President's Volunteer Service Award

OMB Control No: 3045-0086	ICR Reference No: 202308-3045-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-3045-001
Agency/Subagency: CNCS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: President's Volunteer Service Award
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/11/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	200,000	0
Time Burden (Hours)	66,667	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,170,000	0

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Abstract: Collect information in order to recognize individuals and organizations for their volunteer service. The President's Volunteer Service Award was established in 2003 as a recognition program to honor Americans who have answered the President's call to service and have made a sustained commitment to giving back to their communities and country through volunteer service. The President's Volunteer Service Award program is partnership between CNCS and the Points of Light Foundation. The PVSA application is completed by any organization interested in honoring their volunteers with the President's Volunteer Service Award.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 12501 et Seq Name of Law: National Community Service Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 36284	06/02/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 54308	08/10/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name President's Volunteer Service Award Application 1, 1, 2, 3 President's Volunteer Service Award Application Form ,   2020 PVSA Inventory Order Screens ,   2020 PVSA Application ,   2020 PVSA Administrator Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	200,000	0	0	200,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	66,667	0	0	66,667	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,170,000	0	0	0	4,170,000	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The program change due to agency discretion was a decision to pause collection of this information briefly in early August 2023 in order to allow the full 60-day period for comments, which expired August 2, 2023. AmeriCorps now seeks to reinstate the collection and seeks approval to begin collecting information for the next round of awards. The cost burden change due to adjustment in agency estimate is because the previous submission did not include any cost estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,175

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Amy Borgstrom 202 606-6930 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 08/11/2023

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