[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 113 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28319-28320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14012]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6662]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection

    30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7002, 
Training/Internship Placement Plan, OMB Control Number 1405-0170.

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/Internship Placement 
Plan.
    * OMB Control Number: 1405-0170.
    * Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    * Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
ECA/EC.
    * Form Number: Form DS-7002.
    * Respondents: Entities designated by the Department of State as 
sponsors of exchange visitor programs in the trainee or intern 
categories and U.S. businesses that provide the training or internship 
opportunity.
    * Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
    * Estimated Number of Responses: 30,000.
    * Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
    * Total Estimated Burden: 60,000.
    * Frequency: On occasion.
    * Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain a benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from June 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the

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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: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Stanley S. Colvin, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, U.S. Department 
of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 734, Washington, DC 20547; 
or e-mail 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

    The collection is the continuation of information collected and 
needed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in 
administering the Exchange Visitor Program (J-Visa) under the 
provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, as 
amended. Trainee/Internship Placement Plans are to be completed by 
designated program sponsors. A Training/Internship Placement Plan is 
required for each trainee or intern participant. It will set forth the 
training or internship program to be followed and includes the skills 
the trainee or intern will obtain, whether the trainee or intern will 
receive any remuneration for housing and living expenses (and if so, 
the amount), and estimates the living expenses and other costs the 
trainees or interns are likely to incur while in the United States. The 
Plan must be signed by the trainee or intern, a sponsor official, and 
the third party placement organization, if a third party organization 
is used in the conduct of the training or internship.

Methodology

    The collection will be submitted to the Department by mail or fax 
as requested by DoS during the review of a program sponsor's file, 
redesignation of a sponsor organization, during the investigation of a 
complaint or incident, etc.

    Dated: June 8, 2009.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-14012 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]
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