[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9341]



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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Revision of the National Senior Service Corps' Project Profile 
and Volunteer Activity (PPVA) Information Collection Instruments

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of 30-day OMB review of final revised PPVA information 
collection instruments.

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SUMMARY: In December 1995, the National Senior Service Corps (NSSC) 
announced a 60-day review and comment period during which project 
sponsors and the public were encouraged to submit comments on revised 
draft PPVA information collection instruments used to annually collect 
project and aggregate volunteer demographic and activity information 
from project sponsors funded under the Retired and Senior Volunteer 
Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), and Senior Companion 
Program (SCP).
    Comments were invited on (1) whether the proposed instruments 
collected information appropriate and sufficient to meet operational 
management, planning and reporting needs of the Senior Corps programs; 
(2) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; (3) accuracy of agency estimates of reporting burden; 
and (4) ways to further reduce burden while meeting program needs.
    Following that review and comment period, NSSC made final revisions 
to respond to project concerns and is now submitting the instruments to 
OMB for approval. Revisions made to address project concerns included 
changing the reporting period, providing projects more time to submit 
reports, delaying the submission date of the next report, incorporating 
station-type revisions recommended by projects, and regrouping and 
revising sponsor type categories. For RSVP, some service category/BHN 
codes were revised to reflect the major service hours groupings. None 
of the changes will impact on reporting burden.

DATES: The National Senior Service Corps and the Office of Management 
and Budget will consider written comments on the proposed instruments 
and recordkeeping requirements received on or before May 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES TO SEND COMMENTS TO BOTH:

Janice Forney Fisher, NSSC, Rm 9403A, Corp. for National Service, 1201 
New York Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20525
Deborah Bonds, Office of Info. & Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING OR DISCLOSURE BURDEN: 8,228 hours

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                                                                                                        Total   
                                                                              Annual      Average       annual  
                           Program                             Number of    responses    burden per   burden on 
                                                              respondents      per       respondent      all    
                                                                            respondent    (hours)    respondents
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RSVP........................................................          758            1          8.1        6,140
FGP.........................................................          277            1          5.1        1,413
SCP.........................................................          185            1          3.7          685
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*This document will be made available in alternate format upon request. TDD (202) 606-5000 ext. 164.            


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Forney Fisher (202) 606-5000 
ext. 275.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY: National Service Trust Act of 1993.

    Dated: April 10, 1996.
Thomas E. Endres,
Deputy Director, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. 96-9341 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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