Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC): Renewal, 65164-65165 [E6-18771]

Download as PDF 65164 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 7, 2006 / Notices 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 Monica Gaw, Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, SA–29 4th Floor, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached on 202–736–9107, and GawMA@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 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Proposed Collection The DS–2029, Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America, is used by citizens of the United States to report the birth of a child while overseas. The information collected on this form will be used to certify the acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of a person born abroad and can be used by that child throughout life. Methodology ycherry on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES The DS–2029 will be available to download from the Internet. An application for a Consular Report of Birth is normally made in the consular district in which the birth occurred. The parent respondents will fill the form out and take it to a United States Consulate or Embassy, who will examine the documentation and enter the information provided into the Department of State American Citizen Services (ACS) electronic database. Dated: October 24, 2006. Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–18779 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:44 Nov 06, 2006 Jkt 211001 • Fax: 202–395–6974. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [Public Notice 5607] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS–1884, Petition To Classify Special Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former Employee of the U.S. Government Abroad, OMB Control Number 1405– 0082 Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information. ACTION: 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: Petition for Classify Special Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former Employee of the U.S. Government Abroad. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0082. • Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. • Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa Services (CA/VO). • Form Number: DS–1884. • Respondents: Aliens petitioning for immigrant visas under INA 203(b)(4). • Estimated Number of Respondents: 300 per year. • Estimated Number of Responses: 300 per year. • Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 50 hours per year. • Frequency: Once per petition. • Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefit. DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by December 7, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, 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 202–395–4718. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • E-mail: Katherine_T._Astrich@ 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. PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Andrea Lage of the Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E. Street, NW. L–603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached at (202) 663–1221 or lageab@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to: • Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to properly perform 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. Abstract of Proposed Collection DS–1884 solicits information from petitioners for special immigrant classification under Section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. An alien is classifiable as a special immigrant under Section 203(b)(4) if they meet the statutory qualifications in INA Section 101(a)(27)(D). A petitioner may apply within one year of notification by the Department of State that the Secretary has approved a recommendation that special immigrant status be accorded to the alien. DS–1884 solicits information that will assist the consular officer in ensuring that the petitioner is statutorily qualified to receive such status, including meeting the years of service and exceptional service requirements. Methodology Petitioners will submit this form to consular officers at post. Dated: October 18, 2006. Stephen A. Edson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–18781 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5560] Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC): Renewal The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Overseas Security E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 215 / Tuesday, November 7, 2006 / Notices Advisory Council. This advisory council will continue to interact on overseas security matters of mutual interest between the U.S. Government and the American private sector. The Council’s initiatives and security publications provide a unique contribution to protecting American private sector interests abroad. The Under Secretary for Management has determined that the Council is necessary and in the public interest. The Council consists of representatives from four (4) U.S. Government agencies and thirty (30) American private sector companies and organizations. The Council will follow the procedures prescribed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463). Meetings will be open to the public unless a determination is made in accordance with Section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4), that a meeting or a portion of the meeting should be closed to the public. Notice of each meeting will be provided in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the meeting. For more information contact Marsha Thurman, Overseas Security Advisory Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522–2008, phone: 571–345–2214. Dated: October 12, 2006. Joe D. Morton, Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–18771 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–43–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5603] Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Terracotta kylix’’ Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the object ‘‘Terracotta kylix,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the ycherry on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:44 Nov 06, 2006 Jkt 211001 foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, from on or about December 1, 2006 until on or about December 1, 2010, and at possible additional venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit object, contact Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–453–8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 44, 301 4th Street, SW. Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. Dated: October 26, 2006. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–18739 Filed 11–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5562] FY 2006 Funding Under the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 (Title VIII) The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, acting in the capacity of the Deputy Secretary of State, approved on July 19, 2006, the FY 2006 funding recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The FY 2006 Title VIII Program grants were awarded in late September 2006. The Title VIII Program, administered by the U.S. Department of State, seeks to build expertise on the countries of Eurasia and Central and East Europe through support to national organizations in the U.S. for advanced research, language and graduate training, and other activities conducted domestically and overseas. The FY 2006 grant recipients are listed below. 1. American Council of Learned Societies Grant: $498,000 ($498,000 Southeast Europe). Purpose: To support Language Training Grants, including Summer Language Institutes, Advanced Mastery Courses, Individual Summer Language Training, and the Research Grant on Heritage Speakers; Research Fellowships, including Pre-dissertation PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65165 Developmental Fellowships, Dissertation Fellowships for Research in Southeast Europe, Dissertation Fellowships for Writing in the U.S., Post-doctoral Fellowships for scholars from other fields to acquire Southeast Europe area expertise, Post-doctoral Research Fellowships for Southeast Europe specialists for research and/or writing; and Field-Building, including the Junior Scholars Training Seminar in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center, Travel Grants for individuals to present papers at conferences, and conferences for formal presentation of significant new research. Contact: Andrzej W. Tymowski, Director of International Programs, American Council of Learned Societies, 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017–6795, Tel: (646) 485–5945, Fax: (212) 949–8058, E-mail: ANDRZEJ@acls.org. 2. American Councils for International Education Grant: $508,000 ($408,000—Eurasia, $100,000—Southeast Europe). Purpose: To support fellowships for research and language training programs in Eurasia and Southeast Europe, including Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Fellowships, Eurasia Regional Language Fellowships, Combined Research and Language Training Fellowships, Research Scholar Fellowships, Special Initiatives Research Fellowships, Russian Language Flagship Fellowships, and Southeast Europe Language Fellowships. Contact: Graham Hettlinger, Senior Program Manager, American Councils for International Education, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, Tel: (202) 833– 7522, ext. 168, Fax: (202) 833–7523, Email: hettlinger@americancouncils.org. 3. International Research and Exchanges Board Grant: $735,000 ($450,000—Eurasia; $285,000—Southeast Europe). Purpose: To support the Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program, the Short-Term Travel Grants Program, the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program, the Regional Policy Symposium on the ‘‘Contemporary Silk Road’’ to be jointly conducted with the Kennan Institute, and the Policy Connect Collaborative Research Grants Program. Contact: Joyce Warner, Director, Academic Exchanges and Research Division, International Research and Exchanges Board, 2121 K Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037, Tel: E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65164-65165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18771]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5560]


Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC): Renewal

    The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Overseas 
Security

[[Page 65165]]

Advisory Council. This advisory council will continue to interact on 
overseas security matters of mutual interest between the U.S. 
Government and the American private sector. The Council's initiatives 
and security publications provide a unique contribution to protecting 
American private sector interests abroad. The Under Secretary for 
Management has determined that the Council is necessary and in the 
public interest.
    The Council consists of representatives from four (4) U.S. 
Government agencies and thirty (30) American private sector companies 
and organizations. The Council will follow the procedures prescribed by 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463). Meetings 
will be open to the public unless a determination is made in accordance 
with Section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4), that a 
meeting or a portion of the meeting should be closed to the public. 
Notice of each meeting will be provided in the Federal Register at 
least 15 days prior to the meeting.
    For more information contact Marsha Thurman, Overseas Security 
Advisory Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522-2008, phone: 571-345-2214.

    Dated: October 12, 2006.
Joe D. Morton,
Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-18771 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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