[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43323-43324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14315]


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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; Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering 
Supplement

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 Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and 
Volunteering Supplement (CEV) 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 7, 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, Laura 
Hanson Schlachter, Ph.D., at (202) 948-7407 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 Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 88 FR 19094. This 
comment period ended May 30, 2023. Four public comments were received 
from this Notice. Commenters' primary concerns were related to the 
reduction in the number of questions regarding formal volunteering 
activity in the CEV relative to the previous volunteering supplement. 
AmeriCorps agrees that reinstating questions about types of volunteer 
organizations and activities would generate valuable knowledge. 
Although Census policy does not allow AmeriCorps to add these kinds of 
lengthy questions to the CEV at this time, we have included them in 
this clearance package in the event that Census recommendations change 
and resources allow them to be reinstated in future rounds of data 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and 
Volunteering Supplement.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0139. Type of Review: Revision of an 
Existing Collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,335.
    Abstract: AmeriCorps is soliciting comments concerning proposed 
revision of its Current Population Survey Volunteering and Civic 
Engagement Supplement. Since 2002, AmeriCorps has partnered with the 
U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to collect data 
and produced annual volunteering reports, and is mandated by the Serve 
America Act of 2009 to produce an annual civic health assessment in 
partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship. Reports, 
tables, and data for Volunteering and Civic Life in America (VCLA) are 
made public on americorps.gov, and specialized tables are made 
available upon request.
    The proposed survey will be the only source of nationally 
representative data on the number of Americans who are active in their 
communities, through volunteering, social interactions, and civic 
behaviors. These measures include formal volunteering in an 
organization; a person's interactions with family, friends and 
neighbors; participation in community events; informal interactions; 
communication with one another on issues of public concern; and 
interactions with public and private institutions.
    AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current information collection with 
revisions that are intended to enhance the survey. The information 
collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as the existing 
collection. AmeriCorps also seeks to continue using the current survey 
until the revised survey is approved by OMB. The

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current survey is due to expire on November 30, 2023.

Mary Hyde,
Director, Office of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2023-14315 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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