Delegation of the Functions and Authorities of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 43742-43743 [2011-18449]

Download as PDF 43742 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 140 / Thursday, July 21, 2011 / Notices For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.16 Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–18345 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 7531] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS–4155, Vendor Application for OFM Web Site Account; & Form DS–7576, Foreign Mission Emergency Afterhours Contact for Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information. ACTION: 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: Vendor Application for OFM Website Account. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. • Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection. • Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ OFM). • Form Numbers: DS–4155. • Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned to the U.S. and bonded warehouse vendors. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,005 missions. • Estimated Number of Responses: 3,015 responses. • Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 1,005 hours divided among the missions. • Frequency: On occasion. • Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. • Title of Information Collection: Foreign Mission Emergency Afterhours Contact. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. • Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection. • Originating Office: Diplomatic Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ OFM). • Form Number: DS–7675. • Respondents: Foreign government representatives assigned to the United Sates. wreier-aviles on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 Jul 20, 2011 Jkt 223001 • Estimated Number of Respondents: 737 missions. • Estimated Number of Responses: 737 forms per year. • Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 184 hours divided among the missions. • Frequency: Annually. • 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 date of publication in the Federal Register. 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 Jacqueline Robinson, Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., Room 2236, Washington, DC 20520, who may be reached on (202) 647–3416. 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 Foreign Diplomatic Service Application Forms DS–4155 and DS– 7675 are associated with OMB Collection number 1405–0105. Form DS–4155 (Vendor Application for OFM Website Account) is the means by which the Department of State (DOS) will provide authorized vendor access to the Office of Foreign Missions’ electronic data submission (e-Gov) Bonded Warehouse program. This application will be used to determine eligibility and create a user account permitting bonded warehouse PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 personnel, on behalf of foreign missions authorizing the request, to submit electronic bonded warehouse purchases (form DS–1504) for OFM clearance. OFM’s e-Gov system is accessed to submit automated service requests to the Office of Foreign Missions and the Office of Protocol of the U.S. State Department to obtain ‘‘benefits’’ designated under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) (VCDR), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) (VCCR), and the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., that must be obtained through the U.S. Department of State. Form DS–7675 is the means by which the DOS will maintain current emergency contact information on senior level officials assigned to foreign missions in the diplomatic and consular communities in the United States. The application requests the primary and deputy senior level points of contact information for both work and after work hours to use to communicate essential information in an emergency, crisis, or disaster situation. The applications provide the Department with the necessary information to administer its programs effectively and efficiently, as well as prepare for an emergency event. Methodology: These applications/ information collections are submitted by all foreign missions to the Office of Foreign Missions via the following methods: electronically, mail, or personal delivery. Dated: July 7, 2011. Bruce Matthews, Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2011–18433 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–43–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Delegation of Authority No. 338] Delegation of the Functions and Authorities of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the laws of the United States, including the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act), the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, and delegated to me by Delegation of Authority 245–1, dated E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 140 / Thursday, July 21, 2011 / Notices February 13, 2009, I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, all authorities vested in the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, including all authorities vested in the Secretary of State that have been or may be delegated or re-delegated to that Under Secretary. Any authorities covered by this delegation may also be exercised by the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources. Nothing in this delegation of authority shall be deemed to supersede or revoke any existing delegation of authority, which shall remain in full force and effect during and after this delegation. Any act or other authority related to this delegation of authority shall be deemed to be such act or other authority as amended from time to time. This delegation of authority shall expire upon the appointment and entry upon duty of a subsequently-appointed individual to serve as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal Register. will now meet on August 2, 2011, only, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at The Weston Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. Please refer to the May 20, 2011, (76 FR 29333) notice for more details about the meeting. The TPSSC and THLPSSC will consider a draft pipeline safety report to the nation. The meeting will be open to the public. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115; 60118. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2011. Alan K. Mayberry, Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations. [FR Doc. 2011–18319 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 1053 (Sub-No. 2X)] Michigan Air-Line Railway Co.— Abandonment Exemption—in Oakland County, MI Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; Announcement of Meeting Location and Date Change. On July 1, 2011, Michigan Air-Line Railway Co. (MAL Railway) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon an approximately 5.45-mile rail line between milepost 45.26 (Engineer’s Profile Station 2389+72), at the west line of Haggerty Road, and milepost 50.65 (Engineer’s Profile Station 2677+67), at the intersection with the right-of-way of a CSX Transportation, Inc. rail line, in the City of Wixom, in Oakland County, Mich.1 The line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 48390 and 48393. The line does not contain Federally granted rights-of-way. Any documentation in MAL Railway’s possession will be made available promptly to those requesting it. The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & In a Federal Register notice published on May 20, 2011, (76 FR 29333) PHMSA announced that the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC) would meet on August 2–3, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting dates have been changed. The TPSSC and the THLPSSC 1 In a decision served on May 18, 2011, the Board denied a previous petition submitted by MAL Railway to abandon the line at issue. The Board denied the petition because MAL Railway did not provide the Board with sufficient evidence regarding the revenues and costs associated with the line, thereby making it impossible to determine what burden, if any, MAL Railway incurred in continuing to operate the line. Mich. Air-Line Ry.— Abandonment Exemption—in Oakland Cnty., Mich., AB 1053 (Sub-No. 1X) (STB served May 18, 2011). Dated July 7, 2011. Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. [FR Doc. 2011–18449 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–10–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–2011–0127] Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee AGENCY: wreier-aviles on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 Jul 20, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43743 Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be issued by October 19, 2011. Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption. Each OFA must be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). All interested persons should be aware that, following abandonment of rail service and salvage of the line, the line may be suitable for other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than August 10, 2011. Each trail use request must be accompanied by a $250 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB 1053 (SubNo. 2X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) W. Robert Alderson, 2101 SW., 21st Street Topeka, KS 66604. Replies to MAL Railway’s petition are due on or before August 10, 2011. Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR Part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by OEA will be served upon all parties of record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its preparation. Other interested persons may contact OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will be made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The deadline for submission of comments on the EA will generally be within 30 days of its service. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at: ‘‘https:// WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Decided: July 18, 2011. E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43742-43743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18449]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 338]


Delegation of the Functions and Authorities of the Under 
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to the Assistant 
Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
laws of the United States, including the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act), the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended, and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 
amended, and delegated to me by Delegation of Authority 245-1, dated

[[Page 43743]]

February 13, 2009, I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to the extent authorized by 
law, all authorities vested in the Under Secretary of State for Public 
Diplomacy and Public Affairs, including all authorities vested in the 
Secretary of State that have been or may be delegated or re-delegated 
to that Under Secretary.
    Any authorities covered by this delegation may also be exercised by 
the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary 
for Management and Resources. Nothing in this delegation of authority 
shall be deemed to supersede or revoke any existing delegation of 
authority, which shall remain in full force and effect during and after 
this delegation.
    Any act or other authority related to this delegation of authority 
shall be deemed to be such act or other authority as amended from time 
to time.
    This delegation of authority shall expire upon the appointment and 
entry upon duty of a subsequently-appointed individual to serve as 
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated July 7, 2011.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2011-18449 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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