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• 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 

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. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on 10/26/2015 at 2015–27155 

FR 65219. This comment period ended 

12/28/2015. No public comments were 

received from this Notice. Description: 

This two year evaluation seeks to assess 

the implementation of the new 

Operation AmeriCorps initiative, and to 

report on early results from the intended 

outcomes of each grantee’s project. The 

evaluation will examine the extent to 

which multiple streams of national 

service are integrated and complement 

one another in each project; determine 

whether and how community capacity 

is being developed and sustained; and 

examine the Operation AmeriCorps 

grant making process to determine if 

this type of grant could be successfully 

used in future grants competitions. 

Researchers from CNCS will collect 

qualitative and quantitative data from 

grantees and their partners, AmeriCorps 

members, member supervisors, and 

program beneficiaries. Operation 

AmeriCorps grantees are required to 

participate in the evaluation as a 

condition of grant award. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Operation AmeriCorps 

Evaluation. 

OMB Number: TBD. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Organizations 

receiving Operation AmeriCorps grants 

and their partners involved in 

implementing the grant, including: The 

legal applicant organization; the legal 

sub-applicant organization; key 

operating partners identified by the 

legal applicant and/or sub-applicant; 

peripheral supporting organizations 

identified by key operating partners and 

the legal applicant and/or sub-applicant; 

AmeriCorps members working on an 

Operation AmeriCorps project; member 

supervisors working on an Operation 

AmeriCorps project; beneficiaries being 

served by an Operation AmeriCorps 

project. 

Total Respondents: 340 total for this 

two year evaluation (170 per year) (all 

respondents may or may not be unique 

depending on individuals selected by 

grantee to respond to each instrument 

each year). 

Frequency: Two times annually for 

survey; two times annually for grantee 

interviews; one time annually for focus 

groups. 

Average Time per Response: Averages 

30 minutes for the survey; 60–90 

minutes per interview; 60 minutes per 

focus group. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 420 

hours (25,200 minutes) total for this 

two-year evaluation (210 hours or 

12,600 minutes per year). 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 6, 2016. 

Mary Hyde, 

Director of Research and Evaluation. 

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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 (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 Baseline Questionnaire 

for Caregivers. This instrument will be 

administered to caregivers of Senior 

Companion Program service recipients 

(respite service and independent living 

service) to assess their demographic 

characteristics, psycho-social health and 

wellbeing, and their physical health. 

Participation is completely voluntary 

participation is not considered as a 

factor in obtaining grant funding 

support from Senior Corps. 

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 

March 11, 2016. 

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, Office 

of Research and Evaluation; Attention 

Anthony Nerino, Research Analyst, 

#10913A; 1201 New York Avenue NW., 

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: 

Anthony Nerino, (202) 606–3913, or by 

email at anerino@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 

CNCS is submitting a modification to 

the statement of work outlining 

technical assistance to implement a 

study of caregivers of SCP respite 

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service and SCP independent living 

services. Additionally, CNCS seeks to 

assess the long term impact of 

participation in the Foster Grandparent 

Program (FGP) and the Senior 

Companion Program (SCP) on caregivers 

satisfaction, health related outcomes 

and psycho-social outcomes. 

This project involves a survey of 

caregivers to individuals who are 

recipients of independent living 

services, and caregivers to individuals 

receiving respite care services. Potential 

survey respondents will be drawn from 

a list of registered beneficiaries 

provided by a sample of SCP grantees. 

SCP and FGP members will be drawn 

from a list of registered members 

provided by a sample of SCP and FGP 

grantees. Potential interview 

respondents will include, caregivers 

SCP respite and independent services. 

Survey data will be collected using a 

multi-modal survey methods including 

phone surveys, paper surveys and online surveys. 

Quantitative data analysis will 

include descriptive statistics and 

inferential analysis of survey responses 

by respondent characteristics. Analyses 

will focus on identifying demographic 

factors of recipients and members, and 

on self-reported health status and 

psycho-social factors including selfefficacy, loneliness and depression. 

Current Action 

This is a new information collection 

request. CNCS seeks public comment on 

a new data collection instrument and a 

set of interview questions developed for 

this project. The instrument and 

interview questionnaire has been 

designed by the contractor for this 

project and represents an information 

collection instrument specific to the 

modified Statement of Work and 

modified project goals. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Baseline Questionnaire for 

Caregivers. 

OMB Number: New. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Caregivers of Senior 

Corps SCP respite services and 

independent living services. 

Total Respondents: 900. 

Frequency: One time. 

Average Time per Response: Average 

time 30 minutes. 

Respondent category Number Time Total hours 

SCP Caregiver Survey .............................................................................. 900 30 minutes ....................................... 450 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 450 

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: January 4, 2016. 

Mikel Herrington, 

Acting Director, Senior Corps. 

[FR Doc. 2016–332 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

Patent License to Schafer Aerospace; 

Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with 35 U.S.C. 

209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), the 

Department of the Army hereby gives 

notice of its intent to grant to Schafer 

Aerospace; a corporation having its 

principle place of business at 2309 

Renard Place SE., Suite 300, 

Albuquerque, NM 87106, exclusive 

license in the field of fiber laser array 

systems with specific application in the 

areas of laser communication, beam 

aberration correction, Light Detection 

and Ranging (LIDAR/LADAR), beam 

steering (random access) and precision 

pointing and tracking. The proposed 

license would be relative to the 

following: 

• U.S. Patent Number 9,223,091 

entitled ‘‘Light Beam Collimator 

Particularly Suitable for a Densely 

Packed Array’’, Inventor Beresnev, Issue 

Date Dec. 29, 2015. 

DATES: The prospective exclusive 

license may be granted unless within 

fifteen (15) days from the date of this 

published notice, the U.S. Army 

Research Laboratory receives written 

objections including evidence and 

argument that establish that the grant of 

the license would not be consistent with 

the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 

37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications 

completed and received by the U.S. 

Army Research Laboratory within 

fifteen (15) days from the date of this 

published notice will also be treated as 

objections to the grant of the 

contemplated exclusive license. 

Objections submitted in response to 

this notice will not be made available to 

the public for inspection and, to the 

extent permitted by law, will not be 

released under the Freedom of 

Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. 

ADDRESSES: Send written objections to 

U.S. Army Research Laboratory 

Technology Transfer and Outreach 

Office, RDRL–DPT/Thomas Mulkern, 

Building 321 Room 110, Aberdeen 

Proving Ground, MD 21005–5425. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Mulkern, (410) 278–0889, EMail: ORTA@arl.army.mil 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–203 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

National Commission on the Future of 

the Army; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce a meeting of the 

National Commission on the Future of 

the Army (‘‘the Commission’’). The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: Date of the Open Meeting: 

Thursday, January 28, 2016, from 2:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Address of Open Meeting, 

January 28, 2016: Room 285, State 

Services Organization, Hall of States, 

444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 237, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Don Tison, Designated Federal Officer, 

National Commission on the Future of 

the Army, 700 Army Pentagon, Room 

3E406, Washington, DC 20310–0700, 

Email: dfo.public@ncfa.ncr.gov. Desk 

(703) 692–9099. Facsimile (703) 697– 

8242. 

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