[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58817-58818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20418]


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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 on the attitudes 
and behaviors of volunteers to determine the factors which influence 
volunteering and volunteer retention. The collection will include 
information on the frequency and intensity of volunteering, the types 
of organizations where individuals volunteer, the volunteer activities 
that are performed, the ways in which individuals access volunteer 
opportunities, and the perceived barriers to volunteering.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section December 17, 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, Office of Research and Policy Development, Attn. Carla Manuel, 
Policy Analyst, Room 10901A, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the Corporation's mailroom at 
Room 8100 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) 565-2785, Attention Carla Manuel, Policy 
Analyst.
    (4) Electronically through the Corporation's e-mail address system: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Manuel, (202) 606-6720 or 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;
     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 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 is interested in learning about the behaviors, 
attitudes, and factors which influence volunteering and volunteer 
retention. This study will include focus groups to determine the themes 
and trends that impact volunteering and volunteer retention. The focus 
groups will include questions on the value of service, factors 
affecting decisions to volunteer and select volunteer activities, and 
attitudes about volunteering.

Current Action

    The Corporation seeks to collect new information on the motivation 
and

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activities of current volunteers to help determine effective strategies 
for volunteer retention.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Volunteering in America Focus Groups.
    OMB Number: New.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Respondents: 200.
    Frequency: One time.
    Average Time Per Response: Averages 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 200 hours.
    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: October 11, 2007.
Robert Grimm,
Director, Office of Research and Policy Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-20418 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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