[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16416-16417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05487]


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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; External Reviewer Application Instructions

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 External Reviewer Application Instructions. for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 17, 2023.

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, 
Danielle Horetsky, at 202-606-3863 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 December 27, 2022 at 87 FR 79288. This comment 
period ended February 27, 2023. AmeriCorps did not receive any comments 
in connection with the 60-day Notice.
    Title of Collection: External Reviewer Application Instructions.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0090. Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 500 Respondents.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 375.
    Abstract: The External Reviewer Application is used by individuals 
who wish to serve as External Reviewers for AmeriCorps when external 
reviewers are needed to review grant applications and corresponding 
forms to confirm participation and conflict of interest requirements. 
The information collected will be used by AmeriCorps to select review 
participants for each grant competition. The information is collected 
electronically using AmeriCorps' web-based system and via email. 
AmeriCorps seeks to reinstate the recently discontinued information 
collection with revisions that add two new forms designed to outline 
the participant agreement and certify that there is no conflict of 
interest when reviewers are confirmed as reviewers. The revisions are 
intended to improve data quality, collection, and utilization of data. 
The information collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as 
the previously approved and recently discontinued information 
collection, which expired on February 28, 2023.

Melissa Allen,
Acting Chief Program Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05487 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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