Notice2022-15309
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Service Criminal History Check Recordkeeping Requirement
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Published
July 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Corporation for National and Community Service
Abstract
The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled National Service Criminal History Check Recordkeeping Requirement for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43011-43012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15309]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Service Criminal History Check Recordkeeping
Requirement
AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating
as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request
(ICR) entitled National Service Criminal History Check Recordkeeping
Requirement for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by August 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation
for National and Community Service, Elizabeth Appel, at 202-967-5070 or
by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c7c3d2d2c7cee2c1ccd18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98fdf9e8e8fdf4d8fbf6ebb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information,
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including the validity of the methodology and assumptions;
<bullet> Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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.
A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the
Federal Register on March 14, 2022 at 87 FR 14255. This comment period
ended May 13, 2022, and AmeriCorps received 56 comments by the comment
deadline identifying a number of issues.
Many comments directly addressed the time burden required by this
information collection. Everyone who commented on the agency's
estimated time burden stated that the estimated 5 minutes per
individual was significantly lower than the time actually required to
fulfill a National Service Criminal History Check (NSCHC) for an
individual in order to obtain the required records under this
information collection. Recommended new estimates ranged from 30
minutes per individual to 4 hours per individual. Several commenters
noted that a missing element of the estimate is the travel time it
takes to take individuals to get fingerprinted, given that the closest
fingerprinting facilities in rural or remote areas may be located up to
a four hours' drive away. A few commenters also noted that the burden
of completing the NSCHC training course and staying updated on
requirements had not been factored into the time estimate. Based on
this input, AmeriCorps has adjusted its estimates of time burden to
reflect that it takes, on average, an estimated 135 minutes (2 hours
and 15 minutes) per covered individual. AmeriCorps has streamlined and
clarified requirements on its website at <a href="http://americorps.gov/grantees-sponsors/history-check">americorps.gov/grantees-sponsors/history-check</a> over the past year, and will continue to review
to determine whether any additional clarifications could be made to
reduce burden given that respondents are responsible for reading and
understanding the requirements for compliance with the law.
Commenters also raised issues related to difficulties with the
AmeriCorps-approved vendors. AmeriCorps underwent the required Federal
procurement process to select Fieldprint and Truescreen as contractors
to serve as the approved vendors. AmeriCorps will forward these
comments to the vendors for any appropriate remedial action and will
consider the issues presented in soliciting future proposals for
approved vendor contracts. Comments also raised issues that are beyond
the scope of this information collection; however, AmeriCorps is
maintaining a comprehensive record of all these comments and the issues
raised in the comments for consideration as it continues implementation
of the statutory requirements for NSCHCs.
Finally, the other issues raised in the comments in response to the
60-day notice were already raised and addressed in the rulemaking
process that culminated in 2021 in the current regulation, such as who
must undergo an NSCHC, what the NSCHC consists of, and when the NSCHC
must be completed. See 86 FR 1141 (February 24, 2021).
Title of Collection: National Service Criminal History Check
Recordkeeping Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 3045-0150.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses and organizations
(AmeriCorps grantees and subgrantees).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 337,071.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 758,410.
Abstract: Section 189D of the National and Community Service Act of
1990, as amended, requires AmeriCorps grantees and subgrantees to
conduct a National Service Criminal History Check on individuals in
covered positions. Documenting compliance with the requirement is
critical to that responsibility. The Check includes a nationwide check
of the National Sex Offender Public website, a check of the State
criminal history record repository or agency-designated alternative for
the individual's State of residence and State of service, and a
fingerprint-based check of the FBI criminal history record database
through the State criminal history record repository or agency-approved
vendor. One way for grant recipients or subrecipients to obtain and
document the required components is through the use of agency-approved
vendors, but use of vendors is not required. The currently approved
information collection is due to expire on July 31, 2022. This notice
announces AmeriCorps' intention to seek renewal of the information
collection approval without revisions, but with an adjustment of burden
hours.
Dated: July 13, 2022.
Fernando Laguarda,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-15309 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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