[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4459]



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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment request.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), federal agencies are required to submit 
proposed or established reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB 
for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register notifying the public that the Agency will make such a 
submission. USIA is requesting approval for a three-year extension of 
an information collection entitled ``USIA Travel Survey'' IAP-128, 
under OMB control number 3116-0211 which expires May 31, 1996. 
Estimated burden hours per response is 10 minutes. Respondents will be 
required to respond only one time.

DATES: Comments are due on or before April 29, 1996.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting 
statement, and other documents that will be submitted to OMB for 
approval may be obtained from the USIA Clearance Officer. Comments 
should be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and also to the USIA 
Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette Giovetti, United States 
Information Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20547, telephone (202) 619-4408; and OMB review: Mr. Jefferson Hill, 
Office of Information And Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 1002, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone (202) 395-3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reporting burden for this collection 
of information (Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0211) is 
estimated to average ten minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
the paperwork burden, USIA invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on the proposed information collection as required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are 
requested concerning (a) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, including 
whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
Agency's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information collected and (d) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or 
any other aspect of this collection of information to the United States 
Information Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20547; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Docket 
Library, Room 10202, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
    Title: ``USIA Travel Survey''.
    Form Numbers: IAP-128.
    Abstract: To assess the reliability and performance of the Travel 
Management Center (TMC) contracted by the General Services 
Administration (GSA). Respondents are the travelers who use the 
services of TMC. The travelers include U.S. Government employees, non-
profit grantee institutions, individual grant recipients and private 
citizens.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents--1680
Recordkeeping Hours--80
Total Annual Burden--361

    Dated: February 21, 1996.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 96-4459 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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