[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15801-15802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05655]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8220]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Gilman 
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 April 11, 2013.

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, Michelle Hale, ECA/P/V, Department of State (SA-
44), 301 4th St. SW., Washington, DC 20547, who may be reached on 202-
203-7205 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Gilman Evaluation Survey.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, ECA/P/V.
     Form Number: SV2012-0008.
     Respondents: All grant recipients of the Benjamin A. 
Gilman International Scholarship who studied abroad during the nine-
year period spanning the 2002/2003 and 2010/2011 academic years.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,184.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 2,474.
     Average Time per Response: 25 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 1,031 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 survey to provide data not currently available in order to 
review the experiences of recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman 
International

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Scholarship grant while they were abroad; study the ways in which they 
shared what they learned with family, peers, and other community 
members upon returning to the United States; and investigate whether 
the international experience factored into their subsequent educational 
and professional choices. 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.). The survey will be 
sent electronically to all grant recipients who studied abroad during 
the nine-year period spanning the 2002/2003 and 2010/2011 academic 
years. Data gathered will enable analysis that can potentially be used 
to design new programs, improve existing programs, and to inform 
ongoing and future activities.

Methodology

    The survey will be entirely web-based to ease any burden on the 
participant. The survey will be distributed and responses received 
electronically using the survey application SurveyGizmo.

    Dated: February 28, 2013.
Matt Lussenhop,
Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-05655 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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