[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7580-7581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4460]
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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 the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87-256. USIA
is requesting approval for a revision and three-year extension of an
information collection entitled ``Exchange Visitor Program
Application'' (IAP-37), and ``Update of Information on Exchange Visitor
Program Sponsor'' (IAP-87), under OMB control number 3116-0210 which
expires March 31, 1995. To allow for the comment period, USIA will
request a 90-day extension for this information collection. Estimated
burden hours per response is 60 minutes for the IAP-37 and 20 minutes
for the IAP-87. Respondents will be required to respond only one time.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 29, 1996.
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/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20547, telephone (202) 619-4408; and OMB review: Mr. Jefferson Hill,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 1002, NEOB,
Washington, D.C. 20503, Telephone (202) 395-3176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reporting burden for this collection
of information (Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0210) is
estimated to average 60 minutes per response for the IAP-37 and 20
minutes for the IAP-87, 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
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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/ADD, 301 Fourth Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 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, D.C.
20503.
Titles: ``Exchange Visitor Program Application'' and ``Update of
Information on Exchange Visitor Program Sponsor'.'
Form Numbers: IAP-37, IAP-87.
Abstract: Under the requirements of Public Law 87-256 and the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, USIA has been
delegated the authority to designate the Exchange Visitor Program for
U.S. Government agencies, public and private educational and cultural
exchange. The purpose of the exchange visitor program is intended to
promote interchanges of persons engaged in Education, Arts, Sciences
and to promote mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and
other countries. The USIA IAP-37 form is used when organizations
wishing to sponsor exchange visitors from abroad must apply to USIA for
a designation that will permit them to function as sponsors. The USIA
IAP-87 form is used by the Exchange Visitor Sponsors to change the name
of their institution and/or organization, the names of the personnel
involved, address, or telephone numbers. The forms is also used to
order supply of other forms, code books, or cancel the program.
Proposed Frequency of Responses:
No. of Respondents--1,550
Recordkeeping Hours--1.20
Total Annual Burden--1,000
Dated: February 22, 1995.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 96-4460 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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