[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 62949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25074]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice To Reinstate a Previously Approved Information Collection

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

ACTION: Notice to reinstate a previously approved information 
collection for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces NRCS' intention to reinstate a previously approved 
information collection. The collected information will help NRCS match 
the skills of individuals who are applying for volunteer work that will 
further the Agency's mission, and provides a timekeeping method for 
volunteers. Information will be collected from potential volunteers who 
are 14 years of age or older.

DATES: Comments will be received for a 60-day period commencing with 
the date of this publication.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Michele Eginoire, 
National Volunteer Coordinator, at (515) 289-0325, extension 102. 
Submit comments to Michele Eginoire by fax at (515) 289-4561, or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Collection of this information is necessary 
to match volunteer assignments to Agency mission 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 activities which Agency employees are 
allowed to perform. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age. 
Persons interested in volunteering must write, call, e-mail, or visit 
NRCS' office. The forms will be available electronically and can be 
completed electronically.
    Description of Information Collection: Form NRCS-PER-002, Volunteer 
Interest and Placement Summary, is an optional form and assists the 
volunteer's supervisor in placing the volunteer in a position which is 
beneficial to the volunteer and the Agency. Form NRCS-PER-004, Time 
Sheet also is an optional form, which provides the volunteer and 
volunteer's supervisor a simplified method for tracking the volunteer's 
time. The above mentioned forms are 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 Official Personnel Folder (OPF). Comments are 
invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical or other technological collection techniques, and other 
forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to 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, by fax at (515) 289-4561, or by e-mail: 
[email protected]. All comments received will be available 
for public inspection during regular business hours at the same 
address. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included 
in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All 
comments also will become a matter of public record.

    Signed in Washington, DC on October 10, 2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25074 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]
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