[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71783-71784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27147]


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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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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted a public information 
collection request (ICR) entitled Study of Volunteers' Experience in 
the VISTA Program to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, Kelly Arey at (202) 
606-5000, ext. 197. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
eastern time, Monday through Friday.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following two methods:
    (1) By fax to: (202) 395-6974, Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 
OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community 
Service; and
    (2) Electronically by e-mail to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in 
comments which:

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     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.

Comments

    A 60-day public comment Notice was published in the Federal 
Register on July 29, 2004. This comment period ended September 27, 
2004. No comments were received from this Notice.
    Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service is 
strongly committed to evaluating the effectiveness of its programs. 
VISTA is our country's longest continually operating domestic service 
program, with over 130,000 participants enrolling since its inception 
in 1965. Since 1994 the program has been administered by the 
Corporation as part of AmeriCorps. VISTA participants work in 
communities to build local capacity to advance economic development in 
low-income neighborhoods across the United States. The study will 
examine the long-term impacts VISTA service has on participants' civic 
attitudes, life decisions, goals, values, and enduring habits of civic 
engagement.
    The objective of this study is to explore the long-term impacts of 
VISTA participation from 1965-1994 on the lives of participants to a 
comparison group who enrolled in VISTA during the same time period and 
completed the VISTA orientation but who did not actually serve in the 
program (or served less than one month). To meet these objectives, a 
sample of VISTA participants and near-participants will be drawn from 
the roster of individuals enrolling in VISTA from 1965 to 1993. In 
addition to collecting information on the outcomes specified above, 
data on respondent demographics and pre-VISTA experiences will be 
collected. The inclusion of a comparison group of near-participants 
will provide insight into the outcomes realized by VISTA participants 
who completed their term of service.
    This study will gather data using phone surveys and in-person 
interviews. The phone surveys will provide largely quantitative 
information, while the in-person interviews will allow for the 
collection of highly detailed and more qualitative descriptions of the 
life courses charted by VISTA participants and near-participants.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Study of Volunteers' Experience in the VISTA Program.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Respondents: 1400.
    Frequency: Once.
    Average Time Per Response: 43 minutes (telephone survey: average of 
35 minutes per respondent; the in-person interview: average 3 hours per 
respondent).
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 997 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

    Dated: November 29, 2004.
Robert Grimm,
Director, Office of Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 04-27147 Filed 12-9-04; 8:45 am]
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