[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 71783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27146]



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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 preclearance 
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 its 
proposed data collection instrument entitled: Field Network Pilot Study 
Report Form. Copies of the proposed information collection request may 
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 8, 2005, to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written input to the Corporation by any of 
the following methods:
    (1) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system 
to Kimberly Spring at [email protected].
    (2) By fax to 202-565-2785, Attention Ms. Kimberly Spring.
    (3) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Department of Research and Policy Development, 8th Floor, 
Attn: Ms. Kimberly Spring, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20525.
    (4) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at 
Room 6010 at the mail address given in paragraph (3) above, between 9 
a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Spring at (202) 606-5000, 
ext. 543, by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation 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 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.
    Background: The Corporation has contracted with the Nelson A. 
Rockefeller Institute of Government to carry out a Field Network Pilot 
Study to learn how the Corporation's goals and requirements regarding 
capacity building and performance measurement are affecting the 
AmeriCorps program and the nonprofit organizations where AmeriCorps 
members serve. The Pilot Study will consider how grantee and subgrantee 
organizations are selected; how the Corporation communicates with 
grantees and subgrantees; how local contexts and available funding 
opportunities vary from state to state; and how the Corporation's goals 
and requirements fit into the context of the grantees' and subgrantees' 
own policies and the many diverse responsibilities they face.
    The Field Network Pilot Study Report Form will be used to assess 
the impact of the Corporation's policies around capacity building and 
the performance measurement initiative. Independent, local field 
researchers will be employed in collecting the information. During the 
data-gathering phase of the Pilot Study, the researchers will refer to 
background information about the Corporation, its programs, and the 
Field Network method.
    Current Action: The Corporation seeks public comment on the Report 
Form questions, the introductory statement, and the accompanying 
background package.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Field Network Pilot Study Report Form.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: Non-profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Total Respondents: 84.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 252.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    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: December 6, 2004.
Robert T. Grimm, Jr.,
Director, Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 04-27146 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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