[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11160-11161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03467]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Submission for OMB Emergency Review
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS),
submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA 95) (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). CNCS requested that OMB review and approve its
emergency request by February 22, 2013, for a period of six months. A
copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606-6930 or by email at
[email protected].
Unfortunately, since CNCS requested OMB's approval of this
emergency request by February 22, 2013, there will be not enough time
for the public to provide comments through this Federal Register Notice
before the approval date. Therefore, there will be no comment period
for this request.
Type of Review: Emergency Request.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: AmeriCorps Partnership Application Instructions.
OMB Number: TBD.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations and congregations.
Total Respondents: 50.
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Frequency: One time.
Average Time per Response: 40 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Description: CNCS has been working closely with the Department of
Education over the past several months to develop a strategic
partnership that leverages strengths of both agencies to address one of
our nation's most critical education needs, helping students in the
lowest-achieving schools improve their academic outcomes. This proposed
partnership will place AmeriCorps members in the nation's lowest
performing schools starting at the beginning of this school year. It
capitalizes on the strengths of the AmeriCorps model, placing members
where they are most needed, while making additional human resources
available to districts that are implementing the Department of
Education's School Improvement Grants.
If normal clearance procedures are followed, CNCS and the
Department of Education will lose the opportunity to collaborate on
these partnerships, as funds must be obligated by September 30, 2013.
In addition, we want to ensure that we allow enough time for applicants
to submit quality applications and for the agencies to conduct a
thorough review.
We are particularly interested in making grant awards in time for
the Education program to be operational at the start of the school year
(August/September 2013). If we begin the standard OMB clearance
procedure now, we will not be able to meet this goal.
Rosa Moreno-Mahoney,
Deputy Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
[FR Doc. 2013-03467 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
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