[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25022]


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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
U.S. Agency for International Development; Comments Requested

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making 
efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following proposed and/or continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed or continuing 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 7, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 
Management, Office of Administrative Services, Information and Records 
Division, U.S. Agency for International Development, Room 2.07-106, 
RRB, Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712-1365 or via e-mail 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail at [email protected] or mail 
comments to: Linda Walker, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and 
Trade, Office of Education, Participant Training Team, United States 
Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523 (202) 712-1786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB No: OMB 0412-New.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Title: USAID Visa Compliance System (VCS).
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Purpose: The U.S. Agency for International Development, under the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, engages in a broad range of 
sustainable economic assistance activities that provide technical and 
academic training in the United States and abroad for foreign 
nationals. These foreign nationals have been selected for training by 
USAID in order to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting: 
Economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy, 
conflict prevention, and humanitarian assistance. Training can consist 
of long-term academic degree programs, short-term technical courses, 
seminars, workshops, or other learning activities intended to impart 
certain knowledge and information.
    USAID must track training data for all foreign nationals who 
receive training funded by USAID. In cases where foreign nationals must 
travel to the U.S. to participate in training or invitational travel, 
the approvals for the eligibility to obtain the J visa are captured in 
the Visa Compliance System (VCS). The Visa Compliance system has two 
purposes: first, to secure a J-1 visa for these foreign nationals 
traveling to the U.S.; second, to enable USAID to be in compliance with 
external requirements of the Department of Homeland Security. With 
certain exceptions, the foreign nationals that USAID sponsors for 
travel to the U.S. are considered exchange visitors. The VCS provides 
an audit trail regarding each exchange visitor, his or her training 
program or circumstances, as well as other relevant documentation.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    Respondents: 600.
    Total annual responses: 8,000.
    Total annual hours requested: 2,000 hours.

    Dated: September 27, 2010.
Marilyn Collins,
Acting Director, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-25022 Filed 10-7-10; 8:45 am]
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