Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 169 / Wednesday, August 31, 2011 / Notices 54283 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7573] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collections: Language Learning 

Survey Questions 

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 requests to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Language Learning Programs: Pre 

Program Survey Questions 

• 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: SV2011–0024 

• Respondents: American 

participants in ECA exchange programs 

that focus on critical language learning 

instruction. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,400 annually 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,400 annually 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden: 233 hours 

annually 

• Frequency: On occasion 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Language Learning Programs: Post 

Program Survey Questions 

• 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: SV2011–0025 

• Respondents: American 

participants in ECA exchange programs 

that focus on critical language learning 

instruction. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,400 annually 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,400 annually 

• Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden: 467 hours 

annually 

• Frequency: On occasion 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Language Learning Programs: Follow-up 

Program Survey Questions 

• 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: SV2011–0026 

• Respondents: American 

participants in ECA exchange programs 

that focus on critical language learning 

instruction. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,400 annually 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,400 annually 

• Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden: 467 hours 

annually 

• Frequency: On occasion 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from August 31, 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 Michelle Hale, ECA/P/ 

V, SA–5, C2 Floor, U.S. Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20522–0582, 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 Collections 

These information collections will 

allow ECA/P/V to conduct pre-program, 

post-program and follow-up surveys of 

exchange participants from various ECA 

exchange programs that are focused on 

critical foreign language learning 

instruction using pre-approved 

questions. For the purposes of this 

collection the respondents will be 

Americans who travel abroad on these 

programs. Collecting this data will allow 

ECA/P/V to help inform the overall 

effectiveness of ECA language learning 

programs, by gathering data to be used 

for program support, such as planning 

and design, as well as to help monitor 

the program’s performance. 

• Language Learning Programs: Pre 

Program Survey Questions: This 

collection will cover pre-program 

surveys. 

• Language Learning Programs: Post 

Program Survey Questions: This 

collection will cover post program 

surveys. 

• Language Learning Programs: 

Follow-up Program Survey Questions: 

This collection will cover follow-up 

program surveys. 

Methodology 

ECA/P/V estimates that 100% of the 

data collected through these information 

collections will be done so 

electronically via a Web-based 

surveying system for ease of use. 

Additional Information: 

These three collections together 

represent the full spectrum of the 

performance measurement process (i.e., 

a pre-program, post-program, and 

follow-up program surveying), and data 

collected across these collections will be 

used to monitor ECA’s language 

learning programs. The proposed 

questions have been designed to appear 

across these collections as appropriate, 

and therefore it is imperative that these 

questions remain unchanged so as to 

continue our vital performance 

measurement work. 

Dated: August 23, 2011. 

Julianne Paunescu, 

Acting Director of the Office of Policy and 

Evaluation, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22324 Filed 8–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: General 

Aviation Awards Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 


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