[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76697-76698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31466]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
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 (the
Corporation), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirement on respondents can be properly
assessed.
Currently, the Corporation is soliciting comments concerning its
proposed Senior Corps Survey. Senior Corps will require all Senior
Corps volunteers and recipients of Senior Companion and RSVP
Independent Living services to complete the survey. Senior Corps will
require all grantee organizations that participate in the survey to
summarize survey results and submit those results to the Corporation.
Copies of the information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed in the addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by February 6, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community
Service, Senior Corps; Attention: Zach Rhein, Program Officer, Room
9408-A; 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to: The Corporation's mailroom
at Room 8100 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 606-3475, Attention: Zach Rhein, Program
Officer
(4) Electronically through http://www.regulations.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-
(800) 833-3722 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zach Rhein, (202) 606-6693, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corporation is particularly interested
in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Corporation, 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 used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are expected to respond, including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses).
Background
The proposed instrument will collect information from Senior
Companion, Foster Grandparent, and RSVP volunteers as well as from
Senior Companion clients and recipients of RSVP Independent Living
services. The purpose of CNCS is to provide grantees with a unified
performance measure data collection instrument that will facilitate
both data collection and analysis. The goals of the survey are to
measure the how the act of volunteering impacts Americans age 55 and
older, and to measure how volunteers age 55 improve the lives of the
older Americans they serve. The information may be collected using an
electronic spreadsheet, the eGrants system, or using a paper
collection.
The instrument uses items from the Health and Retirement Study
(HRS), an ongoing study funded by the National Institute on Aging/NIH
(NIA U01AG009740) and Social Security Administration.
Current Action
This is a new information collection request.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Senior Corps Survey.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Senior Corps grantee organizations, Senior
Companion and Foster Grandparent volunteers, and recipients of Senior
Companion and RSVP Independent Living services.
Total Respondents: 787,800.
Frequency: Once per year.
Average Time Per Response: Averages 30 minutes each for 787,800
volunteers and recipients and 2 hours each for 900 grantee
organizations.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 395,700.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
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Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: December 1, 2011.
Erwin Tan,
Director, Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. 2011-31466 Filed 12-7-11; 8:45 am]
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