2018-11616. 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; ...  

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    AGENCY:

    Corporation for National and Community Service.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    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: smar@omb.eop.gov.

    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 Start Printed Page 24980information 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.

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    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 dwallinger@cns.gov. 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.

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    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 × 100 respondents (max.) = 6000 minutes or 100 hours.

    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.

    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

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    Dated: May 9, 2018.

    Mary Hyde,

    Director of the Office of Research and Evaluation.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-11616 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 6050-28-P

Document Information

Published:
05/31/2018
Department:
Corporation for National and Community Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-11616
Dates:
Comments may be submitted, identified by the title of the information collection activity, by July 2, 2018.
Pages:
24979-24980 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2018-11616.Pdf
Supporting Documents:
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