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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10033-10034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3966]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7803]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Gender 
Assessment Surveys, OMB Control Number 1405-xxxx

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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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: Gender Assessment 
Surveys.
     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: SV2011-0027 (FORTUNE Survey); SV2011-0028

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(American Fellows Program Survey); SV2011-0029 (Institute for 
Representative Government (IRG) Survey); SV2011-0030 (International 
Leaders in Education Program Survey).
     Respondents: Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women's 
Mentoring Partnership Program participants from 2006 through 2010, 
International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) participants from 
2006 through 2010, Institute for Representative Government (IRG) 
participants from 2003 through 2010, and American Fellows Program 
participants from 2006-2010.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 778 annually (146-
Fortune; 257-ILEP; 200-IRG, 175-Fellows).
     Estimated Number of Responses: 778 annually (146-Fortune; 
257-ILEP; 200-IRG, 175-Fellows).
     Average Hours per Response: 31 minutes (35-Fortune; 35-
ILEP; 20-IRG; 35-Fellows).
     Total Estimated Burden: 404 hours annually (85-Fortune; 
150-ILEP; 67-IRG; 102-Fellows).
     Frequency: One time.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from February 21, 2012.

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 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 Michelle Hale, 
ECA/P/V, SA-5, C2 Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-
0505, 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 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

    To meet OMB and Congressional reporting requirements, this request 
for a new information collection clearance will allow ECA/P/V, as part 
of the Gender Assessment Evaluation, to conduct surveys of exchange 
participants in the Fortune, ILEP, IRG, and American Fellows Program 
between the years of 2003 and 2010. Collecting this data will help ECA/
P/V assess and measure the similar and different impacts the programs 
had on men and women participants.

Methodology

    Evaluation data will be collected via Survey Gizmo, an on-line 
surveying tool. It is anticipated that a very limited number of 
participants may receive a hard copy of the surveys.

    Dated: February 2, 2012.
Matt Lussenhop,
Director of the Office of Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-3966 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]
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