60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7007, Summer Work Travel Job Placement Verification Form, 72996 [2011-30521]

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• DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30521]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7695]


 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-7007, 
Summer Work Travel Job Placement Verification Form

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--Summer Work Travel Job Placement Verification Form.
     OMB Control Number: None.
     Type of Request: New Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, ECA/EC.
     Form Number: Form DS-7007.
     Respondents: Entities designated by the Department of 
State as Exchange Visitor Program sponsors in the Summer Work Travel 
category, and U.S. businesses that provide the employment opportunity.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 51.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 120,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 120,000.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from November 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by any of the following 
methods:
     Persons with access to the Internet may view and comment 
on this notice by going to the regulations.gov Web site at https://www.regulations.gov/#!home. You can search by selecting ``Notice'' 
under Document Type, enter the Public Notice number, and check ``Open 
for Comment''. Search, and then to view the document, select an Agency.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): U.S. Department 
of State, Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, SA-5, 2200 C 
Street NW., Floor 5, Washington, DC 20522-0505
     Email: 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: Rick A. Ruth, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Acting, for Private Sector Exchange, U.S. Department of 
State, SA-5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20522-0505; or 
email 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 effective administration of the Summer Work Travel 
category of the Exchange Visitor Program.
     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

    This collection of information is 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. Summer Work Travel Job Placement 
Verification Forms are to be completed by designated program sponsors. 
A Job Placement Verification Form is required for each Summer Work 
Travel participant. It will set forth the employer, address of 
employment site, duties required by the job, whether the Summer Work 
Travel participant will receive any remuneration for housing and living 
expenses (and if so, the amount), and estimates of the living expenses 
and other costs the participants are likely to incur while in the 
United States. The Form must be signed by the participant, the sponsor, 
and the third party employer, if a third party organization is used in 
the conduct of the Summer Work Travel program.
    Upon request, Summer Work Travel applicants must present fully 
executed Job Placement Verification Forms (Form DS-7007) 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 the Department of State during the review of program 
sponsor files, re-designations, incidents, etc.

    Dated: October 20, 2011.
Rick A. Ruth,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting, Office of Private Sector Exchange, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-30521 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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