[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06761]



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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 Diversity Questionnaire Form

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 Diversity Questionnaire Form 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 May 2, 2022.

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 the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Sharron Tendai at 202-606-3904 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 January 13, 2022 at 87 FR 2145. The comment period 
ended March 15, 2022. Twenty (20) public comments were received from 
the notice. Most of the comments focused on the purpose of the data 
collection, the ability or organizational capacity of partners to 
collect the requested data, the design of the data collection tool, the 
format of the tool, the usage of the data, the assessment of burden, 
and training and technical assistance.
    Changes to the questionnaire include separating the requested data 
into two sections for project information and organizational 
information to be more user-friendly, adding additional basic 
organizational information to better track data in AmeriCorps' systems, 
clarifying the instructions based on feedback, clarifying purpose and 
usage of the data to be collected, adding definitions based on feedback 
and aligning definitions with the rest of the revisions to the tool. 
The burden estimates are also increasing because AmeriCorps revised the 
amount of time estimated to complete the questionnaire from 30 minutes 
to 5 hours to account for the time it would take an organization to 
collect and analyze the data (previously not included) as well as time 
to complete the questionnaire. The burden has also increased as 
AmeriCorps also plans to use the Diversity Questionnaire in all of its 
programs (AmeriCorps State and National, Volunteers in Service to 
America (VISTA), National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and 
AmeriCorps Seniors) while the current OMB Control Number covers 
AmeriCorps State & National.
    Title of Collection: AmeriCorps Diversity Questionnaire Form.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0193. Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Organizations OR State, Local or 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,350.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 16,750.
    Abstract: This information collection addresses the diversity of 
two populations--the people being served by AmeriCorps resources and 
partners of AmeriCorps. It aims to collect the proposed reach of 
beneficiaries of the AmeriCorps investment, disaggregated by poverty 
status, as well as demographic information. It also collects 
demographic information about the Board of Directors, senior leadership 
and staff of organizations that are applying for AmeriCorps resources. 
The demographic information is racial/ethnic identification, gender, 
LGBTQIA+, disability, and veterans' status. This is a Revision to an 
Existing Collection. The revisions are intended to improve the tool 
based on public feedback as well as analysis of the first round of 
information collection. The revisions aim to clarify the intended use 
of the data, render the tool more user-friendly, improve instructions, 
clarify definitions and enable AmeriCorps to track the information more 
effectively. 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 is due to expire on March 31, 2022.

    Dated: March 25, 2022.
Anna Mecagni,
Chief of Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 2022-06761 Filed 3-30-22; 8:45 am]
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