[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52896-52897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21126]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6358]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-3083, 
Training Registration (for Non-U.S. Government Persons), OMB Control 
No. 1405-0145

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: Training Registration 
(For Non-U.S. Government Persons).
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0145.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Foreign Service Institute, FSI/EX.
     Form Number: DS-3083.
     Respondents: Respondents are non-U.S. government persons 
and/or their eligible family members, authorized by Public Law 105-277 
to receive training delivered by the Foreign Service Institute on a 
reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
     Average Hours Per Response: 0.5.
     Total Estimated Burden: 50.
     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 September 11, 2008.

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 Wayne A. Oshima, 
Foreign Service Institute, Office of Management, U.S. Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522-4201, who may be reached on 703-302-6730 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:
    This data collection tool is to be used to obtain information from 
non-U.S. Government persons so that they can enroll in courses offered 
by the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute. This includes 
information of a

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personal and business nature, and credit card information so that the 
Department can receive reimbursement.
    Methodology:
    This information will be collected in hard copy format, which is 
either mailed or transmitted by facsimile machine to the Foreign 
Service Institute.

    Dated: August 26, 2008.
Catherine J. Russell,
Executive Director, Foreign Service Institute, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-21126 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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