[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 40905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16246]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6297]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-7646, U.S. 
National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship, OMB 
1405-0180

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: The U.S. National 
Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0180.
     Type of Request: Renewal.
     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.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from the date that this notice is published in the 
Federal Register .

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, details regarding applying for this privately 
funded fellowship, and supporting documents from Alexander Zemek, 
Deputy Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, who may 
be reached at (202) 663-0026 or at [email protected].

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, the sciences, culture, 
and communications 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 fellowship is funded through private donations. 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: July 2, 2008.
Alexander F. Zemek,
Deputy Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Bureau 
of International Organization Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-16246 Filed 7-15-08; 8:45 am]
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