[Federal Register: February 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 28)]
[Notices]
[Page 6649-6650]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(hereinafter the ``Corporation'') has submitted a public information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this ICR,
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling
the Corporation for National and Community Service, Mr. Mark Abbott, at
(202) 606-5000, extension 120, (mabbott@cns.gov); (TTY/TDD) at (202)
606-5256 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time,
Monday through Friday.
Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, by any of the the following two
methods within 30 days from the date of publication in this Federal
Register:
(1) By fax to: (202) 395-6974, Attention: Ms. Fumie Yokota, OMB
Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service;
and
(2) Electronically by e-mail to: Fumie_Yokota@omb.eop.gov.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Corporation, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the Corporation's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and
Propose ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(the Corporation) awards federal grants to states, institutions of
higher education, non-profit organizations, Indian tribes and U.S.
territories to operate national service programs. The Corporation is
obligated by statute to monitor grantee compliance with the appropriate
Federal Statues, Regulations and OBM circulars. The information
requested in this biannual report will be the primary means for
collecting data on both grantee fiscal/programmatic compliance and
progress towards meeting the performance measures specified in the
grant awards. For statutory authority, please see the National and
Community Service Act of 1990, as amended.
Information provided in the Performance Reports will be used by
Learn and Serve America to ensure grantees are making adequate progress
towards meeting performance measures, and that activities are
appropriate under the terms and conditions of the grant award. This
information will also be used to help determine eligibility for second
and third year Continuation Grants, which are available to Learn and
Serve America grantees subject to funding availability and adequate
progress towards meeting performance measures.
This report will also track the grantees' sub-grants, allowing the
Corporation the ability in the future to collect important performance
data at the subgrantee level (a request to collect subgrantee
information is forthcoming in a separate OMB Paperwork Reduction Act
submission). Systematic review and a risk-based assessment of each
Performance Report will be conducted by the appropriate Learn and Serve
America Program officer within 30 days of receipt of the reports.
Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning Learn
and Serve Aamerica Grantee Performance Report.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Learn and Serve America Grantee Performance Report.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Current LSA Grantees.
Total Respondents: 133.
Frequency: Twice per year.
Average Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 532 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
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Dated: February 4, 2004.
Amy B. Cohen,
Director, Learn and Serve America.
[FR Doc. 04-2963 Filed 2-10-04; 8:45 am]