[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 9105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02243]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9871]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exchange
Programs Alumni Web Site Registration
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 March 6, 2017.
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 Carlyn Messinger, Junior Program Officer in
the Office of Alumni Affairs, who may be reached on 202-632-6186 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Exchange Programs Alumni
Web site Registration.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0192.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, ECA/P/A.
Form Number: DS-7006.
Respondents: Exchange program alumni and current
participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 for full form, and
41,000 for expedited form.
Estimated Number of Responses: 46,000.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes for response to the
full form or 2 minutes for response to the expedited form.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 2,200 hours (reduction of
approximately 30% since last approval).
Frequency: One time per respondent.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a
Benefit.
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: The International Exchange Alumni
Web site requires information to process users' voluntary request for
participation in the International Exchange Alumni Web site. Other than
contact and exchange program information, which is required for Web
site registration, all other information is provided on a voluntary
basis. Participants also have the option of restricting access to their
information.
Respondents to this registration form are U.S. government-sponsored
exchange program participants and alumni. Alumni Affairs collects data
from users not only to verify their status or participation in a
program, but to help alumni network with one another and aid Embassy
staff in their alumni outreach. Once a user account is activated, the
same information may be used for contests, competitions, and other
public diplomacy initiatives in support of Embassy and foreign policy
goals.
Methodology: Information provided for registration is collected
electronically via the Alumni Web site, alumni.state.gov.
Additional Information: Since the previous approval, improvements
made to the Web site have decreased the burden to respondents by 30%.
International Exchange Alumni is a secure, encrypted Web site.
Alyson Grunder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-02243 Filed 2-1-17; 8:45 am]
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