# 2026-19641: AmeriCorps Seniors Refreshes Application and Survey Paperwork Process

2026-19641, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; AmeriCorps Seniors Application Instructions, Progress Reporting, Independent Living and Respite Surveys, is a Federal Register notice from Corporation for National and Community Service published 2026-09-25, effective Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by October 26, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19641
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19641
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; AmeriCorps Seniors Application Instructions, Progress Reporting, Independent Living and Respite Surveys
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Corporation for National and Community Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60942
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by October 26, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

AmeriCorps Seniors Refreshes Application and Survey Paperwork Process

## Summary

AmeriCorps Seniors is updating how they collect info from volunteers and programs, including application steps, progress reports, and surveys about independent living and respite care. These changes aim to make reporting easier and clearer, with public comments welcomed until October 26, 2026. This affects AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers and program managers, helping save time and improve how progress is tracked without extra costs.

## Abstract

The Corporation for National and Community Service, operating as AmeriCorps, has submitted an information collection request (ICR) for the AmeriCorps Seniors application instructions, progress reporting, and independent living and respite surveys.

## Effects PRIA read

- Progress report consolidation cuts reporting hours: benefit, medium. AmeriCorps Seniors eliminated the separate Progress Report Supplement and moved some supplement questions into the main Project Progress Report. That consolidation reduces burden by 1,250 hours and leaves the total estimated annual burden at 5,000 hours for 1,250 annual responses from businesses an…
- Independent living and respite surveys to continue pending review: benefit, low. AmeriCorps Seniors will continue using the currently approved Senior Companion Program (SCP) Independent Living Survey and SCP Respite Survey while it reviews the surveys and seeks OMB approval for revisions. The agency notes one comment supported continuing the surveys and says the currently appro…

## Related documents

- [2026-17436](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17436): Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ameri…, 2026-08-27
- [2026-14906](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14906): Rescinding Portions of AmeriCorps Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 142…, 2026-07-23
- [2026-14188](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14188): Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; AmeriCorps VISTA Criminal History Acknowledgement Form, 2026-07-15
- [2026-10817](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10817): Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, 2026-05-29
- [2026-06137](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06137): Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Day o…, 2026-03-31
- [2026-06135](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06135): Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Disab…, 2026-03-31

## Sources
- [2026-19641 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19641/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-19641 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19641.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-19640, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Managemen…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19640)
- [Next: 2026-19643, Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19643)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19641 (as of 2026-10-02).