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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11160-11161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03467]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Submission for OMB Emergency Review

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), 
submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA 95) (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35). CNCS requested that OMB review and approve its 
emergency request by February 22, 2013, for a period of six months. A 
copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by contacting Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606-6930 or by email at 
aborgstrom@cns.gov.
    Unfortunately, since CNCS requested OMB's approval of this 
emergency request by February 22, 2013, there will be not enough time 
for the public to provide comments through this Federal Register Notice 
before the approval date. Therefore, there will be no comment period 
for this request.
    Type of Review: Emergency Request.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: AmeriCorps Partnership Application Instructions.
    OMB Number: TBD.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations and congregations.
    Total Respondents: 50.

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    Frequency: One time.
    Average Time per Response: 40 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2000 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Description: CNCS has been working closely with the Department of 
Education over the past several months to develop a strategic 
partnership that leverages strengths of both agencies to address one of 
our nation's most critical education needs, helping students in the 
lowest-achieving schools improve their academic outcomes. This proposed 
partnership will place AmeriCorps members in the nation's lowest 
performing schools starting at the beginning of this school year. It 
capitalizes on the strengths of the AmeriCorps model, placing members 
where they are most needed, while making additional human resources 
available to districts that are implementing the Department of 
Education's School Improvement Grants.
    If normal clearance procedures are followed, CNCS and the 
Department of Education will lose the opportunity to collaborate on 
these partnerships, as funds must be obligated by September 30, 2013. 
In addition, we want to ensure that we allow enough time for applicants 
to submit quality applications and for the agencies to conduct a 
thorough review.
    We are particularly interested in making grant awards in time for 
the Education program to be operational at the start of the school year 
(August/September 2013). If we begin the standard OMB clearance 
procedure now, we will not be able to meet this goal.

Rosa Moreno-Mahoney,
Deputy Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. 2013-03467 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
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