[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 66413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27299]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7218]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange 
Programs Alumni Web Site Registration, DS-7006

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: Exchange Programs Alumni 
Website Registration.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: Existing collection in use without OMB 
control number.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, ECA-IIP/EX.
     Form Number: DS-7006.
     Respondents: Exchange program alumni and current 
participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs, Americans 
who hosted or programmed an exchange participant, or employees of a 
program agency administering an exchange program.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 15,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 2,500 hours.
     Frequency: One-time per registrant.
     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 October 28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by 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.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Michael Quizon, 
Program Analyst, ECA-IIP/EX; State Department; SA-5, Room 4-V01; 
Washington, DC 20522-0504, who may be reached on 202-632-3357 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

    The Exchange Programs Alumni Web site requires information to 
process users' voluntary requests for participation in the Web site. 
Other than contact information, which is required for website 
registration, all other information is provided on a voluntary basis. 
Participants also have the option of restricting access to their 
information.
    Respondents to this registration form include: U.S. government-
sponsored exchange program participants and alumni, hosts, and guests. 
Alumni Affairs collects data from users to not only verify their status 
or participation in a program, but to also connect alumni with other 
alumni and aid embassy staff in their alumni outreach.

Methodology

    Information provided for registration is collected electronically 
via the Alumni website, alumni.state.gov.

Additional Information

    The registration form is dynamic, presenting certain questions 
according to the user type. The Exchange Programs Alumni Web site is 
also secure and encrypted.

    Dated: October 21, 2010.
Julianne Paunescu,
Acting Director, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-27299 Filed 10-27-10; 8:45 am]
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