Notice2024-29610

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Childcare Benefit Forms

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Published
December 17, 2024

Issuing agencies

Corporation for National and Community Service

Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew an information collection.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102118-102119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29610]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Childcare Benefit Forms

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as 
AmeriCorps) is proposing to renew an information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) Electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (preferred method).
    (2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention: Courtney Russell, 250 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.
    (3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at 
the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment 
that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Russell, at 202-380-7825 or 
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54372621272731383814353931263d373b2624277a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="076475727474626b6b47666a62756e646875777429606871">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: Childcare Benefit Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0142.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: AmeriCorps members and their childcare 
providers.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 450 AmeriCorps members 
and 590 childcare providers.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 520.
    Abstract: AmeriCorps' childcare benefit forms are submitted by 
AmeriCorps members seeking childcare assistance and by the childcare 
providers identified by the members, for the purpose of applying for 
and receiving payment for the care of members' children during the day 
while the member is in service. Completion of this information is 
required to receive a benefit (e.g., receive payment for childcare 
provider invoices). Eight forms are included in this information 
collection: (1) provider application; (2) member application; (3) 
childcare attendance sheet; (4) statement of work activity; (5) member 
update form; (6) childcare payment authorization; (7)

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AmeriCorps unlicensed provider affidavit; and (8) program certification 
of active service. The currently approved information collection is due 
to expire on March 31, 2025.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for 
public inspection on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.

Carly Bruder,
Acting Chief Program Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-29610 Filed 12-16-24; 8:45 am]
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