[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32008-32010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13705]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7489]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collections: RPPR Public 
Diplomacy Surveys

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collections of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

     Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public 
Diplomacy Impact (APDI)--Public Diplomacy Participants Study.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and 
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
     Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
     Respondents: U.S. public diplomacy participants in select 
foreign countries.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 3,300.
     Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,650.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

     Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public 
Diplomacy Impact--Public Diplomacy Non-Participants Study.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy

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and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and Resources, Evaluation 
and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
     Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
     Respondents: U.S. public diplomacy non-participants in 
select foreign countries.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 3,300.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,650 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

     Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public 
Diplomacy Impact (APDI)--General Population Survey (GPS).
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and 
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
     Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
     Respondents: General population in select foreign 
countries.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 12,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden: 6,000 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

     Title of Information Collection: Electronic Media 
Engagement Evaluation.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and 
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
     Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
     Respondents: Internet users from select foreign countries.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 8,000.
     Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden: 4,000 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

     Title of Information Collection: Key Audience Analysis.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and 
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
     Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
     Respondents: Internet users in select foreign countries.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,600.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 9,600.
     Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden: 3,200 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATE: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from June 2, 2011.

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 by submitting a request 
to [email protected] or by mail to RPPR EMU Paperwork Reduction Act 
Document Request, U.S. Department of State, SA-5, 5th Floor, 2200 C 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 collections:
    The Department of State is requesting new information collections 
to evaluate the impact of U.S. public diplomacy efforts and to evaluate 
public opinion among the general populations in select foreign 
countries. These collections are part of a larger evaluation looking at 
the impact of U.S. public diplomacy efforts and foreign views toward 
the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy.
     The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI) Public 
Diplomacy Participants Study collection will include a survey and a 
focus group of participants who have taken part in U.S. public 
diplomacy programs.
     The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI) Public 
Diplomacy Non-Participants Study collection will include a survey using 
face-to-face interviews and a focus group of participants who have not 
taken part in U.S. public diplomacy programs in order to compare their 
responses to those participants who have taken part in U.S. public 
diplomacy programs.
     The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI)-General 
Population Survey (GPS) collection will include a survey using face-to-
face interviews and a focus group of participants who are 
representative of the general populations.
     The Electronic Media Engagement collection will include a 
survey and a focus group of participants designed to study how Internet 
users use different forms of social media and similar collaborative 
technologies to interact on Public Diplomacy themes in which they have 
interests.
     The Key Audience Analysis collection will include a survey 
of internet users designed to develop key audience profiles for public 
diplomacy outreach.
    Methodology:
     For APDI participants, APDI non-participants, and APDI-
GPS, the information collection will be accomplished through a focus 
group and a survey using face-to-face interviews or, whenever doing so 
will ease any burden on the participant while also protecting the 
participant's privacy, telephone or online interviews.
     For Electronic Media Engagement, the information 
collection will be accomplished through focus groups or Internet 
surveying applications available within each country. When the 
infrastructure of the foreign country does not permit electronic data 
collection, data may be collected by personal interviews. When data are 
being collected through focus groups, participants are recruited to 
match criteria defined on a country by country basis.
     For Key Audience Analysis, the information collection will 
be accomplished through Internet surveying applications available 
within each country.


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    Dated: May 20, 2011.
Larry Schwartz,
Director, Policy, Planning and Resources (R/PPR), U.S. Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2011-13705 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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