[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3593]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Request for Comments; Senior Community 
Service Employment Program

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 agency determine the eligibility of applicants who are 55 or older 
and who apply for employment with the Forest Service through the Senior 
Community Service Employment Program. Information will be collected 
from prospective applicants and/or enrollees 55 years of age or older.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before April 17, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Director, Senior, Youth, 
and Volunteer Programs Staff, (Mail Stop 1136), Forest Service, USDA, 
P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C. 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 received at the Office of the 
Director, Senior, Youth, and Volunteer Programs Staff, Forest Service, 
USDA, Room 1010, 1621 North Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia. Visitors 
are asked to call ahead to facilitate entrance into the office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Priscella McCray, Senior, Youth, and 
Volunteer Programs Staff, at (703) 605-4853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) authorizes 
the Forest Service to provide part-time employment opportunities and 
training to low-income and disadvantaged persons 55 years of age or 
older through the Senior Community Service Employment Program. Upon 
request, a Forest Service employee will provide the Application for the 
Senior Community Service Employment Program to potential applicants.
    The application is divided into five sections. The first two 
sections will be completed by the prospective applicant or enrollee and 
will provide the information the agency will use to determine the 
applicant's eligibility to participate in the Program. The last three 
sections of the application will be completed by an authorized Forest 
Service employee and will provide information for a quarterly progress 
report the agency must provide to the Department of Labor. The 
description of the information collection will focus on the first two 
sections of the Application.

Description of Information Collection

    The following describes the information collection to be 
reinstated:
    Title: Application for the Senior Community Service Employment 
Program.
    OMB Number: 0596-0099.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 1994.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection 
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
    Abstract: An authorized Forest Service employee will evaluate the 
data to determine the eligibility of applicants to participate in the 
Senior Community Service Employment Program. The Program is designed to 
provide part-time employment opportunities and training to low-income 
and disadvantaged persons who meet the criteria for eligibility.
    The Application for the Senior Community Service Employment Program 
is divided into five sections. Applicants must complete Sections I and 
II.
    In Section I of the Application, individuals will provide 
information that includes the type of enrollment (first-time 
enrollment, re-certification for present enrollment, or re-enrollment), 
their name, date of birth, social security number, home address, and 
home telephone number.
    In Section II, individuals will provide information that includes 
the name of their head of household, the number of people in their 
family, whether the family is receiving public assistance, their family 
income, their employment status, the date of their last physical 
examination, and if they have previously enrolled in this or other 
Senior Community Service Employment Programs.
    Data gathered in this information collection are not available from 
other sources.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 10 minutes.
    Type of Respondents: Economically disadvantaged individuals, 
including legal aliens, age 55 or older.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 6,500.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,083 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 
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 approval.

    Dated: February 10, 2000.
Ronald E. Hooper,
Acting Deputy Chief for Business Operations.
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