Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 17, 2009 / Notices 28753 

Department of State, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs Web site http://travel.state.gov at 

https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/. 

The paper version of the collection 

permits respondents who do not have 

Internet access to provide the 

information to the U.S. embassy or 

consulate by fax, mail or in person. 

Dated: May 20, 2009. 

Mary Ellen Hickey, 

Managing Director, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–14223 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6671] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Office of Language 

Services Contractor Application Form, 

OMB 1405–XXXX, DS–7651 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Office of Language Services Contractor 

Application Form. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Administration (A/OPR/LS). 

• Form Number: DS–7651. 

• Respondents: General Public 

Applying for Translator and/or 

Interpreter Contract Positions. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

900. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

900. 

• Average Hours per Response: Thirty 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 450 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATE(S): The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from June 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: LSapplications@state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Department of State, 

Office of Language Services SA–1, 

Fourteenth Floor, 2401 E Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

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 

Ms. Keiry Carroll at 2401 E Street, NW., 

Fourteenth Floor, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached on (202) 

261–8777 or at carrollkm@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: 

The information collected is needed 

to ascertain whether respondents are 

viable interpreting and/or translating 

candidates, based on their work history 

and legal work status in the United 

States. If candidates successfully 

become contractors for the U.S. 

Department of State, Office of Language 

Services, the information collected is 

used to initiate security clearance 

background checks and for processing 

payment vouchers. Respondents are 

typically members of the general public 

with varying degrees of experience in 

the fields of interpreting and/or 

translating. 

Methodology: 

OLS makes the ‘‘Office of Language 

Services Contractor Application Form’’ 

available via the OLS Internet site. 

Respondents can submit it 

electronically via e-mail or fax. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Matthew S. Klimow, 

Director, Office of Language Services, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–14225 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6672] 

United States Global Change Research 

Program 

ACTION: Call for U.S. Nominations to 

serve as Authors and/or Review Editors 

of the IPCC Special Report ‘‘Managing 

the Risks of Extreme Events and 

Disasters to Advance Climate Change 

Adaptation’’ June 17, 2009. 

SUMMARY: The United States participates 

in the Intergovernmental Panel on 

Climate Change, an intergovernmental 

body that oversees the development of 

assessments of the state of knowledge 

on climate change. The role of the IPCC 

is to assess on a comprehensive, 

objective, open and transparent basis, 

the scientific, technical, and 

socioeconomic information relevant to 

understanding the scientific basis of risk 

of human-induced climate change, its 

potential impacts, and options for 

adaptation and mitigation. 

IPCC assessments are commissioned 

by member governments and produced 

by scientists and technical experts. The 

reports undergo expert and government 

review and are accepted by IPCC 

member governments prior to their 

release. Information on the IPCC and its 

assessments and procedures can be 

found at http://www.ipcc.ch. 

Every six to seven years, the IPCC 

produces a comprehensive three-volume 

assessment of the state of knowledge of 

climate change. Volumes in this 

comprehensive assessment cover 

climate change science; impacts, 

vulnerability and adaptation; and 

mitigation. The most recent of these was 

finalized in 2008; the next 

comprehensive assessment will be 

finalized in 2014. 

In addition to this comprehensive 

assessment, the IPCC periodically 

produces ‘‘special reports’’ that address 

specific topics on climate change. At the 

IPCC’s most recent plenary meeting on 

April 21–23, governments approved the 

production of a ‘‘Special Report on 

Managing the Risks of Extreme Events 

and Disasters to Advance Climate 

Change Adaptation.’’ 

Under IPCC procedures, member 

governments have an opportunity to 

provide nominations for authors to be 

involved in the production of each 

chapter in the report. The United States 

provides this call for nominations for 

U.S. authors or reviewers for the subject 

report. The subject report will require 

the contributions of experts who can 

integrate the findings of the climate 

change science; vulnerability, impacts, 

and adaptation to extreme events; and 


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