[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71419-71420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29465]



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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 implementation of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community 
Corp's NCCC Sponsor Survey. This survey was developed to support NCCC 
performance measurement for use in program development, funding, and 
evaluation. The survey instrument will be completed by NCCC project 
sponsors following completion of each NCCC project. Completion of this 
information collection is not required to be considered for or obtain 
grant funding support from AmeriCorps NCCC.
    Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by 
contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by January 24, 2011.

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 
National Civilian Community Corps; Attention Colleen Clay, Assistant 
Director Projects and Partnerships, Room 9305; 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) 606-3462, Attention: Colleen Clay, Assistant 
Director Projects and Partnerships.
    (4) Electronically through http://www.regulations.gov. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 
(202) 606-3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday 
through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Clay, (202) 606-7561, 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

    This NCCC Sponsor Survey was developed to evaluate the program's 
performance impact on sponsoring organizations and communities. 
Specifically, NCCC has been asked to develop a set of measures that 
capture the immediate and long-term outcomes of the NCCC program on the 
organizations and communities it serves. In order to achieve this goal, 
NCCC has developed a set of five performance measurement instruments 
corresponding to the most common service projects requested by the 
organizations that sponsor NCCC teams in their community. One of these 
measures, Successful Service Intervention, is universal to all 
projects, and measures the success of the NCCC team in completing the 
stated project goals of the project sponsor. The other four measures 
correspond to specific activities with volunteers or in disaster, 
housing, or environmental activities. The surveys will be administered 
electronically to all project sponsors after each project round is 
completed.

Current Action

    This is a new information collection request. The NCCC Sponsor 
Survey consists of a menu of five performance surveys of approximately 
10 questions each. All sponsors will receive their survey as a single 
instrument. The individual survey will be generated based on the 
project type and applicability of each survey to the specific project. 
Each sponsor survey will begin with the Successful Service Intervention 
survey, and include one or more of the other four surveys depending on 
project type. It is estimated that an average survey will consist of 
two to three of the survey sections. No survey will include all five 
sections.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: NCCC Sponsor Survey.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: The NCCC sponsor survey will be administered to 
the project sponsor for any NCCC service project. These sponsors apply 
to receive a 10-person NCCC team for a period of six-eight weeks to 
implement local service projects. There are approximately 165 projects 
in each of four project rounds per year. The project sponsors are 
uniquely able to provide the information sought in the NCCC Sponsor 
Survey.
    Total Respondents: Based on the number of projects completed last 
fiscal year, NCCC expects to administer 660 surveys each fiscal year. 
These may not be unique responders as many sponsors receive teams on a 
rotating basis and thus may complete the survey more than once per 
year. Assuming the distribution of project types remains constant, the 
number of survey sections completed by a given sponsor will be 
distributed as follows: One section--54 respondents; two sections--228 
respondents; three sections--270 respondents; four sections--108 
respondents.
    Frequency: Quarterly distribution. Each sponsor will complete only 
one survey per project.
    Average Time per Response: One section--8 minutes.
    Two sections--15 minutes.
    Three sections--22 minutes.
    Four sections--30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 217 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

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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: November 17, 2010.
Charles Davenport,
Director, Projects and Partnerships, National Civilian Community Corps.
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