[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13003]
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces that the following
information collection activity has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. USIA is requesting
approval for a revision and three-year extension of an information
collection entitled ``Application for Certificate of International
Educational Character'', IAP-17, under OMB control number 3116-0007
which expires July 31, 1999. Also, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, USIA invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on this public use form.
Comments are requested on the information collection 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, 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, Attention: Desk
Officer for USIA.
DATES: Comments are due on or before June 23, 1999.
COPIES: Copies of the Request for Clearance (OMB 83-I), supporting
statement, and other documents that have been submitted to OMB for
approval may be obtained from the USIA Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Clearance Officer, Ms.
Jeannette Giovetti, United States Information Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547, telephone (202) 619-4408,
internet address [email protected]; 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) 395-5871.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection activity involved
with the program is conducted pursuant to the mandate given to the
United States Information Agency under the terms and conditions of the
multilateral ``Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation
of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Character'', Public Law 89-634 and the ``World-Wide Free Flow
Export-Import of Audio-Visual Materials'', 22 CFR, Part 502.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published on April 5, 1999, volume 64, number 64.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0007) is estimated to average 25
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.
Respondents are required to respond on an as needed basis.
Current Actions
This information collection has been submitted to OMB for approval
of a revision to the burden hours and renewal for a three-year period.
The adjustment in the number of annual hours is due a decrease in the
number of organizations/individuals submitting applications (number of
respondents) for certification.
Title: ``Application for Certificate of International Educational
Character''.
Form Numbers: IAP-17.
Abstract: This information collection is used to certify the
international character of visual and auditory materials (motion
pictures, videotapes, recordings, sound recordings, filmstrips, slides,
maps, charts, posters, models, etc.) for producers and distributors who
have an interest in exporting their materials abroad in accordance with
the provisions of Public Law 89-634 and CFR part 502.
Proposed Frequency of Responses:
No. of Respondents--400
Recordkeeping Hours--.41
Total Annual Burden--182
Dated: May 19, 1999.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-13003 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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