[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71419-71420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29465]
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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 implementation of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community
Corp's NCCC Sponsor Survey. This survey was developed to support NCCC
performance measurement for use in program development, funding, and
evaluation. The survey instrument will be completed by NCCC project
sponsors following completion of each NCCC project. Completion of this
information collection is not required to be considered for or obtain
grant funding support from AmeriCorps NCCC.
Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by January 24, 2011.
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
National Civilian Community Corps; Attention Colleen Clay, Assistant
Director Projects and Partnerships, Room 9305; 1201 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at
Room 8100 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) 606-3462, Attention: Colleen Clay, Assistant
Director Projects and Partnerships.
(4) Electronically through http://www.regulations.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call
(202) 606-3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Clay, (202) 606-7561, 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
This NCCC Sponsor Survey was developed to evaluate the program's
performance impact on sponsoring organizations and communities.
Specifically, NCCC has been asked to develop a set of measures that
capture the immediate and long-term outcomes of the NCCC program on the
organizations and communities it serves. In order to achieve this goal,
NCCC has developed a set of five performance measurement instruments
corresponding to the most common service projects requested by the
organizations that sponsor NCCC teams in their community. One of these
measures, Successful Service Intervention, is universal to all
projects, and measures the success of the NCCC team in completing the
stated project goals of the project sponsor. The other four measures
correspond to specific activities with volunteers or in disaster,
housing, or environmental activities. The surveys will be administered
electronically to all project sponsors after each project round is
completed.
Current Action
This is a new information collection request. The NCCC Sponsor
Survey consists of a menu of five performance surveys of approximately
10 questions each. All sponsors will receive their survey as a single
instrument. The individual survey will be generated based on the
project type and applicability of each survey to the specific project.
Each sponsor survey will begin with the Successful Service Intervention
survey, and include one or more of the other four surveys depending on
project type. It is estimated that an average survey will consist of
two to three of the survey sections. No survey will include all five
sections.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: NCCC Sponsor Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: The NCCC sponsor survey will be administered to
the project sponsor for any NCCC service project. These sponsors apply
to receive a 10-person NCCC team for a period of six-eight weeks to
implement local service projects. There are approximately 165 projects
in each of four project rounds per year. The project sponsors are
uniquely able to provide the information sought in the NCCC Sponsor
Survey.
Total Respondents: Based on the number of projects completed last
fiscal year, NCCC expects to administer 660 surveys each fiscal year.
These may not be unique responders as many sponsors receive teams on a
rotating basis and thus may complete the survey more than once per
year. Assuming the distribution of project types remains constant, the
number of survey sections completed by a given sponsor will be
distributed as follows: One section--54 respondents; two sections--228
respondents; three sections--270 respondents; four sections--108
respondents.
Frequency: Quarterly distribution. Each sponsor will complete only
one survey per project.
Average Time per Response: One section--8 minutes.
Two sections--15 minutes.
Three sections--22 minutes.
Four sections--30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 217 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
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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: November 17, 2010.
Charles Davenport,
Director, Projects and Partnerships, National Civilian Community Corps.
[FR Doc. 2010-29465 Filed 11-22-10; 8:45 am]
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