55198 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 24, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6365] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS Form 4502, DS Form 

7003, DS Form 7004, Fulbright Teacher 

Exchange Program Application 

Package, OMB No.1405–0114 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program 

Application Package. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0114. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of Global 

Educational Programs (ECA/A/S) 

• Form Number: DS–4502, DS–7003, 

DS–7004. 

• Respondents: Educators desiring to 

participate in the Fulbright Teacher 

Exchange Program and/or host an 

international participant. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

•DS–4502 (U.S. Application)—800 

•DS–7003 (International 

Application)—300 

•DS–7004 (Hosting Application)— 

100 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

•DS–4502 (U.S. Application)—800 

•DS–7003 (International 

Application)—300 

•DS–7004 (Hosting Application)— 

100 

• Average Hours Per Response: 

•DS–4502 (U.S. Application)—2 

hours 

•DS–7003 (International 

Application)—2 hours 

•DS–7004 (Hosting Application)— 

1.5 hours 

• Total Estimated Burden:—2350 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from September 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

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 at 

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: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Ruta Chagnon, Program 

Officer (ECA/A/S/X); Department of 

State, SA–44, Room 349, 301 Fourth 

Street, SW., Washington DC 20547, who 

may be reached on 202.453.8645 or at 

ChagnonRX@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform 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, 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Under the Mutual Educational and 

Cultural Exchange (Fulbright-Hays) Act 

of 1961, as amended, the Fulbright 

Teacher Exchange Program offers 

academic year exchanges and seminar 

opportunities to U.S. educators. The 

data collected is used to determine 

whether prospective candidates are 

qualified for participation in and/or 

eligible to host international 

participants of the program. 

Methodology 

Applicants submit either a paper or 

electronic application to ECA. The 

receiving office enters the data for 

retention and program use as 

appropriate. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Helene Vonnegut, 

Acting Executive Director, ECA/IIP, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–22407 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority No. 316] 

Delegation From the Secretary of 

Certain Certification Functions in 

Maritime Law Enforcement to the 

Assistant Secretary for International 

Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of State, including the 

authority of section 1 of the State 

Department Basic Authorities Act, as 

amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), I hereby 

delegate to the Assistant Secretary for 

International Narcotics and Law 

Enforcement Affairs, the certification 

functions of 46 U.S.C. 70502(d)(2) and 

18 U.S.C. 2237(d). 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary or the Deputy 

Secretary may exercise any function or 

authority covered by this delegation. 

The functions delegated herein may be 

re-delegated. 

Any reference in this delegation of 

authority to any act, order, 

determination, delegation of authority, 

regulation, or procedure shall be 

deemed to be a reference to such act, 

order, determination, delegation of 

authority, regulation or procedure as 

amended from time to time. 

Delegation of Authority Number 164, 

dated May 23, 1987, is hereby 

superseded. 

This Delegation of Authority shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: September 2, 2008. 

Condoleezza Rice, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–22409 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6366] 

Meeting of Advisory Committee on 

International Communications and 

Information Policy 

The Department of State’s Advisory 

Committee on International 

Communications and Information 

Policy (ACICIP) will hold a public 

meeting on October 16, 2008, from 10 

a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Loy Henderson 

Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman 

Building of the U.S. Department of 

State. The Truman Building is located at 

2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20520. 

The committee provides a formal 

channel for regular consultation and 

coordination on major economic, social 

and legal issues and problems in 

international communications and 


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