[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66043-66044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27594]


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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 (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 Day of Service Project Promotion Tool. Anyone 
organizing a volunteer event will be able to register their projects, 
including: national service projects, corporations, volunteer 
organizations and individuals. The Corporation wants to help promote 
activities across the country and also to be able to assess impact of 
the Corporation's initiatives. Information provided is purely voluntary 
and will not be used for any grant or funding support.
    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 December 27, 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, Office of External Affairs; Attention: David

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Premo, Program Support Specialist, Room 10302-C; 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. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    (3) By fax to: (202) 606-3460 Attention: David Premo, Program 
Support Specialist.
    (4) Electronically through www.regulations.gov. Individuals who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-800-833-
3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Premo, (202) 606-6717, or by 
email 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 Corporation seeks to support volunteer projects through service 
initiatives including Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, September 
11th Day of Service and Remembrance, United We Serve, Let's Read-Let's 
Move, AmeriCorps Week, Senior Corps Week and other initiatives. To help 
promote activities and to ascertain impact of our initiatives, it is 
important to be aware of activities and projects taking place. Anyone 
participating in, or organizing a project will be encouraged to 
register their project on our website. The information will be 
collected electronically and stored securely on our computer network.

Current Action

    The Corporation seeks to renew the current information collection 
request. In order to provide more useful information we have added some 
questions and removed others.
    The information collection will otherwise be used in the same 
manner as the existing application. The Corporation also seeks to 
continue using the current application until the revised application is 
approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on December 
30, 2012.
    Type of Review: Revision and renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Day of Service Project Promotion Tool.
    OMB Number: 3045-0122.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Any person or group organizing a service project 
in conjunction with a Corporation initiative.
    Total Respondents: 100,000.
    Frequency: 6 times annually.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 66,667.
    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 19, 2011.
Marco A. Davis,
Director of Public Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2011-27594 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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