[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24979-24980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11616]
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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; Application Package for Learning Management System (LMS) Pre-
and Post-Test Assessment Questions; 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) has
submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled
Application Package for Learning Management System (LMS) Pre- and Post-
test Assessment Questions for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
DATES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, by July 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the
Corporation for National and Community Service, by any of the following
two methods within 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal
Register:
(1) By fax to: 202-395-6974, Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk
Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service; or
(2) By email to: [email protected].
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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through regulations.gov. For this reason, please do not
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as
sensitive personal
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information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment,
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the internet. Please note that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public comment that may be made
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation
for National and Community Service, Greg Wallinger at 202-606-7571 or
email to [email protected]. 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.
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 Monday, March 12, 2018 on page 10714. This comment
period ended May 11, 2018. Zero public comments were received from this
Notice.
Description: The Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) has procured a Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance
training and technical assistance at the agency. The Office of Research
and Evaluation (ORE) is using this tool to enhance existing methods of
teaching and learning about program evaluation and research topics. ORE
has programmed 12 Evaluation Core Curriculum courses on the LMS for
users to explore interactively. In order to enhance the utility of the
courses, ORE would like implement ``knowledge checks'' in the form of
topically focused pre/post-test questions so that participants can
identify knowledge gaps that need to be addressed with further
learning. This will also enable ORE to see where common learning issues
arise, and where additional resources should be targeted. CNCS also
seeks to continue using the currently approved pre/post-test questions,
which were cleared under a generic clearance, until the current
information collection is approved by OMB. The currently approved
information collection expired on October, 31, 2017.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for
public inspection on regulations.gov.
CNCS seeks to renew the current information. 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 October,
31, 2017.
Title of Collection: Learning Management System (LMS) Pre- and
Post-test Assessment Questions.
OMB Control Number: [TBD].
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Corporation for National and Community
Service grantees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Annual Frequency: 12.
Total Estimated Average Response Time per Response: 5 minutes per
course; 12 courses in total = 60 minutes or 1 hour maximum across all
courses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours; 60
minutes x 100 respondents (max.) = 6000 minutes or 100 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.
Dated: May 9, 2018.
Mary Hyde,
Director of the Office of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2018-11616 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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