30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Department of State Form DS-1504; Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise; OMB Control Number 1405-0104, 12497-12498 [E8-4526]
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(DDTC). DDTC administers the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) and section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act (AECA). The
actual exports must be in accordance
with requirements of the ITAR and
section 38 of the AECA. DDTC will
monitor the information to ensure there
is proper control of the transfer of
sensitive U.S. technology.
Methodology: The exporter will
electronically report directly to DDTC
the actual export of defense technical
data and defense services using DS–
4071. DS–4071 is available on DDTC’s
Web site, https://www.pmddtc.state.gov.
Dated: February 28, 2008.
Frank J. Ruggiero,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade
and Regional Security, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS 4053, Department of
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State Mentor-Protege Program
Application, OMB 1405–0161
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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ACTION:
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: kastrich@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.
ADDRESSES:
You
may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
documents from Patricia Culbreth, A/
SDBU, Patricia Culbreth, SA–6, Room
L–500, Washington DC 20522–0602 who
may be reached on 703–875–6881. Email: culbrethpb@state.gov.
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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:
This information collection facilitates
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continuation of a mentor-protege
program that encourages business
agreements between small and large forprofit companies planning to team
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together in an official mentor-protege
capacity to improve the likelihood of
winning DOS contracts. This program
assists the State Department OSDBU
office in reaching its small business
goals.
Methodology: Respondents may
submit the information by e-mail using
DS–4053, or by letter using fax or postal
mail.
Additional Information: None.
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:
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Department of State Mentor-Protege
Program Application.
• OMB Control Number: OMB 1405–
0161.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Administration, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization—A/
SDBU.
• Form Number: DS–4053.
• Respondents: Small and large forprofit companies planning to team
´ ´
together in an official mentor-protege
capacity to improve the likelihood of
winning DOS contracts.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
14 respondents per year.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 14
per year.
• Average Hours per Response: 14
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden: 21 hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
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Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from March 7, 2008.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: February 19, 2008.
Gregory N. Mayberry,
Operations Director, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 6122]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Department of State Form
DS–1504; Request for Customs
Clearance of Merchandise; OMB
Control Number 1405–0104
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:
Request for Customs Clearance of
Merchandise.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0104.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: DS/OFM/VTC/
TC.
• Form Number: DS–1504.
• Respondents: Eligible foreign
diplomatic or consular missions, certain
foreign government organizations, and
designated international organizations.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
7800.
• Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 3900
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 7, 2008.
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: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and OMB
control number in the subject line of
your message.
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• 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 Kolb, DS/OFM/TC, 3507
International Place, NW., U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC
2008, who may be reached on 202–895–
3683, or by e-mail at
kaufmani@state.gov.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Claude J. Nebel,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Missions,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department
of State.
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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.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of technology.
SUMMARY: 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 objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Ateliers
´
Jean Prouve’’, imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, are of cultural significance. The
objects are imported pursuant to loan
agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at the Museum of Modern Art,
from on or about April 25, 2008, until
on or about April 25, 2009, and at
possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. Public Notice of these
Determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Exemption from customs duties is a
privilege enjoyed by foreign diplomatic
and consular personnel on assignment
in the United States under the provision
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. Form
DS–1504 ‘‘Request for Customs
Clearance of Merchandise’’ provides
OFM with the necessary information to
provide and administer the benefit
effectively and efficiently.
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Methodology
Paper copies of the Form DS–1504 are
either hand carried or mailed to OFM.
Foreign Missions can access this from
on the OFM website in Portable
Document Format (PDF), which
provides a data-input and print feature
for clean and legible paper copies. An
electronic submission option is
expected to be made available to
respondents in 2008.
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
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‘‘Ateliers Jean Prouve’’
For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Carol B.
Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address
is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301
4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington,
DC 20547–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: February 21, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. E8–4528 Filed 3–6–08; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6108]
Notice of Meeting of the Advisory
Committee on International Law
A meeting of the Advisory Committee
on International Law will take place on
Friday, March 28, 2008, from 10 a.m. to
approximately 4 p.m., in Room 1107 of
the United States Department of State,
2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC.
The meeting will be chaired by the
Legal Adviser of the Department of
State, John B. Bellinger, III, and will be
open to the public up to the capacity of
the meeting room. It is anticipated that
the agenda of the meeting will cover a
range of current international legal
topics, including issues in treaty
practice; the U.S. and the International
Law Commission (ILC); United Nations
targeted sanctions; and the proposed
executive agreement with Iraq. Members
of the public will have an opportunity
to participate in the discussion.
Entry to the building is controlled and
will be facilitated by advance
arrangements. Members of the public
who wish to attend the session should,
by Wednesday, March 26, 2008, notify
the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser
for Claims and Investment Disputes
(telephone: 202–776–8436) of their
name, date of birth; citizenship
(country); ID number, i.e., U.S.
government ID (agency), U.S. military ID
(branch), passport (country) or driver’s
license (state); professional affiliation,
address and telephone number in order
to arrange admittance. This includes
admittance for government employees
as well as others. All attendees must use
the ‘‘C’’ Street entrance. One of the
following valid IDs will be required for
admittance: Any U.S. driver’s license
with photo, a passport, or a U.S.
government agency ID. Because an
escort is required at all times, attendees
should expect to remain in the meeting
for the entire morning or afternoon
session.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Sharla Draemel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Claims and
Investment Disputes, Office of the Legal
Adviser, Executive Director, Advisory
Committee on International Law, Department
of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 6122]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Department of
State Form DS-1504; Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise; OMB
Control Number 1405-0104
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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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: Request for Customs
Clearance of Merchandise.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0104.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: DS/OFM/VTC/TC.
Form Number: DS-1504.
Respondents: Eligible foreign diplomatic or consular
missions, certain foreign government organizations, and designated
international organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Number of Responses: 7800.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 3900 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 7, 2008.
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: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form
number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the
subject line of your message.
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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 Kolb, DS/OFM/TC, 3507 International
Place, NW., U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 2008, who may be
reached on 202-895-3683, or by e-mail at kaufmani@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
Exemption from customs duties is a privilege enjoyed by foreign
diplomatic and consular personnel on assignment in the United States
under the provision 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. Form
DS-1504 ``Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise'' provides OFM
with the necessary information to provide and administer the benefit
effectively and efficiently.
Methodology
Paper copies of the Form DS-1504 are either hand carried or mailed
to OFM. Foreign Missions can access this from on the OFM website in
Portable Document Format (PDF), which provides a data-input and print
feature for clean and legible paper copies. An electronic submission
option is expected to be made available to respondents in 2008.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Claude J. Nebel,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Deputy Director, Office of
Foreign Missions, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-4526 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]
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