[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31253-31254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8515]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5429]


Exchange Visitor Program--Training and Internship: Supplemental--
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7002, Training/Internship 
Placement Plan, OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information in connection with rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: In a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal 
Register on April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17778) regarding proposed revisions to 
its training/internship programs administered by the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Department of State stated that 
the proposed rule contained a collection of information requirement for 
Purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department further stated 
that it would be submitted to OMB for review and be the subject of a 
separate Federal Register notice and request for public comment. 
Accordingly, the Department 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.
     Title of Information Collection: Training/Internship 
Placement Plan.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-XXXX.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of Exchange Coordination and 
Designation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
     Form Number: DS-7002.
     Respondents: Exchange Visitor Program designated sponsors 
for foreign nationals who wish to participate in structured training or 
internship programs offered by U.S. businesses.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 160 per year.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 30,000 per year.
     Average Hours per Response: 60 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 30,000 hours.

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     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from June 1, 2006. This does not affect the deadline for 
the public to comment to the Department on the proposed regulations.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, 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, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and 
supporting documents, to Karen Hawkins, Office of Exchange Coordination 
and Designation, U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., 
Room 734, Washington, DC 20547 who may be reached on 202-203-5096 or at 
[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 functions.
     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, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The information collected will be used by foreign nationals 
entering the United States to participate in a structured training or 
internship program by U.S. businesses that are providing the training 
or internship opportunity, and by entities, designated by the 
Department of State to facilitate such program activities. The 
information on the form sets forth the terms and conditions of the 
training or internship program, and serve to document the obligations 
of the three parties that are involved in the transaction.

Methodology

    A PDF version of the DS-7002 will be available on the Department's 
Freedom of Information Act Web site and Bureau of Education and 
Cultural Affairs Web site. Sponsors will fill out the information 
collection instruments, which must be signed by the trainees or 
interns, and submit them to the Department by mail or fax as requested. 
Upon request, trainees or interns must present fully executed Trainee/
Internship Placement Plans (Form DS-7002) to any Consular Official 
interviewing them in connection with the issuance of J-1 visas.

    Dated: May 15, 2006.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Director, Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, Bureau of 
Education and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-8515 Filed 5-31-06; 8:45 am]
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