[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40201-40202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15913]


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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; AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--Opioid Recovery 
Coach Model Bundled Evaluation

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating 
as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request 
(ICR) entitled AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--Opioid 
Recovery Coach Model Bundled Evaluation for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by August 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling AmeriCorps, 
Xiaodong Zhang, at 703-251-0883 or 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;
     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 May 17, 2021 at 26702-26703. This comment period 
ended July 16, 2021. No public comments were received from this Notice.
    Title of Collection: AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--
Opioid Recovery Coach Model Bundled Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: TBD. Type of Review: New.

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    Respondents/Affected Public: Grantees, program implementers, 
volunteer organizations and volunteers.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 422 respondents.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 218 hours.
    Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to study questions 
regarding grantees' use of the peer recovery coach model and better 
determine how effective the model is at increasing individuals' 
recovery capital, increasing attendance of health services, and 
decreasing incidence of substance use as well as on the peer recovery 
coaches and grantee organizations. The research questions for this 
evaluation are:
    1. Determine what recovery coach models look like (activity, 
setting, modality, etc.).
    2. Describe promising practices and challenges in implementing 
these models.
    3. Measure the effectiveness of the recovery coach model in 
improving outcomes for grantee organizations, recovery coaches, and 
beneficiaries.
    AmeriCorps will conduct a bundled evaluation of grantees that are 
implementing opioid recovery coaching models. Bundling allows 
AmeriCorps to combine a group of small programs across different 
funding streams with similar program models and intended outcomes into 
a single evaluation. Spanning 27 months, the evaluation will work with 
14 grantees to examine program design, implementation, and outcomes 
using surveys, interviews, and focus groups with a wide range of 
stakeholders, including grantee staff, volunteers who support the peer 
recovery coach model, beneficiaries, and staff at organizations which 
partner with grantees. This is a new information collection.

    Dated: July 21, 2021.
Mary Hyde,
Director, Office of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2021-15913 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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