[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6862]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3939]


Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Recruitment; 30-Day Notice 
of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3091, Thomas R. Pickering 
Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program

ACTION: Notice.

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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 collection.
    Originating Office: HR/REE/REC.
    Title of Information Collection: Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Form Number: DS-3091.
    Respondents: College students.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15.
    Total Estimated Burden: 3,750.
    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 Richard Esper, 
Chief of Student Programs, Office of Recruitment, Bureau of Human 
Resources, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street, NW, Room H-518, 
Washington, DC 20522; 202-261-8924. 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, who may be reached on 202-395-3897.

    Dated: February 26, 2002.
Ruben Torres,
Executive Director, Bureau of Human Resources, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 02-6862 Filed 3-20-02; 8:45 am]
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