[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39966-39967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17095]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE



[Public Notice 7518]




30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collections: ECA/P/V Youth 

and Leadership Survey Questions



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 requests to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995.

     Title of Information Collection: ECA/P/V Youth and 

Leadership Programs: Pre Program Survey Questions.

     OMB Control Number: None.

     Type of Request: New Collection.

     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/

V).

     Form Number: SV2011-0019.

     Respondents: Participants in ECA exchange programs that 

focus on youth and leadership. Specifically the programs that bring 

students to the United States. For the purposes of this collection 

``youth'' is defined solely as high-school aged.

     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500 annually.

     Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500 annually.

     Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.

     Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours annually.

     Frequency: On Occasion.

     Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.



     Title of Information Collection: ECA/P/V Youth and 

Leadership Programs: Post Program Survey Questions.

     OMB Control Number: None.

     Type of Request: New Collection.

     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/

V).

     Form Number: SV2011-0020.

     Respondents: Participants in ECA exchange programs that 

focus on youth and leadership. Specifically the programs that bring 

students to the United States. For the purposes of this collection 

``youth'' is defined solely as high-school aged.

     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500 annually.

     Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500 annually.

     Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.

     Total Estimated Burden: 625 hours annually.

     Frequency: On Occasion.

     Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.



     Title of Information Collection: ECA/P/V Youth and 

Leadership Programs: Follow-up Program Survey Questions.

     OMB Control Number: None.

     Type of Request: New Collection.

     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/

V).

     Form Number: SV2011-0021.

     Respondents: Participants in ECA exchange programs that 

focus on youth and leadership. Specifically the programs that bring 

students to the United States. For the purposes of this collection 

``youth'' is defined solely as high-school aged.

     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500 annually.

     Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500 annually.

     Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.

     Total Estimated Burden: 625 hours annually.

     Frequency: On Occasion.

     Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.



DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from July 7, 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 from Michelle Hale, 

ECA/P/V, SA-5, C2 Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-

0582, who may be reached on 202-632-6312 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 Collections



    These information collections will allow ECA/P/V to conduct pre-

program, post-program and follow-up surveys of exchange participants 

from various ECA exchange programs that are focused on youth and 

leadership using pre-approved questions. For the purposes of this 

collection ``youth'' is defined solely as high-school aged. Collecting 

this data will allow ECA/P/V to help inform the overall effectiveness 

of ECA youth and leadership programs, by gathering data to be used for 

program support, such as planning and design, as well as to help 

monitor the program's performance. Respondents are the exchange



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participants who participate in youth and leadership programs through 

ECA.

     ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership Programs: Pre Program Survey 

Questions: This collection will cover pre-program surveys.

     ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership Programs: Post Program 

Survey Questions: This collection will cover post program surveys

     ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership Programs: Follow-up Program 

Survey Questions: This collection will cover follow-up program surveys.



Methodology



    ECA/P/V estimates that at least 90% of the data collected through 

these information collections will be done so electronically via a web-

based surveying system for ease of use. Non-electronic means such as 

paper surveys will be used when electronic means are not technically 

feasible.



Additional Information



    These three collections together represent the full spectrum of the 

performance measurement process (i.e. a pre-program, post-program, and 

follow-up program surveying), and data collected across these 

collections will be used to monitor ECA's youth and leadership 

programs. The proposed questions have been designed to appear across 

these collections as appropriate, and therefore it is imperative that 

these questions remain unchanged so as to continue our vital 

performance measurement work.



    Dated: June 27, 2011.

Julianne Paunescu,

Acting Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2011-17095 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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