60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-4024, American Citizens Services Internet Based Registration System (IBRS), OMB Number 1405-0152, 45891-45892 [E6-13094]
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This extension also applies to the
locations in the State of New York that
we added to the prototype test in a
notice published in the Federal Register
on December 26, 2000 (65 FR 81553).
Dated: August 3, 2006.
Linda S. McMahon,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. E6–13102 Filed 8–9–06; 8:45 am]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended;
Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Health and Human
Services/Administration for Children
and Families/Office of Child Support
Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE))—
Match Number 1074
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
Notice of the renewal of an
existing computer matching program
which expired on June 18, 2006. The
match is conducted on a quarterly basis.
The next match is scheduled for
September 2006.
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a
computer matching program that SSA
plans to conduct with the HHS/ACF/
OCSE.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the
subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the
Committee on Government Reform of
the House of Representatives, and the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The matching program
will be effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 965–5328 or by
writing to the Associate Commissioner,
Office of Income Security Programs, 200
Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Associate Commissioner for the Office
of Income Security Programs, as shown
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–
503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
552a) by establishing the conditions
under which computer matching
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involving the Federal government could
be performed and adding certain
protections for individuals applying for,
and receiving, Federal benefits. Section
7201 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–508) further amended the Privacy
Act regarding protections for such
individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State, or local government
records. It requires Federal agencies
involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency, or agencies,
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the Data Integrity Boards’
approval of the match agreements;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
C. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
This matching program is carried out
under the authority of section 453(j)(4),
1631(e)(1)(B) and (f) of the Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C., 653(j)(4) and
1383(e)(1)(B) and (f), and 5
U.S.C.552a(o),(p), (q) and (r).
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act.
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We have taken action to ensure that
all of SSA’s computer matching
programs comply with the requirements
of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: August 4, 2006.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and
Income Security Programs.
Notice of Computer Matching
Program, Social Security Administration
(SSA) with the Health and Human
Services/Administration for Children
and Families/Office of Child Support
Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE).
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and OCSE.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The matching program will assist SSA
in establishing or verifying eligibility
and/or payment amounts under the
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
program, as authorized by the Social
Security Act and by the Privacy Act.
Under the matching program, SSA will
obtain quarterly wage, new hire, and
unemployment insurance information
from OCSE.
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D. Categories of Records and
Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program
On the basis of certain identifying
information provided by SSA to OCSE,
OCSE will send SSA electronic files
containing quarterly wage, new hire and
unemployment insurance information
in National Directory of New Hires of its
Federal Parent Locator Service system of
records. SSA will then match the OCSE
data with title XVI payment information
maintained in Supplemental Security
Income Record and Special Veterans
Benefits system of records.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Match
The matching program will become
effective no sooner than 40 days after
notice for the program is sent to
Congress and OMB, or 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, whichever date is later. The
matching program will continue for 18
months from the effective date and may
be extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5489]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–4024, American
Citizens Services Internet Based
Registration System (IBRS), OMB
Number 1405–0152
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
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Title of Information Collection:
American Citizens Services Internet
Based Registration System (IBRS).
OMB Control Number: 1405–0152.
Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection. The
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new version of IBRS includes the
following data-related changes:
Registrants are now able to add multiple
addresses, phones and e-mails; There is
no longer a short-term/long-term
distinction, so all users are required to
select a U.S. embassy or consulate when
registering a trip; registrants can now
sign up for embassy/consulate specific
e-mail lists and this revision provides
the option of completing a paper version
of the registration which may be emailed, faxed, mailed to U.S. embassies
or consulates or executed in person to
be hand entered in the IBRS database by
the U.S. embassy or consulate.
Originating Office: CA/OCS.
Form Number: DS–4024, DS–4024e.
Respondents: American Citizens
traveling abroad.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
500,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 10
minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 83,333.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from October 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ASKPRI@state.gov.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Overseas Citizens
Services, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. Department
of State, SA–29, 4th Floor, 2201 C
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.
• Fax: 202–736–9111.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Overseas
Citizens Services, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S.
Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), 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
Monica A. Gaw, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S.
Department of State, SA–29, 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20520, who may be
reached on 202–736–9107 or via e-mail
at ASKPRI@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
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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.
Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3) may submit proposals to
implement six-to eight-week summer
institutes in China or in an Arabicspeaking country that offer U.S. high
school students formal and informal
language instruction through a
comprehensive exchange experience.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Authority
Overall grant making authority for
this program is contained in the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961, as amended, Public Law 87–
256, also known as the Fulbright-Hays
Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to
enable the Government of the United
States to increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries * * *;
to strengthen the ties which unite us
with other nations by demonstrating the
educational and cultural interests,
developments, and achievements of the
people of the United States and other
nations * * * and thus to assist in the
development of friendly, sympathetic,
and peaceful relations between the
United States and the other countries of
the world.’’ The funding authority for
the program above is provided through
legislation.
The American Citizens Services
Internet Based Registration System
(IBRS) makes it possible for U.S.
nationals to register on line from
anywhere in the world. In the event of
a family emergency, natural disaster or
international crisis, U.S. embassies and
consulates rely on this registration
information to provide critical
information and assistance to them.
Methodology
99% of responses are received via
electronic submission on the Internet.
The service is available on the
Department of State, Bureau of Consular
Affairs Web site https://travel.state.gov at
https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/.
The paper version of the collection
permits respondents who do not have
Internet access to provide the
information to the U.S. embassy or
consulate by fax, e-mail, mail or in
person.
Dated: July 21, 2006.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5490]
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant
Proposals: Summer Language
Institutes for American Youth
Announcement Type: New Grant.
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/
PE/C/PY–07–03.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 00.000.
Application Deadline: October 5,
2006.
Executive Summary: The Youth
Programs Division, Office of Citizen
Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, announces an open
competition for projects to provide
foreign language instruction overseas for
American high school students in
Summer 2007. Public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the
provisions described in Internal
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose
The Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) is supporting the
participation of youth in intensive,
substantive educational exchange
opportunities that will promote
language learning as well as engage the
successor generation in a dialogue for
greater understanding.
Promoting the study of critical
languages among American youth is a
vital element of America’s security in
the post-9/11 world and its engagement
in the global economy, as well as
promoting mutual understanding and
respect between the people of the
United States and the citizens of
strategically important countries around
the world.
The goals of the Summer Language
Institute for American Youth are:
• To improve the ability of Americans
to engage with the people of other
countries through the shared language
of the partner country;
• To develop a cadre of Americans
with advanced linguistic skills and
cultural understanding who are able to
advance the international dialogue,
promote the security of the United
States, and compete effectively in the
global economy;
• To provide a tangible incentive for
the learning and use of foreign
languages.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5489]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-4024,
American Citizens Services Internet Based Registration System (IBRS),
OMB Number 1405-0152
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 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Title of Information Collection: American Citizens Services
Internet Based Registration System (IBRS).
OMB Control Number: 1405-0152.
Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved Collection. The
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new version of IBRS includes the following data-related changes:
Registrants are now able to add multiple addresses, phones and e-mails;
There is no longer a short-term/long-term distinction, so all users are
required to select a U.S. embassy or consulate when registering a trip;
registrants can now sign up for embassy/consulate specific e-mail lists
and this revision provides the option of completing a paper version of
the registration which may be e-mailed, faxed, mailed to U.S. embassies
or consulates or executed in person to be hand entered in the IBRS
database by the U.S. embassy or consulate.
Originating Office: CA/OCS.
Form Number: DS-4024, DS-4024e.
Respondents: American Citizens traveling abroad.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 500,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 83,333.
Frequency: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60
days from October 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: ASKPRI@state.gov.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Overseas
Citizens Services, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. Department of State, SA-29, 4th
Floor, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.
Fax: 202-736-9111.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Overseas Citizens Services, CA/
OCS/PRI, U.S. Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), 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 Monica A. Gaw, CA/OCS/PRI, U.S. Department of
State, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on
202-736-9107 or via e-mail at ASKPRI@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
The American Citizens Services Internet Based Registration System
(IBRS) makes it possible for U.S. nationals to register on line from
anywhere in the world. In the event of a family emergency, natural
disaster or international crisis, U.S. embassies and consulates rely on
this registration information to provide critical information and
assistance to them.
Methodology
99% of responses are received via electronic submission on the
Internet. The service is available on the Department of State, Bureau
of Consular Affairs Web site https://travel.state.gov at https://
travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/. The paper version of the collection
permits respondents who do not have Internet access to provide the
information to the U.S. embassy or consulate by fax, e-mail, mail or in
person.
Dated: July 21, 2006.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-13094 Filed 8-9-06; 8:45 am]
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