Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2011 / Notices 35507 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0135. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau Of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State 

(CA/VO). 

• Form Number: DS–3035. 

• Respondents: J–1 visa holders 

applying for a waiver of the two-year 

foreign residence requirement. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

10,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 1 

hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 10,000 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from June 17, 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 Stefanie Claus of the 

Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department 

of State, 2401 E Street, NW. L–603, 

Washington, DC 20520, who may be 

reached at (202) 663–2910. 

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 

Form DS–3035 is used to determine 

the eligibility of a J–1 visa holder for a 

waiver of the two-year foreign residence 

requirement. 

Methodology 

Form DS–3035 will be mailed to the 

Waiver Review Division of the State 

Department. 

Dated: June 7, 2011. 

David T. Donahue, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15073 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7504] 

Assistance to Southern Sudan and the 

United States Contribution to the 

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 

Fund) for Fiscal Year 2009 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of a Waiver 

Determination under Section 

202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the United States 

Leadership against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, 

as amended, for Fiscal Year 2009. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of a waiver 

determination under Section 

202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the United States 

Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, 

as amended by the Tom Lantos and 

Henry J. Hyde United States Global 

Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis, and Malaria 

Reauthorization Act of 2008 (the 

Leadership Act). The Leadership Act 

requires that the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator withhold from the U.S. 

contribution to the Global Fund an 

amount equal to expenditures by the 

Global Fund in the previous fiscal year 

to governments of countries that have 

been determined to have repeatedly 

provided support for acts of 

international terrorism in accordance 

with section 6(j)(1) of the Export 

Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 

App. 2405 (j)(1)) (the ‘‘6(j) list’’). 

The government of the Republic of 

Sudan is designated on the ‘‘6(j) list.’’ 

Thus, Global Fund expenditures to the 

Government of the Republic of Sudan 

trigger a withholding requirement from 

the U.S. contribution to the Global 

Fund, subject to the waiver authority 

provided for Global Fund expenditures 

in Southern Sudan. During FY 2008, 

$301,416 was provided to government 

entities in Southern Sudan under HIV/ 

AIDS grants, thus triggering a potential 

withholding requirement in this amount 

from the FY 2009 U.S. contribution to 

the Global Fund. These funds were used 

to support State HIV/AIDS Commissions 

in all ten southern Sudan states, provide 

needed financial support for project 

specialists, and meet other incurred 

expenses under HIV/AIDS grants. 

Under the Leadership Act, the 

President has authority to waive the 

withholding requirement for assistance 

overseen by the Southern Sudan 

Country Coordinating Mechanism 

(SSCCM) if such an action is justified by 

the national interest or for humanitarian 

reasons. This authority has been 

delegated to the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator. The United States places a 

high priority on ensuring appropriate 

disbursement and expenditure of 

foreign development and humanitarian 

funding. Following consultations with 

the relevant Congressional committees, 

the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator has 

determined waiver of the withholding 

requirement for assistance by the Global 

Fund to the Autonomous Government of 

Southern Sudan through the Global 

Fund SSCCM is justified for 

humanitarian reasons. The application 

of the withholding requirement of 

Section 202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act is 

hereby waived with respect to such 

assistance, allowing for the additional 

contribution of $301,416 to the Global 

Fund from the FY 2009 appropriations 

for the U. S. contribution to the Global 

Fund. This notice of waiver 

determination is published in the 

Federal Register in compliance with 

Section 202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the 

Leadership Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Guinnevere Roberts, Director, 

Multilateral Diplomacy, Office of the 

Global AIDS Coordinator, (202) 663– 

2586 

Dated: June 14, 2011. 

Eric P. Goosby, 

Ambassador, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS, 

Coordinator, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15074 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2011–0032] 

Notice of Request for the Extension of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 


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