[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24979-24980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11616]


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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; Application Package for Learning Management System (LMS) Pre- 
and Post-Test Assessment Questions; 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) has 
submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled 
Application Package for Learning Management System (LMS) Pre- and Post-
test Assessment Questions for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by July 2, 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].
    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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through regulations.gov. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal

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information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, 
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment 
request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the 
communication will be treated as public comment that may be made 
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Greg Wallinger at 202-606-7571 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 Monday, March 12, 2018 on page 10714. This comment 
period ended May 11, 2018. Zero public comments were received from this 
Notice.
    Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(CNCS) has procured a Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance 
training and technical assistance at the agency. The Office of Research 
and Evaluation (ORE) is using this tool to enhance existing methods of 
teaching and learning about program evaluation and research topics. ORE 
has programmed 12 Evaluation Core Curriculum courses on the LMS for 
users to explore interactively. In order to enhance the utility of the 
courses, ORE would like implement ``knowledge checks'' in the form of 
topically focused pre/post-test questions so that participants can 
identify knowledge gaps that need to be addressed with further 
learning. This will also enable ORE to see where common learning issues 
arise, and where additional resources should be targeted. CNCS also 
seeks to continue using the currently approved pre/post-test questions, 
which were cleared under a generic clearance, until the current 
information collection is approved by OMB. The currently approved 
information collection expired on October, 31, 2017.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for 
public inspection on regulations.gov.
    CNCS seeks to renew the current information. CNCS also seeks to 
continue using the current application until the revised application is 
approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on October, 
31, 2017.
    Title of Collection: Learning Management System (LMS) Pre- and 
Post-test Assessment Questions.
    OMB Control Number: [TBD].
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Corporation for National and Community 
Service grantees.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
    Total Estimated Annual Frequency: 12.
    Total Estimated Average Response Time per Response: 5 minutes per 
course; 12 courses in total = 60 minutes or 1 hour maximum across all 
courses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours; 60 
minutes x 100 respondents (max.) = 6000 minutes or 100 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

    Dated: May 9, 2018.
Mary Hyde,
Director of the Office of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2018-11616 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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