[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26262]


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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 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 dissemination of its new National Service-Learning Leader 
Schools program application. This form is used as part of the standard 
application package to facilitate the identification and recognition of 
public and private high schools that have demonstrated exemplary 
practices in service-learning. The information provided will be used by 
the Corporation and its review panel of experts to evaluate a school's 
merit for recognition.
    Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section by November 30, 1998.
    The Corporation is particularly interested in comments which:
     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 to respond, including 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Corporation for National and Community 
Service Attn: Amy Cohen, Office of Learn and Serve America, 1201 New 
York Avenue, N.W., 8th floor, Washington, D.C. 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Cohen, (202) 606-5000, ext. 484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    President Clinton introduced the idea of a national recognition 
program for schools that have incorporated service into the curriculum 
and the life of the school in his 1996 Pennsylvania State University 
commencement address. He challenged every American high school to make 
``service a part of its basic ethic.'' The President urged every high 
school to make service a part of its curriculum and charged the 
Corporation for National Service with the responsibility to design the 
National Service-Learning Leader Schools program to honor outstanding 
schools. With input from many perspectives in the education and service 
communities, the Corporation has designed the National Service-Learning 
Leader Schools program. The forms included in the application package 
are new and have not previously been used by the Corporation.

B. Current Action

    The Corporation seeks approval of the National Service-Learning 
Leader Schools application package and forms. The application package 
and forms are necessary to carry out this national initiative. They 
will standardize the applications received from schools across the 
country so the panel of expert reviewers receives standard information 
on the applicants. The forms will collect information about schools 
seeking recognition under this initiative. The information will be used 
in making decisions regarding which schools will be recognized, as well 
as for public awareness, educational and information purposes 
consistent with the Corporation's mission.
    Type of Review: New approval.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program 
Application.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: High schools that choose to seek recognition.
    Total Respondents: Approximately 250.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Average Time Per Response: 6 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,500 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $35,000 (250 applicants @ $140 
each: $20 for copying, assembly, and mailing plus 6 hours per response 
@ $20/hour).
    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: September 25, 1998.
Kenneth L. Klothen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-26262 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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