[Federal Register: January 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 1984-1985]
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 its
proposed renewal of its Senior Corps Project Progress Report (PPR)--
reference OMB Control Number 3045-0033, with an expiration date of
August 31, 2007. In conjunction with the PPR renewal, the Corporation
proposes to make several modifications:
Streamline the ``Data Demographic'' section of the
collection instrument to reduce frequency and eliminate redundancy; and
Modify the PPR datasheet frequency schedule from biennial
to annual.
Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by
contacting
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the office listed in the address section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by March 19, 2007.
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, Senior
Corps; Attention Ms. Angela Roberts, Associate Director, Room 9401;
1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525. (2) By hand delivery
or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom on the 8th Floor 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)
606-3475, Attention Ms. Angela Roberts, Associate Director. (4)
Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system:
aroberts@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Roberts, (202) 606-6822 or by
e-mail at aroberts@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 Progress Report (PPR) was designed to assure that grantees of
the Senior Corps' programs (RSVP, Foster Grandparent and Senior
Companion Programs) address and fulfill legislated program purposes;
meet agency program management and grant requirements; track and
measure progress to benefit the local project and its contributions to
senior volunteers and the community; and to report progress toward work
plan objectives agreed upon in the granting of the award.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to renew and revise the current OMB
approved Progress Report. When revised, the Progress Report will: (a)
Eliminate all quarterly submissions of the PPR; (b) change the
submission frequency of narrative and work plan sections to 100 percent
semi-annual and; (c) change the submission frequency of the data
demographics section from semi-annual to annual. The revised PPR will
be used in the same manner as the existing PPR to report progress
toward accomplishing work plan goals and objectives, reporting
volunteer and service outputs; reporting actual outcomes related to
self-nominated performance measures meeting challenges encountered,
describing significant activities, and requesting technical assistance.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Senior Corps Project Progress Report.
OMB Number: 3045-0033.
Agency Number: CNCS Form 1020.
Affected Public: Sponsors of Senior Corps grants.
Total Respondents: 1,350.
Frequency: Work plans and narratives: semi-annual. Data
demographics: annual.
Average Time per Response: 8 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,800 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,000.
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: January 9, 2007.
Tess Scannell,
Director, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. E7-483 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]