[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 5310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01042]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11286]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Overseas 
Schools Grant Status Report

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
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 60 days for 
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to March 
22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web: Persons with access to the internet may comment on 
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the 
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2020-0054'' in the Search 
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment 
form.
     Email: [email protected].
     Regular Mail: Send written comments to: Office of Overseas 
Schools, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20520.
     Fax: 202-261-8224.
    You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information 
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 Thomas Shearer, Department of State, Office of 
Overseas Schools, A/OPR/OS, Room H328, SA-1, Washington, DC 20522-0132, 
who may be reached on 202-261-8200 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     Title of Information Collection: Overseas Schools Grant 
Status Report.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0033.
     Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Administration, A/OPR/OS.
     Form Number: DS-2028.
     Respondents: Overseas schools grantees.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 193.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 193.
     Average Time per Response: 15 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 48.25 hours.
     Frequency: Annually.
     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 Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of State (A/OPR/
OS) is responsible for determining that adequate educational 
opportunities exist at Foreign Service Posts for dependents of U.S. 
Government personnel stationed abroad, and for assisting American-
sponsored overseas schools to demonstrate U.S. educational philosophy 
and practice. The information gathered provides the technical and 
professional staff of A/OPR/OS the means by which obligations, 
expenditures and reimbursements of the grant funds are monitored to 
ensure the grantee is in compliance with the terms of the grant.

Methodology

    Information is collected via electronic and paper submission. The 
Department has placed the form DS-2028 in a Microsoft Excel 
spreadsheet, and is sent as a link to the school along with the grant 
documents. School officials can complete the form electronically and 
forward the form to post for forwarding to A/OPR/OS.

Thomas P. Shearer,
Director, A/OPR/OS, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-01042 Filed 1-15-21; 8:45 am]
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