[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8411-8412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3212]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5700]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-2028, 
Overseas Schools Grant Status Report, OMB 1405-0033

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
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.
     Title of Information Collection: Overseas Schools Grant 
Status Report.
     OMB Control Number: OMB 1405-0033.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Administration, A/OPR/OS.
     Form Number: DS-2028.
     Respondents: overseas school grantees.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 185.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 185.
     Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 46 hours.
     Frequency: annually.
     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 February 26, 2007.

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: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Keith Miller, 
Department of State, Office of Overseas Schools, A/OPR/OS, Room H328, 
SA-1,

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Washington, DC 20522-0132, who may be reached on 202-261-8200 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 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.
    Abstract of proposed collection:
    The Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of State (A/OPR/
OS) is responsible for determining that adequate educational 
opportunities exist at Foreign Service Posts for dependents of U.S. 
Government personnel stationed abroad, and for assisting American-
sponsored overseas schools to demonstrate U.S. educational philosophy 
and practice. The information gathered provides the technical and 
professional staff of A/OPR/OS the means by which obligations, 
expenditures and reimbursements of the grant funds are monitored to 
ensure the grantee is in compliance with the terms of the grant.
    Methodology:
    Information is collected via electronic and paper submission.

    Dated: February 7, 2007.
Peggy Philbin,
Executive Director, Bureau of Administration, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-3212 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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