[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 42081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17586]
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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. Sec. 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
locating of respondents for the National Evaluation of Youth Corps. The
National Evaluation of Youth Corps is a study to determine the impact
of participation in youth corps on members' educational attainment,
employment and earnings, workplace and life skills, and avoidance of
risk behaviors. The National Evaluation of Youth Corps is based on the
hypothesis that participation in youth corps may lead to measurable
outcomes for participants. The study uses an experimental design to
assess program impacts on program participants. Many of the youth corps
programs receive all or part of their funding from the Corporation.
Copies of the information collection requests 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
listed in the ADDRESSES section by September 20, 2010.
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, Attention: Lillian Dote, Program Officer, Office of Research
and Policy Development, Curtis Center, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 876E,
Philadelphia, PA, 19106.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the street address given in
paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
(3) By fax to: (215) 597-4933, Attention: Lillian Dote, Program
Officer, Office of Research and Policy Development.
(4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Dote at (215) 597-2715 or by
e-mail at [email protected].
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 Corporation is interested in learning about the effects of
national service on participants. This study uses an experimental
design to assess the outcomes associated with participation in national
service. The proposed locating effort will be completed by sample
members only, including former corps members and their counterparts in
the comparison group.
In an effort to reduce the burden on sample members during this
locating effort, the Corporation is simplifying the information
collection. A large number of employment, education, civic engagement,
and risk behavior questions will be eliminated or simplified, thereby
resulting in a reduction in the prior burden estimate. In addition, the
Corporation has reduced the sample from 2,267 to 2,043. Study
participants who did not respond to the baseline and 18-month follow-up
survey have been removed from the sample.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks renewal of its earlier application.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: National Evaluation of Youth Corps.
OMB Number: 3045-0124.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Individuals who have agreed to participate in the
National Evaluation of Youth Corps and who have completed a baseline
survey.
Total Respondents: 2,043.
Frequency: Periodically.
Average Time per Response: Averages 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 511 hours.
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: July 13, 2010.
Kevin Cramer,
Acting Director, Office of Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-17586 Filed 7-19-10; 8:45 am]
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