[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6740-6741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2752]


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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. 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 ``College and University Affiliations Program'', under OMB 
control number 3116-0179 which expires March 31, 1999. Estimated burden 
hours per response is thirty hours. Respondents will be required to 
respond only one time.

DATES: Comments are due on or before March 12, 1999.
    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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547, telephone (202) 619-4408, 
internet address [email protected]; 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) 395-7340.

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 60-day Federal 
Register Notice soliciting comments on this collection of information 
was published on December 18, 1998, volume 63, no. 243.

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    Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper 
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0179) is estimated to average 
thirty hours 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. 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.
    Title: College and University Affiliations Program.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Abstract: Under the College and University Affiliations Program, 
USIA offers grants-in-aid to support the development or enhancement of 
institutional partnerships between U.S. and foreign colleges and 
universities. The program promotes mutual understanding, strengthens 
research and teaching capabilities, and improves the academic 
curricula.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents--86
Recordkeeping Hours--30
Total Annual Burden--2,580

    Dated: February 2, 1999.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-2752 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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