[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 69539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28059]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8089]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Humphrey 
Evaluation Survey

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 information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested 
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 
30 days for public comment.

DATES:  Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) up to December 19, 2012.

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:
     Email: [email protected]. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title, and the 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: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and 
supporting documents, to Michelle Hale who may be reached on 202-632-
6312 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Humphrey Evaluation 
Survey.
     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: SV2012-0003.
     Respondents: Foreign Humphrey participants between 1979 
and 2009.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 648.
     Average Time per Response: 30 minutes per response.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 324 hours.
     Frequency: One time.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost 
burden for this 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 
information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are 
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you 
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your 
personal information, will be available for public review.
    Abstract of proposed collection: This request for a new information 
collection will allow ECA/P/V to conduct a descriptive survey of the 
exchange participants in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 
between 1979 and 2009. This study is authorized by the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (also known 
as the Fulbright-Hays Act) (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). Collecting this 
data will help ECA/P/V examine what Fellows have been doing post-
program, their roles in critical areas of change at work, and in their 
fields of study, and how the Program affected their work. Data 
collections efforts will be conducted via electronic survey.
    Methodology: All data will be collected electronically via 
SurveyGizmo, an on-line surveying tool.

    Dated: November 9, 2012.
Matt Lussenhop,
Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-28059 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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