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###### Agency for International Development

# 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 performance 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 April 3, 2009.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Send comments via e-mail at                         *cmaness@usaid.gov*                         or mail comments to: Carmelita Maness, Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, United States Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523 (202) 712-1117.                    

# 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.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*OMB No:*                     OMB 0412-0011.                

*Form No.:*                     AID 1010-2.                

*Title:*                     Application for Assistance—American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.                

*Type of Review:*                     Renewal of Information Collection.                

*Purpose:*                     USAID finances grant assistance to U.S. founders or sponsors who apply for grant assistance from the Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) on behalf of their institutions overseas. ASHA is a competitive grants program. The Office of ASHA is charged with judging which applicants may be eligible for consideration and receive what amounts of funding for what purposes. To aid in such determination, the Office of ASHA has established guidelines as the basis for deciding upon the eligibility of the applicants and the resolution on annual grant awards. These guidelines are published in the                     **Federal Register**                    , Doc. 79-36221.                

*Annual Reporting Burden:*

*Respondents:*                     85.                

*Total annual responses:*                     85.                

*Total annual hours requested:*                     900 hours.                

Dated: January 26, 2009.

Joanne Paskar,

Chief, Information and Records Division, Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for Management.

[FR Doc. E9-2174 Filed 1-30-09; 8:45 am]

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