60-Day Notice of Information Collection: DS-3013, Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, OMB-1405-0076, 14985-14986 [E6-4317]
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DC 20522, who may be reached on (202)
261–8898 or at deanmm@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our
functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of technology.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Individuals registering for the Foreign
Service Written Examination will
provide information about their name,
age, Social Security Number, contact
information, ethnicity, and very brief
information on their education and
work history. The information will be
used to prepare and issue admission to
the examination, to help improve future
examinations, and to conduct research
studies based on the examination
results.
Methodology: Responses can be
submitted via the online registration
option or by mail.
Dated: February 28, 2006.
Ruben Torres,
Executive Director, Bureau of Human
Resources, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5350]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Department of State Forms
DS–98, DS–98 E, DS–99 and DS–99 E;
Application for Diplomatic Exemption
From Taxes; OMB Control Number
1405–0069
Notice of request for public
comments.
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We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of our
functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for Diplomatic Exemption
From Taxes.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0069.
• Type of Request: Extension of an
approved collection.
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• Originating Office: Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign
Missions, Diplomatic Tax and Customs
Office, DS/OFM/VTC/TC.
• Form Number: DS–98, DS–98 E,
DS–99 and DS–99 E.
• Respondents: Eligible foreign
diplomatic or consular missions, certain
foreign government organizations, and
designated international organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
Approximately 2419.
• Average Hours Per Response: 15
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 605 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from March 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments and
questions to Alex Hunt, the Department
of State Desk Officer in the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), who may be reached at 202–
395–7860. You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ahunt@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB
control number in the subject line of
your message.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
• Fax: 202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting documents, to
Ms. Irina Kaufman, DS/OFM/VTC, 3507
International Place, NW., U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC
20008, who may be reached on 202–
895–3683, or by e-mail at
kaufmani@state.gov.
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• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of technology.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Exemption from taxes on the use of
public utilities and the purchase of
gasoline and other motor fuels is
enjoyed by foreign diplomatic and
consular personnel on assignment in the
United States under the provisions of
the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic
and Consular Relations and the terms of
various bilateral agreements. Under the
Foreign Missions Act of 1982 (as
amended), 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., the
Department of State’s Office of Foreign
Missions (OFM) is given the authority to
grant privileges and benefits, based on
reciprocity. Forms DS–98, ‘‘Application
for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes
on Utilities’’, and DS–99, ‘‘Application
for Diplomatic Exemption From Taxes
on Gasoline’’, provide OFM with the
necessary information to provide and
administer the benefit effectively and
efficiently.
Methodology: Paper copies of the DS–
98 and DS–99 are either hand-carried or
mailed to OFM. Foreign missions can
access both forms on the OFM Web site
in Portable Document Format (PDF),
which provides a data-input and print
feature for clean and legible paper
copies. An electronic submission option
(DS–98 E and DS–99 E) will also be
made available for both forms upon
OMB approval.
Dated: January 26, 2006.
John P. Gaddis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Missions,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department
of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5349]
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection: DS–3013, Application
Under the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction, OMB–1405–0076
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment in the Federal
Register preceding submission to OMB.
We are conducting this process in
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Application Under the Hague
Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction.
• OMB Control No: 1405–0076.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs. CA/OCS/CI.
• Form Number: DS–3013.
• Respondents: Individuals.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
500 per year.
• Average Hours Per Response: 1
hour.
• Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from March 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: cholisms@state.gov.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/
CI, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC 20520–4818.
• Fax: 202–736–9133.
• Hand delivery or Courier: Margaret
Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, 4th floor, 2100
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20037.
You must include the DS form
number, information collection title,
and OMB control number in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting documents, to
Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC
20520–4818, who may be reached on
202–736–9157 or via email at
CholisMS@state.gov.
We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of the
Department’s functions as the Central
Authority.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
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• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of technology.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Application Under the Hague
Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction (DS–
3013) is used by parents or legal
guardians who are asking the State
Department’s assistance in seeking the
return of, or access to, a child/ or
children alleged to be wrongfully
removed from or retained outside of the
child’s habitual residence and currently
located in another country that is also
party to the Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction (Contracting State). The
application requests information
regarding the identities of the applicant,
the child or children, and the person
alleged to have wrongfully removed or
retained the child or children. In
addition, the application requires that
the applicant provide the circumstances
of the alleged wrongful removal or
retention and the legal justification for
the request for return or access. The
State Department, as the U.S. Central
Authority, uses this information to
establish, if possible, the applicants’
claims under the Convention; to advise
applicants about available remedies
under the Convention; and to provide
the information necessary to the foreign
Central Authority in its efforts to locate
the child or children, and to facilitate
return of or access to the child or
children pursuant to the Convention.
Methodology
The CA/OCS/CI contact collects the
necessary information via mail, fax, or
electronic submission.
Dated: March 6, 2006.
Catherine Barry,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs,
Overseas Citizens Services, Department of
State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Availability of Motor Carrier Safety
Assistance Program Grant Funds
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces the
availability of Motor Carrier Safety
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Assistance Program (MCSAP) grant
funding as authorized by the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU). MCSAP is a
Federal grant program that provides
financial assistance to States to reduce
the number and severity of crashes and
hazardous materials incidents involving
commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The
goal of MCSAP is to reduce CMV–
involved crashes, fatalities, and injuries
through consistent, uniform, and
effective CMV safety programs.
DATES: Applications for Basic/Incentive
grant funding should be sent to the
FMCSA Division Office in the State
where the applicant is located no later
than August 1 of each year.
Applications for FY2006 High Priority
grant funds or New Entrant Safety Audit
funds must be submitted to the FMCSA
Division Office in the State where the
applicant is located no later than April
28, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael J. Lamm, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, Office of Safety
Programs, State Programs Division (MC–
ESS), (202) 366–6830, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., ET, Monday through Friday except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 4101 of SAFETEA–LU (Pub.
L. 109–59, August 10, 2005, 119 Stat.
1144) amends 49 U.S.C. 31104(a) and
reauthorizes the FMCSA Motor Carrier
Safety Grants funding for FY2006
through FY2009. The authorized level of
funding for MCSAP is $188,000,000 for
FY2006, which includes up to
$15,000,000 for High Priority grants and
up to $29,000,000 for New Entrant
Safety Audits grants. Funding is subject
to reductions resulting from obligation
limitations or rescissions as specified in
SAFETEA–LU or other legislation.
MCSAP Basic and Incentive Funds
All 50 States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to
receive MCSAP Basic funding grants
directly from FMCSA. Basic funds are
distributed by formula as outlined in 49
CFR 350.323. Incentive funds may be
distributed to all 50 States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico based upon the safety and
program performance factors found in
49 CFR 350.327. The Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, American
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5349]
60-Day Notice of Information Collection: DS-3013, Application
Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction, OMB-1405-0076
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in
the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting
this process in
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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Title of Information Collection: Application Under the
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
OMB Control No: 1405-0076.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs. CA/OCS/CI.
Form Number: DS-3013.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 per year.
Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a
Benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60
days from March 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: cholisms@state.gov.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Margaret
Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-4818.
Fax: 202-736-9133.
Hand delivery or Courier: Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, 4th
floor, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form number, information collection title,
and OMB control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and
supporting documents, to Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, U.S. Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520-4818, who may be reached on 202-736-9157 or
via email at CholisMS@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of the Department's functions as
the Central Authority.
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of technology.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abduction (DS-3013) is used by parents or legal
guardians who are asking the State Department's assistance in seeking
the return of, or access to, a child/ or children alleged to be
wrongfully removed from or retained outside of the child's habitual
residence and currently located in another country that is also party
to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child
Abduction (Contracting State). The application requests information
regarding the identities of the applicant, the child or children, and
the person alleged to have wrongfully removed or retained the child or
children. In addition, the application requires that the applicant
provide the circumstances of the alleged wrongful removal or retention
and the legal justification for the request for return or access. The
State Department, as the U.S. Central Authority, uses this information
to establish, if possible, the applicants' claims under the Convention;
to advise applicants about available remedies under the Convention; and
to provide the information necessary to the foreign Central Authority
in its efforts to locate the child or children, and to facilitate
return of or access to the child or children pursuant to the
Convention.
Methodology
The CA/OCS/CI contact collects the necessary information via mail,
fax, or electronic submission.
Dated: March 6, 2006.
Catherine Barry,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens
Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-4317 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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