[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7580-7581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4460]



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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. The information collection activity involved with this 
program is conducted pursuant to the mandate given to the United States 
Information Agency (USIA) under the terms and conditions of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87-256. USIA 
is requesting approval for a revision and three-year extension of an 
information collection entitled ``Exchange Visitor Program 
Application'' (IAP-37), and ``Update of Information on Exchange Visitor 
Program Sponsor'' (IAP-87), under OMB control number 3116-0210 which 
expires March 31, 1995. To allow for the comment period, USIA will 
request a 90-day extension for this information collection. Estimated 
burden hours per response is 60 minutes for the IAP-37 and 20 minutes 
for the IAP-87. 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
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, D.C. 20503, Telephone (202) 395-3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reporting burden for this collection 
of information (Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0210) is 
estimated to average 60 minutes per response for the IAP-37 and 20 
minutes for the IAP-87, 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 

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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, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 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, D.C. 
20503.

    Titles: ``Exchange Visitor Program Application'' and ``Update of 
Information on Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor'.'
    Form Numbers: IAP-37, IAP-87.
    Abstract: Under the requirements of Public Law 87-256 and the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, USIA has been 
delegated the authority to designate the Exchange Visitor Program for 
U.S. Government agencies, public and private educational and cultural 
exchange. The purpose of the exchange visitor program is intended to 
promote interchanges of persons engaged in Education, Arts, Sciences 
and to promote mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and 
other countries. The USIA IAP-37 form is used when organizations 
wishing to sponsor exchange visitors from abroad must apply to USIA for 
a designation that will permit them to function as sponsors. The USIA 
IAP-87 form is used by the Exchange Visitor Sponsors to change the name 
of their institution and/or organization, the names of the personnel 
involved, address, or telephone numbers. The forms is also used to 
order supply of other forms, code books, or cancel the program.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents--1,550
Recordkeeping Hours--1.20
Total Annual Burden--1,000

    Dated: February 22, 1995.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 96-4460 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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