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[Federal Register: March 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 60)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 15664-15665]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr30mr10-29]                         

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

45 CFR Parts 2527, 2551, and 2552

RIN 3045-AA51

 
Serve America Act Amendments to the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (the 
Corporation) is correcting a proposed rule to implement changes to the 
operation of the National Service Trust and the Senior Corps programs 
under the Serve America Act, that appeared in the Federal Register of 
February 23, 2010 (75 FR 8013). That document incorrectly amended 45 
CFR 2527.10(c) by removing current paragraph (c)(2). Additionally, 
there were two misstatements in the preamble. First, in an example to 
illustrate the limitation on the value of education awards an 
individual may receive, the preamble stated that a person who had 
previously earned the aggregate value of 1.71 awards could enroll in a 
quarter-time, minimum-time, reduced part-time, or Silver Scholar 
position. The inclusion of reduced part-time as an option in this 
example was in error. Second, the preamble incorrectly described the 
hardship waiver for Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent programs in 
the preamble. This document corrects the interim final rule by revising 
the preamble language providing an example of the aggregate value of 
education awards and the language describing the hardship waiver for 
Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent programs and by revising the 
instructions for 45 CFR 2527.10.

DATES: To be sure your comments are considered, they must reach the 
Corporation on or before April 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Borgstrom, Docket Manager, 
Corporation for National and Community Service, (202) 606-6930, TDD 
(202) 606-3472. Persons with visual impairments may request this 
document in an alternate format.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 2010-3385, beginning on page 8013 
in the Federal Register of Thursday, February 23, 2010, make the 
following corrections:
    1. In the Supplementary Information section, on page 8019, revise 
the second paragraph of the second column to read as follows:

    Using the example above, if an individual had received an 
aggregate value of 1.71 awards in the past, that individual may be 
eligible to enroll in a quarter-time, minimum-time, or Silver 
Scholar position, but would not be eligible to enroll in a part-time 
or full-time position, since the value of a part-time award, .5, 
plus 1.71, is greater than 2.

    2. In the Supplementary Information section, on page 8023, in the 
second column, revise the paragraph entitled ``Hardship Waiver 
Permitted for Cost Reimbursement Cap for Senior Companion and Foster 
Grandparent Programs (Sec. Sec.  2552.92, 2552.92)'' to read as 
follows:


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    Hardship Waiver Permitted for Cost Reimbursement Requirement for 
Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent Programs (Sec. Sec.  
2551.92, 2552.92) ``Under current regulations, the total of cost 
reimbursements attributable to Senior Companions or Foster 
Grandparents, including stipends, insurance, transportation, meals, 
physical examinations, and recognition, must equal at least 80 
percent of the Federal share of the grant award. Because of the 
financial challenges faced by some organizations as a result of the 
recent economic downturn and the real potential for a decrease in 
non-Federal support, the proposed rule permits the Corporation to 
allow an exception to the 80 percent requirement in cases of 
demonstrated need. Demonstrated need would include initial 
difficulties in developing local funding sources in the first three 
years of operation; an economic downturn, natural disaster, or other 
similar event that severely reduces sources of local funding 
support; or the unexpected discontinuation of a long-term local 
funding source.

    3. On page 8027, in the second column, revise paragraph (c) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  2527.10  [Corrected]

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    (c) Reduced part-time term of service. The education award for a 
reduced part-time term of service in an approved AmeriCorps position of 
fewer than 900 hours is:
    (1) An amount equal to the product of:
    (i) The number of hours of service required to complete the reduced 
part-time term of service divided by 900; and
    (ii) The amount of the education award for a part-time term of 
service described in paragraph (b) of this section; or
    (2) An amount as otherwise determined by the Corporation.
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    Dated: March 23, 2010.
Frank R. Trinity,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-6962 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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