33398 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: May 31, 2011. 

Evan T. Bloom, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14166 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7497] 

60–Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection; Passport 

Demand Forecasting Study Phase III, 

1405–0177 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Passport Demand Forecasting Study 

Phase III. 

• OMB Control Number: OMB No. 

1405–0177. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services 

Office: CA/PPT. 

• Form Number: n/a. 

• Respondents: A nationally 

representative sample of United States 

citizens and other categories of 

individuals entitled to a U.S. Passport. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000 respondents monthly per survey. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

48,000 annually. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 8,000 

hours annually. 

• Frequency: Monthly. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATE(S): The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from June 8, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Rachel Arndt. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: ArndtRM@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Rachel Arndt, 2100 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., SA–29, Room 

3006, Washington, DC 20520. 

• Fax: 202–736–9272. 

You must include the DS form number 

(if applicable), information collection 

title, and 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 information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Rachel Arndt, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW,, SA–29, Room 3006, Washington, 

DC 20520, who may be reached on 202– 

663–2647 or at ArndtRM@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 

Section 7209 of the Intelligence 

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 

(IRTPA), enacted on December 17, 2004, 

requires the Secretary of the Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS), in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, 

to develop expeditiously, and 

implement a plan to require U.S. 

citizens and certain other categories of 

individuals to present a passport or 

sufficient documentation of the identity 

and citizenship when entering the U.S. 

This law has had significant effect on 

travel to Canada, Mexico, and the 

Caribbean. 

CA/PPT has urgent and pressing data 

requirements and needs to obtain and 

regular statistical data on issues that 

focus on, and are related to, travel and 

passport applications that can be used 

to monitor, assess, and forecast passport 

demand on a continuous basis for the 

U.S. population including critical 

population segments near the Canadian 

and Mexican borders. In support of 

these efforts, CA/PPT plans to conduct 

monthly and incremental forecasts of 

passport demand nationally. This 

gathering of data will provide the 

opportunity to refine volume and timing 

estimates on demand, and will gauge 

public reaction to economic and sociodemographic changes. 

Methodology 

CA/PPT will conduct monthly panel 

studies that will be conducted using 

multiple methodologies. Methodologies 

can include telephone, Web/Internet, 

mail, and mixed mode surveys to ensure 

the survey reaches the appropriate 

audience and leverages the best research 

method to obtain responses given the 

survey topic and panel member 

preference. The panel data will cover an 

estimated 48,000 respondents and 

include variables covering passport, 

travel, and socio-demographic variables 

of interest to CA/PPT. 

Date:June 2, 2011. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14176 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4170–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7496] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations; ‘‘Lyonel 

Feininger: At the Edge of the World’’ 

Summary: Notice is hereby given of 

the following determinations: Pursuant 

to the authority vested in me by the Act 

of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 

U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of 

March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs 

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 

note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and 

Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of 

August 28, 2000, I hereby determine 

that the objects to be included in the 

exhibition ‘‘Lyonel Feininger: At the 

Edge of the World,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Whitney 

Museum of American Art, New York, 

New York, from on or about June 30, 

2011, until on or about October 16, 

2011, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

For Further Information Contact: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 


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