Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the

``Corporation''), has submitted the 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. 104-13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)). Copies of these

individual ICRs, with applicable supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service,

Office of Evaluation, Susan Labin, (202) 606-5000, Extension 160.

Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TTD)

may call (202) 606-5256 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: Mr. Daniel Werfel, OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation

for National and Community Service, Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316, within 30 days 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 data collection 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: New.

Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service.

Title: Longitudinal Research on AmeriCorps Member Outcomes.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: AmeriCorps Members and Respondents in Comparison

Groups.

Total Respondents: Approximately 10,350.

Frequency: One time.

Average Time Per Response: AmeriCorps Members: 30 minutes;

Comparison Group Respondents: 45 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,606 hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): None.

Description: The Corporation seeks approval of baseline survey

forms for the longitudinal study of outcomes associated with

participation in AmeriCorps, the national service program. A central

purpose of the agency and its programs is to foster citizenship and

development for those who serve in AmeriCorps. The proposed study

includes members in the State/National and the National Civilian

Community Corps AmeriCorps programs, and their counterparts in

comparison groups. There were no comments received during the initial

60-day public comment period. Since our original submission, there has

been a change in both the number of respondents and the overall burden

hours. The number of respondents appears to have increased

substantially but this is due to a screening phone call that will be

made to approximately 4,850 potential respondents for less than five

minutes. Thus, not including this brief call, the number of true

respondents (5,550) is actually lower than originally anticipated.

This decrease in the number of respondents is due to two changes:

(1) Exclusion of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

participation in the study; and (2) elimination of the Retrospective

Study of AmeriCorps members. These studies are not part of the final

design. Thus, the overall response in burden hours has decreased. Also

contributing to a decrease in the burden hours is the change to a self-

administered baseline for members rather than a phone interview.

Even though the net burden is lower, the decreases are somewhat

offset by an increase in the number of comparison respondents for the

State and National programs. A national comparison group of those who

have inquired about serving in AmeriCorps has been identified. This

will strengthen the design and the ability of the study to address

causality for the national study.

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Dated: June 22, 1999.

Thomas L. Bryant,

Associate General Counsel.

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