[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29167-29168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13612]



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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the following 
information collection activity has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. USIA is requesting 
approval for a revision and three-year extension of an information 
collection entitled ``Application for Certificate of International 
Educational Character'', IAP-17, under OMB control number 3116-0007 
which expires June 30, 1996. This request for comment is being made 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).
    The information collection activity involved with the program is 
conducted pursuant to the mandate given to the United States 
Information Agency under the terms and conditions of the multilateral 
Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and 
Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural 
Character, Public Law 89-634.

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 8, 1996.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting 
statement, and other documents that have been 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 
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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, internet address [email protected]; 
and OMB review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, 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) 395-5871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on April 9, 1996 (vol, 61, no. 
69). Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper 
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0007) is estimated to average 25 
minutes per response. Respondents are required to respond only one 
time, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing 
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing 
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding 
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of 
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 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.
    Current Actions: This information collection has been submitted to 
OMB for the purpose of extending the expiration date and announcing the 
following changes:
    (1) The Public Use form for this Information Collection (IAP-17) 
has undergone two revisions: The microfilm section on the reverse side 
of the form has been removed as it is no longer required; and the 
spelling of ``Materials'' has been corrected under the ``Description of 
Model'' section.
    (2) Under the previous submission the ``number of respondents'' was 
listed as 2000 and the ``total annual burden'' as 834. Under the 
current proposed submission, the number of respondents is 400 and the 
total annual burden is 259. The adjustment in the number of annual 
hours is due to the fact that there has been a decrease in the number 
of organizations/individuals submitting applications (number of 
respondents) for certification. This decrease may be the result of the 
North American Free Trade agreement between the United States, Canada, 
and Mexico. Canada is the United States' major trading party with 
respect to audiovisual materials.
    Title: ``Application for Certificate of International Educational 
Character''.
    Form Numbers: IAP-17.
    Abstract: This information collection is used to certify the 
international character of visual and auditory materials (motion 
pictures, videotapes, recordings, sound recordings, filmstrips, slides, 
maps, charts, posters, models, etc.) for producers and distributors who 
have an interest in exporting their materials abroad in accordance with 
the provisions of P.L. 89-634 and E.O. 11311.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses:
No. of Respondents.................................................400.
Recordkeeping Hours...............................................0.25.
  Total Annual Burden..............................................259.

    Dated: June 3, 1996.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 96-13612 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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