8804 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2011 / Notices 

agencies to improve accessibility and 

usability. 

Karen Palm, 

Associate Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3311 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7336] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–3097, Exchange 

Visitor Program Annual Report, OMB 

Control Number 1405–0151 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Exchange Visitor Program Annual 

Report. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0151. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Office of Designation, 

ECA/EC/D/PS. 

• Form Number: Form DS–3097. 

• Respondents: designated J–1 

program sponsors. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1460. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1460 annually. 

• Average Hours per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 2920 

hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from February 15, 2011. 

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: 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and 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: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Stanley S. Colvin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private 

Sector Exchange, Department of State, 

SA–5, Floor 5, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0505, who may 

be reached at (202) 632–2805, fax at 

202–632–2701 or e-mail at 

JExchanges@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform 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. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Annual reports from designated 

program sponsors assist the Department 

in oversight and administration of the J– 

1 visa program. The reports provide 

statistical data on the number of 

exchange participants an organization 

sponsored per category. Program 

sponsors include government agencies, 

academic institutions, not-for-profit and 

for-profit organizations. 

Methodology: 

Annual reports are run through the 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS) and then 

printed and sent to the Department. The 

Department allows sponsors to submit 

annual reports by mail or fax at this 

time. There are measures being taken to 

allow sponsors to submit the reports 

electronically through SEVIS in the 

future. 

Dated: February 4, 2011. 

Stanley S. Colvin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector 

Exchange, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3384 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0019] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision and Approval of 

Information Collection; Comments 

Requested 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments on a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the revision and amendment of 

a previously approved Information 

Collection Request (OMB Control # 

2105–0563) in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

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

44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

The previous approval granted the 

Department of Transportation authority 

to collect information involving 

National Infrastructure Investments or 

‘‘TIGER II’’ Discretionary Grants 

pursuant to Title I of the Transportation, 

Housing and Urban Development, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 

2010 (the ‘‘FY 201 Appropriations Act’’). 

The Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (‘‘OST’’) is referring to 

these grants as ‘‘TIGER II Discretionary 

Grants.’’ The original collection of 

information was necessary in order to 

receive applications for grant funds 

pursuant to the Transportation, Housing 

and Urban Development, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 

(‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act’’), Title 

I—Department of Transportation, Office 

of the Secretary, National Infrastructure 

Investments, Public Law 111–117, 123 

Stat. 3034. The purpose of the TIGER II 

Discretionary Grants program is to 

advance projects that will have a 

significant impact on the Nation, 

Metropolitan area or a region. 

This revision revises the original 

request to include an additional 

information collection. The additional 

information to be collected will be used 

to, and is necessary to, evaluate the 

effectiveness of projects that have been 

awarded grant funds and to monitor 

project financial conditions and project 

progress in support of the Supplemental 

Discretionary Grants for Capital 

Investments in Surface Transportation 

Infrastructure, referred to by the 

Department as ‘‘Grants for 

Transportation Investment Generating 

Economic Recovery’’, or ‘‘TIGER’’ 

Discretionary Grants program 

authorized and implemented pursuant 

to the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the 

‘‘Recovery Act’’) (OMB Control Number: 

2105–0560) and the grants for National 

Infrastructure Investments under the FY 

2010 Appropriations Act or TIGER II’’ 

Discretionary Grants. The purposes of 

the TIGER and TIGER II Discretionary 

Grant programs include promoting 

economic recovery and supporting 

projects that have a significant impact 

on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a 

region. 


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