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and verify statements made by those 

individuals regarding their citizenship 

status. 

D. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

This agreement is executed in 

compliance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended by the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), and the 

regulations and guidance promulgated 

under the Act. 

SSA’s legal authority to enter into this 

agreement is section 1106 of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306) and the 

regulations promulgated pursuant to 

that section (20 CFR part 401). The 

authority for SSA’s disclosure of record 

information is 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). 

Section 146(a)(3) of the NCSA (42 

U.S.C. 12602(a)) sets forth the eligibility 

requirements for an individual to 

receive an Education Award from the 

National Service Trust upon successful 

completion of a term of service in an 

approved national service position. 

Section 1711 of the Serve America Act 

(Pub. L. 111–13) directs CNCS to enter 

into a data matching agreement to verify 

statements made by an individual 

declaring that such individual is in 

compliance with section 146(a)(3) of the 

NCSA by comparing information 

provided by the individual with 

information relevant to such a 

declaration in the possession of another 

Federal agency. In accordance with the 

study CNCS completed pursuant to 

section 1711 of the Serve America Act, 

CNCS determined that a data matching 

program with SSA is the most effective 

means to verify an individual’s 

statement that he or she is in 

compliance with section 146(a)(3) of the 

NCSA. 

E. Categories of Records and 

Individuals Covered by the Matching 

Program 

Each individual who is eligible to 

receive an education award or applies to 

serve in an approved national service 

position, including positions in 

AmeriCorps State and National, 

AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, 

and Serve America Fellows, must, at the 

time of acceptance of an education 

award or application to serve, certify 

that the individual meets the citizenship 

eligibility criteria to serve in the 

position, i.e., is a citizen, national, or 

lawful permanent resident of the United 

States. 

The Master Files of Social Security 

Number Holders and SSN Applications 

SSA/OTSO 60–0058, last published in 

full on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 

82121), as amended on July 5, 2013 (78 

FR 40542) and February 13, 2014 (79 FR 

8780) maintains records about each 

individual who has applied for and 

obtained an SSN. SSA uses information 

from this system to assign SSNs. The 

information CNCS provides from the 

AmeriCorps Member Individual 

Account; Corporation -8 system of 

record, published in full on March 5, 

1999 (64 FR 10879–10893), as amended 

on August 1, 2000, (65 FR 46890–46905) 

and July 25, 2002 (67 FR 48616–48617) 

will be matched against this system of 

records and verification results will be 

disclosed under the applicable routine 

use. 

F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program 

This agreement will be in effect for a 

period of 18 months, with a provision 

for a one-time extension for a period not 

to exceed 12 months. In order to renew 

this agreement, both CNCS and SSA 

must certify to their respective Data 

Integrity Boards that: (1) The matching 

program will be conducted without 

change; and (2) the matching program 

has been conducted in compliance with 

the original agreement. 

G. Procedure 

CNCS will provide SSA with a data 

file including each applicant’s and 

potential education award recipient’s 

social security number, first and last 

names, and date of birth. SSA will 

conduct a match on the identifying 

information. If the match does not 

return a result verifying the individual’s 

citizenship status, CNCS will contact 

the individual or the grant recipient 

program that selected the individual to 

verify the results in accordance with the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(p) and 

applicable OMB guidelines. The 

affected individual will have an 

opportunity to contest the accuracy of 

the information provided by SSA. The 

applicant will have at least 30 days from 

the date of the notice to provide clear 

and convincing evidence of the 

accuracy of the social security number, 

proof of U.S. citizenship, or both. 

H. Additional Notice 

Applicants will be informed at the 

time of application that information 

provided on the application is subject to 

verification through a computer 

matching program. The application 

package will contain a privacy 

certification notice that the applicant 

must sign authorizing CNCS to verify 

the information provided. 

For transferees of education awards, 

at the time an award is transferred, 

CNCS will provided individual notice 

that the SSN is subject to verification 

through a computer matching program. 

CNCS will send a privacy notice to the 

transferee, and in the case of a minor, 

to the parent or legal guardian. The 

transferee, parent, or legal guardian 

must sign the privacy certification 

authorizing CNCS to verify the 

information provided. 

I. Other Information 

CNCS will furnish a copy of this 

notice to both Houses of Congress and 

the Office of Management and Budget. 

Dated: February 10, 2016. 

Thomas Hanley, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03164 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

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 (CNCS), 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, CNCS is soliciting 

comments concerning its proposed 

renewal of the President’s Volunteer 

Service Awards (PVSA), parts A, B, C, 

D, E and F. This information will be 

provided by certifying organizations 

which will include non-profits, schools, 

universities, businesses and faith based 

organizations. This is a voluntary 

submission in order to place an order 

for an award. 

Copies of the information collection 

request 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 April 

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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, 

Attention: David Premo, 250 E Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 at the 

mail address given in paragraph (1) 

above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

(3) Electronically through 

www.regulations.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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Premo, 202–606–6717, or by 

email at dpremo@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• 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; 

• 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 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 fulfills this 

direction. 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 

are eligible to receive the award and 

have earned the award. 

Current Action 

The information collection will 

otherwise be used in the same manner 

as the existing application. CNCS 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, 2016. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: President’s Volunteer Service 

Awards, parts A, B, C, D, E and F. 

OMB Number: 3045–0086. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: General public. 

Total Respondents: 200,000. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Average Time per Response: Averages 

20 minutes. 

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: February 11, 2016. 

Theodore Miller, 

Chief of External Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03163 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2015–OS–0017] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service (DFAS), announces a proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 18, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Directorate of Oversight and 

Compliance, Regulatory and Audit 

Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–9010. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. Any associated form(s) for 

this collection may be located within 

this same electronic docket and 

downloaded for review/testing. Follow 

the instructions at http://

www.regulations.gov for submitting 

comments. Please submit comments on 

any given form identified by docket 

number, form number, and title. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to the Defense Finance and 

Accounting Services- Cleveland, 1240 

East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 44199, 

ATTN: Mr. Charles Moss, 

Charles.moss@dfas.mil, 216–204–4426. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Child Annuitant’s School 

Certification; DD Form 2788; OMB 

Control Number 0730–0001. 

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 

10 U.S.C. 1447 and DoD Financial 

Management Regulation, 7000.14–R, 

Volume 7B, a child annuitant between 

the age of 18 and 22 years of age must 


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