Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Submission for OMB Review of National Senior Service Corps Grant Application

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Submission for OMB Review

of National Senior Service Corps Grant Application

The Corporation for National and Community Service's National

Senior Service Corps (Senior Corps) is submitting a public information

collection request (ICR) on the revised Senior Corps Grant Application

to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13,

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the revised Grant Application may be

obtained by calling the Corporation for National Service, Janice Forney

Fisher, (202) 606-5000, extension 275. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 565-

2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation for National and

Community Service, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503, (202) 395-7316, within 30 days from the date of

this publication in the Federal Register.

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;

Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

Minimize the burden of the collection of information to

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: Request for 3-Year Renewal of OMB Approval through

December 31, 2000.

Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.

Title: National Senior Service Corps Grant Application.

OMB Number: 3045-0035.

Agency Number: 424-NSSC.

Affected Public: Prospective Sponsors for National Senior Service

Corps Grants.

Total Respondents: Estimated at 1,463 Annually.

Frequency: Ranges from Every Three Years to Annually Based on

Specific Program Requirements.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Averages 13.3 hours. Estimated at

16.5 hours for first-time respondents, 15 hours for continuation

sponsors, and 5 hours for revisions.

Estimated Annual Reporting or Disclosure Burden: 19,450 hours

Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: None.

Total Annualized Burden Costs: $2,867.

Description: The National Senior Service Corps Grant Application is

submitted by prospective grantees to apply for sponsorship of projects

under the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster

Grandparent Program (FGP), and Senior Companion Program (SCP),

collectively known as the Senior Corps. Completion of the Grant

Application is required to obtain sponsorship.

In March 1997, the National Senior Service Corps (Senior Corps)

announced a 60-day review and comment period, ending May 30, 1997,

during which project sponsors and the public were encouraged to submit

comments on the revised draft Grant Application (424-NSSC). Existing

sponsors were provided copies of the draft concurrent with Federal

Register publication.

Approximately 30 comments were received from over 1,200 existing

Senior Corps projects and the public. As many of the comments as

feasible were incorporated into the revised Grant Application. Key

changes were the following:

[[Page 52327]]

Reorganization and streamlining of the Grant Application,

particularly Part III, for improved clarity and burden reduction.

Minor modifications to Part I to reduce burden by

providing additional information used by applicants in completing the

form.

Deletion of the requirement to submit with the Grant

Application, 5-Element Planning Worksheets for priority community

needs. Applicants are now only required to submit their timeline and

plan for developing 5-Element Planning Worksheets at the time of their

application is submitted.

Streamlining and standardization of Attachments (Part IV).

Addition of a table of contents and clarifying

instructions.

Once approved by OMB, the revised Grant Application will be

completed by all public and private, non-profit organizations applying

for National Senior Service Corps funds. The anticipated implementation

schedule calls for the revised Grant Application to be used with grants

having a start date of July 1, 1998, or thereafter.

For Further Information Please Contact: Janice Forney Fisher (202)

606-5000, extension 275.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Thomas E. Endres,

Director, National Senior Service Corps.

[FR Doc. 97-26460 Filed 10-6-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050-28-P