[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22391-22392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9867]
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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
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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 the Peer Reviewer Application (OMB Number 3045-
0090), used by the Corporation to recruit external reviewers to assess
grant applications. The information will be provided by individuals
wishing to serve as peer review participants for the Corporation grant
review processes. The completion of this information collection is
required to be considered as a potential reviewer for the Corporation.
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 June 28, 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, Office of Grant Policy and Operations, Attention: Vielka
Garibaldi, Acting Director, Office of Grants Policy and Operations,
Room 9303; 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) 606-3477, Attention: Vielka Garibaldi, Acting
Director, Office of Grants Policy and Operations.
(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: Vielka Garibaldi, (202) 606-3472, 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 provides grants on a competitive basis to support
organizations that use service as an strategy for addressing national
and community needs. As part of the grant applications review process,
the Corporation uses external reviewers to assess the quality of grant
proposals submitted to the Corporation. The peer reviewer application
is used by individuals that wish to serve as peer reviewers or peer
review panel facilitators for the Corporation grant reviews. The
information collected will be used by the Corporation to select review
participants for each grant competition. The information is collected
electronically using eGrants, the Corporation's web-base grant
management system.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to renew the current information collection.
Minor revisions are proposed to clarify eGrants instructions and
reflect adjustments to the Corporation for National and Community
Service eGrants system.
The information collection will otherwise be used in the same
manner as the existing application. The Corporation also seeks to
continue using the current application until the revised application is
approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on October
31, 2010.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Peer Reviewer Application.
OMB Number: 3045-0090.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Individuals who are interested in serving as peer
reviewers and peer review panel facilitators for the Corporation.
Total Respondents: 2,500 responses annually.
Frequency: One time to complete.
Average Time per Response: Averages 40 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,666 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: April 21, 2010.
Vielka Garibaldi,
Office of Grants Policy and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-9867 Filed 4-27-10; 8:45 am]
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