[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37362-37363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15008]


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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.

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    The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the

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``Corporation''), has submitted the following public information 
collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget 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 these 
individual ICRs, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, 
Office of Evaluation, Marcia Scott, (202) 606-5000, extension 100. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) 
may call (202) 606-5256 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: Mr. Danny Werfel, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, (202) 395-7326, within 30 days of 
this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Corporation, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and
    <bullet> Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information to 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: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Long-term Study of Member Outcomes.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: AmeriCorps members, comparison group individuals, 
AmeriCorps program administrators.
    Total Respondents: 3,456.
    <bullet> 1,792 AmeriCorps members (1,410 State/National and 382 
NCCC).
    <bullet> 1,552 individuals in the comparison groups (1,223 
individuals who inquired about AmeriCorps through the CNS inquiry line 
for the State/National comparison group; 329 individuals from the NCCC 
program's wait list for the NCCC comparison group).
    <bullet> 112 AmeriCorps program administrators.
    Frequency:
    <bullet> AmeriCorps members at post-program (eight months after 
baseline).
    <bullet> Comparison group individuals eight months after baseline.
    <bullet> Program characteristics from AmeriCorps administrators at 
post-program.
    <bullet> AmeriCorps member and comparison group follow-up at three 
years after baseline (approximately two years after the post-program 
survey).
    Average Time Per Response:
    <bullet> The Post-program survey of members will require an average 
of 45 minutes per respondent.
    <bullet> The initial follow-up survey of individuals in the 
comparison groups will take an average of 30 minutes per respondent.
    <bullet> The survey of AmeriCorps program administrators will take 
an average of 20 minutes per program.
    <bullet> Follow-up surveys of AmeriCorps members and individuals in 
the comparison group at three years after baseline will take an average 
of 30 minutes per respondent.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,831 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Description: The Corporation seeks approval to continue to study 
the impact of AmeriCorps*State/National and AmeriCorps*NCCC on members 
over time. The objectives of this study are to describe the outcomes 
that are associated with participating and document changes in those 
outcomes over time; to identify factors explaining variation in 
outcomes at different stages of time; and to identify relationships 
between selected program features and member outcomes. Outcome domains 
will include civic engagement, educational skill aspiration and 
achievements, employment skill aspiration and achievements, and life 
skills. To meet these objectives, the study has selected a nationally 
representative sample of incoming AmeriCorps members from over 100 
programs to ensure generalizability to the overall population. The 
study is collecting baseline data from a self-report survey measuring a 
variety of life outcomes for AmeriCorps members of State/National and 
NCCC programs as well as individual background characteristics.
    To fully understand the impacts that cause change in outcomes, the 
study has selected a comparison group for both programs and has 
completed collecting baseline information on those individuals. The 
initial round of data collection for this study was authorized under 
OMB approval 3045-0060 which expires September 30, 2002. This is a 
request to conduct two additional rounds of data collection on the 
study: (1) surveys of treatment and comparison group members at two 
time points: ten months and two years after baseline; and (2) a survey 
of AmeriCorps program administrators at the end of the 1999-2000 
program year.

    Dated: June 9, 2000.
William H. Bentley,
Director, Department of Evaluation and Effective Practices.
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