[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1191]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making 
efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or continuing 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 10, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 
Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and Records 
Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Room 2.07-106, 
RRB, Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712-1365 or via e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB No: OMB 0412-0011.
    Form No.: AID 1010-2.
    Title: Application for Assistance--American Schools and Hospitals 
Abroad.
    Type of Review: Revision of Information Collection.
    Purpose: USAID finances grant assistance to U.S. founders or 
sponsors who apply for grant assistance from the Office of Private-
Voluntary Cooperation, American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (PVCASHA) 
on behalf of their institutions overseas. PVCASHA is a competitive 
grants program. The Office of PVCASHA is charged with judging which 
applicants may be eligible for consideration and receive what amounts 
of funding for what purposes. To aid in such determination, the Office 
of PVCASHA has established guidelines as the basis for deciding upon 
the eligibility of the applicants and the resolution on annual grant 
awards. These guidelines are published in the Federal Register, Doc. 
79-36221.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    Respondents: 85.
    Total annual responses: 85.
    Total annual hours requested: 900 hours.

    Dated: February 2, 2006.
Joanne Paskar,
Chief, Information and Records Division, Office of Administrative 
Services, Bureau for Management.
[FR Doc. 06-1191 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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