68400 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 217 / Thursday, November 10, 2005 / Notices 

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 (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 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 its 

proposed Grant Application Review 

Process (GARP) Evaluation. Peer 

Reviewers and Facilitators in order to 

provide feedback and criticism of the 

peer review portion of the GARP will 

use this evaluation in order for the 

Corporation to provide continuous 

improvement to the process. 

Copies of the information collection 

requests can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the address section 

of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

January 9, 2006. 

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 Grants Policy and Operations; 

Attention Ms. Shelly Ryan, Coordinator, 

Grant Reviews; 522 North Central 

Avenue, Suite 205A, Phoenix, AZ 

85004. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at Room 

8102–C at the Corporation for National 

and Community Service at 1201 New 

York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 

20525, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

(3) By fax to: (602) 379–4030, 

Attention Ms. Shelly Ryan, Office of 

Grants Policy and Operations. 

(4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system: 

GARPevaluation@cns.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Ryan, (602) 379–4083 or by email at GARPevaluation@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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; 

• 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; 

• 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, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Description 

The purpose of these Evaluations is to 

assist the Corporation in identifying 

areas of improvement in its peer review 

process. Peer Reviewers and Facilitators 

assist in the rating and selection of 

applications submitted to various 

Corporation competitions. These forms 

would collect the suggestions, 

comments and ideas from those 

participating in the peer review process 

to better inform how it could be 

improved in future reviews. 

Current Action 

The Corporation seeks to create 

evaluations in eGrants. The evaluations 

will include questions that provide 

feedback about the review process, 

feedback on reviewers and facilitators, 

and general comments about the quality 

of the applications. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Grant Application Review 

Process Evaluation. 

OMB Number: New. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: People chosen to be 

peer reviewers and facilitators. 

Total Respondents: 300. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Average Time Per Response: 30 

minutes (1⁄2 hour). 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 150 

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: October 21, 2005. 

Marlene Zakai, 

Director, Office Grants Policy and Operations. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted the 

following public information collection 

request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13), (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of the ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Niloufer De Silva, 202–606–5000 ext. 

6912. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, by 

either of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in this Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Ms. Katherine Astrich,