82 FR 7804 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

Page Range		7804-7804
FR Document		2017-01292

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 AmeriCorps Application Instructions: State Commissions; State and National Competitive, Professional Corps; Indian Tribes; States and Territories without Commissions, and State and National Planning Grants Applicants. Applicants will respond to the questions in this ICR in order to apply for funding through these grant competitions. Copies 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 AmeriCorps Application Instructions: State Commissions; 
State and National Competitive, Professional Corps; Indian Tribes; 
States and Territories without Commissions, and State and National 
Planning Grants Applicants. Applicants will respond to the questions in 
this ICR in order to apply for funding through these grant 
competitions.
    Copies 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 March 24, 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: Jill Graham, Senior Program and Project Specialist, 
Room 3219B, 250 E Street SW., Washington, DC, 20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the CNCS mailroom at Room 
4300 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) Electronically through the CNCS email system: [email protected].
    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: Jill Graham, 202-606-6905, 
[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

    These application instructions will be used by applicants for 
funding through AmeriCorps State and National Grant Competitions.

Current Action

    CNCS seeks to renew the current AmeriCorps State and National 
Application Instructions. The information collection will be used in 
the same manner as the existing Instructions. CNCS also seeks to 
continue using the current application until the revised application is 
approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on January 
31, 2017.
    Type of Review: Renewal
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: AmeriCorps Application Instructions: State Commissions, 
State and National Competitive; Professional Corps; Indian Tribes; 
States and Territories without Commissions; and State and National 
Planning.
    OMB Number: 3045-0047.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations, State, Local, and Tribal.
    Total Respondents: 1159.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time Per Response: Averages 80 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92720.
    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: January 13, 2017.
Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi,
Acting Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92720.
COMMUNITY SERVICE between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
Time, Monday through Friday. None.
Proposed Information Collection; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Total Burden Cost (operating/
Comment Request Graham, 202–606–6905, jgraham@ maintenance): None.
AGENCY: Corporation for National and cns.gov Comments submitted in response to
Community Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is this notice will be summarized and/or
ACTION: Notice. particularly interested in comments included in the request for Office of
that: Management and Budget approval of the
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National • Evaluate whether the proposed information collection request; they will
and Community Service (CNCS), as part collection of information is necessary also become a matter of public record.
of its continuing effort to reduce for the proper performance of the Dated: January 13, 2017.
paperwork and respondent burden, functions of CNCS, including whether Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation the information will have practical Acting Director, AmeriCorps State and
program to provide the general public utility; National.
and federal agencies with an • Evaluate the accuracy of the [FR Doc. 2017–01292 Filed 1–19–17; 8:45 am]
opportunity to comment on proposed agency’s estimate of the burden of the BILLING CODE 6050–28–P
and/or continuing collections of proposed collection of information,
information in accordance with the including the validity of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 methodology and assumptions used; CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). • Enhance the quality, utility, and COMMUNITY SERVICE
This program helps to ensure that clarity of the information to be
requested data can be provided in the collected; and Information Collection; Submission for
desired format, reporting burden (time • Minimize the burden of the OMB Review, Comment Request
and financial resources) is minimized, collection of information on those who
collection instruments are clearly are expected to respond, including the AGENCY: Corporation for National and
understood, and the impact of collection use of appropriate automated, Community Service.
requirement on respondents can be electronic, mechanical, or other ACTION: Notice.
properly assessed. technological collection techniques or
Currently, CNCS is soliciting other forms of information technology SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
comments concerning its proposed (e.g., permitting electronic submissions and Community Service (CNCS) has
renewal of AmeriCorps Application of responses). submitted a public information
Instructions: State Commissions; State collection request (ICR) entitled
and National Competitive, Professional Background AmeriCorps NCCC Project Completion
Corps; Indian Tribes; States and These application instructions will be Report for review and approval in
Territories without Commissions, and used by applicants for funding through accordance with the Paperwork
State and National Planning Grants AmeriCorps State and National Grant Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
Applicants. Applicants will respond to Competitions. 13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of
the questions in this ICR in order to this ICR, with applicable supporting
apply for funding through these grant Current Action
documentation, may be obtained by
competitions. CNCS seeks to renew the current calling the Corporation for National and
Copies of the information collection AmeriCorps State and National Community Service, Jacob Sgambati, at
request can be obtained by contacting Application Instructions. The 202–606–6839 or email to jsgambati@
the office listed in the Addresses section information collection will be used in cns.gov. Individuals who use a
of this Notice. the same manner as the existing telecommunications device for the deaf
DATES: Written comments must be Instructions. CNCS also seeks to (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
submitted to the individual and office continue using the current application between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
listed in the ADDRESSES section by until the revised application is Time, Monday through Friday.
March 24, 2017. approved by OMB. The current DATES: Comments may be submitted,
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, application is due to expire on January identified by the title of the information
identified by the title of the information 31, 2017. collection activity, within February 22,
collection activity, by any of the Type of Review: Renewal 2017.
following methods: Agency: Corporation for National and
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for Community Service. ADDRESSES: Comments may be
National and Community Service, Title: AmeriCorps Application submitted, identified by the title of the
Attention: Jill Graham, Senior Program Instructions: State Commissions, State information collection activity, to the
and Project Specialist, Room 3219B, 250 and National Competitive; Professional Office of Information and Regulatory
E Street SW., Washington, DC, 20525. Corps; Indian Tribes; States and Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to Territories without Commissions; and Desk Officer for the Corporation for
the CNCS mailroom at Room 4300 at the State and National Planning. National and Community Service, by
OMB Number: 3045–0047. any of the following two methods
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mail address given in paragraph (1)
above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Agency Number: None. within 30 days from the date of
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, Affected Public: Nonprofit publication in the Federal Register:
except Federal holidays. organizations, State, Local, and Tribal. (1) By fax to: 202–395–6974,
(3) Electronically through the CNCS Total Respondents: 1159. Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
email system: jgraham@cns.gov. Frequency: Annually. Officer for the Corporation for National
Individuals who use a Average Time Per Response: Averages and Community Service; or
telecommunications device for the deaf 80 hours. (2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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		Jill Graham, 202-606-6905, [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 7804