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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:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance 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

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.

• 1,792 AmeriCorps members (1,410

State/National and 382 NCCC).

• 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).

• 112 AmeriCorps program

administrators.

Frequency:

• AmeriCorps members at postprogram (eight months after baseline).

• Comparison group individuals eight

months after baseline.

• Program characteristics from

AmeriCorps administrators at postprogram.

• AmeriCorps member and

comparison group follow-up at three

years after baseline (approximately two

years after the post-program survey).

Average Time Per Response:

• The Post-program survey of

members will require an average of 45

minutes per respondent.

• The initial follow-up survey of

individuals in the comparison groups

will take an average of 30 minutes per

respondent.

• The survey of AmeriCorps program

administrators will take an average of 20

minutes per program.

• 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 selfreport 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; High Energy Physics

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AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen

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Monday, July 17, 2000, and Tuesday,

July 18, 2000.

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High Energy Physics Programs

• Discussion of National Science

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[Docket No. CP96–152–026]

Kansas Pipeline Company; Notice of

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Kansas Pipeline Company (KPC)

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