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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Corporation for National and Community Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Approval of an Information Collection Currently Approved Through Emergency Clearance; Submission for OMB review; Comment request

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the ``Corporation''), has submitted the two following public information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413), (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of these individual ICRs (one for AmeriCorps and one for Learn and Serve America), with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, LaMonica Shelton, (202) 6065000, ext. 464 for the AmeriCorps collection and Kimberly Spring, ext. 543 for the Learn and Serve collection. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTYTDD) may call (202) 5652799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,


SUPPLEMENTAL 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 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. Type of Review: Currently approved through emergency clearance. Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service. Title: (1) Performance Measurement in AmeriCorps: Surveys of Members, Organizations and End Beneficiaries; and (2) Learn and Serve America Program and Performance Reporting System.

    OMB Number: 30450094(AmeriCorps) and 30450095(Learn and Serve).

    Frequency: Annual.

    Affected Public: Individuals and households, various small community and faithbased organizations, nonprofits, state and local government and education institutions.

    Number of Respondents: 6415 (3747 for AmeriCorps and 2668 for LSA).

    Estimated Time Per Respondent: Ten minutes for AmeriCorps and one hour for LSA.

    Total Burden Hours: 3172 hours (630 for AmeriCorps and 2542 for LSA).

    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.

    Total Annual Cost (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing services): None.

    Description: The Corporation is strongly committed to making its performance measurement and management systems more results oriented in order to strengthen the accountability and performance of its programs. As part of its effort to do so, there is a need to collect outcome information regarding the Corporation's AmeriCorps programs consisting of AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and
    AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). Information on program performance will be informed by a series of surveys, conducted electronically and by telephone, of a sample of AmeriCorps members, subgrantee organizations that deliver services, and endbeneficiaries of the services provided by projects in which AmeriCorps subgrantee organizations and AmeriCorps members are involved.

    Learn and Serve has designed a Program Reporting and Performance Measurement form and a Customer Satisfaction Survey. The Program Reporting and Performance Measurement form is designed to collect information on (a) the characteristics of grantee and subgrantee organizations; (b) the scope and structure of servicelearning activities in the funded organizations; (c) numbers of participants in service learning and hours of service provided; (d) institutional supports for service learning, and (e) program outcomes. There are three different versions of the form, corresponding to the three major funding streams under Learn and Serve America: K12 schoolbased programs, Higher Educationbased programs, and CommunityBased programs. The Learn and Serve America Customer Satisfaction Survey will gather data on grantee satisfaction with the Learn and Serve program.

    Dated: July 29, 2004.
    Robert Grimm,
    Acting Director, Department of Research and Policy Development.


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