Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 237 / Friday, December 10, 2004 / Notices 71783

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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 

preclearance 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 data collection instrument 

entitled: Field Network Pilot Study 

Report Form. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

obtained by contacting the office listed 

below in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 8, 2005, to be 

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

input to the Corporation by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system to 

Kimberly Spring at KSpring@cns.gov.

(2) By fax to 202–565–2785, Attention 

Ms. Kimberly Spring. 

(3) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Department of Research and Policy 

Development, 8th Floor, Attn: Ms. 

Kimberly Spring, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525. 

(4) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at Room 

6010 at the mail address given in 

paragraph (3) above, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kimberly Spring at (202) 606–5000, ext. 

543, by e-mail at KSpring@cns.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through 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 has 

contracted with the Nelson A. 

Rockefeller Institute of Government to 

carry out a Field Network Pilot Study to 

learn how the Corporation’s goals and 

requirements regarding capacity 

building and performance measurement 

are affecting the AmeriCorps program 

and the nonprofit organizations where 

AmeriCorps members serve. The Pilot 

Study will consider how grantee and 

subgrantee organizations are selected; 

how the Corporation communicates 

with grantees and subgrantees; how 

local contexts and available funding 

opportunities vary from state to state; 

and how the Corporation’s goals and 

requirements fit into the context of the 

grantees’ and subgrantees’ own policies 

and the many diverse responsibilities 

they face. 

The Field Network Pilot Study Report 

Form will be used to assess the impact 

of the Corporation’s policies around 

capacity building and the performance 

measurement initiative. Independent, 

local field researchers will be employed 

in collecting the information. During the 

data-gathering phase of the Pilot Study, 

the researchers will refer to background 

information about the Corporation, its 

programs, and the Field Network 

method. 

Current Action: The Corporation seeks 

public comment on the Report Form 

questions, the introductory statement, 

and the accompanying background 

package. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Field Network Pilot Study 

Report Form. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: N/A. 

Affected Public: Non-profit 

Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Total Respondents: 84. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Average Time Per Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 252. 

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: December 6, 2004. 

Robert T. Grimm, Jr., 

Director, Research and Policy Development.

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled Study of Volunteers’ Experience 

in the VISTA Program to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Pub. L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Kelly 

Arey at (202) 606–5000, ext. 197. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday.

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, by any 

of the following two methods: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: