[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-11535]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


Notice of Intent To Establish a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chap. 35) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this 
notice announces the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
Extension Service's (CSREES) intention to request approval to establish 
a new information collection in support of the 4-H Youth Enrollment 
Report.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by September 
18, 2006 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that 
date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and requests for copies of this 
information collection by any of the following methods: E-mail: 
[email protected]; Fax: 202-720-0857; Mail: USDA/CSREES, STOP 
2216, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-2216; Hand 
Delivery/Courier: 800 9th Street, SW., Room 4217, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Hitchcock, E-Government Program 
Leader, Information Systems and Technology Management, 202-720-4343.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 4-H Youth Enrollment Report.
    OMB Number: 0524-New.
    Type of Request: Intent to request and establish an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The mission of National 4-H Headquarters; Cooperative 
State Research, Education, and Extension Service; United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA); is to advance knowledge for 
agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and 
communities by creating opportunities for youth. 4-H is a complex 
national organization, led by National 4ndash;H Headquarters, CSREES, 
USDA, with hundreds of educational curricula, activities, and events 
for youth ages 5 to 17. Programs originate at 105 land-grant 
universities (LGUs), and local programs are conducted and managed by 
some 4,000 professional Extension staff in 3,050 counties, with nearly 
7 million youth enrolled each year. Nearly 600,000 volunteer leaders 
work directly with the 4-H youth.
    The 1914 Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension System 
(CES) of the LGUs and their Federal partner, the Extension Service, now 
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 
(CSREES), USDA. 4-H was already well-established, and became the first 
operating part of the new extension work. The Smith-Lever Act 
stipulated that ``It shall be the duty of said colleges, annually, on 
or about the first day of January, to make to the Governor of the State 
in which it is located a full and detailed report of its operations in 
extension work as defined in this Act * * * a copy of which report 
shall be sent to the Secretary of Agriculture.'' As a result of this 
requirement, annually each county sends their state 4-H office an 
electronic aggregated summary of their 4-H enrollment.
    Information collected in the 4-H Youth Enrollment Report includes 
youth enrollment totals by delivery mode, youth enrollment totals by 
type of 4-H activity, youth enrollment totals by school grade, youth 
enrollment totals by gender, youth enrollment totals by place of 
residence, adult volunteer totals, youth volunteer totals, and youth 
enrollment totals by race and ethnicity.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Annual 4-H Enrollment Report 
is the principal means by which the 4-H movement can keep track of its 
progress, as well as emerging needs, potential problems and 
opportunities.
    The information from this collection is used to report, as 
requested by the Congress or the Administration, on rural versus urban 
outreach, enrollment by race, youth participation in leadership, 
community service, etc. It also is used to determine market share or 
percentage of the youth of each state by age and place of residence who 
are enrolled in the 4-H youth development program. The annual 4-H Youth 
Enrollment Report also allows oversight of all reasonable efforts by 
staff and volunteers to reach underserved and minority groups. 
Information also is available at http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/library/4h_stats.htm.
    Estimate of Burden: The hour burden estimates were calculated based 
on a survey of respondents conducted by CSREES for the purpose of 
obtaining clearance from the Office of Management and Budget in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 56 hours.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical 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 
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 responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request to OMB for approval. All comments will become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of July, 2006.
Gale Buchanan,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
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