[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53929-53930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26427]


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HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3501) this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it 
includes the actual data collection instruments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection to the following addresses: Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB Attn: Desk Officer for 
Education, 725 17th Street, NW; Washington, DC 20006 or Mrs. Tonji Wade 
Barrow, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, 712 Jackson Place, NW, 
Washington, DC 20006. Electronic comments can be sent directly to 
[email protected]. Copies of the NIF may be obtained by writing to 
the Foundation or from the World Wide Web [http://www.act.org/truman]. 
All written comments will be available for public inspection at the 
Foundation at the address given above from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
Monday through Thursday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Tonji Barrow, Senior Program Assistant, telephone 202-395-7430.

I. Information Collection Request

    The foundation is seeking comments on the following request.
    Title: Nominee Information Form, OMB No. 3200-0004. Approved for 
use through 11/30/96.
    Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection 
are college juniors who wish to compete for Truman Scholarships.

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    Abstract: PL 93-642 authorizes the Foundation to provide for the 
conduct of a national competition for the purpose of selecting Truman 
scholars. The purpose of this information collection through the NIF is 
to enable a committee to review the credentials of applicants and to 
determine which appear to meet the selection criteria and should be 
designated as Finalists and invited to an interview. For persons 
invited to the interview, the information collection through the NIF 
helps the Truman Scholars Selection Panel make its decisions after 
interviewing the Finalists. Data collected include: schools attended; 
campus, community and government activities and services; awards 
received; leadership and public service interests and ambitions; 
graduate study plans; and other information that candidates deem 
significant. It also includes a 700-800-word analysis of a public 
policy issue chosen by the applicant to demonstrate analytical and 
writing skills. The data are used only by Foundation staff or selection 
committees except for items that may be used to publicize the program, 
to provide examples to help candidates in future years, or aggregated 
for educational research purposes.
    Likely respondents: The likely respondents consist of 800-900 
college juniors who wish to receive support from the Foundation to 
attend graduate school in preparation for careers in the public 
service. Each applicant is required to submit this application only 
once. He/she is also required to provide four letters of recommendation 
including one from the Truman Scholarship Faculty Representative at 
his/her institution:
    Burden Statement: The current total annual respondent burden is 
estimated at 20,000 hours based on 800 applicants spending 25 hours 
each on the application and the public policy analysis.

II. Frequency of Collection

    Annual.

III. Public Docket

    A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions 
of electronic comments is available for inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, excluding legal holidays. The 
public record is located at 712 Jackson Place, NW, third floor, 
Washington, DC 20006.

    Dated: October 10, 1996.
Louis H. Blair,
Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
[FR Doc. 96-26427 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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