### 6168 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 7, 2012 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**[Public Notice: 7789]**
**60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: English Language**  **Evaluation Surveys, OMB Control Number 1405–xxxx.** 

**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: English Language Evaluation: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Program Survey.

• OMB Control Number: None.

• Type of Request: New Collection.

• Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/V)

• Form Number: SV2011–0031.

• Respondents: U.S. participants of the ETA program from 2004–2009.

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,350 annually.

• Estimated Number of Responses: 2,350 annually.

• Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,567 hours annually.

• Frequency: One time.

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

• Title of Information Collection: English Language Evaluation: English Language Specialist Program Survey.

• OMB Control Number: None.

• Type of Request: New Collection.

• Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/V)

• Form Number: SV2011–0032.

• Respondents: Participants of the English Language Specialist Program from 2004–2009.

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 250 annually.

• Estimated Number of Responses: 250 annually.

• Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.

• Total Estimated Burden: 167 hours annually.

• Frequency: One time.

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

• Title of Information Collection: English Language Evaluation: E-Teacher Scholarship Program Survey. • OMB Control Number: None.

• Type of Request: New Collection.

• Originating Office: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Policy and Evaluation, Evaluation Division (ECA/P/V)

• Form Number: SV2011–0033.

• Respondents: Participants of the ETeacher Scholarship Program from 2004–2009.

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 800 annually.

• Estimated Number of Responses: 800 annually.

• Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.

• Total Estimated Burden: 533 hours annually.

• Frequency: One time.

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

**DATES :**  The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 days from February 7, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Email: HaleMJ2@state.gov

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• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions): ECA/P/V, SA–5, C2 Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522–0505.

• Fax: 202–632–6320.

• Hand Delivery or Courier: ECA/P/V, SA–5, C2 Floor, Department of State, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20037.

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 Michelle Hale, ECA/P/V, SA–5, C2 Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522–0582, who may be reached on 202–632–6312 or at HaleMJ2@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: To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this request for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/V, as part of the English Language Evaluation, to conduct surveys of participants in the ETA Program, E-Teacher Scholarship program, and the English Language Specialist Program. Participants are those who went on the programs between the years of 2004 and 2009. Collecting this data will help ECA/P/V assess the impact the programs have had on the respective participants, as well as the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their goals.

Methodology: Evaluation data will be collected via Vovici, an on-line surveying tool.

Dated: January 23, 2012. Matt Lussenhop, Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–2810 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–05–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**[Public Notice: 7791]**
**Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘John**  **Chamberlain: Choices’’**

**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 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘John Chamberlain: Choices,’’ 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 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York, from on or about February 24, 2012, until on or about May 13, 2012, 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.


### 6169 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 7, 2012 / Notices

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: (202)632–6469). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.

Dated: January 30, 2012. J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–2806 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**[Public Notice: 7793]**
**Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Membership** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs’ Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) is accepting membership applications. The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is interested in applications from subject matter experts from the United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor associations, academic, and foundation personnel. Originally announced in the Federal Register at 76 FR 72745, the Department is now seeking additional membership applications in order to have a more diverse membership for the 2012–2014 DTAG.

The DTAG was established as a continuing committee under the authority of 22 U.S.C. Sections 2651a and 2656 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (‘‘FACA’’). The purpose of the DTAG isto provide the Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs with a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination with U.S. private sector defense exporters and defense trade specialists on issues involving U.S. laws, policies, and regulations for munitions exports. The DTAG advises the Bureau on its support for and regulation of defense trade to help ensure that impediments to legitimate exports are reduced while the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States continue to be protected and advanced in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended. Major topics addressed by the DTAG include (a) policy issues on commercial defense trade and technology transfer; (b) regulatory and licensing procedures applicable to defense articles, services, and technical data; (c) technical issues involving the U.S. Munitions List (USML); and (d) questions relating to actions designed to carry out the AECA and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Members are appointed by theAssistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs on the basis of individual substantive and technical expertise and qualifications, and must be representatives of United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor associations, academic, and foundation personnel. DTAG members will represent the views of their organizations. All DTAG members shall be aware of the Department of State’s mandate that arms transfers must further U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. DTAG members also shall be versed in the complexity of commercial defense trade and industrial competitiveness, and all members must be able to advise the Bureau on these matters. While members are expected to represent their companies or organizations, national security and foreign policy interests of the United States shall be the basis for all policy and technical recommendations.

DTAG members’ responsibilities include:

• Service for a consecutive two-year term which may be renewed or terminated at the discretion of theAssistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs (membership shall automatically terminate for members who fail to attend two consecutive DTAG plenary meetings).

• Making recommendations in accordance with the DTAG Charter and the FACA.

• Making policy and technical recommendations within the scope of the U.S. commercial export control regime as mandated in the AECA, the ITAR, and appropriate directives.

Please note that DTAG members may not be reimbursed for travel, per diem, and other expenses incurred in connection with their duties as DTAG members. An individual who is currently registered, or was registered at any time during the period of January 1, 2010 to the present, as a Federal lobbyist is not eligible to serve on the DTAG.

Individuals who applied for membership in response to the Notice at 76 FR 72745 do not need to reapply. Their applications will be considered in conjunction with any application received as a result of this Notice.

How to apply: Applications in response to this notice must contain the following information: (1) Name of applicant; (2) affirmation of U.S. citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation and title, as appropriate; (4) mailing address; (5) work telephone number; (6) email address; (7) re  ́ sume  ́ ; (8) summary of qualifications for DTAG membership and (9) confirmation that you have not been registered as a Federal lobbyist at any time from January 1, 2010 to the present.

This information may be provided via two methods:

• Emailed to the following address: SlyghPC@state.gov. In the subject field, please write, ‘‘DTAG Application.’’

• Send in hardcopy to the following address: Patricia C. Slygh, PM/DDTC, SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of DefenseTrade Controls, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522–0112.

All applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2012.

Dated: January 27, 2012. Robert S. Kovac, Designated Federal Official, Defense Trade Advisory Group, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2012–2803 Filed 2–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–25–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**
**Federal Highway Administration**
**Buy America Waiver Notification**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice provides information regarding the FHWA’s finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic 8′–0′′ high oxidized stainless steel cable net in New York City.

**DATES :**  The effective date of the waiver is February 8, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program Administration, (202) 366–1562, or via email at gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact Mr. Michael Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours for the FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Electronic Access

An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the Federal Register’s home page at: http:// www.archives.gov and the Government