[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44968-44969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15451]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5146]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7001 and SV-
1999-0011-A, DOS-Sponsored Academic Exchange Program Application and 
Evaluation, OMB Control No. 1405-0138

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submissions to OMB 
proposed collection of information.

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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.

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    Title of Information Collection: DOS-sponsored Academic Exchange 
Program Application and Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0138.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
(ECA/A/E/EUR).
    Form Numbers: DS-7001 & SV-1999-0011-A.
    Respondents: Applicants, current participants, and program alumni.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 0.74.
    Total Estimated Burden: 15,250.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from August 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrick, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who 
may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must 
include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB 
control number in the subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Laura Alami, U.S. 
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Room 
246, 301 Fourth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547, who may be reached 
on 202-453-8527 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform our function.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our 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.
    Abstract of proposed collection: This collection was formerly 
entitled Evaluation of DOS-sponsored Academic Exchange Programs. The 
Department of State collects this information to identify qualified 
candidates for, as well as to evaluate, the grants unit's academic 
exchange programs.
    Methodology: The majority of data collection regarding the 
evaluation forms occurs on site with gathered groups of respondents at 
program events. Applications are submitted either electronically or 
through the mail.

    Dated: July 29, 2005.
Thomas Farrell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-15451 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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