[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1325-1326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-102]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning the 
AmeriCorps Annual Progress Report designed to collect demographic, 
performance, and narrative information from federal grantees. These 
reports will be submitted by grantees that receive Corporation funding 
through the Corporation's AmeriCorps State and National. Completion of 
the Progress Report is required as a condition of these awards.
    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 10, 2008.

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, Learn and Serve America; Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate 
Director for Policy, Room 9515; 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at 
Room 8100 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) 606-3476, Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate 
Director for Policy.

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    (4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e485868b96839790968b89a4878a97ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c6c5c8d5c0d4d3d5c8cae7c4c9d489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606-6930, or by 
e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#38595a574a5f4b4c4a5755785b564b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6100030e13061215130e0c21020f124f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested 
in comments that:
    <bullet> 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;
    <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> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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 Annual Progress Report will be completed by grantees of the 
Corporation's AmeriCorps State and National programs. The purpose of 
the information collection is to elicit accurate information from 
Corporation grantees in order to assess impacts and respond to requests 
for information from stakeholders.

Current Action

    The Corporation seeks to renew their Annual Progress Report.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Annual Progress Report.
    OMB Number: 3045-0101.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Current/prospective recipients of AmeriCorps State 
and National funding.
    Total Respondents: 154.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1232 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: December 28, 2007.
Kristin McSwain,
Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. E8-102 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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