60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7002, Training/Internship Placement Plan, OMB Control Number 1405-0170, 5968 [E9-2258]

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• DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 5968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2258]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6507]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7002, 
Training/Internship Placement Plan, OMB Control Number 1405-0170

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: Exchange Visitor 
Program--Training/Internship Placement Plan.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0170.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, ECA/EC.
     Form Number: Form DS-7002.
     Respondents: Entities designated by the Department of 
State as sponsors of exchange visitor programs in the trainee or intern 
categories and U.S. businesses that provide the training or internship 
opportunity.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 30,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 30,000.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefits.

DATES:  The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from February 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by any of the following 
methods:
     Persons with access to the Internet may also view this 
notice and provide comments by going to the regulations.gov Web site 
at: https://www.regulations.gov/index.cfm.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): U.S. Department 
of State, Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, SA-44, 301 
4th Street, SW., Room 734, Washington, DC 20547
     E-mail: jexchanges@state.gov.
    You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information 
collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley S. Colvin, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Private Sector Exchange, U.S. Department of State, 
SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 734, Washington, DC 20547; or e-mail 
at jexchanges@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 collection is the continuation 
of information collected and needed by the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs in administering the Exchange Visitor Program (J-Visa) 
under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act, as amended. Trainee/Internship Placement Plans are to be completed 
by designated program sponsors. A Training/Internship Placement Plan is 
required for each trainee or intern participant. It will set forth the 
training or internship program to be followed and includes the skills 
the trainee or intern will obtain, whether the trainee or intern will 
receive any remuneration for housing and living expenses (and if so, 
the amount), and estimates of the living expenses and other costs the 
trainees or interns are likely to incur while in the United States. The 
plan must be signed by the trainee or intern, sponsor, and the third 
party placement organization, if a third party organization is used in 
the conduct of the training or internship.
    Upon request, trainees or interns must present fully executed 
Trainee/Internship Placement Plans on Form DS-7002 to any Consular 
Official interviewing them in connection with the issuance of J-1 
visas.
    Methodology: The collection will be submitted to the Department by 
mail or fax as requested by DoS during the review of program sponsor 
files, redesignations, incidents, etc.

    Dated: January 26, 2009.
Stanley S. Colvin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Private Sector Exchange, Bureau 
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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