98-33276. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33276]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Proposed Collection; Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), federal agencies are required to submit 
proposed or established reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB 
for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal 
Register notifying the public that the Agency will make such a 
submission. The information collection activity involved with this 
program is conducted pursuant to the mandate given to the United States 
Information Agency (USIA) under the terms and conditions of E.O. 10450 
and 12968. USIA is requesting approval for a three-year extension of an 
information collection entitled ``Overseas Activities Data'', under OMB 
control number 3116-0014 which expires March 31, 1999. Estimated burden 
hours per response is thirty (.50) minutes.

DATES: Comments are due on or before February 16, 1999.

    Copies: Copies of the Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting 
statement, and other documents that will be submitted to OMB for 
approval may be obtained from the USIA Clearance Officer. Comments 
should be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and also to the USIA 
Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette Giovetti, United States 
Information Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20547, 
telephone [phone]; and OMB review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office 
of Information And Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 1002, NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average thirty minutes per response, 
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data 
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and 
reviewing the collection of information. As part of its continuing 
effort to reduce the paperwork burden, USIA invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed information 
collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; 
(b) the accuracy of the Agency's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected and (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information 
to the United States Information Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20547; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Docket Library, Room 10202, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503.
    Title: Overseas Activities Data.
    Form Number: IAP-10.
    Abstract: The form serves as a supplement to SF-86, ``Security 
Investigation Data for Sensitive Positions'' and is used to obtain 
names of persons currently in the United States, who have personal 
knowledge of the overseas activities of applicants for employment in 
the domestic or foreign service. The information is for security 
purposes only.

Proposed Frequency of Responses:

    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Recordkeeping Hours: 50.
    Total Annual Burden: 100.

    Dated: December 10, 1998.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-33276 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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