[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7707]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


New 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 proposed new public 
information collection requests (ICR) entitled Field Network Pilot 
Study Field Guidance 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, (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.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB Desk Officer for 
the Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the 
following two methods within 30 days from the date of publication in 
the Federal Register:
    (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:
     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 December 10, 2004. This comment period ended on February 8, 
2005. No public comments were received.
    Description: 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 
sustainability, 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 Field Guidance will be used to assess the impact of 
the Corporation's policies around sustainability, 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.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Field Network Pilot Study Field Guidance.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Non-profit institutions, Government.
    Total Respondents: 105.
    Frequency: Once.
    Average Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 315 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

    Dated: April 4, 2005.
Robert Grimm,
Director, Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 05-7707 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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