[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2191]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection: Volunteer Programs

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently approved 
information collection associated with the Standards for Approval of 
Volunteer Programs.

DATES: We will consider comment received by April 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comment, include volume, date and page number of this issue of the 
Federal Register. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    E-mail: Send comments to: [email protected].
    Fax: (202) 401-0515.
    Mail: Ms. C. Mondina Jolley, Student Employment Program Manager, 
USDA, FSA, Human Resources Division, Domestic Operations Branch, 1400 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0596.
    Comments also should be sent to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. C. Mondina Jolley, Student 
Employment Program Manager, phone: (202) 401-0515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Volunteer Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0232.
    Expiration Date for Approval: August 31, 2008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The Volunteer Program Personnel Management Notice is 
issued to allow the FSA to enter into volunteer agreements with 
students, individuals, groups or organizations who sponsor individual's 
services without compensation, and who perform those services in 
furtherance of the programs of the Agency. This information collection 
allows FSA to effectively recruit, train, and accept volunteers to 
carry out programs supported by the USDA Department.
    The type of respondents are mainly students; individuals; and 
sponsored volunteer program service Agreements. The supporting 
documents with the forms in this information collection are required to 
allow the Agency to document the use (as required by the Office of 
Personnel Management letter dated April 18, 1996, i.e., to inform 
volunteers of the nature of their appointment with respect to service 
credit for leave or other employees benefits and record time and 
attendance) of individuals providing voluntary service but are not 
Federal employees except for the purpose of Chapter 81 of Title 5, 
U.S.C. (relating to Worker Compensation Program), and Sections 2671 
through 2680 of Title 28 U.S.C. relating to tort claims. The forms are 
furnished to selected volunteers to secure and record information 
regarding the agreement and permit the volunteer to submit time and 
attendance information.
    Estimate of Burden: The recording keeping requirements in this 
clearance are normal business records and, therefore, have no burden. 
Public reporting burden for this information collection is estimated to 
average 15 minutes per response. The average travel time, which is 
included in the total annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per 
respondent.
    Estimated Total Number of respondents: 80.
    Average time to respond: 25.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total annual burden hours: 30.
    Comments are invited on:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of burden 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 
those who are to respond, including those who respond through the use 
of appropriate automated, electronic, or mechanical, collection 
techniques, or other forms of information technology.
    All responses to this notice, including names and addresses when 
provided, will be a matter of public records. Comments will be 
summarized and included in the submission for Office of Management and 
Budget approval.

    Signed in Washington, DC on February 1, 2008.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-2191 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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