[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75227]
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[FR Doc No: E6-21310]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Optional Ethnicity Survey

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice: request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on a new information collection entitled, Optional 
Ethnicity Survey.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before February 12, 
2007 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to 
Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs (SYVP) United States Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, Director, Senior, Youth and Volunteer 
Programs, P.O. 96090 (Mail Stop 1136), 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 received at the USDA, Forest 
Service, Office of the Director, Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs, 
Room 1010, 1621 North Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209 during normal 
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (703) 605-4854 
to facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ransom Hughes, Senior, Youth and 
Volunteer Programs at 703-605-4854. Individuals who use TDD may call 
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 
every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Optional Ethnicity Survey.
    OMB Number: 0596-NEW.
    Type of Request: New.
    Abstract: This new information collection will assist in the 
compilation of the Senior Youth and Volunteer Programs (SYVP) 
Accomplishment Report. The figures reported regarding participant 
ethnicity need to be verified and accurate, as the information in the 
SYVP report is included in the Report of the Forest Service, shared 
with Congress. SYVP program coordinators will collect information on 
the ethnicity of each program participant annually, and each SYVP 
participant will have the opportunity to respond. Inability to collect 
the information will result in an inability to validate the SYVP 
Accomplishment Report.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 2 minutes (.0333 hour).
    Type of Respondents: SYVP participants.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,333.
    Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this 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; (2) the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (4) 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.
    All comments received 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 Office of 
Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: December 7, 2006.
Irving W. Thomas,
Associate Deputy Chief.
 [FR Doc. E6-21310 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]
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