[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23485]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3785]


Exchange Visitor Program Designation Staff, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs; 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 
Form DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) 
Status (Formerly USIA Collection 3116-2015, Forms IAP-66 and IAP-66P) 
OMB #1405-0119

ACTION: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in 
the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. This process is 
conducted 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:

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    Type of Request: Comment.
    Originating Office: Exchange Visitor Program Designation Staff, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/EC/ECD).
    Title of Information Collection: Certificate of Eligibility for 
Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Form Number: DS-2019 (Formerly U.S. Information Agency's Form IAP-
66).
    Respondents: Department of State designated program sponsors.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 375 hours.
    Public comments are being solicited to permit the Department to:
    --Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    --Evaluate the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed 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 Additional Information: Public comments, or requests for 
additional information, regarding the collection listed in this notice 
should be directed to Vicki Rose, Exchange Visitor Program Designation 
Staff (ECA/EC/ECD), Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 
301 Fourth Street, SW., Room 734, Washington, DC 20547; telephone: 202-
401-9810.

    Dated: August 14, 2001.
James D. Whitten,
Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-23485 Filed 9-19-01; 8:45 am]
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