[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27322]


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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 
request for approval of a new information collection from organizations 
that conduct literacy and tutoring activities under the sponsorship of 
Corporation grants. This information will be used by the Corporation to 
evaluate the nature and effectiveness of the programs.
    Copies of the proposed information collection request may 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 December 14, 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: Susan Labin, Office of Evaluation, 1201 New York Avenue, 
NW, 9th floor, Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Labin, (202) 606-5000, ext. 160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    One of the missions of the Corporation is to ``provide 
opportunities to engage in service that addresses the nation's unmet 
educational * * * needs' (42 U.S.C. 12501(b)). President Clinton's 
America Reads initiative calls on all Americans to help ensure that 
every child can read well and independently by the end of the third 
grade. The Corporation is playing an important role in this initiative. 
It supports efforts that recruit and train tutors in local communities, 
increases the number of parents and community volunteers who are 
involved, and works cooperatively with Federal Work Study volunteers 
from colleges and universities supported by the U.S. Department of 
Education.
    The Corporation is dedicating a significant portion of its 
resources to literacy and tutoring efforts and it is an agency priority 
to evaluate these efforts. This data collection will address the 
Corporation's literacy and tutoring programs including, although not 
limited to, the America Reads effort.

Current Action

    The Corporation seeks approval of a survey form for the evaluation 
of the Corporation's literacy and tutoring programs that it supports 
through grants. It will allow for the description of delivery systems 
and program models including the specific literacy and tutoring 
activities. It will also help identify effective programs.
    Type of Review: New approval.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Evaluation of Literacy and Tutoring Programs.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Project Directors.
    Total Respondents: Approximately 650.
    Frequency: One time.
    Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 325 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: October 6, 1998.
Kenneth L. Klothen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-27322 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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