[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 47 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12791-12792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4653]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6126]


Notice of Information Collection Under Emergency Review: DS-7646, 
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship, 
New OMB 1405-xxxx

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of request for emergency OMB approval.

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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 review and approval in accordance with the emergency review 
procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
     Title of Information Collection: The U.S. National 
Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.

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     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: Emergency Review.
     Originating Office: Bureau of International Organization 
Affairs, Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive Secretariat U.S. National 
Commission for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO).
     Form Number: DS-7646.
     Respondents: U.S. college and university students applying 
for fellowship.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
     Average Hours per Response: 10.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1000 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit.
    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Emergency review and approval of 
this collection has been requested from OMB by April 1, 2008. If 
granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. Comments 
should be directed to the Department of State Desk Officer in the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503. Fax number 202-395-
6974.
    During the first 60 days of the emergency approval period, a 
regular review of this information collection is also being undertaken. 
The agency requests written comments and suggestions from the public 
and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information. Comments will be accepted until 60 days from the date that 
this notice is published in the Federal Register.
    You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): U.S. National 
Commission for UNESCO, Office of UNESCO Affairs, 2121 Virginia Avenue, 
NW., Suite 6200, Washington, DC 20037.
     Fax: (202) 663-0035.
    You must include the DS form number (DS-7646), information 
collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 Alexander Zemek, Deputy Executive Director, 
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, who may be reached at (202) 663-
0026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper performance of 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: Fellowship applicants, U.S. 
citizen students at U.S. colleges and universities, will submit 
descriptions of self-designed proposals for brief travel abroad to 
conduct work that is consistent with UNESCO's substantive mandate to 
contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among 
nations through education, science, and culture in order to further 
universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human 
rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of 
the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by 
the Charter of the United Nations. The information will be reviewed for 
the purpose of identifying the most meritorious proposals, as measured 
against the published evaluation criteria.
    Methodology: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International 
Organization Affairs, Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive Secretariat 
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO) will collect this 
information via electronic submission.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Alexander F. Zemek,
Deputy Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Bureau 
of International Organization Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E8-4653 Filed 3-7-08; 8:45 am]
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