[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19263-19264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7689]


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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 new collection request for a Field Assessment for 
Understanding the Involvement of Veterans and Military Families in 
National Service. The Field Assessment will include interviews with 
Corporation-funded programs and projects that involve veterans and 
military family members as national service participants or service 
beneficiaries. Through the interviews, the Corporation will collect 
detailed information on the models and strategies that national service 
programs and projects have developed and implemented to engage and 
serve veterans and military families. The aim of the study is to begin 
to build evidence of impact and isolate the unique value that national 
service brings to meeting the needs of these populations. Selection 
will be limited to those programs and projects that have shown 
significant and/or strategic

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efforts to involve veterans and military families. Participation in the 
information collection is voluntary and will not be used in grant 
funding decisions.
    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 May 29, 2012.

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 Strategy and Special Initiatives; Attention LaMonica 
Shelton, Associate Director for Policy and Communications, 401 W. Peach 
Street NW., Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA, 30308.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier 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: (404) 331-2898, Attention: LaMonica Shelton, 
Associate Director for Policy and Communications.
    (4) Electronically through the Corporation's email address system: 
[email protected]. 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: Kimberly Spring, (202) 606-6629, 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

    Data collection for the Field Assessment for Understanding the 
Involvement of Veterans and Military Families in National Service will 
involve telephone interviews with Corporation-funded programs and 
projects that engage or serve veterans and military family members. 
Through the interviews, the Corporation will be able to collect 
information on the experiences and demonstrated successes in using 
national service to involve and meet the needs of veterans and military 
families.

Current Action

    This is a new information collection request.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Field Assessment for Understanding the Involvement of 
Veterans and Military Families in National Service.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Non-profit organizations and state, city/local, 
and tribal government agency staff.
    Total Respondents: 100.
    Frequency: Once.
    Average Time Per Response: Averages 50 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 83.3 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: March 26, 2012.
Nathan Dietz,
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, Office of Strategy and 
Special Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-7689 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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