[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08124]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has 
submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled 
AmeriCorps Application Instructions: State Commissions, State and 
National Competitive, Professional Corps, Indian Tribes, States and 
Territories without Commissions, and State and National Planning Grants 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1980. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, 
may be obtained by calling CNCS, Jill Graham, at 202-606-6905 or email 
to [email protected]. 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.

DATES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, within May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the following 
two methods within 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal 
Register:
    (1) By fax to: 202-395-6974, Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 
Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service; or
    (2) By email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in 
comments which:
     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;
     Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and
     Propose ways to 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.

Comments

    A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the 
Federal Register on January 23, 2017 at 82 FR 7804. This comment period 
ended March 24, 2017. No public comments were received from this 
Notice.
    Description: CNCS seeks to renew the current AmeriCorps State and 
National Application Instructions. The information collection will be 
used in the same manner as the existing Instructions. CNCS also seeks 
to continue using the current application until the revised application 
is approved by OMB. The current application expired on January 31, 
2017.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: AmeriCorps Application Instructions: State Commissions, 
State and National Competitive, Professional Corps, Indian Tribes, 
States and Territories without Commissions, and State and National 
Planning.
    OMB Number: 3045-0047.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations, States, Territories, and 
Local, and Tribal eligible entities.
    Total Respondents: 1,159.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Average Time per Response: Averages 80 hours.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92,720.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

     Dated: April 18, 2017.
Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi,
Acting Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. 2017-08124 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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