[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13003]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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 July 31, 1999. Also, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, USIA invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on this public use form.
    Comments are requested on the information collection concerning (a) 
Whether the proposed collection of 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/AOL, 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, Attention: Desk 
Officer for USIA.

DATES: Comments are due on or before June 23, 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.

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) 395-5871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and the ``World-Wide Free Flow 
Export-Import of Audio-Visual Materials'', 22 CFR, Part 502.
    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 5, 1999, volume 64, number 64.
    Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper 
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0007) is estimated to average 25 
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. 
Respondents are required to respond on an as needed basis.

Current Actions

    This information collection has been submitted to OMB for approval 
of a revision to the burden hours and renewal for a three-year period. 
The adjustment in the number of annual hours is due a decrease in the 
number of organizations/individuals submitting applications (number of 
respondents) for certification.
    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 Public Law 89-634 and CFR part 502.
    Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents--400
Recordkeeping Hours--.41
Total Annual Burden--182

    Dated: May 19, 1999.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-13003 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8230-01-M