[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53929-53930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26427]
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HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501) this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it
includes the actual data collection instruments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection to the following addresses: Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB Attn: Desk Officer for
Education, 725 17th Street, NW; Washington, DC 20006 or Mrs. Tonji Wade
Barrow, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, 712 Jackson Place, NW,
Washington, DC 20006. Electronic comments can be sent directly to
hstsf@access.digex.com. Copies of the NIF may be obtained by writing to
the Foundation or from the World Wide Web [http://www.act.org/truman].
All written comments will be available for public inspection at the
Foundation at the address given above from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs. Tonji Barrow, Senior Program Assistant, telephone 202-395-7430.
I. Information Collection Request
The foundation is seeking comments on the following request.
Title: Nominee Information Form, OMB No. 3200-0004. Approved for
use through 11/30/96.
Affected entities: Parties affected by this information collection
are college juniors who wish to compete for Truman Scholarships.
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Abstract: PL 93-642 authorizes the Foundation to provide for the
conduct of a national competition for the purpose of selecting Truman
scholars. The purpose of this information collection through the NIF is
to enable a committee to review the credentials of applicants and to
determine which appear to meet the selection criteria and should be
designated as Finalists and invited to an interview. For persons
invited to the interview, the information collection through the NIF
helps the Truman Scholars Selection Panel make its decisions after
interviewing the Finalists. Data collected include: schools attended;
campus, community and government activities and services; awards
received; leadership and public service interests and ambitions;
graduate study plans; and other information that candidates deem
significant. It also includes a 700-800-word analysis of a public
policy issue chosen by the applicant to demonstrate analytical and
writing skills. The data are used only by Foundation staff or selection
committees except for items that may be used to publicize the program,
to provide examples to help candidates in future years, or aggregated
for educational research purposes.
Likely respondents: The likely respondents consist of 800-900
college juniors who wish to receive support from the Foundation to
attend graduate school in preparation for careers in the public
service. Each applicant is required to submit this application only
once. He/she is also required to provide four letters of recommendation
including one from the Truman Scholarship Faculty Representative at
his/her institution:
Burden Statement: The current total annual respondent burden is
estimated at 20,000 hours based on 800 applicants spending 25 hours
each on the application and the public policy analysis.
II. Frequency of Collection
Annual.
III. Public Docket
A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions
of electronic comments is available for inspection from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, excluding legal holidays. The
public record is located at 712 Jackson Place, NW, third floor,
Washington, DC 20006.
Dated: October 10, 1996.
Louis H. Blair,
Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
[FR Doc. 96-26427 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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