[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3333-3334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01227]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Concept Paper, Application and Budget Instructions, Project 
Progress Report and Progress Report Supplement (OMB Control Number 
3045-0038); Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has 
submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled 
Concept Paper, Application and Budget Instructions, Project Progress 
Report and Progress Report Supplement (OMB Control Number 3045-0038) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.

DATES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by February 23, 2018.

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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Kelly Daly, at 202-606-6849 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.

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;
     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 October 2, 2017 at Vol. 82, No. 189, Page 45832. 
This comment period ended December 1, 2017. Zero (0) public comments 
were received from this Notice.
    Description: The forms are used to determine organizations' 
suitability to be AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsors, and once awarded a 
project, to gather information on their use of VISTA resources. CNCS 
seeks to renew the current information collection. The revisions are 
intended to clarify budget instructions. The information collection 
will otherwise be used in the same manner as the existing application. 
CNCS also seeks to continue using the current application until the 
revised application is approved by OMB. The current application expired 
on November 30, 2017.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Concept Paper, Application and Budget Instructions, Project 
Progress Report and Progress Report Supplement.
    OMB Number: (OMB Control Number 3045-0038).
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: Organizations and State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Total Respondents: 815.
    Frequency: One time for the Concept Paper; annually for the 
Application with Budget Instructions and VISTA Progress Report 
Supplement; four times a year for the Progress Report in a project's 
first year and twice a year thereafter.
    Average Time per Response: 15 hours (Application), 15 hours (VPR), 
8 hours (VPRS).
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,040 hours (Application), 12,225 
(VPR), 6,520 (VPRS).
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

    Dated: January 16, 2018.
Eileen Conoboy,
Acting Director, AmeriCorps VISTA.
[FR Doc. 2018-01227 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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