Notice2022-25527
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation-Climate Change Bundled Evaluation
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November 23, 2022
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Corporation for National and Community Service
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The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--Climate Change Bundled Evaluation for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71587-71588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25527]
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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; AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--Climate Change
Bundled Evaluation
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 AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--Climate Change
Bundled Evaluation 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 December 23, 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 Jehyra Asencio
Yace at AmeriCorps at 202-956-9736 or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#357f7446505b565c5a6c54565075565b461b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b717a485e55585254625a585e7b585548155c544d">[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, 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.
Comments
A 60-day notice requesting public comment was published in the
Federal Register on August 17, 2022 at 87 FR 50613-50614. This comment
period ended October 17, 2022. Six public comments were received for
this notice. Most of the comments included concerns and suggestions
related to the broad research questions included in the 60-day notice
that are addressed in the more detailed full evaluation plan and
instruments. For example, one commenter suggested including
environmental justice, vulnerable communities' involvement, and
barriers, which are included in the surveys and interview and focus
group protocols. In response to comments suggesting directly
confronting recruitment, living allowances, and match, those questions
have been added to the instruments. A full summary of comments and
responses is available in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> docket.
Title of Collection: AmeriCorps Program Life Cycle Evaluation--
Climate Change Bundled Evaluation.
OMB Control Number: 3045-NEW.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Grantee organization project director
and staff, national service members, partner organization staff.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 611.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 235.
Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to provide insight on
the implementation of the climate change bundle programs and explore
variation in activities for education and training, disaster response,
conservation, wildfire mitigation, and energy efficiency. It will
explore the ways in which the programs influence community resilience.
It will also examine changes in attitudes and behaviors toward civic
engagement among national service members and the development of job
skills, including skills for green jobs. Finally, it will examine how
the programs are serving vulnerable communities and at-risk
populations. The research questions for this evaluation are:
1. How do programs/members connect their work to climate change?
2. To what extent does the program include opportunities to
increase equity?
3. To what extent is the program operating as intended?
4. What are some promising practices and challenges in implementing
the climate change grant programs?
5. What were the barriers and facilitators to meet the intended
outcomes of the program?
6. What are the lessons learned that can inform the field or be
useful for practitioners that work in this space?
7. What is the likelihood that the program will be sustained beyond
the grant?
8. How were the communities and community members impacted by
climate change prior to the program?
9. What types of communities are being helped by the climate change
grant programs?
10. To what extent are programs focused on vulnerable populations
and communities?
11. What are the demographic characteristics of national service
members (e.g., gender, age, race, ethnicity, education)?
12. What partner organizations are involved (i.e., community
organizations,
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local agencies)? What are their roles in the program?
13. What is the breadth (number and type of partnership), quality,
and quantity of the partnership(s) (number and frequency of joint
activities and the strength)?
14. How were partnerships built and maintained?
15. How do grantee and sponsor organizations work with partners to
build community resilience?
16. To what extent do the climate change grant programs: (a.)
improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy
sources? (b.) help communities prepare, respond, and recover from
natural disasters and other climate change effects? (c.) preserve
public lands and waterways and protect or restore biodiversity? (d.)
increase community members' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors around
climate change? (e.) build capacity of the community to be resilient?
17. How do the climate change grant programs lead to increased
civic engagement?
18. In what ways does participation in the climate change grant
programs influence national service members' job skills development
toward green jobs?
19. To what extent does participation in the climate change grant
programs: (a.) increase national service members' functional and
technical job skills? (b.) increase national service members' interest/
willingness to pursue a career in a green job? (c.) lead to a job after
their service? (d.) lead to a career in a green job after their
service?
This bundled evaluation of grantees is being conducted by ICF
through a contract with AmeriCorps; it will have an explicit emphasis
on activities related to addressing climate change. By bundling, this
evaluation combines a group of state commissions with similar program
approaches into a single evaluation. Spanning 32 months, the evaluation
includes up to 30 grantees to examine program design, implementation,
and outcomes using surveys, interviews, and focus groups with a wide
range of stakeholders including grantee staff, partner organizations,
national service members, and community members. This is a new
information collection.
Mary Hyde,
Director, Office of Research and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2022-25527 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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