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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
AGENCY:
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. 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, the Corporation is
soliciting comments concerning a new
Progress Reporting Module designed to
collect demographic information from
federal grantees. These reports will be
submitted by grantees that receive
Corporation funding through the
Corporation’s AmeriCorps State and
National, AmeriCorps VISTA,
AmeriCorps NCCC, and Senior Corps
RSVP competitions. Completion of the
Progress Report is required as a
condition of these awards.
Copies of the information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed in the addresses section
of this notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by
September 17, 2007.
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, Learn
and Serve America; Attention Amy
Borgstrom, Associate Director for Policy,
Room 9515; 1201 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC., 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the Corporation’s mailroom at Room
8100 at the mail address given in
paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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(3) By fax to: (202) 606–3476,
Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director for Policy.
(4) Electronically through the
Corporation’s e-mail address system:
aborgstrom@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606–6930, or by
e-mail at aborgstrom@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;
• 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 demographic reporting module
will be completed by grantees of the
Corporation’s AmeriCorps State and
National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and
Senior Corps RSVP programs. The
purpose of the information collection is
to elicit accurate information from
Corporation grantees in order to assess
impacts and respond to requests for
information from stakeholders.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to employ a
new reporting module focused on
categories of volunteers identified as
key targets in the Corporation’s strategic
plan. This reporting module will be
added to existing reporting questions
that are program specific, and have their
own OMB approval numbers and
expiration dates.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: Demographic reporting module.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Current/prospective
recipients of AmeriCorps State and
National, VISTA, and Senior Corps
RSVP funding.
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Total Respondents: 1,894.
Frequency: Annually, with
exceptions.
Average Time Per Response: Averages
5 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,470
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: July 12, 2007.
Kristin McSwain,
Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. E7–13938 Filed 7–17–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing
Board; Meeting
Department of Education,
National Assessment Governing Board.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and
partially closed meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the National
Assessment Governing Board. This
notice also describes the functions of
the Board. Notice of this meeting is
required under section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
document is intended to notify members
of the general public of their
opportunity to attend. Individuals who
will need special accommodations in
order to attend the meeting (i.e.:
interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, materials in alternative format)
should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–
357–6938 or at:
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than
July 27, 2007. We will attempt to meet
requests after this date, but cannot
guarantee availability of the requested
accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
DATES: August 2–4, 2007.
Times
August 2
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Closed Session—8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session—
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed Session—5
p.m. to 6 p.m.
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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. 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, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning a new
Progress Reporting Module designed to collect demographic information
from federal grantees. These reports will be submitted by grantees that
receive Corporation funding through the Corporation's AmeriCorps State
and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, and Senior Corps RSVP
competitions. Completion of the Progress Report is required as a
condition of these awards.
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 September 17, 2007.
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, Learn and Serve America; Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director for Policy, Room 9515; 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC., 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at
Room 8100 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) 606-3476, Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director for Policy.
(4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system:
aborgstrom@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606-6930, or by
e-mail at aborgstrom@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;
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 demographic reporting module will be completed by grantees of
the Corporation's AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and
Senior Corps RSVP programs. The purpose of the information collection
is to elicit accurate information from Corporation grantees in order to
assess impacts and respond to requests for information from
stakeholders.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to employ a new reporting module focused on
categories of volunteers identified as key targets in the Corporation's
strategic plan. This reporting module will be added to existing
reporting questions that are program specific, and have their own OMB
approval numbers and expiration dates.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Demographic reporting module.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Current/prospective recipients of AmeriCorps State
and National, VISTA, and Senior Corps RSVP funding.
Total Respondents: 1,894.
Frequency: Annually, with exceptions.
Average Time Per Response: Averages 5 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,470 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: July 12, 2007.
Kristin McSwain,
Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. E7-13938 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6050-$$-P
