[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67658-67659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22270]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Intent To Extend a Currently Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service published in the 
Federal Register notice of October 12, 2005 (70 FR 59314), a document 
stating ``Notice to Reinstate and Revise a Previously Approved 
Information Collection.'' This notice corrects the previously published 
document. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to request an extension for and a 
revision to the currently approved information collection Volunteer 
Program-Earth Team. The collected information will help NRCS to match 
the skills of individuals who are applying for volunteer work that will 
further the Agency's mission. Information will be collected from 
potential volunteers who are 14 years of age or older.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received within 60 days after 
publication in the Federal Register to be assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Michele Eginoire, National 
Earth Team Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Suite C, 
5140 Park Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50321; telephone: (515) 289-0325, 
extension 102; fax: (515) 289-4561; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Collection of this information is necessary 
to document the service of volunteers as required by Federal Personnel 
Manual Supplement 296-33, Subchapter 3. Agencies are authorized to 
recruit, train, and accept, with regard to civil service classification 
laws, rules or regulations, the services of individuals to serve 
without compensation. Volunteers may assist in any Agency program/
project and may perform any activities which Agency employees are 
allowed to conduct. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age. 
Persons interested in volunteering will have to write, call, e-mail, 
visit an NRCS office, or visit the E-Gov Web site to complete and 
submit the forms.
    Description of Information Collection: NRCS-PER-001, Volunteer 
Application, and the NRCS-PER-003, Agreement for Sponsored Voluntary 
Services, are the volunteer application forms. After one of these forms 
is signed by the volunteer group leader and the NRCS representative, 
the individual or group is enrolled in the NRCS volunteer program. The 
forms provide contact information for the volunteer, emergency contact 
information, and a job description. This form is placed in a volunteer 
``case file'' and will be destroyed 3 years after the volunteer has 
completed service. In the event that the volunteer is injured, the 
``case file'' will

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be transferred to an Official Personnel Folder (OPF). NRCS-PER-002, 
Volunteer Interest and Placement Summary, is an optional form that 
assists the volunteer supervisor in placing the volunteer in a position 
that will benefit the Agency and the volunteer. The aforementioned form 
is placed in a volunteer ``case file'' and will be destroyed 3 years 
after the volunteer has completed service. In the event that the 
volunteer is injured, the ``case file'' will be transferred to an OPF. 
NRCS-PER-004, Time and Attendance, is an optional form that assists the 
volunteer supervisor in documenting hours worked by the volunteer, and 
may be used to substantiate a Workers' Compensation Claim. This form is 
placed in a volunteer ``case file'' and will be destroyed 3 years after 
the volunteer has completed service. In the event that the volunteer is 
injured, the ``case file'' will be transferred to an OPF.

    Signed in Washington, DC on October 27, 2005.
Bruce I. Knight,
Chief.
[FR Doc. 05-22270 Filed 11-7-05; 8:45 am]
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