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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14786]

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2011 / 
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Notice of Public Information Collection, Request for Comment on 
the Continued Use of the Partner Information Form (0412-0577) in 
Compliance With the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The US Agency for International Development invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following continuing information collections, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This information 
collection was first approved by OMB in 2008, and the Partner 
Information Form has been used successfully in screening programs in 
West Bank/Gaza and elsewhere since the OMB approval.
    Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the continuing 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before August 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments via:
    E-mail: regulatorypolicy@usaid.gov
    Mail: George Higginbotham, Management Policy Analyst, USAID, RRB, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20523; (202) 712-1948.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Number: 200705-0412-003.
    Form Number: 0412-0577.
    USAID Internal Form Number: AID 500-13.
    Title: Partner Information Form.
    Type of review: Extension of Information Collection.
    Purpose: The United States Agency for International Development 
intends to continue collection of information from individuals and/or 
officers of for-profit and non-profit non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs) who apply for USAID contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
other funding from USAID, or who apply for registration with USAID as 
Private and Voluntary Organizations. The collection of this information 
will be used to conduct screening to ensure that neither USAID funds 
nor USAID-funded activities inadvertently provide support to entities 
or individuals associated with terrorism. Screening programs are being 
conducted in West Bank/Gaza and other critical priority countries and 
will be conducted under the Congressionally authorized pilot Partner 
Vetting System program.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    Respondents: 40,000 individuals, 4,000 organizations.
    Total Annual Responses: 44,000.
    Total Annual Hours Requested: 11,000.

    Dated: June 1, 2011.
Lynn Winston,
Division Chief, Information and Records Division, Office of Management 
Services, Bureau for Management.
George Higginbotham,
Management Policy Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2011-14786 Filed 6-16-11; 8:45 am]
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