[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 29 (Monday, February 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7480-7481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2750]


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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 
Application Instructions relating to its proposed new competition for 
making new awards for training and technical assistance (T/TA) support 
to national service programs. The competition is open to current and 
prospective T/TA providers. Completion of the cooperative agreement 
award application is required to be considered for, or obtain a T/TA 
cooperative agreement with the Corporation. Copies of the information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed in 
the address section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office

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listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 15, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Office of Leadership Development and Training; Attention Mr. 
David Bellama, Associate Director, Room 9623; 1201 New York Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at 
Room 6010 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9 
a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    (3) By fax to: (202) 208-4151, Attention Mr. David Bellama, 
Associate Director.
    (4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Bellama, (202) 606-5000, ext. 
483, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested 
in comments that:
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are expected to respond, including 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 application to be published by the Corporation's Office of 
Leadership Development and Training will be completed by applicant 
organizations interested in providing T/TA services to the 
Corporation's grantee programs. This application will be completed 
electronically using the Corporation's web-based grants management 
system, eGrants.

Current Action

    The Corporation is seeking approval of the document entitled 2005 
Application Instructions: Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreements currently approved through emergency clearance. The 
application includes submission and compliance requirements, 
application instructions, selection criteria, and reporting 
requirements for applications selected for awards. The Application 
Instructions also include several appendices that require the 
following:

 SF424 Facesheet Instructions and Facesheet
 Assurances and Certifications
 SF424A Budget Instructions
 Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity

This emergency clearance for this information collection will expire on 
5/31/05.
    Type of Review: New; currently approved through emergency 
clearance.
    Agency:Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: 2005 Application Instructions: Training and Technical 
Assistance Cooperative Agreements.
    OMB Number: 3045-0105.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Current and prospective T/TA providers.
    Total Respondents: 75.
    Frequency: Once in three years.
    Average Time Per Response: Averages 80 hour for preparing an 
application.
    We expect to select approximately 15 T/TA providers for cooperative 
agreements. These 15 providers will prepare budget and activity 
projections at the beginning of the budget period (usually one year) 
and report semi-annually on actual activities and funds expended. It is 
anticipated that they will spend approximately 12 hours on the budget/
activity projection and 34 hours each per semi-annual report, or 80 
hours each per year.
    The level of burden for both the application and the periodic 
budget planning and reporting is attributable to the extensive, 
national scope of the services that will need to be described in the 
application and the subsequent planning and reporting documents. The 
organizations selected for cooperative agreements are expected to 
provide materials and services that will serve Corporation grantees and 
subgrantees regardless of size (large non-profit institution, small 
community organization), type of program (Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, 
state or national parent organization, urban, rural, tribal), 
geographic location (east coast, west coast, U.S. territory, multi-
site, multi-state), or experience (veteran program or new start-up).
    Estimates for the above time burdens were determined by consulting 
a sample of current and potential respondents.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7200.
    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: February 7, 2005.
Gretchen Van Der Veer,
Director, Office of Leadership Development and Training.
[FR Doc. 05-2750 Filed 2-11-05; 8:45 am]
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