[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8497-8498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02509]


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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 (CNCS), 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 instrument to aggregate the responses to its approved 
information collection instruments: The Senior Corps Independent Living 
Client Survey and the Senior Corps Respite Client Survey. All Senior 
Companion Program (SCP) grantees are required to uses these instruments 
to collect performance measures outcome data, beginning in fiscal year 
2013. The instruments are optional for the RSVP Program grantees. 
Senior Corps will require all grantee organizations that participate in 
the survey to summarize survey results and submit those results to the 
Corporation.
    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 April 8, 2013.

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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 Angela Roberts, Associate Director, 
Room 9401; 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
    (2) By hand delivery or by courier to the CNCS mailroom at Room 
8100 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9:00 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.
    (3) By fax to: (202) 606-3475, Attention: Angela Roberts, Associate 
Director
    (4) Electronically through www.regulations.gov. Individuals who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-800-833-
3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 
Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Roberts, (202) 606-6822, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is particularly interested in comments 
that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS, 
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

    Senior Corps adopted new, required performance measures for its 
programs beginning in Fiscal Year 2013. Under a separate information 
collection approval, two Independent Living Performance Measures 
Surveys were cleared for use by grantees of the Senior Companion 
Program (required) and the RSVP Program (optional). All Senior 
Companion Program grantees are required to use the previously cleared 
surveys to solicit outcome data from clients and caregivers served by 
Senior Companion volunteers. The information collection instrument 
proposed in this Notice will serve as the required template for 
grantees to use to provide two levels of information: (1) A row on the 
spreadsheet template corresponding to each individual client, without 
any personal information that could identify the individual; and (2) 
aggregate project level performance measures data for submission to 
CNCS. Grantees will complete the template, by transcribing information 
from the individual surveys completed by the clients and caregivers 
served by Senior Companion volunteers (required) and RSVP volunteers 
(optional) to the spreadsheet template.

Current Action

    This is a new information collection request. The proposed 
standardized spreadsheet will incorporate all questions listed on the 
currently approved Independent Living Performance Measures Surveys for 
both clients and caregivers. Respondents will aggregate data on the 
proposed spreadsheet for submission to CNCS.
    Type of Review: New.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Independent Living Surveys Performance Measures Aggregation 
Tool.
    OMB Number: None.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: All grantees of the Senior Companion Program. 
Grantees of the RSVP Program that voluntarily adopt the Performance 
Measures Surveys.
    Total Respondents: 350.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 7 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,450.
    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: January 30, 2013.
Erwin Tan,
Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. 2013-02509 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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