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less duplicative way. In addition, it will 

allow the Agency to better monitor its 

success in engaging a broad range of 

NGOs. Responding to the survey is 

optional. An organization’s response or 

non-response will not have any 

impact—positive or negative—on its 

future relationship with the Agency. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 3,000. 

Total annual responses: 3,000. 

Total annual hours requested: 750 

hours. 

Dated: August 23, 2010. 

Marilyn Collins, 

Acting Director, Office of Administrative 

Services, Bureau for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21611 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–02–M 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

U.S. Agency for International 

Development; Comments Requested 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) is making efforts 

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following proposed and/or continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. 

Comments are requested concerning: (a) 

Whether the proposed or continuing 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper pertormance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

November 8, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly Johnson, Bureau for 

Management, Office of Administrative 

Services, Information and Records 

Division, U.S. Agency for International 

Development, Room 2.07–106, RRB, 

Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712–1365 

or via e-mail bjohnson@usaid.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments via e-mail 

at hmaclean@usaid.gov or mail 

comments to: Heather MacLean, Center 

for Faith-Based and Community 

Initiatives (CFBCI), United States 

Agency for International Development, 

Ronald Reagan Building, Rm. 3.09–22, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20523, (202) 712–1559. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB No.: OMB 0412–New. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Title: USAID Faith-Based and 

Community Organization Survey. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Purpose 

The Center for Faith-Based and 

Community Initiatives (CFBCI) supports 

the commitment from the White House 

and USAID to expand our partnership 

community by building broad and deep 

relationships with the nongovernmental 

organization (NGO) community at large. 

In order to better coordinate the 

Agency’s work with NGOs and to 

improve the effectiveness and extent of 

the Agency’s outreach to the NGO 

community, the CFBCI is requesting to 

send out a voluntary, electronic survey 

to contacts with NGOs who have 

previously interacted with or expressed 

interest in working with USAID and the 

CFBCI. The survey will request updated 

contact and organizational information 

on NGOs working in international 

development and humanitarian relief 

around the world. By collecting such 

information, the Agency will be able to 

engage these organizations in a more 

efficient and less duplicative way. In 

addition, it will allow the Agency to 

better monitor its success in engaging a 

broad range of NGOs. 

Responding to the survey is optional. 

An organization’s response or 

nonresponse will not have any impact— 

positive or negative on its future 

relationship with the Agency. 

Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 4,000. 

Total annual responses: 4,000. 

Total annual hours requested: 1,000 

hours. 

Dated: August 23,2010. 

Marilyn Collins, 

Acting Director, Office of Administrative 

Services, Bureau for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21612 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Massachusetts State Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, that briefing and 

planning meetings of the Massachusetts 

State Advisory Committee will convene 

on September 23, 2010, at 10 a.m. in the 

Council Room at City Hall, 536 Dwight 

Street, Holyoke, MA 01040. The 

purpose of the briefing meeting is for 

the Advisory Committee to continue its 

work on English Language Learners. The 

purpose of the planning meeting is to 

discuss future activities of the 

Committee. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by October 23, 2010. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Eastern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 624 Ninth 

Street, NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 

20425. They may be faxed to 202–376– 

7748, or e-mailed to ero@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Eastern 

Regional Office at 202–376–7533. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meetings and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Eastern Regional 

Office at least ten (10) working days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Eastern Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are directed 

to the Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, on September 1, 

2010. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22149 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the New Hampshire State Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, that briefing and 

planning meetings of the New 

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will convene at 1 p.m. on September 21, 

2010, in the auditorium at the 

Manchester City Library, 405 Pine 

Street, Manchester, NH 03104. The 

purpose of the briefing meeting is to 

examine government and community 

responses to changing demographics. 

The purpose of the planning meeting is 

to discuss future activities of the 

Committee. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by October 21, 2010. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Eastern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 624 Ninth 

Street, NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 

20425. They may be faxed to 202–376– 

7748, or e-mailed to ero@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Eastern 

Regional Office at 202–376–7533. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meetings and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Eastern Regional 

Office at least ten (10) working days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, September 1, 

2010. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22150 Filed 9–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Energy and Infrastructure Mission to 

Saudi Arabia 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service (CS) is organizing 

an Information and Communication 

Technologies (ICT) trade mission to the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 2–5, 

2011. Led by a senior Department of 

Commerce official, the mission to Saudi 

Arabia is intended to include 

representatives from a variety of U.S. 

ICT industry suppliers and service 

providers. This trade mission will 

introduce suppliers of information 

technology (IT) and communication 

products and services to potential 

buyers and allow them to explore new 

business opportunities. Participating in 

an official U.S. industry delegation, 

rather than traveling to Saudi Arabia 

independently, will enhance the 

companies’ ability to secure meetings 

with potential buyers, distributors, 

partners and industry officials in Saudi 

Arabia. The mission will include 

appointments, briefings and a 

networking reception in Riyadh and 

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s primary ICT 

hubs. Trade mission participants will 

have the opportunity to interact with 

Commercial Service (CS) specialists 

covering the ICT industries to discuss 

industry developments, opportunities, 

and sales strategies. 

Commercial Setting 

Saudi Arabia is the largest IT market 

in the Arabian Gulf, estimated at $3.7 

billion in 2010. The Communication 

and Information Technology 

Commission (CITC), the Saudi 

government regulatory agency, revealed 

that spending on ICT reached $5.96 

billion in 2009, is expected to reach at 

$7 billion in 2010, and projected to 

grow to $9.8 billion by 2013. The impact 

of the global economic downturn on the 

country has been offset by business 

organizations’ growing interest in 

technology solutions, which boost 

efficiency and productivity. The Saudi 

market will continue to be a lucrative 

market for high-tech products and 

services over the next few years, 

supported by increased government 

spending to upgrade the country’s IT 

and communications infrastructure. 

Additionally, the government’s urban 

development initiative to establish new 

economic cities, airports, universities 

and other infrastructure projects will 

also stimulate growth in the ICT sector. 

Other major factors that will influence 

ICT sector growth include: 

• A young population, which is 

highly technology-oriented. According 

to the CIA World Factbook, the 

percentage of population under the age 

of 14 is 38%. 

• One of the world’s lowest Internet 

penetration levels, providing for a good 

growth potential. 

The latest industry figures revealed 

that there were approximately ten 

million internet users as of the third 

quarter in 2009, about 34% of the total 

population, with a broadband 

penetration level of 8%. 

Industry sources expect sales of 

hardware to grow annually at an average 

of 7% over the next three years, while 

the market for IT services will grow an 

average of 9% during the same period. 

According to some estimates, per capita 

IT spending will reach $173 by 2014, as 

personal computer (PC) penetration 

rises to more than 30%. The number of 

PCs sold in 2009 was 2.1 million units, 

and is expected to grow to 7.2 million 

units in 2014. 

Industry Developments 

The Saudi government continues to 

prioritize the development and 

accessibility of the latest ICT products 

and services. One of the Saudi Shoura 

Council’s (Saudi Parliament) strategic 

objectives is to raise the IT sector’s 

contribution to GDP from the current 

4% to 20% by 2020. The Council aims 

to raise broadband penetration from 8% 

to 23% by 2013. Despite the economic 

downturn in 2009, the Saudi 

government pressed ahead with its 

ambitious e-government plan and IT 

projects. The government launched a 

$3.1 billion plan to improve the 

education system, by equipping schools 

to keep pace with scientific and 

technological activities, which will 

include the establishment of a 

technologically integrated school system 

with the latest high-tech products and 

services available to both students and 

teachers. In line with the government 

vision to enhance the country’s IT 

standing and install a digital 

infrastructure, the Saudi market will 

present excellent opportunities for U.S. 

manufacturers/suppliers of: 

—DSL access switches, enabling multiservice transmission equipment. 

—Fiber-optic satellite links. 

—Wideband transceivers. 

—Network protocol software and 

systems. 

Additionally, there will be growth 

potential for PCs, notebook computers 

and IT accessories and services. 

Collectively, these product categories 

generated sales that reached $2.9 billion 

in 2009, including about $1 billion for 

IT services. Industry sources estimate 

that total spending on ICT products and 

services will reach $9.8 billion by 2013. 

Total U.S. goods exports to Saudi 

Arabia in 2009 were $10.8 billion. 


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