[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 59 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7353]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3262]


Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; Joint Survey on 
Public-Private Partnership of the Alliance for International 
Educational and Cultural Exchange (Alliance) and the Interagency 
Working Group on U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and 
Training (IAWG).

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. Comments should be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice.
    The following summarizes the information collection proposal 
submitted to OMB:
    Type of Request: New information collection request.
    Originating Office: ECA/C.
    Title of Information Collection: Joint Survey on Public-Private 
Partnership of the Alliance for International Educational and Cultural 
Exchange (Alliance) and the Interagency Working Group on U.S. 
Government-sponsored International Exchanges and Training (IAWG).
    Frequency: This collection is the first effort and every effort 
will be made to keep additional information collection activities to 
the minimum required for effective reporting within the IAWG mandate.
    Form Number: None.
    Respondents: Private sector organizations that are involved in 
international training and exchange activities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: None, the total time, effort or financial 
resources expended to generate survey responses would not go beyond 
those that would be incurred in the normal course of an organization's 
administrative activities.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the agency to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the proposed information 
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Mary O'Boyle 
Franko, Suite 320, 301 4th Street, SW, 202-260-5124, ECA/C, U.S. 
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. Public comments and 
questions should be directed to the State Department Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20530, (202) 395-5871.

    Dated: February 18, 2000.
James D. Whitten,
Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-7353 Filed 3-24-00; 8:45 am]
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