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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Proposed Information Collection;
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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, Dave
Bellama, 202–606–5000 ext. 483.
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.
Comments should be sent to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich,
OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation
for National and Community Service,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,
(202) 395–4718, within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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;
• 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
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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.
Comments: A 60-day Federal Register
notice for the Training and Technical
Assistance Cooperative Agreements was
published on February 14th, 2005. The
comment period ended on April 15,
2005. No comments were received
during this period.
Description: The Corporation is
seeking approval of the Application
Instructions: Training and Technical
Assistance Cooperative Agreements,
currently approved through emergency
clearance. The application to be
published by the Corporation’s Office of
Leadership Development and Training
will be completed by applicant
organizations interested in providing
training and technical assistance (T/TA)
services to the Corporation’s grantees.
The application includes submission
and compliance requirements,
application instructions, selection
criteria, and reporting requirements for
applications selected for awards. This
application will be completed
electronically using the Corporation’s
Web-based grants management system,
eGrants.
Type of Review: New; currently
approved through emergency clearance.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: Application Instructions:
Training and Technical Assistance
Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Number: 3045–0105.
Frequency: Once in three years for
applicants. Selected applicants will
report bi-annually.
Affected Public: Current and
prospective training and technical
assistance (T/TA) providers.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Time Per Respondent:
Averages 80 hours per respondent for 75
applicants and 80 hours each for the 15
selected applicants to report annually
on their performance.
Total Burden Hours: 7,200.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
None.
Total Annual Cost (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): None.
Dated: May 11, 2005.
Gretchen Van Der Veer,
Director, Office of Leadership Development
and Training.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 reinstatement of its State
Administrative Standards (hereinafter
‘Standards’) form. This form is used by
the Corporation as one of its oversight
and monitoring tools of the state
commissions that are Corporation
grantees.
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 July
25, 2005.
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,
AmeriCorps*State/National; Attention
Gayle Hilleke, Project Manager, State
Administrative Standards, Room 9510;
1201 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the Corporation’s mailroom at Room
6010 at the mail address given in
paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 565–2789,
Attention Gayle Hilleke, Project
Manager, State Administrative
Standards.
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(4) Electronically through the
Corporation’s e-mail address system:
ghilleke@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gayle Hilleke, (202) 606–5000, ext. 431,
or by e-mail at ghilleke@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Corporation is particularly interested in
comments that:
• 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 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 State Administrative Standards
form was developed in 1999 in
consultation with state commissions.
State commissions collectively asked for
clearly stated standards by which the
Corporation would assess the adequacy
of their administrative systems.
Indicators of competency were
developed for each element of the
Standards. All fifty-two commissions
were reviewed once using the Standards
form. The Corporation took the next
year and a half to assess the process,
design a new risk-based approach (as
suggested by our internal audit), and
streamline the form by eliminating
redundancies, combining similar items,
and clarifying the language.
The information that is collected will
help the Corporation determine the
extent to which each state commission
has in place the administrative systems
for effective operation. The form will be
used for both self- and external
assessments of the state commissions.
Assessment results will be used by
grantees for continuous improvement
and by the Corporation for guiding
training and technical assistance
resources, determining appropriate
levels of grantee oversight, and
determining eligibility for access to
competitive funding.
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The Corporation seeks to reinstate and
revise the previous form. When revised,
the form will be reduced from eleven
(11) standards containing a total of one
hundred and nine (109) elements to
eight (8) standards with a total of sixty
(60) elements. The form will now be
completed in eGrants. The form will
otherwise be used in the same manner
as the previous form.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: State Administrative Standards
Forms.
OMB Numbers: 3045–0064: State
Administrative Standards Form.
Agency Number: SF 424–NSSC.
Affected Public: State Commissions of
the Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: An average of ten (10)
commissions annually.
Average Time Per Response: 300
hours per state commission.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3000
hours per 10 state commissions.
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: May 16, 2005.
Rosie K. Mauk,
Director, AmeriCorps.
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Department of Education, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The Leader,
Information Management Case Services
Team, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, publishes that
notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection,
grouped by office, contains the
following: (1) Type of review requested,
e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) title; (3) summary of
the collection; (4) description of the
need for, and proposed use of, the
information; (5) respondents and
frequency of collection; and (6)
reporting and/or recordkeeping burden.
OMB invites public comment.
Dated: May 18, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Information Management Case
Services Team, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Institute of Education Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information
Management Case Services Team,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer invites comments on the
submission for OMB review as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 23,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer,
DATES:
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Type of Review: New.
Title: Impact Evaluation of Academic
Instruction for After-School Programs.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or
household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 9,600
Burden Hours: 3,201.
Abstract: Data collection for impact
evaluation of intensive academic
reading and math instruction in afterschool programs.
Requests for copies of the submission
for OMB review; comment request may
be accessed from https://
edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 2703. When
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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
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), 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. 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 reinstatement of its State Administrative Standards
(hereinafter `Standards') form. This form is used by the Corporation as
one of its oversight and monitoring tools of the state commissions that
are Corporation grantees.
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 July 25, 2005.
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, AmeriCorps*State/National; Attention Gayle Hilleke, Project
Manager, State Administrative Standards, Room 9510; 1201 New York
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at
Room 6010 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 565-2789, Attention Gayle Hilleke, Project
Manager, State Administrative Standards.
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(4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system:
ghilleke@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Hilleke, (202) 606-5000, ext.
431, or by e-mail at ghilleke@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested
in comments that:
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 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 State Administrative Standards form was developed in 1999 in
consultation with state commissions. State commissions collectively
asked for clearly stated standards by which the Corporation would
assess the adequacy of their administrative systems. Indicators of
competency were developed for each element of the Standards. All fifty-
two commissions were reviewed once using the Standards form. The
Corporation took the next year and a half to assess the process, design
a new risk-based approach (as suggested by our internal audit), and
streamline the form by eliminating redundancies, combining similar
items, and clarifying the language.
The information that is collected will help the Corporation
determine the extent to which each state commission has in place the
administrative systems for effective operation. The form will be used
for both self- and external assessments of the state commissions.
Assessment results will be used by grantees for continuous improvement
and by the Corporation for guiding training and technical assistance
resources, determining appropriate levels of grantee oversight, and
determining eligibility for access to competitive funding.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to reinstate and revise the previous form.
When revised, the form will be reduced from eleven (11) standards
containing a total of one hundred and nine (109) elements to eight (8)
standards with a total of sixty (60) elements. The form will now be
completed in eGrants. The form will otherwise be used in the same
manner as the previous form.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: State Administrative Standards Forms.
OMB Numbers: 3045-0064: State Administrative Standards Form.
Agency Number: SF 424-NSSC.
Affected Public: State Commissions of the Corporation for National
and Community Service.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: An average of ten (10) commissions annually.
Average Time Per Response: 300 hours per state commission.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3000 hours per 10 state commissions.
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: May 16, 2005.
Rosie K. Mauk,
Director, AmeriCorps.
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