[Federal Register: February 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 29)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Proposed Information Collection; 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''), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirement on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning the
Application Instructions relating to its proposed new competition for
making new awards for training and technical assistance (T/TA) support
to national service programs. The competition is open to current and
prospective T/TA providers. Completion of the cooperative agreement
award application is required to be considered for, or obtain a T/TA
cooperative agreement with the Corporation. Copies of the information
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in
the address section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
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listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community
Service, Office of Leadership Development and Training; Attention Mr.
David Bellama, Associate Director, Room 9623; 1201 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at
Room 6010 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 208-4151, Attention Mr. David Bellama,
Associate Director.
(4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system:
dbellama@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Bellama, (202) 606-5000, ext.
483, or by e-mail at dbellama@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested
in comments that:
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 agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are expected 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).
Background
The application to be published by the Corporation's Office of
Leadership Development and Training will be completed by applicant
organizations interested in providing T/TA services to the
Corporation's grantee programs. This application will be completed
electronically using the Corporation's web-based grants management
system, eGrants.
Current Action
The Corporation is seeking approval of the document entitled 2005
Application Instructions: Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative
Agreements currently approved through emergency clearance. The
application includes submission and compliance requirements,
application instructions, selection criteria, and reporting
requirements for applications selected for awards. The Application
Instructions also include several appendices that require the
following:
SF424 Facesheet Instructions and Facesheet
Assurances and Certifications
SF424A Budget Instructions
Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity
This emergency clearance for this information collection will expire on
5/31/05.
Type of Review: New; currently approved through emergency
clearance.
Agency:Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: 2005 Application Instructions: Training and Technical
Assistance Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Number: 3045-0105.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Current and prospective T/TA providers.
Total Respondents: 75.
Frequency: Once in three years.
Average Time Per Response: Averages 80 hour for preparing an
application.
We expect to select approximately 15 T/TA providers for cooperative
agreements. These 15 providers will prepare budget and activity
projections at the beginning of the budget period (usually one year)
and report semi-annually on actual activities and funds expended. It is
anticipated that they will spend approximately 12 hours on the budget/
activity projection and 34 hours each per semi-annual report, or 80
hours each per year.
The level of burden for both the application and the periodic
budget planning and reporting is attributable to the extensive,
national scope of the services that will need to be described in the
application and the subsequent planning and reporting documents. The
organizations selected for cooperative agreements are expected to
provide materials and services that will serve Corporation grantees and
subgrantees regardless of size (large non-profit institution, small
community organization), type of program (Senior Corps, AmeriCorps,
state or national parent organization, urban, rural, tribal),
geographic location (east coast, west coast, U.S. territory, multi-
site, multi-state), or experience (veteran program or new start-up).
Estimates for the above time burdens were determined by consulting
a sample of current and potential respondents.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7200.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Gretchen Van Der Veer,
Director, Office of Leadership Development and Training.
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