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prosecution for a crime, fleeing to avoid 

custody or confinement after conviction 

of a crime, or violating a condition of 

probation or parole. SSA will use the 

information reported to deny eligibility 

or to suspend recipient’s SSI payments. 

The respondents are SSI applicants/ 

recipients or representative payees of 

SSI recipients who are reporting the 

applicant’s/recipient’s status as a 

fugitive felon or probation/parole 

violator. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 

minute. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours. 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

John Biles, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports 

Clearance, Social Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–11716 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6624] 

Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office 

of Foreign Missions; 30-Day Notice of 

Proposed Information Collection: 

Forms DS–2003 & DS–2004, 

Notification of Appointment of Foreign 

Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular 

Officer, and Foreign Government 

Employee; Form DS–2005, Notification 

of Appointment of Honorary Consular 

Officer; Form DS–2006, Notification of 

Change—Identification Card Request; 

Form DS–2007, Notification of 

Dependents of Diplomatic, Consular 

and Foreign Government Employees 

(Continuation Sheet); Form DS–2008, 

Notice of Termination of Diplomatic, 

Consular, or Foreign Government 

Employment; Forms DS–98 and DS–99, 

Application for Diplomatic Exemption 

From Taxes On; Forms DS–100, DS– 

101, DS–102, & DS–104, Diplomatic 

Motor Vehicle Applications for: Vehicle 

Registration, Title, & Replacement 

Plates; Department of State Form DS– 

1504; Request for Customs Clearance 

of Merchandise; Form DS–1972, U.S. 

Department of State Driver License 

and Tax Exemption Card Application; 

Foreign Diplomatic Services 

Applications, OMB Collection Number 

1405–0105 

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: 

Notification of Appointment of Foreign 

Diplomatic Officer, Career Consular 

Officer, and Foreign Government 

Employee. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–2003, DS–2004, 

& e–2003. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350 missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

11,154 responses (DS–2003: 800), (DS– 

2004: 1654), & (e–2003: 8,700). 

• Average Hours per Response: 25 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 4,640 

hours divided among the missions. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Notification of Appointment of 

Honorary Consular Officer. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Number: DS–2005. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

155 missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

200 forms per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 67 hours 

divided among the missions. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Notification of Change—Identification 

Card Request. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–2006, & e–2006. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350 missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

8,116 responses (DS–2006: 7,124), (e2006: 992). 

• Average Hours per Response: 9 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,217 

hours divided among the missions. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Notification of Dependents of 

Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign 

Government Employees (Continuation 

Sheet). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405-0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Number: DS–2007. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350 missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,000 forms per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 498 hours 

divided among the missions. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Notice of Termination of Diplomatic, 

Consular, or Foreign Government 

Employment. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–2008, & e–2008. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350 missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,685 eGov responses. 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,110 

hours divided among the missions. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Application for Diplomatic Exemption 

from Taxes. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405-0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of an 

approved collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–98, DS–99, e– 

98, & e–99. 


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• Respondents: Eligible foreign 

diplomatic or consular missions, certain 

foreign government organizations, and 

designated international organizations. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,089 eGov submissions (e-98: 2,413), 

(e-99: 2,676). 

• Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,272 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Applications 

for: Vehicle Registration, Title, & 

Replacement Plates. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–100, DS–101, 

DS–102, & DS–104. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

14,865. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 7,433. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Customs Clearance of 

Merchandise. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Number: DS–1504. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

7,938. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 3,969 

hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

• Title of Information Collection: U.S. 

Department of State Driver License and 

Tax Exemption Card Application. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

• Originating Office: Diplomatic 

Security/Office of Foreign Missions (DS/ 

OFM). 

• Form Numbers: DS–1972, DS– 

1972D, DS–1972T. 

• Respondents: Foreign government 

representatives assigned to the United 

States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350 foreign missions. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

12,725 responses (DS–1972: 1,402), 

(DS–1972D: 6,282), (DS–1972T: 5,041). 

• Average Hours per Response: DS– 

1972 (30 minutes), DS–1972D (20 

minutes), DS–1972T (15 minutes). 

• Total Estimated Burden: 4,053 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from date of publication 

in the Federal Register. 

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: Jacqueline Robinson, 

Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign 

Missions, 2201 C Street, NW., Room 

2236, Washington, DC 20520, who may 

be reached on (202) 647–3416 or 

OFMInfo@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: The 

Foreign Diplomatic Service 

Applications (FDSA) associated with 

OMB Collection number 1405–0105 

(DS–2003, DS–2004, DS–2005, DS– 

2006, DS–2007, and DS–2008) are the 

means by which the Department of State 

obtains the information necessary to 

accept the appointments and 

terminations of foreign government 

employees and diplomatic, career and 

honorary consular officers serving in the 

United States; their dependents and 

personal servants accompanying them 

on tours-of-duty in the United States; to 

issue documents or update information 

previously submitted; to extend or 

terminate privileges and immunities 

accorded under the Vienna Convention 

on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 and the 

Vienna Convention on Consular 

Relations, 1963. Also, FDSA DS–1504, 

DS–98, DS–99, and DS–1972, also 

associated with OMB number 1405– 

0105, are the means by which the 

Department provide customs duty-free 

entry privileges, exemption from taxes 

on the use of public utilities and the 

purchase of gasoline and other motor 

fuels, the issuance of a driver license 

and/or a sales tax exemption card for 

foreign mission personnel and their 

dependents. In addition, DS–100, DS– 

101, DS–102, & DS–104 are the means 

by which the Department provides 

foreign missions and their members 

with registration, titling, and issuance of 

license plates for motor vehicles they 

own/operate. These ‘‘benefits’’ were 

designated under the Foreign Missions 

Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (FMA), and 

must be obtained through the U.S. 

Department of State. The applications 

provide the Department with the 

information necessary to administer the 

benefits effectively and efficiently and 

to monitor compliance with local laws, 

including the ability to identify and take 

action against motor vehicle operators 

who repeatedly receive traffic citations. 

It also facilitates the Department’s 

ability to monitor and enforce the 

compliance with Federal laws regarding 

liability insurance for all foreign 

mission-operated motor vehicles. FMA, 

22 U.S.C. 4303a; Diplomatic Relations 

Act, 22 U.S.C. 254e. 

Methodology: These applications/ 

information collections are submitted by 

all foreign missions to the Office of 

Foreign Missions via the following 

methods: Electronically, mail, and/or 

personal delivery. 


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Dated: May 1, 2009. 

Robert D. Barton, 

Managing Director, Bureau of Diplomatic 

Security, Office of Foreign Missions, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–11930 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6623] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Intensive Summer 

Language Institutes for Teachers 

Program 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 00.000. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: July 7, 2009. 

Executive Summary: The Teacher 

Exchange Branch in the Office of Global 

Educational Programs at the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), 

U.S. Department of State, announces an 

open competition for a program that 

will enable U.S. language teachers to 

study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and 

Russian in an Arabic-speaking country, 

the People’s Republic of China, and 

Russia respectively during the summer 

of 2010. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 501(c)(3) may submit proposals 

to cooperate with the Bureau in the 

administration of the program. 

Applicant organizations should design 

and implement three summer institutes 

for a minimum total of 25 teachers— 

fifteen to study Chinese (Mandarin), and 

five each to study Arabic and Russian. 

These summer institutes should offer 

intensive, structured classroom 

instruction as well as less formal 

interactive learning opportunities 

through a comprehensive exchange 

experience that primarily emphasizes 

language learning. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: Overall grant making 

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 above 

is provided through legislation. 

Purpose: To strengthen the instruction 

of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), and 

Russian at U.S. K–12 schools and 

community colleges through intensive, 

substantive overseas language study for 

teachers, community college instructors, 

and students in the advanced stages of 

preparation to become teachers or 

instructors in these languages. 

Foreign language skills are essential 

tools for engaging foreign governments 

and peoples, especially in critical world 

regions, for promoting mutual 

understanding, and for conveying 

respect for other cultures. These skills 

equip Americans to support the nation’s 

foreign affairs priorities, its economic 

competitiveness, and its educational 

institutions in efforts to prepare future 

citizens for full engagement in the 

global environment. 

ECA plans to award a single 

Cooperative Agreement for the 

administration and implementation of 

all three Intensive Summer Language 

Institutes for Teachers under this 

program. Organizations without 

expertise in the teaching of all three of 

the indicated languages are encouraged 

to seek partners with expertise in 

teaching the other language(s) in 

preparing their proposals. Consortia and 

other combinations of institutions must 

designate a lead institution to receive 

the award and administer the program. 

Applicant organizations may submit a 

proposal requesting funds not exceeding 

$500,000 to implement all three 

overseas language institutes between 

June and August 2010. 

Proposals should outline four distinct 

program components: (1) Publicity, 

recruitment, and selection; (2) 

orientation; (3) the language institutes; 

and (4) follow-on activities. 

(1) Publicity, Recruitment, and 

Selection: The cooperating agency will 

publicize the three language institutes 

as well as recruit, screen, and select U.S. 

elementary and secondary school 

teachers, community college instructors, 

and eligible students for the program. 

Applicant organizations should propose 

a comprehensive outreach plan to 

publicize and recruit for the program 

within the K–12, community college, 

and foreign language educational 

community in the U.S. This plan should 

include separate strategies for reaching 

teachers of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), 

and Russian. Information about the 

program, along with all accompanying 

application materials, should be posted 

online by the cooperating agency. All 

application materials should be 

available in a sortable, searchable, 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared easily with the 

Bureau’s program office upon request. 

The cooperating agency will be 

responsible for convening independent 

committees to select candidates for the 

program. The Bureau should be 

consulted regarding the selection of 

candidates and will approve the 

principal and alternate candidates for 

participation in the program. 

The Bureau intends to include 

participants who represent the diversity 

of the U.S. in all components of the 

program. Selection should be based on 

the teachers’ professional backgrounds 

as language teachers, dedication to 

language teaching, and leadership 

potential. Applicants must be U.S. 

citizens and language teachers at 

elementary or secondary schools, 

community college instructors, or 

students in an advanced stage of 

preparation to teach Arabic, Chinese 

(Mandarin), or Russian. 

(2) Orientation: The cooperating 

organization will organize a substantive, 

in-person, pre-departure orientation in 

the U.S. for all participants. The 

orientation should include thorough 

discussions of the goals and objectives 

of the program and should be developed 

and administered in consultation with 

the ECA program office. Comprehensive 

information packets should be provided 

to all participants prior to the 

orientation. 

Standardized pre-institute testing 

should be done to determine 

participants’ initial language proficiency 

and subsequent progress. Applicant 

organizations should include in their 

proposals their plans to develop and 

implement an instrument to measure 

participants’ increased language 

proficiency resulting from their 

participation in the program. 

The cooperating agency should 

provide the participants with an incountry orientation upon arrival to 

familiarize them with the language 

institute and surrounding community. 

(3) Language Institutes: Each six-week 

institute will provide intensive language 

instruction in a classroom setting for 

approximately twenty hours per week, 

in addition to language-learning 

opportunities through immersion in the 

cultural, social, and educational life of 

the host country. Classes should provide 

formal instruction in grammar, 

vocabulary, and pronunciation in 

addition to covering the four main 


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