[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32008-32010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13705]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7489]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collections: RPPR Public
Diplomacy Surveys
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collections of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public
Diplomacy Impact (APDI)--Public Diplomacy Participants Study.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
Respondents: U.S. public diplomacy participants in select
foreign countries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,300.
Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,650.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public
Diplomacy Impact--Public Diplomacy Non-Participants Study.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy
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and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and Resources, Evaluation
and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
Respondents: U.S. public diplomacy non-participants in
select foreign countries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,300.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes per response.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,650 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Advancing Public
Diplomacy Impact (APDI)--General Population Survey (GPS).
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
Respondents: General population in select foreign
countries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 12,000.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes per response.
Total Estimated Burden: 6,000 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Electronic Media
Engagement Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
Respondents: Internet users from select foreign countries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes per response.
Total Estimated Burden: 4,000 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Title of Information Collection: Key Audience Analysis.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Originating Office: Office of the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Office of Policy Planning and
Resources, Evaluation and Measurement Unit, (R/PPR-EMU).
Form Number: Survey number assigned as needed.
Respondents: Internet users in select foreign countries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,600.
Estimated Number of Responses: 9,600.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes per response.
Total Estimated Burden: 3,200 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
DATE: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
up to 30 days from June 2, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following
methods:
E-mail: [email protected]. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting documents by submitting a request
to [email protected] or by mail to RPPR EMU Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Request, U.S. Department of State, SA-5, 5th Floor, 2200 C
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 collections:
The Department of State is requesting new information collections
to evaluate the impact of U.S. public diplomacy efforts and to evaluate
public opinion among the general populations in select foreign
countries. These collections are part of a larger evaluation looking at
the impact of U.S. public diplomacy efforts and foreign views toward
the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy.
The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI) Public
Diplomacy Participants Study collection will include a survey and a
focus group of participants who have taken part in U.S. public
diplomacy programs.
The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI) Public
Diplomacy Non-Participants Study collection will include a survey using
face-to-face interviews and a focus group of participants who have not
taken part in U.S. public diplomacy programs in order to compare their
responses to those participants who have taken part in U.S. public
diplomacy programs.
The Advancing Public Diplomacy Impact (APDI)-General
Population Survey (GPS) collection will include a survey using face-to-
face interviews and a focus group of participants who are
representative of the general populations.
The Electronic Media Engagement collection will include a
survey and a focus group of participants designed to study how Internet
users use different forms of social media and similar collaborative
technologies to interact on Public Diplomacy themes in which they have
interests.
The Key Audience Analysis collection will include a survey
of internet users designed to develop key audience profiles for public
diplomacy outreach.
Methodology:
For APDI participants, APDI non-participants, and APDI-
GPS, the information collection will be accomplished through a focus
group and a survey using face-to-face interviews or, whenever doing so
will ease any burden on the participant while also protecting the
participant's privacy, telephone or online interviews.
For Electronic Media Engagement, the information
collection will be accomplished through focus groups or Internet
surveying applications available within each country. When the
infrastructure of the foreign country does not permit electronic data
collection, data may be collected by personal interviews. When data are
being collected through focus groups, participants are recruited to
match criteria defined on a country by country basis.
For Key Audience Analysis, the information collection will
be accomplished through Internet surveying applications available
within each country.
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Dated: May 20, 2011.
Larry Schwartz,
Director, Policy, Planning and Resources (R/PPR), U.S. Department of
State.
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