Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2013 / Notices 76187 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8547] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Exchange Programs 

Alumni Web Site Registration 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to January 15, 2014. 

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: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Chang Suh, Alumni Outreach 

Specialist, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs; U.S. Department of 

State; SA–5, Room C2–C20; 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, who may 

be reached on 202–632–6183 or at 

SuhCH@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Exchange Programs Alumni Web site 

Registration. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0192. 

• Type of Request: Extension of an 

Approved Request. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA/ 

P/A. 

• Form Number: DS–7006. 

• Respondents: Exchange program 

alumni and current participants of U.S. 

government-sponsored exchange 

programs. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

20,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 3,333 

hours. 

• Frequency: One time per 

respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this 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 information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

International Exchange Alumni Web site 

requires information to process users’ 

voluntary request for participation in 

the International Exchange Alumni Web 

site. Other than contact exchange 

program information, which is required 

for Web site registration, all other 

information is provided on a voluntary 

basis. Participants also have the option 

of restricting access to their information. 

Respondents to this information 

collection are U.S. governmentsponsored exchange program 

participants and alumni. Alumni Affairs 

collects data from users to not only 

verify their status or participation in a 

program, but to help alumni network 

with one another and aid embassy staff 

in their alumni outreach. 

Methodology: Information provided 

for registration is collected 

electronically via the Alumni Web site, 

alumni.state.gov. 

Additional Information: International 

Exchange Alumni is a secure, encrypted 

Web site. 

Dated: December 4, 2013. 

Tania Chomiak-Salvi, 

Director, Office of Policy and Evaluation, 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29865 Filed 12–13–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Transportation Infrastructure 

Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA) 

Program; Agency Information 

Collection Activities and Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), DOT. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) received no 

public comments following the 

publication of its 60-day notice of 

proposed information collection. As 

identified in the 60-day notice, the 

information is currently being collected 

under an approved Information 

Collection Request. OST requests that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) renew an Information Collection 

Request (OMB Control Number 2105– 

0569) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and requests 

additional comments and 

recommendations. 

On July 6, 2012, the President of the 

United States signed the Moving Ahead 

for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 

2012 (MAP–21). MAP–21 authorized 

$750 million in FY 2013 and $1 billion 

in FY 2014 for the Transportation 

Infrastructure Financing and Innovation 

Act (TIFIA) program to pay the subsidy 

cost of supporting Federal credit. The 

TIFIA program will provide Federal 

credit assistance in the form of direct 

loans, loan guarantees, and standby 

lines of credit to eligible surface 

transportation projects. This 

information collection relates to the 

collection of information from entities 

interested in TIFIA credit assistance and 

assists DOT in evaluating projects and 

project sponsors for program eligibility 

and creditworthiness. 

A 60-day Federal Register notice was 

published on September 27, 2013, 2013 

(78 FR 59751). Since the publication of 

the 60-day Federal Register notice, no 

comments were received to the Docket 

(DOT–OST–2013–0173) and therefore 

no review of comments was required, so 

none was performed by the Department. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 15, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted by January 15, 2014 and 

submitted to the attention of the DOT/ 

OST Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by email 

at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov with 


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