AmeriCorps External Reviewer Application Instructions Notice

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ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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 for external reviewers of AmeriCorps grant applications.

DATES:

Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office

  listed in the 
  ADDRESSES
  section by May 26, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by the title of the information collection activity, by any of the following methods:

(1) Electronically through www.regulations.gov (preferred method).

(2) By mail sent to: Katie Kane, Office of Regional Operations, AmeriCorps, 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 regulations.gov. 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:

Katie Kane, Office of Regional Operations, 202-606-6826, kkane@americorps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Collection: AmeriCorps External Reviewer Application Instructions.

OMB Control Number: 3045-0090.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 500.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 375.

Abstract: The External Reviewer Application is used by individuals who wish to serve as external reviewers for AmeriCorps when external
reviewers are needed to review grant applications. AmeriCorps will use the collected information to select review participants
for each grant competition. Prospective external reviewers submit the information electronically using AmeriCorps' web-based
system. AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current information collection and continue using the currently approved information
collection until the renewed information collection is approved by OMB. The currently approved information collection is due
to expire on May 31, 2026.

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 regulations.gov.

Erin McGrath, Director, Office of Regional Operations. [FR Doc. 2026-05745 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050-28-P

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