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• 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. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 29, 2004. This comment period 

ended September 27, 2004. No 

comments were received from this 

Notice. 

Description: The Corporation for 

National and Community Service is 

strongly committed to evaluating the 

effectiveness of its programs. VISTA is 

our country’s longest continually 

operating domestic service program, 

with over 130,000 participants enrolling 

since its inception in 1965. Since 1994 

the program has been administered by 

the Corporation as part of AmeriCorps. 

VISTA participants work in 

communities to build local capacity to 

advance economic development in lowincome neighborhoods across the 

United States. The study will examine 

the long-term impacts VISTA service 

has on participants’ civic attitudes, life 

decisions, goals, values, and enduring 

habits of civic engagement. 

The objective of this study is to 

explore the long-term impacts of VISTA 

participation from 1965–1994 on the 

lives of participants to a comparison 

group who enrolled in VISTA during 

the same time period and completed the 

VISTA orientation but who did not 

actually serve in the program (or served 

less than one month). To meet these 

objectives, a sample of VISTA 

participants and near-participants will 

be drawn from the roster of individuals 

enrolling in VISTA from 1965 to 1993. 

In addition to collecting information on 

the outcomes specified above, data on 

respondent demographics and preVISTA experiences will be collected. 

The inclusion of a comparison group of 

near-participants will provide insight 

into the outcomes realized by VISTA 

participants who completed their term 

of service. 

This study will gather data using 

phone surveys and in-person 

interviews. The phone surveys will 

provide largely quantitative 

information, while the in-person 

interviews will allow for the collection 

of highly detailed and more qualitative 

descriptions of the life courses charted 

by VISTA participants and nearparticipants. 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Study of Volunteers’ Experience 

in the VISTA Program. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Total Respondents: 1400. 

Frequency: Once. 

Average Time Per Response: 43 

minutes (telephone survey: average of 

35 minutes per respondent; the inperson interview: average 3 hours per 

respondent). 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 997 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None.

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

Robert Grimm, 

Director, Office of Research and Policy 

Development.

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Approval of an Information Collection 

Currently Approved Through 

Emergency Clearance; 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 the 

following public information collection 

request (ICR) 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 the ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Kimberly Spring, ext. 543. 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. 

Comments should be sent to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC, 20503, 

(202) 395–4718, within 30 days from the 

date of this publication in the Federal 

Register. 

The initial 60-day Federal Register

notice for the Next Generation Grants 

Concept Paper and Application 

Instructions was published on June 9, 

2004. The comment period for this 

notice has elapsed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

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; 

• 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. 

Type of Review: Currently approved 

through emergency clearance. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Next Generation Grants Concept 

Paper and Application Instructions. 

OMB Number: 3045–0087. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Non-profit 

organizations and institutions; State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 400 for the 

Concept Paper Instructions; 40 for the 

Application Instructions. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ten 

hours for each set of instructions. 

Total Burden Hours: 4400 hours (4000 

for Concept Paper Instructions and 400 

for Application Instructions). 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

N/A. 

Total Annual Cost (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): None.

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Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Robert Grimm, 

Director, Department of Research and Policy 

Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 05–05] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense if 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

J. Hurd, DSCA/OPS–ADMIN, (703) 604–

6575. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 05–05 with 

attached transmittal, policy justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology.

Dated: December 6, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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