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for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Claudia M. Coleman, who may be 

reached on 202.203.5126 or at 

ColemanCM@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Foreign Service Officer Test Registration 

Form. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0008. 

• Type of Request: Extension. 

• Originating Office: HR/REE/BEX. 

• Form Number: DS–1998E. 

• Respondents: registrants for the 

Foreign Service Officer Test. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

32,000. 

• Average Time Per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

64,000 hours. 

• Frequency: on occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this 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 information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted in 

response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Individuals registering for the Foreign 

Service Officer Test will complete a 

registration form that consists of an 

application form that gathers 

information about their name, age, 

Social Security number, contact 

information, sex, race, national origin, 

disability, education, work history and 

military experience. The information 

will be used to prepare and issue 

admission to the Foreign Service officer 

test, to provide data useful for 

improving future tests and to conduct 

research studies based on the test 

results. 

Methodology: Responses are 

submitted electronically. 

Dated: May 12, 2014. 

William E. Schaal, Jr., 

Executive Director, HE/EX, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11535 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8738] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to June 19, 2014. 

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 the 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: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents 

to: Raymond Ciupek, Department of 

State, Office of Directives Management, 

1800 G St. NW., Suite 2400, 

Washington, DC 20522–2202, who may 

be reached at ciupekra@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0193. 

• Type of Request: Extension of an 

approved collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Directives Management, A/GIS/DIR. 

• Form Number: Various public 

surveys. 

• Respondents: Individuals 

responding to Department of State 

customer service evaluation requests. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

125,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 3.5 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Time: 7,292 hours. 

• Frequency: Once per request. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this 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 information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

The information collection activity 

will garner qualitative customer 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the Administration’s 

commitment to improving service 

delivery. This qualitative feedback will 

provide insights into customer 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between the Agency 

and its customers. It will also allow 

feedback to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 


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more rigorous designs that address: the 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Methodology: Respondents will fill 

out a brief customer survey after 

completing their interaction with a 

Department Office or Embassy. Surveys 

are designed to gather feedback on the 

customer’s experiences. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Janet Freer, 

Director, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11533 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8740] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Face to 

Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait, 

1886–1904’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Face to 

Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait, 

1886–1904,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Indianapolis Museum of 

Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, from on or 

about June 13, 2014, until on or about 

September 7, 2014, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11671 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket ID Number RITA 2008–0002] 

Agency Information Collection; 

Activity Under OMB Review; Report of 

Financial and Operating Statistics for 

Small Aircraft Operators 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

extension of currently approved 

collection. The ICR describes the nature 

of the information collection and its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on March 3, 2014 (79 FR 41, Page 

11873). No comments were received. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 19, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marianne Seguin, Office of Airline 

Information, RTS–42, Room E34–418, 

OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

Telephone Number (202) 366–1547, Fax 

Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL 

Marianne.Seguin@dot.gov. 

Comments: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725–17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 

RITA/BTS Desk Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval No. 2138–0009. 

Title: Report of Financial and 

Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft 

Operators. 

Form No.: BTS Form 298–C. 

Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection for the 

financial data. 

Respondents: Small certificated (29) 

and commuter air carriers (24). 

Schedule F1: 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Number of Annual responses: 212. 

Total Burden Per Response: 4 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 848 hours. 

Schedule F2: 

Number of Respondents: 29. 

Number of Annual responses: 116. 

Total Burden Per Response: 12 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,392 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Program uses for 

Form 298–C financial data are as 

follows: 

Mail Rates 

The Department of Transportation 

sets and updates the Intra-Alaska Bush 

mail rates based on carrier aircraft 

operating expense, traffic, and 

operational data. Form 298–C cost data, 

especially fuel costs, terminal expenses, 

and line haul expenses are used in 

arriving at rate levels. DOT revises the 

established rates based on the 

percentage of unit cost changes in the 

carriers’ operations. These updating 

procedures have resulted in the carriers 

receiving rates of compensation that 

more closely parallel their costs of 

providing mail service and contribute to 

the carriers’ economic well-being. 

Essential Air Service 

DOT often has to select a carrier to 

provide a community’s essential air 

service. The selection criteria include 

historic presence in the community, 

reliability of service, financial stability 

and cost structure of the air carrier. 

Carrier Fitness 

Fitness determinations are made for 

both new entrants and established U.S. 

domestic carriers proposing a 

substantial change in operations. A 

portion of these applications consists of 

an operating plan for the first year (14 

CFR part 204) and an associated 

projection of revenues and expenses. 

The carrier’s operating costs, included 

in these projections, are compared 

against the cost data in Form 298–C for 

a carrier or carriers with the same 

aircraft type and similar operating 

characteristics. Such a review validates 

the reasonableness of the carrier’s 

operating plan. 

The quarterly financial submissions 

by commuter and small certificated air 


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