[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66126-66127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31851]
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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
(hereinafter the ``Corporation''), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
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. Sec. 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 new AmeriCorps Application for Membership. This application
will be used to screen and place applicants into the various AmeriCorps
programs, and will replace the previously approved individual
applications for the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Applicants will be able to
use this single, new application to apply to any of the AmeriCorps
programs, thereby eliminating the need for multiple applications should
the individual wish to be considered for multiple programs, either
concurrently or consecutively.
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Copies of the information collection requests can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
The Corporation is particularly interested in comments which:
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section by February 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Corporation for National and Community
Service, Office of AmeriCorps Recruitment, 8th Floor, Attn: Ms. Susie
Zimmerman, 1201 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20525.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susie Zimmerman, (202) 606-5000,
ext. 104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the past, AmeriCorps*VISTA and AmeriCorps*NCCC required separate
applications for their programs. A combined member application will
gather similar data from applicants, including background information,
educational history, skills and experience, and a motivational
statement that AmeriCorps may use in evaluating the applicant's
suitability for becoming a member and to place them in the most
appropriate program(s) that match their skills and interests.
II. Current Action
The Corporation seeks approval of its new AmeriCorps Application
for Membership. If approved, this application will streamline the
process for applicants by enabling them to complete one application and
be considered for multiple programs within AmeriCorps. This new
application will also be more cost-effective for the government by
providing a centralized information source and streamlined process for
receiving applications and placing them into the proper programs.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.
Title: AmeriCorps Application for Membership.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Any individual interested in applying to become a
member of AmeriCorps*NCCC, AmeriCorps*VISTA, or a state and local
AmeriCorps program located throughout the United States.
Total Respondents: Approximately 60,000. (Approximately 40,000
individuals serve each year in AmeriCorps programs; (collection totals
are inexact as the bulk of these completed applications are submitted
to local programs and not back to the Corporation for National
Service).
Frequency: An applicant need only complete the application once.
Applicants may make copies of their completed forms; and submit copies
(each, however, with an original signature) to several different
AmeriCorps programs for consideration.
Average Time Per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 45,000 hours (if 60,000 individuals
complete the form per year).
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: November 24, 1998.
Kenneth L. Klothen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-31851 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]
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