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participants who participate in youth 

and leadership programs through ECA. 

• ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership 

Programs: Pre Program Survey 

Questions: This collection will cover 

pre-program surveys. 

• ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership 

Programs: Post Program Survey 

Questions: This collection will cover 

post program surveys 

• ECA/P/V: Youth and Leadership 

Programs: Follow-up Program Survey 

Questions: This collection will cover 

follow-up program surveys. 

Methodology 

ECA/P/V estimates that at least 90% 

of the data collected through these 

information collections will be done so 

electronically via a web-based surveying 

system for ease of use. Non-electronic 

means such as paper surveys will be 

used when electronic means are not 

technically feasible. 

Additional Information 

These three collections together 

represent the full spectrum of the 

performance measurement process (i.e. 

a pre-program, post-program, and 

follow-up program surveying), and data 

collected across these collections will be 

used to monitor ECA’s youth and 

leadership programs. The proposed 

questions have been designed to appear 

across these collections as appropriate, 

and therefore it is imperative that these 

questions remain unchanged so as to 

continue our vital performance 

measurement work. 

Dated: June 27, 2011. 

Julianne Paunescu, 

Acting Director of the Office of Policy and 

Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17095 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7475] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling 

Fellowship 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: 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: U.S. 

National Commission for UNESCO 

Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0180 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

International Organization Affairs, 

Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive 

Secretariat U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO) 

• Form Number: DS–7646 

• Respondents: U.S. college and 

university students applying for a 

Fellowship 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

100 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1000 hours 

• Frequency: On occasion 

• 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 July 7, 2011. 

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 the Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information, collection, details 

regarding applying for this privately 

funded fellowship, and supporting 

documents from Eric Woodard, 

Executive Director, U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO, who may be 

reached at 202–663–0024 or at 

WoodardEW@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Fellowship applicants, U.S. citizen 

students at U.S. colleges and 

universities, will submit descriptions of 

self-designed proposals for brief travel 

abroad to conduct work that is 

consistent with UNESCO’s substantive 

mandate to contribute to peace and 

security by promoting collaboration 

among nations through education, the 

sciences, culture, and communications 

in order to further universal respect for 

justice, for the rule of law and for the 

human rights and fundamental 

freedoms which are affirmed for the 

peoples of the world, without 

distinction of race, sex, language or 

religion, by the Charter of the United 

Nations. The fellowship is funded 

through private donations. The 

information will be reviewed for the 

purpose of identifying the most 

meritorious proposals, as measured 

against the published evaluation 

criteria. 

Methodology 

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau 

of International Organization Affairs, 

Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive 

Secretariat U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO) will collect 

this information via electronic 

submission. 

Dated: June 29, 2011. 

Eric Woodard, 

Executive Director, U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO, Bureau of International 

Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17096 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7517] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Global Connections and 

Exchange Program: U.S.-Russia Virtual 

Science Challenge for Youth 

Announcement Type: Cooperative 

Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–12–02. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: August 31, 

2011. 

Executive Summary: The Youth 

Programs Division, Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the new U.S.-Russia 

Virtual Science Challenge for Youth 

under the Global Connections and 


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