[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 60392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25623]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 20, 2018.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques 
and other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by December 
26, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503. Commentors are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Public Lands Corps (PLC) is a work and 
education program involving the nation's land management agencies, 
conservation and service corps, and environmental organizations that 
contribute to the rehabilitation, restoration, and repair of public 
lands resources and infrastructure. PLC provides opportunities for 
community and national service, work experience, and training to young 
people who are unemployed or underemployed. The law authorizing this 
program is 16 U.S.C. 1721-1726, Chapter 37--Public Lands Corps and 
Resources Assistants Program (Public Lands Corps Healthy Forest 
Restoration Act of 2005 [Pub. L. 109-154]) as amended in 1993, 
hereafter referred to as ``the Act.''
    Need and use of the Information: This information collection 
request establishes policies and procedures for the implementation of 
the Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet to ensure uniform 
collection of information regarding tracking and monitoring participant 
engagement to determine the completion of requirements for non-
competitive hiring eligibility as defined in the Act. Data collected 
through the Public Lands Corps Participant Tracking Sheet will allow 
the Forest Service (FS) and other Federal Land Management Agencies who 
sponsor PLC programs to support collaborating partners who manage 
eligible participants and their participation in PLC projects. If the 
FS is unable to collect data regarding PLC participants, it and other 
Federal Land Management Agencies would be unable to participate in a 
legally mandated program as outlined in the Act.
    Description of Respondents: Non-profit Organizations and Non-
Federal Government entities.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,400.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25623 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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