[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1984-1985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-483]


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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 its 
proposed renewal of its Senior Corps Project Progress Report (PPR)--
reference OMB Control Number 3045-0033, with an expiration date of 
August 31, 2007. In conjunction with the PPR renewal, the Corporation 
proposes to make several modifications:
     Streamline the ``Data Demographic'' section of the 
collection instrument to reduce frequency and eliminate redundancy; and
     Modify the PPR datasheet frequency schedule from biennial 
to annual.
    Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by 
contacting

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the office listed in the address section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by March 19, 2007.

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, Senior 
Corps; Attention Ms. Angela Roberts, Associate Director, Room 9401; 
1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525. (2) By hand delivery 
or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom on the 8th Floor 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) 
606-3475, Attention Ms. Angela Roberts, Associate Director. (4) 
Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Roberts, (202) 606-6822 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 Progress Report (PPR) was designed to assure that grantees of 
the Senior Corps' programs (RSVP, Foster Grandparent and Senior 
Companion Programs) address and fulfill legislated program purposes; 
meet agency program management and grant requirements; track and 
measure progress to benefit the local project and its contributions to 
senior volunteers and the community; and to report progress toward work 
plan objectives agreed upon in the granting of the award.

Current Action

     The Corporation seeks to renew and revise the current OMB 
approved Progress Report. When revised, the Progress Report will: (a) 
Eliminate all quarterly submissions of the PPR; (b) change the 
submission frequency of narrative and work plan sections to 100 percent 
semi-annual and; (c) change the submission frequency of the data 
demographics section from semi-annual to annual. The revised PPR will 
be used in the same manner as the existing PPR to report progress 
toward accomplishing work plan goals and objectives, reporting 
volunteer and service outputs; reporting actual outcomes related to 
self-nominated performance measures meeting challenges encountered, 
describing significant activities, and requesting technical assistance.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Senior Corps Project Progress Report.
    OMB Number: 3045-0033.
    Agency Number: CNCS Form 1020.
    Affected Public: Sponsors of Senior Corps grants.
    Total Respondents: 1,350.
    Frequency: Work plans and narratives: semi-annual. Data 
demographics: annual.
    Average Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,800 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $2,000.
    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: January 9, 2007.
Tess Scannell,
Director, National Senior Service Corps.
[FR Doc. E7-483 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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