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[Federal Register: January 11, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 7)]
[Notices]               
[Page 1658]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7267]

 
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS 4053, 
Department of State Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program Application, 
OMB 1405-0161

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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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: Department of State 
Mentor-Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program Application.
     OMB Control Number: OMB 1405-0161.
     Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Administration, Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization--A/SDBU.
     Form Number: DS-4053.
     Respondents: Small and large for-profit companies planning 
to team together in an official mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] capacity 
to improve the likelihood of winning DOS contracts.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 14 respondents per year.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 14 per year.
     Average Hours Per Response: 21.
     Total Estimated Burden: 294.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from January 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: culbrethpb@state.gov.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): A/SDBU, 
Patricia Culbreth, SA-6, Room L-500, Washington DC 20522-0602.
     Fax: 703-875-6825.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: 1701 North Ft. Myer Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia 22209. You must include the DS form number, 
information collection title, and OMB control number in any 
correspondence.
     If you have access to the Internet you can view this 
notice and provide comments by going to http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home.

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 Patricia Culbreth, A/SDBU, Patricia Culbreth, 
SA-6, Room L-500, Washington DC 20522-0602 who may be reached on 703-
875-6881. E-mail: culbrethpb@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: This information collection 
facilitates continuation of a mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program that 
encourages business agreements between small and large for-profit 
companies planning to team together in an official mentor-
prot[eacute]g[eacute] capacity to improve the likelihood of winning DOS 
contracts. This program assists the State Department OSDBU office in 
reaching its small business goals.
    Methodology: Respondents may submit the information by e-mail using 
DS-4053, or by letter using fax or postal mail.
    Additional Information: None.

    Dated: January 4, 2011.
Shapleigh C. Drisko,
Operations Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-359 Filed 1-10-11; 8:45 am]
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