Document Headings

                    Document headings vary by document type but may contain                    the following:                  
                -                       the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document                    
                -                       the number of the CFR title and the number of each part                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly                      related to                    
                -                       the agency docket number / agency internal file number                    
                -                       the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory                      Actions                    

                    See the                                          Document Drafting Handbook                                        for more details.                  

###### Corporation for National and Community Service

# 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 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 the renewal President's Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA), parts A, B, C, D and E. Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the                         **ADDRESSES**                         section of this notice.                    

# DATES:

                        Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the                         **ADDRESSES**                         section by December 14, 2009.                    

# ADDRESSES:

Send comments to: Corporation for National and Community Service, Attn. Office of Public Affairs, Attn: Mr. David Premo, (Project Officer), 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20525.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        David Premo, (202) 606-6717, or by e-mail at                         *DPremo@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;
    - 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 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.                

## I. Background

The President's Volunteer Service Awards were created by Executive Order on January 30, 2003. The awards are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Under the Executive Order, the Corporation was directed to (among other things) design and recommend programs to recognize individuals, schools, and organizations that excel in their efforts to support volunteer service and civic participation, especially with respect to students in primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning. The President's Volunteer Service Awards meet this requirement. In order to recognize individuals, schools and organizations, the program must collect information about the individuals and organizations and their activities to verify that they have earned the award.

The information collected will be used by the Program primarily to identify recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Awards and the Call to Service Awards (4000 hours or more.) Individuals or organizations can be nominated by an organization or third party. The nominations will be reviewed by the administering agency for compliance and awards will be made on that basis. Information also will be used to assure the integrity of the Program (so that, for example, an individual or organization does not receive an award twice for the same project), for reporting on the accomplishments of the Program, for the public awareness campaign (such as press releases and Web site information on winning projects), and to further the purposes of the Executive Order (such as fostering partnerships and coordination of projects and to promote civic engagement).

## II. Current Action

The existing collection is set to expire on February 28, 2010. Therefore, the Corporation is now seeking public comment regarding the President's Volunteer Service Awards, parts A, B, C, D and E.

*Type of Review:*                     Renewal.                

*Agency:*                     Corporation for National and Community Service.                

*Title:*                     President's Volunteer Service Awards, parts A, B, C, D and E.                

*OMB Number:*                     3045-0086.                

*Agency Number:*                     None.                

*Affected Public:*                     All citizens of the United States.                

*Total Respondents:*                     200,000.                

*Frequency:*                     On occasion.                

*Average Time per Response:*                     20 minutes.                          ( print page 52752)    

*Estimated Total Burden Hours:*                     66,666 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: October, 6, 2009.

Rhonda Taylor,

Acting Director of Corporate Relations.

[FR Doc. E9-24654 Filed 10-13-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P