[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17096]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE



[Public Notice 7475]




30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship



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: U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship

     OMB Control Number: 1405-0180

     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 

Collection

     Originating Office: Bureau of International Organization 

Affairs, Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive Secretariat U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO)

     Form Number: DS-7646

     Respondents: U.S. college and university students applying 

for a Fellowship

     Estimated Number of Respondents: 100

     Estimated Number of Responses: 100

     Average Hours per Response: 10

     Total Estimated Burden: 1000 hours

     Frequency: On occasion

     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 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 the 

Department of State.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 

information, collection, details regarding applying for this privately 

funded fellowship, and supporting documents from Eric Woodard, 

Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, who may be 

reached at 202-663-0024 or at [email protected].



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to:

     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 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, 

including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 

technology.



Abstract of Proposed Collection



    Fellowship applicants, U.S. citizen students at U.S. colleges and 

universities, will submit descriptions of self-designed proposals for 

brief travel abroad to conduct work that is consistent with UNESCO's 

substantive mandate to contribute to peace and security by promoting 

collaboration among nations through education, the sciences, culture, 

and communications in order to further universal respect for justice, 

for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms 

which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of 

race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations. 

The fellowship is funded through private donations. The information 

will be reviewed for the purpose of identifying the most meritorious 

proposals, as measured against the published evaluation criteria.



Methodology



    The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Organization 

Affairs, Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive Secretariat U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO) will collect this information via 

electronic submission.



    Dated: June 29, 2011.

Eric Woodard,

Executive Director, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, Bureau of 

International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2011-17096 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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