oceania: DV–98 Program, National Visa

Center, Portsmouth, NH 00214, USA

North America: DV–97 Program,

National Visa Center, Portsmouth, NH

00215, USA

Is It Necessary To Use An Outside

Attorney or Consultant?

The decision to hire an attorney or

consultant is entirely up to the

applicant. Procedures for entering the

Diversity Lottery can be completed

without assistance following these

simple instructions. However, if

applicants prefer to use outside

assistance, that is their choice. There are

many legitimate attorneys and

immigration consultants assisting

applicants for reasonable fees, or in

some cases for free. Unfortunately, there

are other persons who are charging

exorbitant rates and making unrealistic

claims. The selection of winners is

made at random and no outside service

can improve an applicant’s chances of

being chosen or guarantee that an entry

will win. Any service that claims it can

improve an applicant’s odds is

promising something it cannot deliver.

Persons who think they have been

cheated by a U.S. company or

consultant in connection with the

Diversity Visa Lottery may wish to

contact their local consumer affairs

office or the National Fraud Information

Center at 1–800–876–7060 or 1–202–

835–0159. The U.S. Department of State

has no authority to investigate

complaints against businesses in the

United States.

How Will Winners Be Notified?

Only successful entrants will be

notified. They will be notified by mail

at the address listed on their entry

during the summer of 1997. Winners

will also be sent instructions on how to

apply for an immigrant visa, including

information on a new requirement for a

special DV case processing fee.

Successful entrants must complete the

immigrant visa application process and

meet all eligibility requirements under

U.S. law to be issued a visa.

Being selected as a winner in the DV

Lottery does not automatically

guarantee being issued a visa even if the

applicant is qualified, because the

number of entries selected and

registered is greater than the number of

immigrant visas available. Those

selected will, therefore, need to

complete and file their immigrant visa

applications quickly. Once all 55,000

visas have been issued, the DV Program

for Fiscal Year 1998 will end.

Where To Obtain Instructions on

Entering the DV Lottery?

The above Information on entering the

DV–98 program is also available 24

hours a day to persons within the

United States by calling the Department

of State’s Visa Lottery Information

Center at 1–900–884–8840 at a flat rate

of $5.10 per call. Callers will first hear

some basic information about the DV

Lottery and will be requested to provide

their name and address so that printed

instructions can be mailed to them.

Applicants overseas may continue to

contact the nearest U.S. embassy or

consulate for instructions on the DV

Lottery.

Dated: November 12, 1996.

Mary A. Ryan,

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–29403 Filed 11–15–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING

: Tennessee

Valley Authority (Meeting No. 1490).

TIME AND DATE

: 10 a.m. (CST), November

20, 1996.

PLACE

: TVA Environmental Research

Center Auditorium, Muscle Shoals,

Alabama.

STATUS

: Open.

Agenda

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on October 16, 1996.

Discussion Item

Environmental Research Center

New Business

A—Budget and Financing

A1. Adoption of Tennessee Valley

Authority Financial Statements for

Fiscal Year 1996.

A2. Retention of Net Power Proceeds

and Nonpower Proceeds and Payments

to the U.S. Treasury in March 1997,

pursuant to Section 26 of the TVA Act.

C—Energy

C1. Extension of Contract No. TV–

94218V through September 30, 1999,

with Team Associates, Inc. The

supplement will add $2.4 million to the

contract.

C2. Approval for Fossil and Hydro to

enter into a 3-year contract with

McDaniel Fire Systems for systemwide

fire-protection upgrades at TVA’s fossil,

hydroelectric, and combustion turbine

facilities. The contract is not to exceed

$30 million.

C3. Two-year contract with Piping

and Equipment Company (with

provisions for up to three extension

periods of one year each) to provide

pipe and fittings for TVA fossil, hydro,

and nuclear plants. The contract is not

to exceed $25 million.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Sale of noncommercial,

nonexclusive permanent easement

affecting 0.09 acre of land on Tellico

Lake in Loudon County, Tennessee, to

Vernon J. Lowe for construction and

maintenance of recreational water-use

facilities (Tract No. XTELR–185RE).

E2. Sale of a permanent easement

affecting 0.3 acre of land on Nickajack

Lake in Marion County, Tennessee, to

Doyle Morrison for a road and utilities

right-of-way (Tract No. XNJR–22H).

F—Unclassified

F1. Filing of condemnation case.