[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48601-48602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20742]


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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 August 15, 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 Public Affairs, Ms. 
Rhonda Taylor, (202) 606-5000, Ext. 282, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Unfortunately, since the Corporation requested OMB's approval of 
this emergency request by August 15, 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 public 
comment period regarding this notice. However, if OMB approves the 
emergency request for six (6) months, the Corporation will be asking 
for the public's comment during that time period.
    Type of Review: Emergency request.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: President's Volunteer Service Award Applications/Order Form.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Citizens of the United States.
    Total Respondents: 200,000.
    Frequency: On occasion.

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    Average Time Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 100,000 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 1,654,000.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
    Description: The President's Council on Service and Civic 
Participation was created by Executive Order on January 30, 2003. The 
Council is administered by the Corporation for National and Community 
Service. Under the Executive Order the Council is directed to (among 
other things) design and recommend programs to recognize individuals, 
schools, and organizations that excel in their efforts to support 
volunteer service and civic participation, especially with respect to 
students in primary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of 
higher learning. The Council will bestow the President's Volunteer 
Service Award to meet this requirement. In order to recognize 
individuals, schools and organizations, the program must collect 
information about the individuals and organizations and their 
activities to verify that they have earned the award.
    The information collected will be used by the Program primarily to 
select winners of the President's Volunteer Service Awards and the Call 
to Service Awards (4000 hours or more.) Individuals or organizations 
can be nominated by an organization or third party, or as an exception, 
self nominate. The nominations will be reviewed by the administering 
agency for compliance and awards will be made on that basis. 
Information also will be used to assure the integrity of the Program 
(so that, for example, an individual or organization does not receive 
an award twice for the same project), for reporting on the 
accomplishments of the Program, for the public awareness campaign (such 
as press releases and website information on winning projects), and to 
further the purposes of the Executive Order (such as fostering 
partnerships and coordination of projects and to promote civic 
engagement).
    Therefore, the Corporation has requested OMB's emergency review and 
approval by August 15, 2003.

    Dated: August 8, 2003.
Barbara Taylor,
Director, Office of Public Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-20742 Filed 8-13-03; 8:45 am]
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