80 FR 80755 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)

Page Range		80755-80755
FR Document		2015-32619

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), 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. Sec. 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, CNCS is soliciting comments concerning its proposed renewal of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Project Sponsor Application. The AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor Application is completed by organizations interested in sponsoring an AmeriCorps NCCC team. The NCCC is a full-time, residential, national service program whose mission is to strengthen communities and develop leaders through team-based national and community service. A copy of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this notice.

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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 (CNCS), 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. Sec. 
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, CNCS is soliciting comments concerning its proposed 
renewal of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) 
Project Sponsor Application. The AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor 
Application is completed by organizations interested in sponsoring an 
AmeriCorps NCCC team. The NCCC is a full-time, residential, national 
service program whose mission is to strengthen communities and develop 
leaders through team-based national and community service.
    A copy 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 February 26, 2016.

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, National Civilian Community Corps; Attention Barbara Lane, 
Director of Projects and Partnerships; 1201 New York Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the CNCS mailroom, Room 8100, 
at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9:00 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    (3) By fax to: (202) 606-6867, Attention: Barbara Lane, Director of 
Projects and Partnerships.
    (4) Electronically through www.regulations.gov. Individuals who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-(800) 
833-3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 
Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lane, (202) 606-6867, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is particularly interested in comments 
that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS, 
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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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 AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor Application is completed by 
organizations interested in sponsoring an AmeriCorps NCCC team. Each 
year, AmeriCorps NCCC engages teams of members in projects in 
communities across the United States. Service projects, which typically 
last from six to eight weeks, address critical needs in natural and 
other disasters, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship 
and conservation, energy conservation, and urban and rural development. 
Members construct and rehabilitate low-income housing, respond to 
natural disasters, clean up streams, help communities develop emergency 
plans, and address other local needs.

Current Action

    CNCS seeks to renew and revise the current application.
    The application will be used in the same manner as the existing 
application. CNCS additionally seeks to continue using the current 
application until the revised application is approved by OMB. The 
current application is due to expire on March 31, 2016.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor Application.
    OMB Number: 3045-0010.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Current/prospective AmeriCorps NCCC Project 
Sponsors.
    Total Respondents: 1,800 annually.
    Frequency: Rolling application process.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 9.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 17,100 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 22, 2015.
Jake Sgambati,
Director of Operations, National Civilian Community Corps.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND (3) By fax to: (202) 606–6867, approved by OMB. The current
COMMUNITY SERVICE Attention: Barbara Lane, Director of application is due to expire on March
Projects and Partnerships. 31, 2016.
Proposed Information Collection; (4) Electronically through Type of Review: Renewal.
Comment Request www.regulations.gov. Individuals who Agency: Corporation for National and
use a telecommunications device for the Community Service.
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Title: AmeriCorps NCCC Project
Community Service. deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–(800) 833–
3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sponsor Application.
ACTION: Notice. OMB Number: 3045–0010.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Number: None.
Barbara Lane, (202) 606–6867, or by Affected Public: Current/prospective
and Community Service (CNCS), as part
email at blane@cns.gov. AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsors.
of its continuing effort to reduce
Total Respondents: 1,800 annually.
paperwork and respondent burden, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is Frequency: Rolling application
conducts a pre-clearance consultation particularly interested in comments process.
program to provide the general public that: Average Time per Response: Averages
and federal agencies with an • Evaluate whether the proposed 9.5 hours.
opportunity to comment on proposed collection of information is necessary Estimated Total Burden Hours: 17,100
and/or continuing collections of for the proper performance of the hours.
information in accordance with the functions of CNCS, including whether Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the information will have practical None.
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). utility; Total Burden Cost (operating/
This program helps to ensure that • Evaluate the accuracy of the maintenance): None.
requested data can be provided in the agency’s estimate of the burden of the Comments submitted in response to
desired format, reporting burden (time proposed collection of information, this notice will be summarized and/or
and financial resources) is minimized, including the validity of the included in the request for Office of
collection instruments are clearly methodology and assumptions used; Management and Budget approval of the
understood, and the impact of collection • Enhance the quality, utility, and information collection request; they will
requirement on respondents can be clarity of the information to be also become a matter of public record.
properly assessed. collected; and
Currently, CNCS is soliciting Dated: December 22, 2015.
• Minimize the burden of the
comments concerning its proposed Jake Sgambati,
collection of information on those who
renewal of the AmeriCorps National are expected to respond, including the Director of Operations, National Civilian
Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Community Corps.
use of appropriate automated,
Project Sponsor Application. The electronic, mechanical, or other [FR Doc. 2015–32619 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor technological collection techniques or BILLING CODE 6050–28–P
Application is completed by other forms of information technology
organizations interested in sponsoring (e.g., permitting electronic submissions
an AmeriCorps NCCC team. The NCCC of responses). CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
is a full-time, residential, national COMMUNITY SERVICE
service program whose mission is to Background
strengthen communities and develop Proposed Information Collection;
The AmeriCorps NCCC Project
leaders through team-based national and Comment Request
Sponsor Application is completed by
community service. organizations interested in sponsoring AGENCY: Corporation for National and
A copy of the information collection an AmeriCorps NCCC team. Each year, Community Service.
request can be obtained by contacting AmeriCorps NCCC engages teams of ACTION: Notice.
the office listed in the ADDRESSES members in projects in communities
section of this notice. across the United States. Service SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
DATES: Written comments must be projects, which typically last from six to and Community Service (hereinafter the
submitted to the individual and office eight weeks, address critical needs in ‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing
listed in the ADDRESSES section by natural and other disasters, effort to reduce paperwork and
February 26, 2016. infrastructure improvement, respondent burden, conducts a pre-
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, environmental stewardship and clearance consultation program to
identified by the title of the information conservation, energy conservation, and provide the general public and federal
collection activity, by any of the urban and rural development. Members agencies with an opportunity to
following methods: construct and rehabilitate low-income comment on proposed and/or
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for housing, respond to natural disasters, continuing collections of information in
National and Community Service, clean up streams, help communities accordance with the Paperwork
National Civilian Community Corps; develop emergency plans, and address Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44
Attention Barbara Lane, Director of other local needs. U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
Projects and Partnerships; 1201 New helps to ensure that requested data can
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20525. CNCS seeks to renew and revise the reporting burden (time and financial
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to current application. resources) is minimized, collection
the CNCS mailroom, Room 8100, at the The application will be used in the instruments are clearly understood, and
mail address given in paragraph (1) same manner as the existing the impact of collection requirement on
above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. application. CNCS additionally seeks to respondents can be properly assessed.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, continue using the current application Currently, the Corporation is
except Federal holidays. until the revised application is soliciting comments concerning its

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
Contact		Barbara Lane, (202) 606-6867, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 80755