[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 6740-6741] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-2752] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Agency
United States Information Agency.
Action
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
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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. 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 ``College and University Affiliations Program'', under OMB control number 3116-0179 which expires March 31, 1999. Estimated burden hours per response is thirty hours. Respondents will be required to respond only one time.
Dates
Comments are due on or before March 12, 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. 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, 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) 395-7340.
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 60-day Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on December 18, 1998, volume 63, no. 243.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information (Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116-0179) is estimated to average thirty hours 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. 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/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. Title: College and University Affiliations Program. Form Numbers: None. Abstract: Under the College and University Affiliations Program, USIA offers grants-in-aid to support the development or enhancement of institutional partnerships between U.S. and foreign colleges and universities. The program promotes mutual understanding, strengthens research and teaching capabilities, and improves the academic curricula. Proposed Frequency of Responses:
No. of Respondents--86 Recordkeeping Hours--30 Total Annual Burden--2,580
Dated: February 2, 1999. Rose Royal, Federal Register Liaison. [FR Doc. 99-2752 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8230-01-M