[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6579-6580]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Request for Comments; Youth Conservation 
Corps Employment

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service announces its intention to reinstate a previously 
approved information collection. The collected information will help 
the Forest Service evaluate the employment eligibility of youth 15 to 
18 years old through the Youth Conservation Corps Program. Under this 
Program, the Forest Service cooperates with other Federal agencies to 
provide seasonal employment for youth.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before April 10, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Director, Youth 
Conservation Corps, Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs, (Mail Stop 
1136), Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.
    Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (703) 605-5115 or 
by e-mail to syvp/[email protected].
    The public may inspect comments at the Office of the Director, 
Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs, Forest Service, USDA, Room 1010, 
1621 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Visitors are asked 
to call ahead to facilitate entrance into the office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ransom Hughes, Youth Conservation 
Corps, Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs at (703) 605-4854.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Under the Youth Conservation Corps Act of August 13, 1970, as 
amended (U.S.C. 18701-1706), the Forest Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park 
Service, U.S. Department of Interior cooperate to provide seasonal 
employment for eligible youth 15 to 18 years old.
    These youth, who seek training and employment with the Forest 
Service through the Youth Conservation Corps, must complete the 
following forms: FS-1800-18, Youth Conservation Corps Application, and 
FS-1800-3, Youth Conservation Corps Medical History. Forest Service 
employees use the information to evaluate the eligibility of each 
applicant.
    The Youth Conservation Corps stresses three important objectives:
     Accomplish needed conservation work on public lands;
     Provide gainful employment for 15 to 18 year old males and 
females from all social, economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds; and
     Foster, on the part of the 15 to 18 year old youth, an 
understanding and appreciation of the Nation's natural resources and 
heritage.

Description of Information Collection

    The following describes the information collection to be 
reinstated:
    Title: FS-1800-18, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Application.
    OMB Number: 0596-0084.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1997.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection 
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
    Abstract: Employees of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park 
Service, U.S. Department of Interior will evaluate the data and 
determine the eligibility of each youth for employment with the Youth 
Conservation Corps. To be considered for employment with the Corps, 
each youth must complete FS-1800-18, Youth Conservation Corps 
Application Form. Applicants are asked to answer questions that include 
their name, social security number, date of birth, mailing address, and 
telephone number. The applicant's parent or guardian must sign the 
form.
    Data gathered in this information collection are not available from 
other sources.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 6 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Youth 15 to 18 years old.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1800 hours.

Description of Information Collection

    The following describes the information collection to be 
reinstated:
    Title: FS-1800-3, Youth Conservation Corps Medical History.
    OMB Number: 0596-0084.
    Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 1997.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection 
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
    Abstract: To be considered for employment through the Youth 
Conservation Corps Program, all youth must complete FS-1800-3, Youth 
Conservation Corps Medical History Form. Applicants are asked to answer 
questions regarding their personal health. The purpose of FS-1800-3 is 
to certify the youth's physical fitness to work in the seasonal 
employment Program. The applicant's parent or guardian must sign the 
form.
    Data gathered in this information collection are not available from 
other sources.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 14 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Youth 15 to 18 years old.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4200 hours.

Comment is Invited

    The agency invites comments on the following: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes 
and the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical or scientific utility; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

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clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Use of Comments

    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses when provided, will become a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of 
Management and Budget.

    Dated: February 3, 2000.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, for Business Operations.
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