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James E. Rivera,
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ACTION:
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Amendment 1.
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Tennessee (FEMA–1974–
DR), dated 05/01/2011.
Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,
Straight-line Winds, and Associated
Flooding.
Incident Period: 04/25/2011 through
04/28/2011.
Effective Date: 05/27/2011.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 06/30/2011.
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Application Deadline Date: 02/01/2012.
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: The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for Private Non-Profit
organizations in the State of Tennessee,
dated 05/01/2011, is hereby amended to
include the following areas as adversely
affected by the disaster.
Primary Counties: Benton, Bledsoe,
Carroll, Chester, Cocke, Crockett,
Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin,
Henderson, Henry, Johnson, Lake,
Madison, Mcminn, Mcnairy,
Monroe, Rhea, Shelby, Weakley.
All other information in the original
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SUMMARY:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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James E. Rivera,
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Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7492]
30–Day Notice of Proposed
Information Collections: ECA Sports &
Culture Evaluation Surveys
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collections of information.
[Disaster Declaration # 12558 and # 12559]
SUMMARY:
ACTION:
Tennessee; Disaster Number TN–
00052
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
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The Department of State has
submitted the following information
collection requests to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Between
the Lines (BTL) Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s Between the
Lines (BTL) Program exchange
participants from 2008 through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
31 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 31
annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 18 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports
Envoys Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s Sports Envoys
Program envoy participants from 2005
through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
28 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 28
annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 9 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Kennedy
Center (KC) Mentor Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s Kennedy
Center (KC) Cultural Fellows Mentoring
Program participants from 2005 through
2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
30 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 30
annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes.
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• Total Estimated Burden: 18 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports
Surveys.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s Sports Visitors
Program and the International Sports
Grants Initiative participants from 2008
through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
247 annually (Sports Grants: 140, Sports
Visitors: 107).
• Estimated Number of Responses:
247 annually (Sports Grants: 140, Sports
Visitors: 107).
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes (Sports Grants: 35, Sports
Visitors: 35).
• Total Estimated Burden: 144 hours
annually (Sports Grants: 82, Sports
Visitors: 62).
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Kennedy
Center (KC) Cultural Visitors Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s Kennedy
Center (KC) Cultural Visitors Program
participants from 2005 through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
103 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
103 annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 60 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation,
International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP) Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
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• Respondents: ECA’s International
Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
participants who were involved in
selected cultural programs from 2000
through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
855 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
855 annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 499 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
• Title of Information Collection:
Sports & Culture Evaluation,
International Writing Program (IWP)
Survey.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation
Division (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: Survey numbers
generated as needed.
• Respondents: ECA’s International
Writing Program (IWP), Fall Residency
exchange program participants from
2005 through 2009.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
112 annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
112 annually.
• Average Hours per Response: 35
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 65 hours
annually.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from June 8, 2011
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
documents from Michelle Hale, ECA/P/
V, SA–5, C2 Floor, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20522–0582, who may
be reached on 202–632–6312 or at
HaleMJ2@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
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• 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 collections: The
Department of State is requesting new
information collections to meet OMB
and Congressional reporting
requirements. These requests for new
information collections will allow ECA/
P/V, as part of their Sports and Culture
Evaluation Program, to conduct surveys
of exchange participants from various
ECA programs. Collecting this data will
help ECA/P/V assess and measure the
effectiveness and impact of their
programs, and provide valuable
feedback from the participants’
perspective.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation,
Between the Lines (BTL) Survey:
Respondents will be exchange
participants who were involved in the
BTL Program during 2008 and 2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports
Envoys Survey: Respondents will be
envoys who participated in the Sports
Envoys Program between 2005 and
2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation,
Kennedy Center (KC) Mentor Survey:
Respondents will be exchange program
participants who were involved in the
KC Cultural Fellows Mentoring Program
between 2005 and 2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports
Surveys: Respondents will be exchange
program participants who were
involved in either the Sports Visitors
Program or the International Sports
Grants Initiative Program during 2008
and 2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation,
Kennedy Center (KC) Cultural Visitors
Survey: Respondents will be exchange
program participants who were
involved in the KC Cultural Visitors
Program between 2005 and 2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation,
International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP) Survey: Respondents
will be exchange program participants
who were involved in IVLP programs
that focused on cultural themes between
2000 and 2009.
• Sports & Culture Evaluation,
International Writing Program (IWP)
Survey: Respondents will be exchange
program participants who were
involved in the IWP programs between
2005 and 2009.
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Methodology: All evaluation data will
be collected through eight (8) electronic
surveys conducted via Zoomerang, an
on-line surveying tool.
Additional Information: These seven
(7) information collections together
represent the entire Sports and Culture
Evaluation which will survey
participants of eight (8) different ECA
exchange programs that focus on either
arts and culture, or sports related
themes.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Julianne Paunescu,
Acting Director of the Office of Policy and
Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
You must include the DS form number
(if applicable), information collection
title, and OMB control number in any
correspondence.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7493]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–4131 Advance
Notification Form: Tourist and Other
Non-Governmental Activities in the
Antarctic Treaty Area, 1405–0181
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: FosterHD@state.gov.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Harold D. Foster, Office of
Ocean and Polar Affairs, Room 2665,
Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20520.
• Fax: 202.647.9099.
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
Harold D. Foster, Office of Ocean and
Polar Affairs, Room 2665, Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department
of State, 2201 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20520. He may be
reached on 202.647.0237 or at
fosterhd@state.gov.
Notice of request for public
comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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:
Advance Notification Form: Tourist and
Other Non-Governmental Activities in
the Antarctic Treaty Area.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0181.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs, Office of Ocean
and Polar Affairs (OES/OPA).
• Form Number: DS–4131.
• Respondents: Operators of Antarctic
expeditions organized in or proceeding
from the United States.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
22.
• Average Hours per Response: 10.5.
• Total Estimated Burden: 231.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from June 8, 2011.
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:
Information solicited on the Advance
Notification Form (DS–4131) provides
the U.S. Government with information
on tourist and other non-governmental
expeditions to the Antarctic Treaty area.
The U.S. Government needs this
information to comply with Article
VII(5)(a) of the Antarctic Treaty and
comport with Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Meeting Recommendation
XVIII–1 and Resolution XIX–3.
Methodology: Information will be
submitted in signed original by U.S.
organizers of tourist and other nongovernmental expeditions to Antarctica.
Advance copies are submitted by e-mail.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7492]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collections: ECA Sports &
Culture Evaluation Surveys
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collections of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
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Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, Between the Lines (BTL) Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's Between the Lines (BTL) Program
exchange participants from 2008 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 31 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 18 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, Sports Envoys Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's Sports Envoys Program envoy
participants from 2005 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 28 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 9 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, Kennedy Center (KC) Mentor Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's Kennedy Center (KC) Cultural Fellows
Mentoring Program participants from 2005 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 30 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 18 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, Sports Surveys.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's Sports Visitors Program and the
International Sports Grants Initiative participants from 2008 through
2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 247 annually (Sports
Grants: 140, Sports Visitors: 107).
Estimated Number of Responses: 247 annually (Sports
Grants: 140, Sports Visitors: 107).
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes (Sports Grants: 35,
Sports Visitors: 35).
Total Estimated Burden: 144 hours annually (Sports Grants:
82, Sports Visitors: 62).
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, Kennedy Center (KC) Cultural Visitors Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's Kennedy Center (KC) Cultural Visitors
Program participants from 2005 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 103 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 103 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 60 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP) participants who were involved in selected cultural
programs from 2000 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 855 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 855 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 499 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Sports & Culture
Evaluation, International Writing Program (IWP) Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/
V).
Form Number: Survey numbers generated as needed.
Respondents: ECA's International Writing Program (IWP),
Fall Residency exchange program participants from 2005 through 2009.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 112 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 112 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden: 65 hours annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from June 8, 2011
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents from Michelle Hale,
ECA/P/V, SA-5, C2 Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-
0582, who may be reached on 202-632-6312 or at HaleMJ2@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit
the Department to:
[[Page 33397]]
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 collections: The Department of State is
requesting new information collections to meet OMB and Congressional
reporting requirements. These requests for new information collections
will allow ECA/P/V, as part of their Sports and Culture Evaluation
Program, to conduct surveys of exchange participants from various ECA
programs. Collecting this data will help ECA/P/V assess and measure the
effectiveness and impact of their programs, and provide valuable
feedback from the participants' perspective.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Between the Lines (BTL)
Survey: Respondents will be exchange participants who were involved in
the BTL Program during 2008 and 2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports Envoys Survey:
Respondents will be envoys who participated in the Sports Envoys
Program between 2005 and 2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Kennedy Center (KC) Mentor
Survey: Respondents will be exchange program participants who were
involved in the KC Cultural Fellows Mentoring Program between 2005 and
2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Sports Surveys: Respondents
will be exchange program participants who were involved in either the
Sports Visitors Program or the International Sports Grants Initiative
Program during 2008 and 2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, Kennedy Center (KC) Cultural
Visitors Survey: Respondents will be exchange program participants who
were involved in the KC Cultural Visitors Program between 2005 and
2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, International Visitor
Leadership Program (IVLP) Survey: Respondents will be exchange program
participants who were involved in IVLP programs that focused on
cultural themes between 2000 and 2009.
Sports & Culture Evaluation, International Writing Program
(IWP) Survey: Respondents will be exchange program participants who
were involved in the IWP programs between 2005 and 2009.
Methodology: All evaluation data will be collected through eight
(8) electronic surveys conducted via Zoomerang, an on-line surveying
tool.
Additional Information: These seven (7) information collections
together represent the entire Sports and Culture Evaluation which will
survey participants of eight (8) different ECA exchange programs that
focus on either arts and culture, or sports related themes.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Julianne Paunescu,
Acting Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-14167 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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