[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22609]
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: United States Information Agency.
ACTION: Submission for OMB Review and Comment Request of Proposed New
Collection.
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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
OMB approval of a new information collection entitled, ``USIA
Evaluation of the Use of Arrival Host Families'' for a three year
period. This request for comment is being made pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [Public Law 104-13; 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)].
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 Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87-256, 22
U.S.C. 2451, and Section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended. The Exchange Visitor Program regulations
in 22 CFR 514 implement the Act; the regulations in 22 CFR 514.25
specifically govern the high school exchanges, ``Secondary School
Students''.
DATES: Comments are due on or before September 23, 1998.
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. 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 (202) 619-4408, Internet address [email protected]; 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, D.C. 20503,
Telephone (202) 395-5871.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 July 18, 1998 (vol. 63, no.
117). Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper
Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-xxxx) is estimated to average
thirty (30) 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. Responses are voluntary and respondents are
required to respond an average of two times. Send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 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.
Current Actions: This information collection has been submitted to
OMB for the purpose of requesting approval of this new collection for a
three-year period.
Title: ``USIA Evaluation of the Use of Arrival Host Families''.
Form Number(s): IAP-141, IAP-142, IAP-143, IAP-144 and IAP-145.
Abstract: USIA strives to evaluate the policies, attainment of
program goals, impact and administration of all its exchanges. To that
end, USIA proposes to conduct a one-time evaluation project during the
1998-99 Academic year to evaluate the quality of and impact on foreign
high school students placed in arrival host families (temporary living
arrangements).
Proposed Frequency of Responses:
No. of Respondents--6,520
Recordkeeping Hours--.50
Total Annual Burden--3,260
Dated: August 18, 1998.
Rose Royal,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 98-22609 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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