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Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached on 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: 202–395–6974 

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 

Alan J. Swygert, 2100 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., SA–29, Room 3002, 

Washington, DC 20520, who may be 

reached on 202–663–2647 or at 

swygertaj@state.gov, or to Christine 

Grauer, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

SA–29, Room 3067, Washington, DC 

20520, who may be reached on 202–

663–2751 or at grauercl@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: 

Section 7209 of the Intelligence 

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 

(IRTPA), enacted on December 17, 2004, 

requires the Secretary of Homeland 

Security (DHS), in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, to develop 

expeditiously, and implement a plan to 

require U.S. citizens and certain other 

categories of individuals to present a 

passport or other sufficient 

documentation of identity and 

citizenship when entering the U.S. This 

law has had significant effect on travel 

to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 

Land border crossings represent the 

largest number of U.S. Visitor and 

Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 

(U.S. VISIT) Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) inspections. Early data 

suggests that this population may have 

the greatest impact on passport demand. 

Given these new estimates for passport 

demand, CA/PPT is working to increase 

and manage its personnel and capital 

resources for the next several years. In 

support of these efforts, CA/PPT plans 

to conduct semi-annual Land Border 

Crosser Surveys. This additional 

gathering of data will provide the 

opportunity to refine volume and timing 

estimates of demand, and will help 

gauge public reaction to policy changes. 

Failure to prepare for this demand could 

result in delays in passport issuance and 

severely affect CA/PPT’s ability to meet 

the public demand for passports. 

Methodology: 

Passport Services will conduct semiannual National Land Border Crossers 

(LBC) Surveys. This will consist of 

repeat cross-sectional surveys that are 

nationally representative but focus 

specifically on land border crossers. 

Data collection will be conducted via 

RDD telephone interviews including 

2,000 interviews to be completed for 

likely Canadian land border crossers 

and 2,000 interviews completed for 

likely Mexican land border crossers. 

These completed interviews will 

include residents of ‘‘high density’’

areas, or those within a close proximity 

to land border crossings, as well as some 

‘‘low density’’ areas, captured by taking 

a much smaller sample. 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Betsey Anderson, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, CA/PPT, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–1748 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6085] 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 

and Labor DRL; Proposal Submission 

Instructions Open Comment 

Notice: The State Department’s 

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights 

and Labor (DRL) revised its Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) for grant 

awards in June 2007 to provide 

additional guidance to applicants and to 

increase formatting uniformity so that 

all received proposals are fairly 

reviewed based upon common criteria 

and definitions of terms. 

DRL requests feedback on this revised 

PSI in an effort to review the 

effectiveness of these new guidelines. 

Interested organizations should 

complete the questionnaire below. All 

feedback will be reviewed. DRL reserves 

the right to adjust or adapt the 

submission instructions accordingly. 

Solicitation of feedback does not imply 

endorsement of comments received. 

Questionnaires must not exceed four 

double-spaced pages and must be 

completed in Times New Roman 12 

point font. Organizations are asked to 

submit only one questionnaire each. 

Please submit one response to the 

questionnaire per organization to DRL 

no later than 5 p.m. on February 20, 

2008. Questionnaires should be sent to 

DRL via e-mail to 

SteinhelferMD@state.gov. 

We thank you for taking the time to 

provide your feedback to DRL. 

The PSI is located on the DRL Web 

site: http://state.gov/g/drl/p/c9078.htm. 

Additional Information: Proposal 

Submission Instructions Questionnaire 

Organization Name: 

Current DRL Grantee: YES or NO 

Have you ever used the PSI before: 

YES or NO 

For each section below, please 

highlight either Strongly Agree, Agree, 

Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, or 

Not Applicable (N/A) 

General Information on Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI): 

1. The PSI provides useful guidelines 

for developing the content and format of 

a proposal. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

2. The PSI is easy to understand and 

follow. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Information on Technical Format 

Requirements: 

3. The technical format requirements 

provide a sufficient amount of detail on 

the requested proposal and budget 

components. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

4. The 6 pages allowed for the budget 

narrative provides enough space to give 

detailed budget information. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

5. The 5 pages allowed for 

attachments are sufficient for providing 

all necessary supplemental information. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Please use the space below to provide 

additional comments or to clarify 

responses about the Technical Format 

Requirements section of the PSI. 

Information on Standard Forms: 


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6. The PSI contains adequate 

instructions for completing the required 

standard forms. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Please use the space below to provide 

additional comments or to clarify 

responses about the Standard Form 

section of the PSI. 

Information on Cost-Sharing: 

7. The cost sharing principles 

outlined in the PSI are easy to 

implement. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Please use the space below to provide 

additional comments or to clarify 

responses about the Cost-Sharing 

section of the PSI. 

Information on Program Monitoring 

and Evaluation: 

8. The Monitoring and Evaluation 

section of the PSI provides clear 

guidelines for developing a welldesigned monitoring and evaluation 

plan. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

9. The differences between project 

outputs and outcomes are well-defined. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Please use the space below to provide 

additional comments or to clarify 

responses about the Monitoring and 

Evaluation section of the PSI. 

Information on Budget Guidelines: 

10. PSI budget guidelines provide 

clear instructions on how to develop 

comprehensive summary and line-item 

budgets. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

11. The PSI clearly delineates what 

costs should be included under 

Administrative versus Program costs. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

12. The budget template is a helpful 

tool for creating a program budget. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

13. Descriptions of line-item 

categories are useful for developing the 

budget and budget narrative. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

14. My organization has a good 

understanding of which costs are not 

DRL priorities. 

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 

Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

Please use the space below to provide 

additional comments or to clarify 

responses about the Budget section of 

the PSI: 

Please use the space below to provide 

any additional information on the PSI 

content. 

Dated: January 23, 2008. 

Jonathan Farrar, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–1750 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6088] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Community College 

Initiative for Egypt 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/S/U–08–03. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: April 7, 2008. 

Executive Summary: The Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 

announces an open competition for one 

or more assistance awards to administer 

the Community College Initiative for 

Egypt, which will support study by 

Egyptian undergraduate students at 

accredited U.S. community colleges. 

The multi-year program will bring a 

total of 1,000 students to U.S. 

community colleges from Egypt. The 

Initiative builds on the Community 

College Initiative announced at the U.S. 

University Presidents Summit on 

International Education, convened by 

the Secretary of State and the Secretary 

of Education in January 2006. 

The Initiative will provide quality 

educational programs, professional 

development, employment skills and a 

deeper understanding of American 

society to underserved, non-elite 

Egyptian students, particularly women 

and students in their early and midtwenties who already have some work 

experience. U.S. consortia of 

community colleges and other 

combinations of U.S. community college 

campuses meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 501(c)(3) may submit proposals 

to cooperate with the Bureau in the 

administration and implementation of 

the Fiscal Year 2008 Community 

College Initiative for Egypt. U.S. 

consortia and other combinations of 

U.S. community colleges must identify 

a lead institution to receive and 

administer the award. The total amount 

of funding available for all program and 

administrative costs will be 

approximately $15.5 million. 

Applicants may apply to administer the 

entire program or a portion thereof. 

Proposals should indicate the number of 

participants that can be accommodated 

at the funding level that is proposed, 

based on detailed calculations of 

program and administrative costs. In 

order to maximize the number of 

student participants under this program, 

it is the Bureau’s expectation that 

significant institutional and private 

sector funding and cost-sharing will be 

made available by cooperating 

institutions. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: Overall grantmaking 

authority for this program is contained 

in the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 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 is 

provided through legislation. 

Purpose: The Community College 

Initiative for Egypt will demonstrate the 

U.S. commitment to providing access to 

educational opportunities for a broad 

range of Egyptian undergraduate 

students. Through community college 

exchange initiatives, the Bureau hopes 

to engage the community college sector 

in the United States to increase the 

number of international students at U.S. 

community colleges and to reinforce 

community college efforts to build 

international ties. U.S. community 

colleges can make a unique contribution 

to international educational exchange 

by demonstrating the flexibility and 

relevance of American higher education 

and the manner in which community 

colleges provide quality technical and 

first-level professional education to vital 

sectors of society that are essential for 

nations to move forward economically 

and politically. They can also provide a 

model of lower-cost community-based 

higher education that offers wide access 

to skills development for existing jobs. 


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