33444 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 117 /Thursday, June 18, 1998 / Notices

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 98–010–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Proposed Incentives, Rewards

and Customer Service Products Focus

Group Interviews (Electronic Tax

Administration (ETA)).

Description: The purpose of the focus

group interviews will be to gather

opinions and ideas from tax

practitioners, Certified Public

Accountants, enrolled agents, and

attorneys about some incentives or

customer service products. These focus

groups interviews (one each day) will be

held at each of the four IRS 1998

Nationwide Tax Forums sponsored by

the Electronic Tax Administration

Office. The forums will be held as

follows: Philadelphia: July 8–9; Las

Vegas: August 5–6; St. Louis: August

19–20; and New Orleans: September 2–

3.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 80

(10 participants times 8 groups).

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

Screening—5 minutes.

Focus Group Interview Sessions—2

hours.

Frequency of Response: Other

(conducted at 4 forums).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

180 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16229 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

BILLING CODE: 8720–01.

AGENCY: United States Enrichment

Corporation.

SUBJECT: Board of Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, June

16, 1998.

PLACE: USEC Corporate Headquarters,

6903 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda,

Maryland 20817.

STATUS: This meeting has been

canceled.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elizabeth Stuckle at 301/564–3399.

Dated: June 15, 1998.

William H. Timbers, Jr.,

President and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16338 Filed 6–16–98; 10:39 am]

BILLING CODE 8720–01–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Comment request; Proposed

New Collection: USIA Evaluation of the

Use of Arrival Host Families.

SUMMARY: The United States Information

Agency, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

an information collection requirement

concerning the proposed public use

form entitled, ‘‘USIA Evaluation of the

Use of Arrival Host Families’’. This

request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

The information collection activity

involved with this program is

conducted pursuant to the mandate

given to the United States Information

Agency under the terms and conditions

of the Mutual Educational and Cultural

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87–

256, 22 U.S.C. 2451, and section

101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, as amended. The

Exchange Visitor Program regulations in

22 CFR part 514 implement the Act; the

regulations in 22 CFR 514.25

specifically govern the high school

exchanges (‘‘Secondary school

students’’).

DATES: Comments are due on or before

August 17, 1998.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

will be submitted to OMB for approval

may be obtained from the USIA

Clearance Officer. Comments should be

submitted to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,

Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and

also to the USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette

Giovetti, United States Information

Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20547, telephone

(202) 619–4408, internet address:

JGiovett@USIA.GOV; and OMB review:

Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone (202)

395–3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average

thirty (30) minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Responses are voluntary and

respondents will be required to respond

an average of 2 times. Comments are

requested on the proposed information

collection concerning (a) whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the Agency’s 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. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information to the United States

Information Agency, M/AOL, 301

Fourth Street, SW., Washington, DC

20547; and to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503.

Current Actions: USIA is requesting

OMB revision and approval of this new

collection for a three-year period.

Title: USIA Evaluation of the Use of

Arrival Host Families.

Form Numbers: N/A.

Abstract: USIA strives to evaluate the

policies, attainment of program goals,

impact and administration of all its

exchanges. To that end, USIA proposes

to conduct a one-time evaluation project

during the 1998–99 Academic year to

evaluate the quality of and impact on

foreign high school students placed in

arrival host families (temporary living

arrangements).

Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents—6,520

Recordkeeping Hours—.50

Total Annual Burden—3,260
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Dated: June 12, 1998.

Rose Royal,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–16178 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

College and University Partnerships

Program for Armenia, Azerbaijan,

Georgia, and Moldova

ACTION: Request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Academic

Programs of the United States

Information Agency’s Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs

announces an open competition for an

assistance award program. Accredited,

post-secondary educational institutions

meeting the provisions described in IRS

regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may apply to

develop a partnership with (a) foreign

institution(s) of higher education from

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, or

Moldova in specified fields.

Proposed projects must be eligible in

terms of countries/localities and

disciplines as described in the section

entitled ‘‘Eligibility’’ below.

Participating institutions exchange

faculty and administrators for a

combination of teaching, lecturing,

faculty and curriculum development,

collaborative research, and outreach, for

periods ranging from one week (for

planning visits) to an academic year.

The FY 98 program will also support the

establishment and maintenance of

Internet and/or e-mail communication

facilities as well as interactive distance

learning programs at foreign partner

institutions. Applicants may propose

other project activities not listed above

that are consistent with the goals and

activities of the College and University

Partnerships Program (CUPP).

The program awards up to $200,000

for a three-year period to defray the cost

of travel and per diem with an

allowance for educational materials and

some aspects of project administration.

Grants awarded to organizations with

less than four years of experience in

conducting international exchange

programs will be limited to $60,000.

Overall grant-making authority for

this program is contained in the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act

of 1961, Pub. L. 87–256, as amended,

also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act.

The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to enable the

Government of the United States to

increase mutual understanding between

the people of the United States and the

people of other countries * * *; to

strengthen the ties which unite us with

other nations by demonstrating the

educational and cultural interests,

developments, and achievements of the

people of the United States and other

nations * * * and thus to assist in the

development of friendly, sympathetic

and peaceful relations between the

United States and the other countries of

the world.’’ The funding authority for

the program cited above is provided

through the Freedom for Russia and

Emerging Eurasian Democracies and

Open Markets Support Act of 1992

(Freedom Support Act). Programs and

projects must conform with Agency

requirements and guidelines outlined in

the Solicitation Package. USIA projects

and programs are subject to the

availability of funds.

ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE AND NUMBER: All

communications with USIA concerning

this RFP should refer to the College and

University Partnerships Program for

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and

Moldova and reference number E/ASU–

98–11.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: All copies

must be received at the U.S. Information

Agency by 5 p.m. Washington, DC time

on Monday, August 10, 1998. Faxed

documents will not be accepted at any

time. Documents postmarked by the due

date but received at a later date will not

be accepted.

Approximate program dates: Grants

should begin on or about September 30,

1998.

Duration: September 30, 1998—

August 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Office of Academic Programs; Advising,

Teaching, and Specialized Programs

Division; Specialized Programs Unit, (E/

ASU) room 349, U.S. Information

Agency, 301 4th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20547, telephone: (202)

619–4126, fax: (202) 401–1433, internet:

jcebra@usia.gov to request a Solicitation

Package containing more detailed award

criteria; all application forms; and

guidelines for preparing proposals,

including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

TO DOWNLOAD A SOLICITATION PACKAGE

VIA INTERNET: The entire Solicitation

Package may be downloaded from

USIA’s website at http://www.usia.gov/

education/rfps. Please read all

information before downloading.

TO RECEIVE A SOLICITATION PACKAGE VIA

TAX ON DEMAND: The entire Solicitation

Package may be received via the

Bureau’s ‘‘Grants Information Fax on

Demand System’’, which is accessed by

calling 202/401–7616. Please request a

‘‘Catalog’’ of available documents and

order numbers when first entering the

system.

Please specify USIA Program Officer

Jonathan Cebra on all inquiries and

correspondences. Interested applicants

should read the complete Federal

Register announcement before sending

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once

the RFP deadline has passed, Agency

staff may not discuss this competition in

any way with applicants until the

Bureau proposal review process has

been completed.

SUBMISSIONS: Applicants must follow all

instructions given in the Solicitation

Package. The original and 10 copies of

the application should be sent to: U.S.

Information Agency, Ref.: E/ASU–98–

11, Office of Grants Management, E/XE,

Room 326, 301 4th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC, 20547.

Applicants must also submit the

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal on a

3.5′′ diskette, formatted for DOS. This

material must be provided in ASCII text

(DOS) format with a maximum line

length of 65 characters. USIA will

transmit these files electronically to

USIS posts overseas for their review,

with the goal of reducing the time it

takes to get posts’ comments for the

Agency’s grants review process.

DIVERSITY, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY

GUIDELINES: Pursuant to the Bureau’s

authorizing legislation, programs must

maintain a non-political character and

should be balanced and representative

of the diversity of American political,

social, and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’

should be interpreted in the broadest

sense and encompass differences

including, but not limited to ethnicity,

race, gender, religion, geographic

location, socio-economic status, and

physical challenges. Applicants are

strongly encouraged to adhere to the

advancement of this principle both in

program administration and in program

content. Please refer to the review

criteria under the ‘Support for Diversity’

section for specific suggestions on

incorporating diversity into the total

proposal. Pub. L. 104–319 provides that

‘‘in carrying out programs of

educational and cultural exchange in

countries whose people do not fully

enjoy freedom and democracy’’, USIA

‘‘shall take appropriate steps to provide

opportunities for participation in such

programs to human rights and

democracy leaders of such countries.’’

Proposals should account for

advancement of this goal in their

program contents, to the full extent

deemed feasible.