82 FR 28830 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 28830-28832 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13237 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28830-28832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13237] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (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). 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 following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This collection was developed as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in the Addresses section of this Notice or on www.regulations.gov. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by August 25, 2017. 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; Attention Amy Borgstrom; 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20525. (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the CNCS mailroom at the address above between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. (3) 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. Comments submitted in response to this Notice may be made available to the public through www.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 [[Page 28831]] 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 comments that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Borgstrom, 202-606-6930, 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 CNCS seeks to continue to use this information collection to seek feedback on the agency's service delivery from grantees and other stakeholders. Current Action The proposed information collection activity provides a means to elicit qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on the Agency's services will be unavailable. CNCS will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions: The collections are voluntary; The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; Information gathered will be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency; Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. As a general matter, information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. The information collection will be used in the same manner as the current information collection. Type of Review: Renewal. Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service. Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. OMB Number: 3045-0137. Agency Number: None. Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Businesses and Organizations; State, Local or Tribal Governments. Total Respondents: 10,000. Frequency: Once. Average Time per Response: Averages 10 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,667 hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None. Request for Comments 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 [[Page 28832]] 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. Dated: June 19, 2017. Mary Hyde, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 2017-13237 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-28-P
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the office listed in the ADDRESSES Current Action and/or continuing collections of
section of this Notice. CNCS seeks to renew the current information in accordance with the
DATES: Written comments must be information. Except to add the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
submitted to the individual and office categories of stepchild and step (PRA95). This program helps to ensure
listed in the ADDRESSES section by grandchild to the list of qualified that requested data can be provided in
August 25, 2017. recipients of the award transfer, only the desired format, reporting burden
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, slight formatting and editing changes (time and financial resources) is
identified by the title of the information have been made. minimized, collection instruments are
collection activity, by any of the The information collection will clearly understood, and the impact of
following methods: otherwise be used in the same manner collection requirement on respondents
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for as the existing application. CNCS also can be properly assessed.
National and Community Service, seeks to continue using the current Currently, CNCS is soliciting
National Service Trust, Attention: Nahid application until the revised application comments concerning its proposed
Jarrett, 250 E St. SW., Washington, DC is approved by OMB. The current renewal of the following proposed
20525. application is due to expire on Generic Information Collection Request
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to September 30, 2017. (Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the CNCS mailroom at the mail address Type of Review: Renewal. the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
given in paragraph (1) above, between Agency: Corporation for National and on Agency Service Delivery’’ for
9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Community Service. approval under the Paperwork
Monday through Friday, except Federal Title: Request to Transfer a Segal Reduction Act (PRA). This collection
holidays. Education Award Amount, Accept/ was developed as part of a Federal
(3) Electronically through Decline Award. Government-wide effort to streamline
www.regulations.gov. OMB Number: 3045–0136. the process for seeking feedback from
Individuals who use a Agency Number: None. the public on service delivery. This
telecommunications device for the deaf Affected Public: AmeriCorps members notice announces our intent to submit
(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 with eligible education awards and this collection to OMB for approval and
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern qualified recipients. solicits comments on specific aspects
Time, Monday through Friday. Total Respondents: 1420. for the proposed information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frequency: Annually. Copies of the information collection
Nahid Jarrett, 202–606–6753, or by Average Time per Response: Averages request can be obtained by contacting
email at njarrett@cns.gov. 5 minutes. the office listed in the Addresses section
Estimated Total Burden Hours: of this Notice or on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is
118.33. www.regulations.gov.
particularly interested in comments
that: Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): DATES: Written comments must be
• Evaluate whether the proposed None. submitted to the individual and office
collection of information is necessary Total Burden Cost (operating/ listed in the ADDRESSES section by
for the proper performance of the maintenance): None. August 25, 2017.
functions of CNCS, including whether Comments submitted in response to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
the information will have practical this notice will be summarized and/or identified by the title of the information
utility; included in the request for Office of collection activity, by any of the
• Evaluate the accuracy of the Management and Budget approval of the following methods:
agency’s estimate of the burden of the information collection request; they will (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
proposed collection of information, also become a matter of public record. National and Community Service;
including the validity of the Dated: June 20, 2017. Attention Amy Borgstrom; 250 E Street
methodology and assumptions used; Jerry Prentice, SW., Washington, DC 20525.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and (2) By hand delivery or by courier to
Deputy Director of Trust Operations.
clarity of the information to be the CNCS mailroom at the address
[FR Doc. 2017–13261 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
collected; and above between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
• Minimize the burden of the BILLING CODE 6050–28–P Eastern Time, Monday through Friday,
collection of information on those who except federal holidays.
are expected to respond, including the (3) Electronically through
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND www.regulations.gov.
use of appropriate automated,
COMMUNITY SERVICE Individuals who use a
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or Proposed Information Collection; telecommunications device for the deaf
other forms of information technology Comment Request (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
(e.g., permitting electronic submissions between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
of responses). AGENCY: Corporation for National and Time, Monday through Friday.
Community Service. Comments submitted in response to
Background this Notice may be made available to the
ACTION: Notice.
AmeriCorps members may offer to public through www.regulations.gov.
transfer all or part of their qualified SUMMARY: The Corporation for National For this reason, please do not include in
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education awards to certain family and Community Service (CNCS), as part your comments information of a
members. Provision is made to accept of its continuing effort to reduce confidential nature, such as sensitive
the transfer or not, to rescind acceptance paperwork and respondent burden, personal information or proprietary
or revoke the transfer. These processes conducts a pre-clearance consultation information. If you send an email
are implemented electronically where program to provide the general public comment, your email address will be
possible but paper forms are available if and federal agencies with an automatically captured and included as
necessary. opportunity to comment on proposed part of the comment that is placed in the
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costs and costs of operation, Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to regulations thereunder require DOE to
maintenance, and purchase of services § 201(d) of the Powerplant and publish a notice of filing of self-
to provide information. Burden means Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA), certification in the Federal Register.
the total time, effort, or financial as amended, and DOE regulations in 10 ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
resources expended by persons to CFR 501.60, 61. The FUA and self-certification filings are available for
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or regulations thereunder require DOE to public inspection, upon request, in the
provide information to or for a Federal publish a notice of filing of self- Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
agency. This includes the time needed certification in the Federal Register. 42 Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room
to review instructions; to develop, U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c). 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
acquire, install and utilize technology Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. Independence Avenue SW.,
and systems for the purpose of 8301 et seq.), provides that no new base Washington, DC 20585.
collecting, validating and verifying load electric powerplant may be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information, processing and constructed or operated without the Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–
maintaining information, and disclosing capability to use coal or another 5260.
and providing information; to train alternate fuel as a primary energy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 5,
personnel and to be able to respond to source. Pursuant to the FUA, in order to 2017, St. Joseph Energy Center, LLC, as
a collection of information, to search meet the requirement of coal capability, owner and operator of a new baseload
data sources, to complete and review the owner or operator of such a facility electric generating powerplant,
the collection of information; and to proposing to use natural gas or submitted a coal capability self-
transmit or otherwise disclose the petroleum as its primary energy source certification to the Department of
information. shall certify to the Secretary of Energy Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the
Dated: June 19, 2017. (Secretary) prior to construction, or Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Mary Hyde,
prior to operation as a base load electric of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE
powerplant, that such powerplant has regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. The
Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation.
the capability to use coal or another FUA and regulations thereunder require
[FR Doc. 2017–13237 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
alternate fuel. Such certification DOE to publish a notice of filing of self-
BILLING CODE 6050–28–P establishes compliance with FUA certification in the Federal Register. 42
section 201(a) as of the date it is filed U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).
with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311. Title II of FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The following owner of a proposed 8301 et seq.), provides that no new base
[Certification Notice—248] new baseload electric generating load electric powerplant may be
powerplant has filed a self-certification constructed or operated without the
Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to capability to use coal or another
Coal Capability Under the Powerplant FUA section 201(d) and in accordance alternate fuel as a primary energy
and Industrial Fuel Use Act with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, source. Pursuant to the FUA, in order to
61: meet the requirement of coal capability,
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery Owner: PSEG Fossil, LLC
and Energy Reliability, DOE. the owner or operator of such a facility
Capacity: 485 megawatts (MW) proposing to use natural gas or
ACTION: Notice of filing. Plant Location: Bridgeport, CT 06604
petroleum as its primary energy source
In-Service Date: June 1, 2019
SUMMARY: On April 24, 2017, PSEG shall certify to the Secretary of Energy
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 12, (Secretary) prior to construction, or
Fossil, LLC, as owner and operator of a 2017.
new baseload electric generating prior to operation as a base load electric
Christopher Lawrence, powerplant, that such powerplant has
powerplant, submitted a coal capability
self-certification to the Department of Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity the capability to use coal or another
Delivery Energy Reliability. alternate fuel. Such certification
Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act [FR Doc. 2017–13294 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] establishes compliance with FUA
of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE BILLING CODE 6450–01–P section 201(a) as of the date it is filed
regulations. The FUA and regulations with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311.
thereunder require DOE to publish a The following owner of a proposed
notice of filing of self-certification in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY new baseload electric generating
Federal Register. powerplant has filed a self-certification
Certification Notice—249; Notice of of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to
ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability Filing of Self-Certification of Coal FUA section 201(d) and in accordance
self-certification filings are available for Capability Under the Powerplant and with DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60,
public inspection, upon request, in the Industrial Fuel Use Act 61:
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Owner: St. Joseph Energy Center, LLC.
Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE. Capacity: 750 megawatts (MW).
8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 Plant Location: New Carlisle, IN
Independence Avenue SW., ACTION: Notice of filing. 46552.
Washington, DC 20585. In-Service Date: Approximately
SUMMARY: On May 5, 2017, St. Joseph
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Energy Center, LLC, as owner and March 24, 2018.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586– operator of a new baseload electric Issued in Washington, DC, on June 13,
5260. generating powerplant, submitted a coal 2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April capability self-certification to the Christopher Lawrence,
24, 2017, PSEG Fossil, LLC, as owner Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
and operator of a new baseload electric the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Delivery and Energy Reliability.
generating powerplant, submitted a coal Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and [FR Doc. 2017–13290 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
capability self-certification to the DOE regulations. The FUA and BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
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