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collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
may be sent to Natalie Donahue, Chief
of Evaluation, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, [insert mailing
address here], who may be reached at
(202) 632–6193 or DonahueNR@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
NSLI–Y Evaluation.
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New collection.
• Originating Office: Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: NSLI–Y program
alumni, their parents, local program
coordinators or resident directors, and a
small sample of U.S. high school
teachers and administrators.
• Estimated Number of Alumni
Survey Respondents: 5,390.
• Estimated Number of Alumni
Survey Responses: 1,797.
• Average Time per Alumni Survey:
11.3 minutes.
• Total Estimated Alumni Survey
Burden Time: 338.4 hours.
• Estimated Number of Parent Survey
Respondents: 10,780.
• Estimated Number of Parent Survey
Responses: 701.
• Average Time per Parent Survey:
8.6 minutes.
• Total Estimated Parent Survey
Burden Time: 100.5 hours.
• Estimated Number of Alumni Focus
Group Participants: 135.
• Average Time per Alumni Focus
Group: 1.5 hours.
• Total Estimated Alumni Focus
Group Burden Time: 202.5 hours.
• Estimated Number of Parent Focus
Group Participants: 108.
• Average Time per Parent Focus
Group: 1.5 hours.
• Total Estimated Parent Focus
Group Burden Time: 162 hours.
• Estimated Number of Local
Coordinator/Resident Director Key
Informant Interviews: 35.
• Average Time per Local
Coordinator/Resident Director Key
Informant: 60 minutes.
• Total Estimated Local Coordinator/
Resident Director Key Informant Burden
Time: 35 hours.
• Estimated Number of High School
Teacher/Administrator Key Informant
Interviews: 25.
• Average Time per High School
Teacher/Administrator Key Informant:
35 minutes.
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• Total Estimated High School
Teacher/Administrator Key Informant
Burden Time: 14.6 hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 853
annual hours.
• Frequency: Once
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this 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 information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The National Security Language
Initiative for Youth (NSLI–Y) is a
scholarship program to enable American
students aged 15–18 to study less
commonly taught languages (Arabic,
Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean,
Persian, Russian, and Turkish) in
summer or academic-year long programs
in a variety of countries. In addition to
increased language proficiency,
participants gain understanding of their
host country and its culture. This
program is funded pursuant to the
Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchanges Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451–
2464).
In order to assess the efficacy and
impact of NSLI–Y, the U.S. Department
of State’s Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA) intends to
conduct an evaluation of the program,
which will include collection of data
from program alumni between 2008 and
2017, their parents, a small sample of
U.S. high school teachers and
administrators, and local program
coordinators and resident directors. As
the NSLI–Y program has been run for
more than 10 years, ECA is conducting
this evaluation to determine the extent
to which the program is achieving its
long-term goals. In order to do so, ECA
has contracted Dexis Consulting Group
to conduct surveys and focus groups
with alumni and their parents and in-
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depth interviews with local program
coordinators/resident directors and the
sample of U.S. high school teachers and
administrators.
Methodology
As baseline information is limited to
the participants’ language proficiency
tests, it is necessary to collection
information directly from program
alumni to assess the impact of the
NSLI–Y experience beyond language
proficiency. As one source of
information is potentially biased and
limited, additional perspectives will be
sought from their parents, who in most
cases will have observed any changes in
their children after program
participation. As some information is
easily collected via survey, both of these
groups will receive online surveys, but
a small number will also be invited to
participate in focus groups in 6 cities to
be selected (based on where the greatest
concentrations of alumni currently
reside) to explore key issues in greater
depth. Local program coordinators/
resident directors will also have
identified changes in students over the
period of their participation, and
therefore, we propose to conduct
individual interviews with them.
Finally, the Department wishes to
understand better the challenges for
students in applying for and accepting
scholarships, particularly related to
participants’ ability to obtain high
school credit for their academic
experience overseas. As these
individuals’ perspectives and state and
district regulations may differ and to
minimize the burden on these
respondents, individual interviews will
be conducted.
Aleisha Woodward,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10754]
U.S. Department of State Advisory
Committee on Private International
Law: Notice of Full Committee Meeting
The Department of State’s Advisory
Committee on Private International Law
(ACPIL) will hold annual full committee
meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in
Washington, DC. The meeting will be
held at the U.S. Department of State,
Annex SA–17 Building at 600 19th St.
NW, Room B1–302, Washington, DC
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20006. The program is scheduled to run
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Meeting participants will be provided
an opportunity to provide views on
current work, such as investor-state
dispute settlement reform work at the
United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law as well as the
finalization of the Convention on the
recognition and enforcement of foreign
judgments in civil or commercial
matters at the Hague Conference on
Private International Law. In addition,
participants will have an opportunity to
express views as to possible future work
in the area of private international law.
A more detailed agenda will be emailed
in advance of the meeting to persons
who notify the Department of their
intent to participate in the meeting
pursuant to the process identified
below.
Persons planning to attend the
meeting should contact pil@state.gov as
soon as possible. The meeting is open to
the public up to the capacity of the
conference facility, and seating will be
reserved based upon when persons
contact pil@state.gov. Those planning to
attend should provide their name, date
of birth, citizenship and either a driver’s
license or passport number to pil@
state.gov. A member of the public
needing reasonable accommodation
should notify pil@state.gov not later
than May 16, 2019. Requests made after
that date will be considered, but might
not be able to be fulfilled. Persons who
wish to have their views considered are
encouraged, but not required, to submit
written comments in advance. Those
who are unable to attend are also
encouraged to submit written views.
Comments should be sent electronically
to pil@state.gov.
This information is being collected
pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 22
U.S.C. 4802 for the purpose of screening
and pre-clearing participants to enter
the host venue at the U.S. Department
of State, in line with standard security
procedures for events of this size. The
Department of State will use this
information consistent with the routine
uses set forth in the System of Records
Notice for Security Records (State–36).
Provision of this information is
voluntary, but failure to provide
accurate information may impede your
ability to register for the event. Please
see the Security Records System of
Records Notice (State–36) at https://
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www.state.gov/documents/organization/
242611.pdf for additional information.
Sharla Draemel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private
International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36282]
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company—
Acquisition Exemption—Lines of CSX
Transportation, Inc.
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
(AVR),1 a Class III rail carrier, has filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.41 to: (1) Acquire from CSX
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT)
approximately 47.5 miles of rail line
that AVR has leased and operated since
2003 in and around Pittsburgh, Pa., (the
Lines); and (2) amend and extend
existing incidental trackage rights
related to the Lines.
AVR states that the Lines to be
acquired consist of: (1) The W&P Sub
from milepost BO 5.00 at Glenwood
Junction in Pittsburgh, to milepost BO
38.14 in Washington, Pa., a distance of
approximately 33.14 miles; (2) the
Tylerdale Connecting Track from the
connection with the W&P Sub at
milepost BOA 0.0 to milepost BOA 0.83
in Washington, a distance of
approximately 0.83 miles; 2 (3) the P&W
Sub No. 2 Main from milepost BF 322.8
at Glenwood Junction to milepost BF
326.3 at East Schenley in Pittsburgh, a
distance of approximately 3.5 miles; (4)
the P&W Sub from milepost BG 1.0 at
Field in Pittsburgh to milepost BG 10.4
in Glenshaw, Pa., a distance of
approximately 9.4 miles; (5) the River
Branch from station 6+50 near 41st
Street to station 40+94 near 33rd Street
in Pittsburgh, including the ramp
1 AVR is a subsidiary of Carload Express, Inc., a
noncarrier holding company that also controls three
other Class III rail carriers operating in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, and
Virginia. Carload Express, Inc.—Continuance in
Control Exemption—Delmarva Cent. R.R., FD 36072
(STB served Dec. 2, 2016).
2 According to the verified notice, the Tylerdale
Connecting Track was abandoned beyond milepost
BOA 0.83 in 1992, prior to being acquired by CSXT.
Tylerdale Connecting R.R.—Aban. Exemption—in
Washington Cty., Pa., AB 366X (ICC served Feb. 24,
1992); see also CSX Transp., Inc.—Corp. Family
Merger Exemption—Atlanta, Knoxville & N. Ry.,
Cincinnati Inter-Terminal R.R., & Tylerdale
Connecting R.R., FD 35448 (STB served Dec. 3,
2010). According to AVR, exempt trackage remains
beyond milepost BOA 0.83 to switch shipper
facilities, and AVR states that it is acquiring CSXT’s
interests in the rail line corridor to former milepost
BOA 1.47.
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connection to the P&W Sub at 33rd
Street, a distance of approximately 0.65
miles; 3 and (6) portions of CSXT’s
Glenwood Yard extending generally
from Glenwood Junction to Laughlin
Junction in Pittsburgh. AVR will acquire
all track and rail assets comprising the
Lines from CSXT and will acquire a
permanent rail freight easement over the
underlying rights-of-way.
In connection with the proposed
acquisition transaction, AVR will
amend, restate, and extend the
agreement governing its existing
overhead and limited local trackage
rights over CSXT’s rail line between
milepost BF 326.3 at East Schenley and
milepost BG 1.0 at Field in Pittsburgh.
The verified notice states that these
incidental trackage rights connect the
third and fourth line segments listed
above and are authorized in conjunction
with the underlying acquisition
transaction pursuant to 49 CFR
1150.41(d).
AVR states that it expects to execute
a purchase and sale agreement and
related agreements with CSXT shortly,
providing for AVR’s acquisition of the
Lines, and that the proposed acquisition
of the Lines will simply convert AVR’s
leasehold interest in the Lines to an
ownership interest.
AVR states that it has leased and
provided all rail freight service on the
Lines since 2003 (and, with respect to
one short segment of trackage, since
2001). Allegheny Valley R.R.—Lease,
Operation & Trackage Rights
Exemption—Lines of CSX Transp., Inc.,
FD 34431 (STB served Nov. 26, 2003);
Allegheny Valley R.R.—Lease &
Operation Exemption—Line of CSX
Transp., Inc., FD 34095 (STB served
Sep. 27, 2001). AVR states that the
proposed acquisition of rail lines will
not result in changes to the rail
operations of AVR or CSXT or have any
effect on AVR or CSXT employees.
AVR has certified that the transaction
does not involve any provision or
agreement that would limit future
interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier. AVR states that its
projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not result in AVR’s
becoming a Class II or Class I rail
carrier. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e),
if a carrier’s projected annual revenues
will exceed $5 million, it is required to
3 According to the verified notice, the River
Branch extends an additional approximately 0.85
miles to a terminus near 24th Street. AVR states that
this portion of the River Branch is out of service
and is not included in the proposed acquisition
transaction. AVR indicates that CSXT and AVR will
shortly file an appropriate joint notice of exemption
for, respectively, the abandonment and
discontinuance of service over this out-of-service
segment of the River Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10754]
U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private
International Law: Notice of Full Committee Meeting
The Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private
International Law (ACPIL) will hold annual full committee meeting on
Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Department of State, Annex SA-17 Building at 600 19th St. NW,
Room B1-302, Washington, DC
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20006. The program is scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Meeting participants will be provided an opportunity to provide
views on current work, such as investor-state dispute settlement reform
work at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law as
well as the finalization of the Convention on the recognition and
enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters at the
Hague Conference on Private International Law. In addition,
participants will have an opportunity to express views as to possible
future work in the area of private international law. A more detailed
agenda will be emailed in advance of the meeting to persons who notify
the Department of their intent to participate in the meeting pursuant
to the process identified below.
Persons planning to attend the meeting should contact [email protected]
as soon as possible. The meeting is open to the public up to the
capacity of the conference facility, and seating will be reserved based
upon when persons contact [email protected]. Those planning to attend
should provide their name, date of birth, citizenship and either a
driver's license or passport number to [email protected]. A member of the
public needing reasonable accommodation should notify [email protected] not
later than May 16, 2019. Requests made after that date will be
considered, but might not be able to be fulfilled. Persons who wish to
have their views considered are encouraged, but not required, to submit
written comments in advance. Those who are unable to attend are also
encouraged to submit written views. Comments should be sent
electronically to [email protected].
This information is being collected pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2651a and
22 U.S.C. 4802 for the purpose of screening and pre-clearing
participants to enter the host venue at the U.S. Department of State,
in line with standard security procedures for events of this size. The
Department of State will use this information consistent with the
routine uses set forth in the System of Records Notice for Security
Records (State-36). Provision of this information is voluntary, but
failure to provide accurate information may impede your ability to
register for the event. Please see the Security Records System of
Records Notice (State-36) at https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/242611.pdf for additional information.
Sharla Draemel,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-08802 Filed 4-30-19; 8:45 am]
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