30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-0174, Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member, OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX, 47982-47983 [E9-22539]

Download as PDF 47982 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 180 / Friday, September 18, 2009 / Notices e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 17, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this ICR to the Automated Systems Management Group, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Denise Valentine-Tyson or sent via electronic mail to Denise.ValentineTyson@opm.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Automated Systems Management Group, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Denise Valentine-Tyson or sent via electronic mail to Denise.ValentineTyson@opm.gov. The Occupational Questionnaire is an optical scan form designed to collect applicant information and qualifications in a format suitable for automated processing and to create applicant records for an automated examining system. The 1203 series was commonly referred to as the ‘‘Qualifications and Availability Form C.’’ OPM has re-titled the series as ‘‘Occupational Questionnaire’’ to fit a more generic need. OPM uses this form to carry out its responsibility for open competitive examining for admission to the competitive service in accordance with section 3304, of title 5, United States Code. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #11878 and #11879] Michigan Disaster #MI–00018 AGENCY: Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Michigan dated 09/11/ 2009. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 08/08/2009 through 08/10/2009. Effective Date: 09/11/2009. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/10/2009. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/11/2010. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Counties: Lapeer Contiguous Counties: Michigan: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola The Interest Rates are: DEPARTMENT OF STATE erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Analysis Percent Agency: Automated Systems Management Group, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Occupational Questionnaire, OPM Form 1203–FX. OMB Number: 3260–0040. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Number of Respondents: 3,484,764. Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 2,613,573. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $468,280. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. [FR Doc. E9–22566 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:10 Sep 17, 2009 Jkt 217001 Dated: September 11, 2009. Karen G. Mills, Administrator. [FR Doc. E9–22542 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ......................... Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere .................. Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ................................. Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere .................. Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available Elsewhere ................................. Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ......................... 5.500 2.750 6.000 4.000 4.500 4.000 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 11878 6 and for economic injury is 11879 0. The State which received an EIDL Declaration # is Michigan. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008) PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Public Notice 6765] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS–0174, Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member, OMB Control Number 1405–XXXX ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of 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: Department of State Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member. • OMB Control Number: 1405–XXXX. • Type of Request: New Collection. • Originating Office: Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Overseas Employment (HR/OE). • Form Number: DS–0174. • Respondents: Candidates seeking employment, including family members of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and uniformed service members officially assigned to the Mission and under Chief of Mission authority. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000. • Estimated Number of Responses: 40,000. • Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. • Total Estimated Burden: 40,000. • Frequency: On Occasion. • Obligation To Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit. DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from September 18, 2009. ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following methods: • E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the subject line of your message. • Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department of State. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 180 / Friday, September 18, 2009 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Frank Venson McCoy, Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Overseas Employment, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520 who may be reached on 703–820–5155 or at mccoyfv@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 The DS–0174, Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member, is needed to meet information collection requirements for recruitments conducted at approximately 170 U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world. Current employment application forms do not meet the unique requirements of Mission recruitment (e.g., language skills and hiring preferences) under the FS Act of 1980 and 22 U.S.C. 2669. The DS–0174 is needed to improve data gathering and to clarify interpretation of candidate responses. Methodology erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Candidates for employment use the DS–0174 to apply for Missionadvertised positions throughout the world. Mission recruitments generate approximately 40,000 applications per year. Data that HR and hiring officials extract from the DS–0174 determine eligibility for employment, qualifications for the position, and selections according to Federal policies. Dated: September 10, 2009. Ruben Torres, Director, HR/EX, Department of State. [FR Doc. E9–22539 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–15–P ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public comment. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6764] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Falnama: The Book of Omens’’ 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 in the exhibition: ‘‘Falnama: The Book of Omens,’’ 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 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, from on or about October 24, 2009, until on or about January 24, 2010, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. Dated: September 11, 2009. Maura M. Pally, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E9–22538 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Initiation of a Review To Consider the Designation of the Republic of Maldives as a Beneficiary Developing Country Under the GSP AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:10 Sep 17, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47983 SUMMARY: This notice announces the initiation of a review to consider designating the Republic of Maldives as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP program, and solicits public comments on whether Maldives meets the eligibility criteria for designation as a beneficiary developing country. Comments are due by Friday, October 16, 2009, and must be submitted in accordance with the requirements set out below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395–6971, the fax number is (202) 395– 2961, and the e-mail address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. Public versions of all documents relating to this review will be made available for public viewing in docket USTR–2009–0030 at https:// www.regulations.gov upon completion of processing and no later than approximately two weeks after the due date. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maldives’ GSP eligibility was suspended in 1995 because, following a review by the Trade Policy Staff Committee, it was determined that Maldives had not taken and was not taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers in Maldives. The review was initiated in 1993 in response to a petition filed by the AFL–CIO. Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the eligibility of the Republic of Maldives for designation as a GSP beneficiary developing country. Documents should be submitted in accordance with the below instructions to be considered in this review. Eligibility Criteria The trade benefits of the GSP program are available to any country that the President designates as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP program. In designating countries as beneficiary developing countries, the President must consider the criteria in sections 502(b) and 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2462(b) and 2462(c)) (the ‘‘Act’’). Section 502(b)(2) provides that, in determining whether to designate any country as a GSP beneficiary developing country, the President shall not designate any country a beneficiary developing country if any of the following applies: E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47982-47983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22539]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6765]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-0174, 
Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family 
Member, OMB Control Number 1405-XXXX

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: Department of State 
Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family 
Member.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-XXXX.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Human Resources, Office of 
Overseas Employment (HR/OE).
     Form Number: DS-0174.
     Respondents: Candidates seeking employment, including 
family members of Foreign Service, Civil Service, and uniformed service 
members officially assigned to the Mission and under Chief of Mission 
authority.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 40,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 40,000.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation To Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from September 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following 
methods:
     E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in 
the subject line of your message.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Frank Venson 
McCoy, Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Overseas Employment, U.S. 
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520 who may be reached on 703-
820-5155 or at mccoyfv@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

    The DS-0174, Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff 
or Family Member, is needed to meet information collection requirements 
for recruitments conducted at approximately 170 U.S. embassies and 
consulates throughout the world. Current employment application forms 
do not meet the unique requirements of Mission recruitment (e.g., 
language skills and hiring preferences) under the FS Act of 1980 and 22 
U.S.C. 2669. The DS-0174 is needed to improve data gathering and to 
clarify interpretation of candidate responses.

Methodology

    Candidates for employment use the DS-0174 to apply for Mission-
advertised positions throughout the world. Mission recruitments 
generate approximately 40,000 applications per year. Data that HR and 
hiring officials extract from the DS-0174 determine eligibility for 
employment, qualifications for the position, and selections according 
to Federal policies.

    Dated: September 10, 2009.
Ruben Torres,
Director, HR/EX, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-22539 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-15-P

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