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or other business entities which have 

partners or employees that are attorneys 

or other qualified individuals who 

represent claimants before SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Collection instrument Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

SSA–1694 ........................................................................................................ 2,000 1 10 334 

Dated: May 3, 2012. 

Naomi R. Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Analyst, Office of 

Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7874] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–4213, PEPFAR 

Program Expenditures; 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: 

PEPFAR Program Expenditures. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of the 

Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC). 

• Form Number: DS–4213. 

• Respondents: Recipients of US 

government funds appropriated to carry 

out the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 12. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 12,000 

hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from May 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may view and comment on this 

notice by going to the Federal 

regulations Web site at 

www.regulations.gov. You can search for 

the document by: Selecting ‘‘Notice’’ 

under Document Type, entering the 

Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword 

or ID’’, checking the ‘‘Open for 

Comment’’ box, and then click 

‘‘Search’’. If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow 

by Agency’’ option on the Results page. 

• Email: duboisa@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, or CD submissions): 

Dr. Amy DuBois, Office of the US Global 

AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC), US 

Department of State, SA–29, 2nd Floor, 

Washington, DC 20522–2920. 

• Fax: 202–663–2979. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dr. Amy 

DuBois, Office of the US Global AIDS 

Coordinator, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW.; Suite 200, 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 

Dr. Amy DuBois, Office of the US Global 

AIDS Coordinator, who may be reached 

on 202–203–7483 or at 

duboisa@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 

The US President’s Emergency Plan 

for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was 

established through enactment of the 

United States Leadership Against HIV/ 

AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 

2003 (Pub. L. 108–25), as amended by 

the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde 

United States Global Leadership Against 

HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 

Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 

110–293) (HIV/AIDS Leadership Act) to 

support the global response to HIV/ 

AIDS. In order to improve program 

monitoring, the Finance and Economics 

Work Group under PEPFAR proposes to 

add reporting of expenditures by 

program area to the current routine 

reporting of program results for the 

annual report. Data will be collected 

from implementing partners in 

countries with PEPFAR programs using 

a standard tool (DS–4213) via an 

electronic interface. These data will 

then be analyzed to produce mean and 

range in expenditures by partner per 

result/achievement for all PEPFAR 

program areas. These analyses then feed 

into partner and program reviews at the 

country level for monitoring and 

evaluation on an ongoing basis. 

Summaries of these data provide key 

information about program costs under 

PEPFAR on a global level. Applying 

expenditure results will improve 

strategic budgeting, identification of 

efficient means of delivering services, 

accuracy in defining program targets, 

and will inform allocation of resources 

to ensure the program is accountable 

and using public funds for maximum 

impact. 

Methods 

Data will be collected in a standard 

electronic template available to all 

partners receiving funds under PEPFAR. 

To minimize both reporting burden 

and investment costs into information 

technologies, a new module capturing 

expenditure data will be added to an 

already functional system. This 

approach will minimize start up costs 

for the technology and ensure data 

collection processes are as efficient as 

possible. 

Dated: May 3, 2012. 

Julia Martin, 

Chief Operating Officer, Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator, Department of 

State. 

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