[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[United States Information Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XLVIII



United States Information Agency



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA)                                




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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

22 CFR Ch. V

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that the 
United States Information Agency (USIA) plans for the next 12 months. 
USIA's purpose in publishing this agenda is to allow interested persons 
an opportunity to have more comprehensive documentation of USIA's 
regulatory plans and to provide a systematic means of monitoring 
regulatory activity in USIA. None of the regulations listed in the 
agenda are considered major under Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley S. Colvin, Assistant General 
Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 619-6531.

Stanley S. Colvin,

Assistant General Counsel.
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA)               Long-Term Actions




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3993. PRIVACY ACT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 505

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document updates and replaces the Agency's prior 
regulation implementing the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The update 
and replacement were made necessary by changes during USIA's 
reorganization and realignment of functions and responsibilities when 
the Agency changed names and again when the Agency began to reinvent 
itself in response to Government downsizing.
The Agency's regulation had not been updated since 1975 and changes in 
nomenclature and differences in processing Privacy Act requests 
necessitated these changes. The changes primarily update the 
definitions, the processes for receiving and handling requests, and to 
whom to send requests for Privacy Act records. It also better explains 
the exemptions that the U.S. Information Agency is allowed to use and 
routine uses.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/01/97                    62 FR 10630


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lola Secora, FOI/PA Officer, United States Information 
Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-5499
Fax: 202 205-0374

RIN: 3116-AA10
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3994.  CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, AU PAIR REGULATION--22 CFR 514

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  8 USC 1101(a)(15)(j); 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1258; 22 USC 
1431 to 1442; 22 USC 2451 to 2460; Reorganization Plan 2 of 1977; 42 FR 
62461; 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 200; EO 12048; 43 FR 13361; 3 CFR, 1978 
Comp., p. 168; USIA Delegation Order No. 85-5 (50 FR 27393)

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 514.31

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations govern Agency-designated au pair programs 
under which foreign nationals are afforded the opportunity to live with 
an American host family and participate directly in the home life of 
the host family while providing child care services and attending a 
U.S. postsecondary educational institution. The Agency's goal in 
proposing amendment to these existing regulations is to strengthen the 
oversight and reduce potential risks of injury to program participants. 
These amendments will provide greater specificity regarding the 
selection and orientation of both host family and au pair participants, 
thereby enhancing the prospect for more informed participation by both 
parties. Further proposed program enhancements would require disclosure 
of prior experience for au pair participants providing child care for 
special needs children. An amendment to provide for uniform program 
audits is also proposed.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley Colvin, Assistant General Counsel, United 
States Information Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-5078

RIN: 3116-AA14
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3995.  CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, SHORT-TERM SCHOLAR--22 CFR 514

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  8 USC 1101(a)(15)(j); 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1258; 22 USC 
1431 to 1442; 22 USC 2451 to 2460; Reorganization Plan 2 of 1977; 42 FR 
62462; 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 200; EO 12048; 43 FR 13361; 3 CFR, 1978 
Comp., p. 168; USIA Delegation Order No. 85-5 (50 FR 27393)

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 514.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: To enhance the programmatic utility of the Short-Term Scholar 
category of exchange participation, the Agency is amending existing 
regulations to permit short-term scholar participants to lecture and 
consult at institutions not listed on the form IAP-66.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley Colvin, Assistant General Counsel, United 
States Information Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-5078

RIN: 3116-AA15
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3996.  CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, SUMMER WORK/TRAVEL--22 CFR 514

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  8 USC 1101(a)(15)(j); 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1258; 22 USC 
1431 to 1442; 22 USC 2451 to 2460; Reorganization Plan 2 of 1977; 42 FR 
62461; 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 200; EO 12048; 43 FR 13361; 3 CFR, 1978 
Comp., p. 168; USIA Delegation Order No. 85-5 (50 FR 27393)

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 514.32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency is adopting specific regulations governing 
participation in summer work/travel programs conducted by Agency-
designated sponsors pursuant to Public Law 105-277. These regulations 
supersede program guidelines promulgated by the Agency and published at 
61 FR 13760 (March 28, 1996).

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley Colvin, Assistant General Counsel, United 
States Information Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-5078

RIN: 3116-AA16
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