[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22609]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review and Comment Request of Proposed New 
Collection.

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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 
OMB approval of a new information collection entitled, ``USIA 
Evaluation of the Use of Arrival Host Families'' for a three year 
period. 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 Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87-256, 22 
U.S.C. 2451, and Section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as amended. The Exchange Visitor Program regulations 
in 22 CFR 514 implement the Act; the regulations in 22 CFR 514.25 
specifically govern the high school exchanges, ``Secondary School 
Students''.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 23, 1998.

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 
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/AOL, 301 Fourth Street, SW, Washington, DC 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 July 18, 1998 (vol. 63, no. 
117). Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper 
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-xxxx) is estimated to average 
thirty (30) 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. Responses are voluntary and respondents are 
required to respond an average of two times. 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/AOL, 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.
    Current Actions: This information collection has been submitted to 
OMB for the purpose of requesting approval of this new collection for a 
three-year period.
    Title: ``USIA Evaluation of the Use of Arrival Host Families''.
    Form Number(s): IAP-141, IAP-142, IAP-143, IAP-144 and IAP-145.
    Abstract: USIA strives to evaluate the policies, attainment of 
program goals, impact and administration of all its exchanges. To that 
end, USIA proposes to conduct a one-time evaluation project during the 
1998-99 Academic year to evaluate the quality of and impact on foreign 
high school students placed in arrival host families (temporary living 
arrangements).

Proposed Frequency of Responses:
    No. of Respondents--6,520
    Recordkeeping Hours--.50
    Total Annual Burden--3,260

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-22609 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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