[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 42402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18063]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Submission for OMB Emergency Review

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), submitted the following information 
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Corporation requested 
that OMB review and approve its emergency request by July 17, 2003, for 
a period of six months. A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by contacting the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, Office of Research and Policy 
Development, Mr. Robert Grimm, (202) 606-5000, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Unfortunately, since the Corporation requested OMB's approval of 
this emergency request by July 17, 2003, there will be not enough time 
for the public to provide comments through this Federal Register Notice 
before the approval date. Therefore, there will be no comment period 
for this request.
    Type of Review: Emergency request.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Volunteer Management Capacity Survey.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations and congregations.
    Total Respondents: 4,000.
    Frequency: One time.
    Average Time Per Response: Twenty-five (25) minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,667 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Description: During his 2002 State of the Union address, President 
Bush called upon Americans to dedicate at least two years over the 
course of their lives to the service of others. He created the USA 
Freedom Corps to promote this goal and to assist Americans in answering 
this ``Call to Service.'' The Corporation oversees AmeriCorps, Senior 
Corps, Learn and Serve America, and other programs that give Americans 
formal opportunities to serve their neighbors.
    While the Corporation's programs provide one important way for 
Americans to connect to local nonprofit organizations and congregations 
that can benefit from volunteer service, hundreds of thousands of 
charities and congregations operate outside these programs, also meet 
critical community needs with volunteers, and sustain the American 
tradition of volunteering. For the President's Call to Service to 
succeed, however, American nonprofits and congregations, including 
Corporation grantees, will need to absorb and make better use of 
volunteers.
    The Corporation has undertaken a research study that assesses the 
current volunteer management capacity of America's nonprofits and 
congregations. With this study, we will learn the effectiveness of 
current volunteer management practices and how we can enhance 
organizations' volunteer management infrastructure and use of 
volunteers (quality and quantity). Since September 11, 2001 and the 
President's Call to Service, many Americans have expressed a renewed 
desire to serve their country by volunteering in their community. Now, 
we have an obligation to ensure that Americans have quality 
opportunities to serve and the Volunteer Management Capacity Survey 
will give us invaluable information on how to help Americans do what 
the President has asked them to do. Therefore, the Corporation has 
requested OMB's emergency review and approval by July 17, 2003, so it 
can provide the White House with the completed study by November, 2003.

    Dated: July 10, 2003.
David Reingold,
Director, Office of Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 03-18063 Filed 7-16-03; 8:45 am]
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