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###### Corporation for National and Community Service

# AGENCY:

Corporation for National and Community Service.

# ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew an information collection.

# DATES:

                        Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the                         **ADDRESSES**                         section by February 18, 2025.                    

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by the title of the information collection activity, by any of the following methods:

                        (1) Electronically through                         *www.regulations.gov*                         (preferred method).                    

(2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention: Courtney Russell, 250 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.

(3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

                        Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through                         *regulations.gov.*                         For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Courtney Russell, at 202-380-7825 or by email at                         *crussell@americorps.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Title of Collection:*                     Childcare Benefit Forms.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     3045-0142.                

*Type of Review:*                     Renewal.                

*Respondents/Affected Public:*                     AmeriCorps members and their childcare providers.                

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:*                     450 AmeriCorps members and 590 childcare providers.                

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:*                     520.                

*Abstract:*                     AmeriCorps' childcare benefit forms are submitted by AmeriCorps members seeking childcare assistance and by the childcare providers identified by the members, for the purpose of applying for and receiving payment for the care of members' children during the day while the member is in service. Completion of this information is required to receive a benefit (                    *e.g.,*                     receive payment for childcare provider invoices). Eight forms are included in this information collection: (1) provider application; (2) member application; (3) childcare attendance sheet; (4) statement of work activity; (5) member update form; (6) childcare payment authorization; (7)                           ( print page 102119)                        AmeriCorps unlicensed provider affidavit; and (8) program certification of active service. The currently approved information collection is due to expire on March 31, 2025.                

                    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. All written comments will be available for public inspection on                     *regulations.gov.*

Carly Bruder,

Acting Chief Program Officer.

[FR Doc. 2024-29610 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]

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