[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29720-29721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12521]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
Information Collection: Volunteer Programs
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with the Volunteer Programs.
DATES: We will consider comment that we received by July 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your
comment, include volume, date and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following
methods:
E-mail: Send comments to: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 205-9068.
Mail: Ms. Janice Barnes, USDA, FSA, Human Resources Division, PAB--
Stop 0590, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0590.
Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Barnes, Human Resources
Specialist, phone: (202) 401-0391.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0232.
Expiration Date for Approval: October 31, 2011.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1981 (7
U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a
program to use volunteers to perform a wide range of
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activities to carry out the programs of, or supported by the Department
of Agriculture. 5 U.S.C. 3111 grants agencies the authority to
establish programs designed to provide educationally related work
assignments for students in non-pay status. The volunteer program will
provide a valuable service to the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
In FSA volunteer program, each individual must follow the same
responsibilities and guidelines to conduct to which Federal Government
employees are expected to follow. The individuals, who are mainly
students participating in the sponsored volunteer program, must
complete the ``Service Agreement and Attendance Records,'' and other
forms, with providing required supporting documents. The collected
information is to allow FSA to effectively recruit, train, and accept
volunteers to carry out programs supported by the Department of
Agriculture.
Without the collected information, FSA would be unable to document
services without compensation in the program. FSA is reporting the
collected information to the Department of Agriculture and the Office
of Personnel Management that request information on volunteer programs.
Estimate of Burden: The recordkeeping requirements in this request
are normal business records and, therefore, have no burden. Public
reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to
average 15 minutes per response. The average travel time, which is
included in the total annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per
respondent.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.33.
Estimated Total Annual Reponses: 80.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(4) 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.
All comments in response to this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments
will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2011.
Carolyn B. Cooksie,
Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-12521 Filed 5-20-11; 8:45 am]
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