[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18720-18721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7045]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5770]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-4100, Iran 
Program Vetting, OMB 1405-0176

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: Iran program vetting.
     OMB Control Number: OMB 1405-0176.
     Type of Request: Extension of currently approved 
collection.
     Originating Offices: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs.
     Form Number: DS 4100.
     Respondents: Program applicants.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
     Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 200 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain 
Benefit.

DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for up to 30 days from April 13, 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 Thomas Hill, who 
may be reached at 202-647-2942 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,
    Abstract of proposed collection:
    A critical component of the Administration's Iran policy is the 
support for indigenous Iranian voices calling for freedom. President 
Bush himself has pledged this support and the State Department has made 
the awarding of grants for this purpose a key component of its Iran 
policy. As a condition of licensing these activities, the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has requested the Department of State to 
follow certain procedures to effectuate the goals of Sections 481(b), 
531(a), 571, 582, and 635(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as

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amended); 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B; Executive Order 13224; and 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6. These licensing conditions 
mandate that the Department conduct a vetting of potential Iran 
democracy grantees and sub-grantees for counter-terrorism purposes. To 
conduct this vetting the Department will collect information from 
grantees and sub-grantees regarding the identity and background of 
their key employees and Boards of Directors.
    Methodology:
    DS 4100 information collection device will be forwarded to 
potential grantee electronically; respondents will be requested to 
return form to appropriate Department of State Bureau via fax, post-
mail, or electronically.

    Dated: March 16, 2007.
David M. Denehy,
Senior Advisor, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-7045 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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