30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: English Language Evaluation Surveys, 30045-30046 [2012-12254]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2012 / Notices Regulations Division, Visa Services— DSP–0122, 2401 E. Street NW., Washington DC 20520–30106. MD 21235, fax to (410) 597–0825, or Email to OIDAP@ssa.gov. Leola S. Brooks, Designated Federal Officer, Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 7892; OMB Control Number 1405–xxxx; Form Number: SV2011–0031] You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence. BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 7891; OMB Control Number 1405–0098; Form Number DSP–0122] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program 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: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0098. • Type of Request: Extension. • Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. • Form Number: DSP–0122. • Respondents: Diversity Visa applicants. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000. • Estimated Number of Responses: 60,000. • Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 30,000 hours. • Frequency: Once per application. • Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefit. DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from May 21, 2012. ADDRESSES: • Web: Persons with access to the Internet may view and comment on this notice by going to the Federal regulations Web site at www.regulations. gov. You can search for the document by: selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under Document Type, entering the Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword or ID’’, checking the ‘‘Open for Comment’’ box, and then click ‘‘Search’’. If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow by Agency’’ option on the Results page. • Mail (paper, or CD–ROM submissions): Chief, Legislation and ebenthall on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 May 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 ACTION: 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 Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E. Street NW., L–603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached at taylors2@state.gov. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of request for public comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: 30–Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: English Language Evaluation Surveys FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2012–12088 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] 30045 Abstract of Proposed Collection Each time the Diversity Visa lottery is conducted, the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) will register the randomly selected entries and send the applicants an Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants, which consists of DS– 122 (Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program) and DS–230 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Part I and II). In order for an applicant to be considered for a visa, the applicant must complete and return both of the above-mentioned forms to KCC. Upon receipt of these forms, KCC will transmit the Immigrant Visa Appointment Package to the US Embassy or Consulate and schedule an appointment for the applicant. Methodology Applicants must return the completed form to the KCC via mail. Dated: May 10, 2012. Edward Ramotowski, Managing Director, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–12252 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4701–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection of information. To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this request for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/ V, as part of the English Language Evaluation, to conduct surveys of participants in the ETA Program, ETeacher Scholarship program, and the English Language Specialist Program. Participants are those who went on the programs between the years of 2004 and 2009. Collecting this data will help ECA/P/V assess the impact the programs have had on the respective participants, as well as the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their goals. • Title of Information Collection: English Language Evaluation: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Program 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: SV2011–0031. • Respondents: U.S. participants of the ETA program from 2004–2009. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,350 annually. • Estimated Number of Responses: 2,350 annually. • Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 1,567 hours annually. • Frequency: One time. • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. • Title of Information Collection: English Language Evaluation: English Language Specialist Program 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: SV2011–0032. • Respondents: U.S. Participants of the English Language Specialist Program from 2004–2009. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 annually. • Estimated Number of Responses: 250 annually. • Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 ebenthall on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 30046 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2012 / Notices • Total Estimated Burden: 167 hours annually. • Frequency: One time. • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. • Title of Information Collection: English Language Evaluation: E-Teacher Scholarship Program 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: SV2011–0033. • Respondents: International participants of the E–Teacher Scholarship Program from 2004–2009. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 800 annually. • Estimated Number of Responses: 800 annually. • Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 533 hours annually. • Frequency: One time. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from May 21, 2012. 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: • Email: 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 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: • 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 May 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 Abstract of Proposed Collection To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this request for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/V, as part of the English Language Evaluation, to conduct surveys of participants in the ETA Program, E-Teacher Scholarship program, and the English Language Specialist Program. Participants are those who went on the programs between the years of 2004 and 2009. Collecting this data will help ECA/P/V assess the impact the programs have had on the respective participants, as well as the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their goals. Methodology For all three surveys, the evaluation data will be collected via Vovici, an online surveying tool. process begun in 2002. Work on the EIS is being discontinued due to findings that were identified during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. In particular, the preferred alternative could no longer be considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) and there was a lack of community support. Therefore, the EIS for this project has been terminated. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this program.) Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48. Dated: April 25, 2012. Matt Lussenhop, Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. Issued on: May 14, 2012. Todd D. Jorgensen, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Augusta, Maine. [FR Doc. 2012–12254 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–M [FR Doc. 2012–12052 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Wiscasset and Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Terminate (Withdraw) EIS. AGENCY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for a proposed highway project in the Towns of Wiscasset and Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine is terminated. The original Notice of Intent for this EIS process was published in the Federal Register on July 29, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hasselmann, Right of Way and Environmental Programs Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Maine Division, 40 Western Avenue, Augusta, Maine 04330, Telephone (207) 622– 8350, extension 103; or Gerry Audibert, P.E., Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, State House Station 16, Augusta, Maine 04333–0016, Telephone (207) 624–3000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), has terminated the EIS SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Aviation Administration Ninth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 222, Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special Committee 222, Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services. AGENCY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Ninth meeting of RTCA Special Committee 222, Inmarsat Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services. DATES: The meeting will be held June 12–13, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at JW Marriott Hotel, 1109 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site at https:// www.rtca.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 222. The agenda will include the following: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30045-30046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12254]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7892; OMB Control Number 1405-xxxx; Form Number: SV2011-
0031]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: English 
Language Evaluation Surveys

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this 
request for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/V, 
as part of the English Language Evaluation, to conduct surveys of 
participants in the ETA Program, E-Teacher Scholarship program, and the 
English Language Specialist Program. Participants are those who went on 
the programs between the years of 2004 and 2009. Collecting this data 
will help ECA/P/V assess the impact the programs have had on the 
respective participants, as well as the effectiveness of these programs 
in meeting their goals.
     Title of Information Collection: English Language 
Evaluation: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Program 
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: SV2011-0031.
     Respondents: U.S. participants of the ETA program from 
2004-2009.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,350 annually.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 2,350 annually.
     Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 1,567 hours annually.
     Frequency: One time.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
     Title of Information Collection: English Language 
Evaluation: English Language Specialist Program 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: SV2011-0032.
     Respondents: U.S. Participants of the English Language 
Specialist Program from 2004-2009.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 annually.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 250 annually.
     Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.

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     Total Estimated Burden: 167 hours annually.
     Frequency: One time.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
     Title of Information Collection: English Language 
Evaluation: E-Teacher Scholarship Program 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: SV2011-0033.
     Respondents: International participants of the E-Teacher 
Scholarship Program from 2004-2009.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 800 annually.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 800 annually.
     Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 533 hours annually.
     Frequency: One time.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from May 21, 2012.

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:
     Email: 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 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:
     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

    To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this request 
for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/V, as part 
of the English Language Evaluation, to conduct surveys of participants 
in the ETA Program, E-Teacher Scholarship program, and the English 
Language Specialist Program. Participants are those who went on the 
programs between the years of 2004 and 2009. Collecting this data will 
help ECA/P/V assess the impact the programs have had on the respective 
participants, as well as the effectiveness of these programs in meeting 
their goals.

Methodology

    For all three surveys, the evaluation data will be collected via 
Vovici, an on-line surveying tool.

    Dated: April 25, 2012.
Matt Lussenhop,
Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-12254 Filed 5-18-12; 8:45 am]
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