Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 18, 2013 / Notices 36533 

Dated: June 13, 2013. 

Matthew Burton, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14488 Filed 6–17–13; 8:45 am] 

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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 (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled the 

Senior Corps Progress Report (PPR) 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, 

Wanda Carney, at (202) 606–6934 or 

email to wcarney@cns.gov. Individuals 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800– 

833–3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, 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. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on December 10, 2012. This 

comment period ended on February 10, 

2013. A total of 99 public comments 

were received from this Notice. 

Summary of Comments by Category and 

CNCS Response 

Category 1: Statements of Support for 

a PPR Update. A total of 26 comments 

included statements of support for an 

updated PPR: Nineteen commenters 

support updating the PPR to align with 

new performance measures and 7 

commenters shared that the PPR is a 

valuable reporting tool. 

Response: CNCS agrees with the need 

to align the PPR with new performance 

measures and also the overall value of 

the PPR. 

Category 2: Burden. CNCS received 72 

comments citing semi-annual reporting 

will increase reporting burden, and that 

CNCS should retain an annual reporting 

cycle. Nineteen comments stated that a 

semi-annual PPR would take too much 

time away from other project 

management responsibilities. Four of 

the 19 comments specifically noted that 

grantee time is needed to shift service 

activities to new National Performance 

Measures or to focus on RSVP 

Competition. Eight of the 19 comments 

noted that a Senior Corps project 

director’s time and project management 

abilities are already stretched due to 

recent budget cuts which have resulted 

in reduced staff time and reduced travel 

budgets 

Response: CNCS recognizes the time 

needed to support other Senior Corps 

project management responsibilities, 

and agree that requesting a full PPR 

every six months does not result in 

benefits that outweigh the additional 

administrative burden imposed. CNCS 

proposes the following refinements to 

semi-annual reporting: Only grantees 

that have adopted the new standard 

performance measures will be required 

to report semi-annually. These grantees 

comprise 33 percent of the Senior Corps 

portfolio in FY 2013; 66 percent in FY 

2014; and 100 percent in FY 2015. The 

increase in percentage is due to the 

phased in approach of the required 

performance measures. In this way, 

grantees not yet operating under the 

performance measures requirements 

will retain their original annual 

reporting cycle until the time that they 

compete for a new grant (RSVP only) or 

submit a renewal for a new grant (FGP 

and SCP only). 

CNCS will require only demographic 

and performance measure output data 

reports on the mid-year PPR, rather than 

the full PPR. Completing only the 

sections that address the performance 

and results will provide the data needed 

by CNCS to gauge progress, but will 

abbreviate the mid-year PPR 

submission. 

Category 3: Lack of useful data to 

justify increase in burden. A total of 26 

comments stated that a semi-annual PPR 

is unnecessary because performance 

measure data includes an annual target. 

Thus, a semi-annual report would not 

yield useful data. Eighteen of these 

comments stated that information 

reported on a semi-annual PPR would 

unfairly be used as a measure towards 

progress on achieving final targets. Two 

of the comments stated that commenters 

believed CNCS would not use the data 

reported. 

Response: CNCS recognizes that 

performance measure targets are a goal 

to be achieved at the end of a 12-month 

period. However, information reported 

on a semi-annual PPR provides 

information used to determine whether 

the project is on track to achieve the 

target on time. The data will be used to 

determine adequate progress during the 

project period to assess whether an 

administrative renewal or competition 

is the appropriate next step for RSVP 

projects. The data submitted at the midpoint each year will also allow CNCS to 

access data needed for key documents, 

such as the Congressional Budget 

Submission. 

Category 4: Burden on volunteer 

stations, which are the organizations 

where the volunteers are placed. A total 

of 15 comments expressed concern 

about an additional reporting burden on 

volunteer stations. One comment stated 

that the project would be at risk of 

losing volunteer stations due to an 

increased reporting burden. Two 

comments cited technology issues at the 

volunteer stations may present 

challenges to gathering reporting 

information from volunteer stations. 

Response: CNCS recognizes the 

potential increase in volunteer station 

burden due to additional reporting. 

Rather than asking for a full PPR to be 

submitted every six months, CNCS will 

compromise with a requirement for only 

demographic and output information to 

be reported on the six-month PPR. 

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Category 5: Time Estimate. A total of 

nine comments stated that the estimated 

time to complete the PPR is too low. 

Response: The time required to 

complete the PPR is limited to the time 

needed to enter the PPR information 

into the PPR module in eGrants and 

does not include the time invested in 

project management, performance 

measures monitoring, or gathering the 

performance measures and PPR data. 

However, we concur that the full burden 

should be reviewed, particularly since 

respondents will use new eGrants 

system functionality under this PPR 

version. 

Category 6: CNCS Staff Oversight. A 

total of two comments stated that CNCS 

staff would not have time to react to and 

provide feedback on a semi-annual 

report. 

Response: Prior to the recent move to 

annual PPRs, CNCS staff provided 

feedback on semi-annual and annual 

PPRs. Time to provide feedback has not 

been an issue for CNCS staff in the past. 

Category 7: Suggestion for 

Performance Metric for Achievement. 

One comment suggested that grantees 

self-report whether they are on target to 

achieve the end of year goal, rather than 

reporting quantifiable data against the 

performance measures. 

Response: Data that cannot be 

supported with quantifiable information 

would not provide enough useful 

information for CNCS. 

Category 8: Other. One commenter 

stated that Senior Corps is a waste of 

government money and recommends 

closing out Senior Corps grants and 

programs. 

Response: This comment is outside 

the scope of the information request. 

Description: CNCS is seeking approval 

of the Senior Corps Progress Report 

(PPR), which is used by grantees of the 

Senior Corps’ programs (RSVP, Foster 

Grandparent and Senior Companion 

Programs) address and fulfill legislated 

program purposes; meet OMB Progress 

Report Requirements; meet agency 

program management and grant 

requirements; track and measure 

progress to benefit the local project and 

its contributions to senior volunteers 

and the community; and to report 

progress toward work plan objectives 

agreed upon in the granting of the 

award. The PPR also includes a Progress 

Report Supplement (PRS), which is 

administered annually to all Senior 

Corps grantees. This PRS survey collects 

data from all grantees that is then 

aggregated to develop snapshots about 

Senior Corps volunteers, such as 

demographic characteristics, reasons for 

separating from the program, and 

service hours per week. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Senior Corps Progress Report 

(PPR). 

OMB Number: 3045–033. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Senior Corps 

grantees. 

Total Respondents: 1,250. 

Frequency: Semi-annual for PPR. 

Annual for PRS. 

Average Time per Response: 14 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

17,500. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated; June 12, 2013. 

Erwin Tan, 

Director, Senior Corps. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 13–34] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

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 July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 13–34 with 

attached transmittal, policy justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: June 13, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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