[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47774-47775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22665]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 (Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of these 
individual ICRs, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, 
Office of Evaluation, Carol Hafford, (202) 606-5000, extension 232. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) 
may call (202) 565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
Monday through Friday.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316, within 30 days from the date of 
this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 to 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.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: AmeriCorps*VISTA 1999 Project Accomplishment Survey.
    OMB Number: 3045-0020 (expired).
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: AmeriCorps*VISTA projects that have been active 
for at least nine months prior to September 30, 1999.
    Total Respondents: FY 1999--946; FY 2000--1,182, FY 2001--1,182.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time Per Response: FY 1999--1 hour; FY 2000--30 minutes; FY 
2001--30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: FY 1999--946 hours; FY 2000--591 
hours; FY 2001--591 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

Description

    One of the missions of the Corporation is to ``provide 
opportunities to engage in service that addresses the nation's unmet 
human, educational, environmental, and public safety needs'' (42 U.S.C. 
12501(b)). Through the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to 
America) program, the Corporation supports VISTA's 34 year mission to 
engage Americans in community service activities and build the capacity 
of low-income communities. AmeriCorps*VISTA activities address issues 
of poverty and poverty-related problems by generating private sector 
resources, encouraging volunteer service at the local level, and 
strengthening the capacity of local organizations and agencies to meet 
the needs of low-income communities.
    VISTA is a full-time, full-year service program for men and women 
ages 18 and older. AmeriCorps*VISTA places federally funded national 
service participants in ongoing programs managed by public agencies or 
private, nonprofit organizations. AmeriCorps*VISTA members work within 
these agencies or organizations to help them expand services to people 
in economically disadvantaged communities. Members are involved in a 
wide variety of community-oriented efforts, such as developing literacy 
programs, organizing outreach programs in health care, training low-
income people in business management, and establishing transitional 
housing programs for the homeless. Since 1996, the Corporation has 
conducted an annual survey and collected data from AmeriCorps*VISTA 
projects to describe program accomplishments. These responses assist 
the Corporation in addressing policy and programming issues about 
AmeriCorps*VISTA and

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the projects it supports throughout the country.
    Therefore, the Corporation seeks approval of a survey form to 
collect data from a sample of AmeriCorps*VISTA projects. The 1999 
AmeriCorps*VISTA Project Accomplishments Survey will be administered by 
mail. In FY 2000 and FY 2001 the data will be collected through a 
computerized data tracking system. The survey will cover VISTA project 
activities and accomplishments during the 12-month period of October 1, 
1998, through September 30, 1999. Approximately 1,182 projects will be 
surveyed, of which we expect 946 respondents. The survey will collect 
data on project characteristics and on specific AmeriCorps*VISTA 
activities and accomplishments in each of seven program emphasis areas 
and in organizational capacity building. Accomplishment data from the 
FY 1999 survey will be used to provide a report on AmeriCorps*VISTA 
accomplishments to the Congress in FY 2000 and to satisfy the 
Government and Performance and Results Act of 1993 requirements.

    Dated: August 26, 1999.
Thomasenia P. Duncan,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-22665 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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