[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8497-8498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02509]
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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 (CNCS), 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 instrument to aggregate the responses to its approved
information collection instruments: The Senior Corps Independent Living
Client Survey and the Senior Corps Respite Client Survey. All Senior
Companion Program (SCP) grantees are required to uses these instruments
to collect performance measures outcome data, beginning in fiscal year
2013. The instruments are optional for the RSVP Program grantees.
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 April 8, 2013.
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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 Angela Roberts, Associate Director,
Room 9401; 1201 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to the CNCS mailroom at Room
8100 at the mail address given in paragraph (1) above, between 9:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 606-3475, Attention: Angela Roberts, Associate
Director
(4) Electronically through www.regulations.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call 1-800-833-
3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Roberts, (202) 606-6822, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is particularly interested in comments
that:
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 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
Senior Corps adopted new, required performance measures for its
programs beginning in Fiscal Year 2013. Under a separate information
collection approval, two Independent Living Performance Measures
Surveys were cleared for use by grantees of the Senior Companion
Program (required) and the RSVP Program (optional). All Senior
Companion Program grantees are required to use the previously cleared
surveys to solicit outcome data from clients and caregivers served by
Senior Companion volunteers. The information collection instrument
proposed in this Notice will serve as the required template for
grantees to use to provide two levels of information: (1) A row on the
spreadsheet template corresponding to each individual client, without
any personal information that could identify the individual; and (2)
aggregate project level performance measures data for submission to
CNCS. Grantees will complete the template, by transcribing information
from the individual surveys completed by the clients and caregivers
served by Senior Companion volunteers (required) and RSVP volunteers
(optional) to the spreadsheet template.
Current Action
This is a new information collection request. The proposed
standardized spreadsheet will incorporate all questions listed on the
currently approved Independent Living Performance Measures Surveys for
both clients and caregivers. Respondents will aggregate data on the
proposed spreadsheet for submission to CNCS.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: Independent Living Surveys Performance Measures Aggregation
Tool.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: All grantees of the Senior Companion Program.
Grantees of the RSVP Program that voluntarily adopt the Performance
Measures Surveys.
Total Respondents: 350.
Frequency: Annual.
Average Time per Response: Averages 7 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,450.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
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: January 30, 2013.
Erwin Tan,
Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. 2013-02509 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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