[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27607]


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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 pre-clearance 
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 the 
President's Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA), parts A, B, C, D and E. 
Copies of the information collection request can 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 January 5, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Office of Public Affairs, Attn: Rhonda Taylor, (project 
officer), 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Taylor, (202) 606-5000, ext. 
282, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested 
in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and,
    [sbull] 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.

I. Background

    The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was 
created by Executive Order 13285 on January 29, 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. The nominations 
will be reviewed for compliance by the administering agency, 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).

II. Current Action

    The Corporation submitted a request for emergency review and 
approval by OMB of the PVSA on August 8, 2003 with no public comment 
period. On August 20, 2003, OMB approved the emergency request for a 
period of six months and assigned OMB Control Number 3045-0086 with an 
expiration date of February 29, 2004. Therefore, the Corporation is now 
seeking public comment regarding the President's Volunteer Service 
Awards, parts A, B, C, D and E.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: President's Volunteer Service Awards, parts A, B, C, D and 
E.
    OMB Number: 3045-0086.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: All citizens of the United States.
    Total Respondents: 200,000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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.
    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 28, 2003.
Barbara A. Taylor,
Director, Office of Public Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-27607 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]
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