60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Professional Fellows Program, 61673-61674 [2019-24638]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10933]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the
Professional Fellows Program
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The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to January
13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by the following methods:
• Web: persons with access to the
internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2019–0038’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
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,
to Natalie Donahue, Chief of Evaluation,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, who may be reached on (202)
632- 6193 or at DonahueNR@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Professional Fellows
Program (PFP).
• OMB Control Number: None.
• Type of Request: New Collection.
• Originating Office: Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/V).
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: Contacts at
institutions and organizations that
hosted and interacted with foreign
Fellows; families that hosted PFP
fellows in their homes.
• Estimated Number of Professional
Contact Survey Respondents: 1,526.
• Estimated Number of Professional
Contact Survey Responses: 300.
• Average Time per Professional
Contact Survey Response: 20 minutes.
SUMMARY:
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• Total Estimated Burden Time for
Professional Contact Survey: 100 hours.
• Estimated Number of Professional
Contact Interviews: 40.
• Estimated Number of Number of
Professional Contact Interview
Responses: 40.
• Average Time per Professional
Contact Interview: 40 minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time for
Professional Contact Interviews: 26.7
hours.
• Estimated Number of Host Family
Survey Respondents: 855.
• Estimated Number of Host Family
Survey Responses: 86.
• Average Time per Host Family
Survey Response: 15 minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time for
Host Family Survey Response: 21.5
hours.
• Estimated Number of Homestay
Host Interviews: 40.
• Estimated Number of Homestay
Host Interview Responses: 40.
• Average Time per Homestay Host
Interview: 30 minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden Time for
Homestay Host Interviews: 20 hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time (All
Instruments for U.S Audiences): 168
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 PFP is a two-way, global
exchange program for mid-level
emerging leaders from select foreign
countries. The PFP is managed by the
Professional Fellows Division of the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs. Foreign fellows come to the
United States for a five- to six-week
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fellowship, including a minimum fourweek tailored placement in a relevant
professional organization (NGO’s,
business, government, etc.) and an end
of program conference in Washington,
DC. While in the Unites States, the
foreign fellows volunteer in their local
community, stay with local families,
and create follow-on project plans to
implement back in their home country.
A select number of U.S. counterparts
travel overseas on an outbound program
that is approximately two weeks in
length to directly support foreign
fellows’ follow-on projects. This
program is funded pursuant to the
Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchanges Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451–
2464).
To fully evaluate the effectiveness and
impacts of the program, the U.S.
Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
intends to collect data to include the
perspectives of:
• The foreign fellows who
participated in the PFP between 2013
and 2018;
• U.S. professionals who interacted
the foreign fellows during their
exchange in the United States; and
• U.S. families who hosted the
foreign fellows during their stay.
In order to do so, ECA contracted with
GDIT to administer surveys and conduct
face-to-face interviews with the
stakeholders listed above.
Methodology
Data will be collected with a focus on
answering how the program is
advancing DoS strategic policy
priorities, how well the program is
meeting its goals and how alumni have
operationalized skills and knowledge
learned during their exchange
experience to promote mutual
understanding, create positive change,
and build collaborative networks.
The evaluation will employ a mixedmethods data collection strategy,
including face-to face interviews and
online surveys. Online surveys will be
administered to all foreign fellows, U.S.
professionals and U.S. homestay hosts.
To collect more in depth responses,
face-to-face interviews will be
conducted with a subset of foreign
fellows, foreign colleagues, U.S.
professional contacts and U.S. homestay
hosts. The combination of methods will
allow GDIT to generate a quantitative
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profile of the program and at the same
time, capture rich qualitative data.
Nini Forino,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
AGENCY:
In September of 2018, the
U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 billion as part of
the action in the Section 301
investigation of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process in June 2019, and
interested persons have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific
products. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination to grant certain exclusion
requests, as specified in the Annex to
this notice.
DATES: The product exclusions
announced in this notice will apply as
of the September 24, 2018, effective date
of the $200 billion action, to August 7,
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Assistant General Counsels
Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or
Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions identified in the
annex to this notice, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see the prior
notices issued in the investigation,
including 82 FR 40213 (August 23,
2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 83
FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608
(July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7,
2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
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2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19,
2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84
FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576
(June 24, 2019), 84 FRN 38717 (August
7, 2019), 84 FR 46212 (September 3,
2019), 84 FR 49591 (September 20,
2019), and 84 FR 57803 (October 28,
2019).
Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional 10 percent duties on goods of
China classified in 5,757 full and partial
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
with an approximate annual trade value
of $200 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as
modified by 83 FR 49153. In May 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative increased
the additional duty to 25 percent. See 84
FR 20459. On June 24, 2019, the U.S.
Trade Representative established a
process by which U.S. stakeholders can
request exclusion of particular products
classified within an 8-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by the $200 billion
action from the additional duties. See 84
FR 29576 (the June 24 notice).
Under the June 24 notice, requests for
exclusion had to identify the product
subject to the request in terms of the
physical characteristics that distinguish
the product from other products within
the relevant 8-digit subheading covered
by the $200 billion action. Requestors
also had to provide the 10-digit
subheading of the HTSUS most
applicable to the particular product
requested for exclusion, and could
submit information on the ability of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
administer the requested exclusion.
Requestors were asked to provide the
quantity and value of the Chinese-origin
product that the requestor purchased in
the last three years. With regard to the
rationale for the requested exclusion,
requests had to address the following
factors:
• Whether the particular product is
available only from China and
specifically whether the particular
product and/or a comparable product is
available from sources in the United
States and/or third countries.
• Whether the imposition of
additional duties on the particular
product would cause severe economic
harm to the requestor or other U.S.
interests.
• Whether the particular product is
strategically important or related to
‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese
industrial programs.
The June 24 notice stated that the U.S.
Trade Representative would take into
account whether an exclusion would
undermine the objective of the Section
301 investigation.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 10933]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Professional Fellows Program
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals
and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to
January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following methods:
Web: persons with access to the internet may comment on
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the
document by entering ``Docket Number: DOS-2019-0038'' in the Search
field. Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment
form.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information
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, to Natalie Donahue, Chief of Evaluation, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs, who may be reached on (202) 632-
6193 or at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the
Professional Fellows Program (PFP).
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/
P/V).
Form Number: No form.
Respondents: Contacts at institutions and organizations
that hosted and interacted with foreign Fellows; families that hosted
PFP fellows in their homes.
Estimated Number of Professional Contact Survey
Respondents: 1,526.
Estimated Number of Professional Contact Survey Responses:
300.
Average Time per Professional Contact Survey Response: 20
minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time for Professional Contact
Survey: 100 hours.
Estimated Number of Professional Contact Interviews: 40.
Estimated Number of Number of Professional Contact
Interview Responses: 40.
Average Time per Professional Contact Interview: 40
minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time for Professional Contact
Interviews: 26.7 hours.
Estimated Number of Host Family Survey Respondents: 855.
Estimated Number of Host Family Survey Responses: 86.
Average Time per Host Family Survey Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time for Host Family Survey
Response: 21.5 hours.
Estimated Number of Homestay Host Interviews: 40.
Estimated Number of Homestay Host Interview Responses: 40.
Average Time per Homestay Host Interview: 30 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Time for Homestay Host Interviews:
20 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time (All Instruments for U.S
Audiences): 168 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 PFP is a two-way, global exchange program for mid-level
emerging leaders from select foreign countries. The PFP is managed by
the Professional Fellows Division of the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs. Foreign fellows come to the United States for a five-
to six-week
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fellowship, including a minimum four-week tailored placement in a
relevant professional organization (NGO's, business, government, etc.)
and an end of program conference in Washington, DC. While in the Unites
States, the foreign fellows volunteer in their local community, stay
with local families, and create follow-on project plans to implement
back in their home country. A select number of U.S. counterparts travel
overseas on an outbound program that is approximately two weeks in
length to directly support foreign fellows' follow-on projects. This
program is funded pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchanges Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451-2464).
To fully evaluate the effectiveness and impacts of the program, the
U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
(ECA) intends to collect data to include the perspectives of:
The foreign fellows who participated in the PFP between
2013 and 2018;
U.S. professionals who interacted the foreign fellows
during their exchange in the United States; and
U.S. families who hosted the foreign fellows during their
stay.
In order to do so, ECA contracted with GDIT to administer surveys
and conduct face-to-face interviews with the stakeholders listed above.
Methodology
Data will be collected with a focus on answering how the program is
advancing DoS strategic policy priorities, how well the program is
meeting its goals and how alumni have operationalized skills and
knowledge learned during their exchange experience to promote mutual
understanding, create positive change, and build collaborative
networks.
The evaluation will employ a mixed-methods data collection
strategy, including face-to face interviews and online surveys. Online
surveys will be administered to all foreign fellows, U.S. professionals
and U.S. homestay hosts. To collect more in depth responses, face-to-
face interviews will be conducted with a subset of foreign fellows,
foreign colleagues, U.S. professional contacts and U.S. homestay hosts.
The combination of methods will allow GDIT to generate a quantitative
profile of the program and at the same time, capture rich qualitative
data.
Nini Forino,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-24638 Filed 11-12-19; 8:45 am]
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