[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 26756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6908]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Information Collection; Submission for OMB Review, Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted a public information 
collection request (ICR) entitled Requests for Budget Amendment Related 
to Disaster Relief Effort, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, 
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting 
the Corporation for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps, Amy 
Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy, (202) 606-6930, or by e-mail 
at [email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 606-3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 
p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, to Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Rachel Potter, 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 this Federal 
Register:
    (a) By fax to: (202) 395-6974, Attention: Ms. Rachel Potter, OMB 
Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service; 
and
    (b) Electronically by e-mail to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 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;
     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, e.g., 
permitting electronic submissions of responses.

Current Action

    Description: This submission includes one set of instructions for 
current grantees to submit requests for budget amendment in order to 
carry out disaster relief efforts. The instructions were approved on 
the basis of an emergency request submitted on September 29, 2005 and 
approved October 5, 2005, with OMB Control Number 3045-0113 and 
expiration date of March 31, 2006. They were approved for an extension 
on March 17, 2006, with OMB Control Number 3045-0113 and expiration 
date of August 31, 2006.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
    Title: Requests for Budget Amendment Related to Disaster Relief 
Efforts.
    OMB Number: 3045-0113.
    Agency Number: None.
    Affected Public: States and nonprofit organizations.
    Total Respondents: 111 for Budget Amendment Requests.
    Frequency: Each grantee is only eligible to use these instructions 
once. The Corporation plans to continue to engage in disaster relief 
efforts using these instructions after the date that the emergency 
approval expires, hence this request for regular clearance.
    Average Time Per Response: Budget Amendment Request: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 111 hours for Budget Amendment 
Requests.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

    Dated: May 1, 2006.
Elizabeth D. Seale,
Interim Director, AmeriCorps State and National, COO, Corporation for 
National and Community Service.
[FR Doc. E6-6908 Filed 5-5-06; 8:45 am]
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