[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73280-73281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28900]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Revision of 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, CNCS is soliciting comments concerning proposed revision
of its Senior Corps Grant Application (424-NSSC) (OMB Control Number
3045-0035). The Grant Application is used by the Foster Grandparent,
Senior Companion, and RSVP programs. CNCS proposes the following
modifications to increase both the flexibility and the utility of the
Senior Corps Grant Application so that it can serve as the source
instructional document for data fields required to complete and submit
an application for funding. Currently, the Grant Application contains
two types of information needed by applicants: Instructional or ``how-
to'' information and narrative questions and other content. While the
instructions rarely change from year to year, the narrative questions
and performance measures content can and do change annually, resulting
in an ongoing need for Grant Application revisions for the upcoming
year or competition. With this proposed change, CNCS will use the
Senior Corps Grant Application exclusively to define data fields and
describe how to enter the required data and information in each field.
The Grant Application will not contain the content questions. The
proposed change will be achieved by: (1) Removing and relocating
narrative questions and other content materials from the Grant
Application to applicable competitive Notices of Funding Opportunity
and/or non-competitive Notices of Invitation to Apply for grant funds;
(2) Removing performance measures requirements from the Grant
Application and referring applicants to the OMB approved Performance
Measures Requirements documents for the Senior Corps programs; and (3)
replacing all existing Grant Application instructions with step-by-step
eGrants instructions correlated to the Grant Application screens in
eGrants.
With these changes, applicants for Senior Corps grants can use a
set of interrelated and readily available documents to complete the
Grant Application.
The proposed revisions do not change the estimated respondent
burden.
The proposed revisions do not change the data fields or data
collected with the Senior Corps Grant Application.
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 9, 2015.
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: Ms. Angela Roberts, Associate
Director, 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. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
(3) By fax to: (202) 606-3475, Attention: Ms. Angela Roberts,
Associate Director.
(4) Electronically through www.regulations.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 606-
3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Roberts 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
The Senior Corps Grant Application is completed by applicant
organizations interested in sponsoring a Senior Corps program. The
grant application is also used by existing grantees to apply for
continuation year grants (annual submissions in years two and three of
a three year grant). The grant application is completed electronically
using the CNCS web-based grants management system, eGrants.
Current Action
CNCS seeks to revise the current application with modifications.
The proposed revisions do not change the estimated respondent burden.
The information collection will otherwise be used for the same purpose
as the existing application. CNCS also seeks to continue using the
current application until the revised application is approved by OMB.
The current application is due to expire on September 30, 2015.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: National Senior Service Corps Grant Application.
OMB Number: 3045-0035.
Agency Number: SF 424-NSSC.
Affected Public: Current and prospective sponsors of National
Senior Service Corps Grants.
Total Respondents: 1,350.
Frequency: Annually, with exceptions.
Average Time per Response: Estimated at 13.2 hours each.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 17,820 hours.
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 4, 2014.
Erwin Tan,
Director, Senior Corps.
[FR Doc. 2014-28900 Filed 12-9-14; 8:45 am]
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