[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32235-32236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13585]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7036]


Exchange Visitor Program--Secondary School Students

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department is announcing a public meeting to provide 
interested members of the public the opportunity to discuss the 
proposed amendments to the secondary school student regulatory 
provisions published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2010 (see 75 FR 
23196). As stated in that Notice, the Department proposes to amend 
existing regulations regarding the screening, selection, school 
enrollment, orientation, and monitoring of student participants and 
their placement with host families as well as the screening, selection, 
orientation, and monitoring of hosting families. Given the widespread 
interest in secondary school student exchange programs among the 
general public, the Department will hold this public meeting to further 
solicit comment and discussion on the proposed amendments to these 
regulations.
    The proposed rule, published May 3, 2010, provided a 30-day written 
comment period which, by its terms, closes June 2, 2010. Prior to the 
publication of the proposed rule, the Department also published an 
advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments from sponsors 
and the public on current best practices in the secondary school 
student exchange industry (See 74 FR 45385, Sept. 2, 2009). In response 
to the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the Department received 
97 comments that contributed significantly to the identification of the 
sixteen areas outlined in the proposed rule. As of June 1, 
approximately 1,000 comments have been received in response to the May 
1 proposed rule publication. Public comments received for both the 
advanced notice of proposed rulemaking and the notice of proposed 
rulemaking are available for public inspection at http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home (for ``keyword,'' enter 
1400-AC56).

DATES: The public hearing will be held 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on Thursday, June 
17, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will take place in the Dean Acheson 
auditorium at the U.S. Department of State, Harry S. Truman Building, 
2100 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522 (Metro stop:

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Foggy Bottom, on Blue and Orange Line).

REGISTRATION:  To gain entry into the Harry S. Truman Building, a 
member of the public should provide the following information to the 
Department of State not later than Friday, June 11: The individual's 
full name, date of birth, type of identification (valid driver's 
license or passport) and its identification number, and whether there 
is a request for reasonable accommodation. This data is requested 
pursuant to Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107-56 Stat.272, 10/
26/2001 (USA PATRIOT Act); and Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 
the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter 
Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor Access 
Control System (VACS-D) database. Please see the Privacy Impact 
Assessment for VACS-D at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/100305.pdf for additional information. Please provide to Michele 
Peregrin by E-mail: [email protected] or by phone: 202-632-6445.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Peregrin, Staff Assistant, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary, 202-632-6445.

    Dated: June 2, 2010.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2010-13585 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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