53220 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 199 / Friday, October 16, 2009 / Notices 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Participants in the 

Longitudinal Evaluation of AmeriCorps. 

Total Respondents: Treatment Group: 

1,781 former AmeriCorps members. 

Comparison Group: 1,539 individuals. 

Total: 3,320 respondents. 

Frequency: Periodically. 

Average Time Per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 166 

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 9, 2009. 

Nathan Dietz, 

Research Associate/Statistician, Office of 

Research and Policy Development. 

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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. section 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 AmeriCorps 

National Civilian Community Corps 

(NCCC) Project Sponsor Application. 

This application is used by current and 

prospective project sponsors to apply 

for NCCC team resources. The NCCC is 

a full-time, residential, national service 

program whose mission is to strengthen 

communities and develop leaders 

through team-based national and 

community service. 

Copies of the information collection 

requests 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 

December 15, 2009. 

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, 

National Civilian Community Corps; 

Attention Kelly DeGraff, Special 

Initiatives, Events and Partnerships 

Coordinator, Room 10308D; 1201 New 

York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at Room 

8102 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) 565–2787, Kelly 

DeGraff, Special Initiatives, Events and 

Partnerships Coordinator. 

(4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system: 

kdegraff@cns.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly DeGraff, (202) 606–6817, or by email at kdegraff@cns.gov. 

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 AmeriCorps NCCC Project 

Sponsor Application is completed by 

organizations interested in managing 

and sponsoring an AmeriCorps NCCC 

team. Each year, AmeriCorps NCCC 

engages teams of members in projects in 

communities across the United States. 

Service projects, which typically last 

from six to eight weeks, address critical 

needs in natural and other disasters, 

infrastructure improvement, 

environmental stewardship and 

conservation, energy conservation, and 

urban rural development. Members 

construct and rehabilitate low-income 

housing, respond to natural disasters, 

clean up streams, help communities 

develop emergency plans, and address 

countless other local needs. 

Current Action 

The Corporation seeks to renew and 

revise the current application. 

The application will 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 March 

31, 2010. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: AmeriCorps National Civilian 

Community Corps. 

OMB Number: 3045–0010. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Current/prospective 

AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsors. 

Total Respondents: 1200 annually. 

Frequency: Rolling application 

process. 

Average Time per Response: Averages 

7.5 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,000 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $182,250. 

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. 

October 7, 2009. 

Mikel Herrington, 

Acting Director, AmeriCorps National 

Civilian Community Corps. 

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