65700 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2010 / Notices 

Computation 

Under the formula, the election 

official and election worker coverage 

threshold amount for 2011 shall be 

equal to the 1999 amount of $1,000 

multiplied by the ratio of the national 

average wage index for 2009 to that for 

1997. If the amount so determined is not 

a multiple of $100, it shall be rounded 

to the nearest multiple of $100. 

Election Official and Election Worker 

Coverage Threshold Amount 

Multiplying the 1999 coverage 

threshold amount ($1,000) by the ratio 

of the national average wage index for 

2009 ($40,934.93) to that for 1997 

($27,426.00) produces the amount of 

$1,492.56. We then round this amount 

to $1,500. Accordingly, the election 

official and election worker coverage 

threshold amount is $1,500 for 2011. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 

Program Nos. 96.001 Social SecurityDisability Insurance; 96.002 Social SecurityRetirement Insurance; 96.004 Social SecuritySurvivors Insurance; 96.006 Supplemental 

Security Income) 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26983 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7215] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: R/PPR Evaluation and 

Measurement Unit, Evaluation Survey 

Question Bank 

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: R/ 

PPR Evaluation and Measurement Unit 

Survey Question Bank. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of the 

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy 

and Public Affairs’ Office of Policy, 

Planning and Resources Evaluation and 

Measurement Unit (R/PPR EMU). 

• Form Number: Survey numbers 

generated as needed. 

• Respondents: Participants in Public 

Diplomacy (PD) programs, selected 

users of PD products and services, and 

others engaged in Department of State 

Public Diplomacy efforts. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40,000 annually. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

40,000 annually. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes per response. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 20,000 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from October 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: DullesJF@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Juliet Dulles, R/PPR EMU 

2200 C Street, NW., SA–5 5th Floor, 

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 

Juliet Dulles, R/PPR EMU 2200 C Street, 

NW., SA–5 5th Floor, Washington, DC 

20037, who may be reached on 202– 

632–3344 or at DullesJF@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 generic collection is for 

performance measurement, program 

evaluation, customer satisfaction and 

attitudinal evaluation surveys. Included 

in this collection are questions designed 

to measure and evaluate the 

performance of programs, products and 

services provided by the Bureau of 

International Information Programs 

(IIP), and the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 

Public Affairs, Office of Policy, Planning 

and Resources (R/PPR). Survey 

respondents include participants in PD 

programs, selected users of PD products 

and services, and others engaged in 

Department of State efforts. 

Methodology 

95% of the data collection conducted 

by R/PPR EMU uses electronic 

collection methodologies except when 

the infrastructure of the foreign country 

does not permit electronic data 

collection, or when data are being 

collected through focus groups. 

Technology is used in nearly every 

survey in which safety, security, 

programmatic, cultural or political 

concerns are not of sufficient magnitude 

to pose a negative impact on the 

respondent. Survey instruments are 

distributed via web-based or e-mail 

technology in PDF format, allowing the 

respondent to complete the survey and 

return it anytime during the survey 

period. 

Additional Information 

None. 

Dated: October 15, 2010. 

Cherreka Montgomery, 

Director, R/PPR EMU, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27070 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Notice Regarding the 2010 

Annual Product Review: Acceptance of 

Product Petitions 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) 

received petitions in connection with 

the 2010 GSP Annual Review to modify 

the list of products that are eligible for 

duty-free treatment under the GSP 

program (‘‘2010 GSP Annual Product 

Review’’). This notice announces the 

petitions accepted for review and sets 

the date of the public hearing and 

schedule for submitting comments on 

the petitions, requests to participate in 

the public hearing, pre-hearing and 

post-hearing briefs, and comments on 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission’s (USITC) report on 

probable economic effects. The petitions 

accepted for review are listed below. 

More information on these petitions can 


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