[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12503-12504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4712]


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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 requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 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, Chuck Helfer, (202) 606-5000, extension 248. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) 
may call (202) 606-5256 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Brenda Aguilar, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, (202) 395-7326, within 30 days 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 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: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Learn and Serve America 
Grants in Promoting Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Grantee 
Institutions.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Service-learning coordinators, service-learning 
program administrators or similar staff at schools, school districts, 
community-based organizations or higher education institutions that 
received a Learn and Serve America grant in 1994-95.
    Total Respondents: Approximately 470 service-learning coordinators 
or similar staff in schools, districts, community-based organizations 
and higher education institutions that received Learn and Serve grants.
    Frequency: This is a one-time survey.
    Average Time Per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 470 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Description: The Corporation seeks approval of a survey to be used 
in evaluating the effectiveness of Learn and Serve America grants in 
promoting the institutionalization of service-learning in grantee 
institutions and the degree to which funded programs have been and are 
likely to be sustained after the completion of the grant period. There 
are four versions of the survey: one each for K-12 district and school-
based programs, one for community-based organizations, and one for 
higher education institutions. The versions are parallel in structure 
and content, with variations in the wording of specific items to 
address the characteristics of

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each type of institution. The surveys will be administered to a sample 
of 470 Learn and Serve grantee and subgrantee organizations that 
received their initial Learn and Serve grants in 1994-95.
    The study will allow the Corporation to assess the growth and 
institutionalization of service-learning in Learn and Serve grantee 
institutions, to assess the degree to which service-learning activities 
have been sustained after the end of Learn and Serve funding, and to 
assess the role of Learn and Serve America grants in promoting the 
growth and institutionalization of service-learning in grantee 
institutions. Findings from the study will help the Corporation to 
develop more effective strategies for supporting institutionalization 
of service-learning through its planning, grantmaking and technical 
assistance activities.
    There have been two changes since the publication of the 60 day 
notice (Federal Register, November 16, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 222), 
Pages 69288-69290). The original plan called for the survey to be 
administered through a telephone interview. The current plan calls for 
the survey to be distributed as a paper-based, mail survey. The 
original plan also included short and long versions of each form. The 
current submission includes a single version of each form.

    Dated: February 21, 2001.
Lance D. Potter,
Director, Office of Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 01-4712 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
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