[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66239-66240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27847]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0089]


Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; 
Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and Attendance 
Record

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: New information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request approval of a new information collection 
associated with volunteer service agreements and volunteer service time 
and attendance record.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0089.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0089, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
0089 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. 
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on volunteer service 
agreements and volunteer service time and attendance record, contact 
Ms. Beverly Cassidy, HR Specialist, HR Policy, HRD, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 21, Riverdale, MD, 20737; (301) 851-2914. For more detailed 
information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, 
APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Volunteer Service Agreements and Volunteer Service Time and 
Attendance Record.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Abstract: Section 1526 of the Food and Agricultural Act of 1981 (7 
U.S.C. 2272) permits the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a 
program to use volunteers to carry out U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) programs. Departmental Regulation No. 4230-001, Volunteer 
Programs, provides the guidelines USDA agencies must use for acceptance 
of volunteers and sets a requirement for agencies to publish their 
guidelines. Regulations of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 
5 CFR part 308 provide agencies with the authority to establish 
programs designed to provide educationally related volunteer 
assignments for students in nonpay status.
    The Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) mission area of USDA 
uses several information collection activities to assist MRP program 
officials, administrative personnel, and USDA Human Resources offices 
in determining a volunteer's eligibility and suitability for volunteer 
service. The information is necessary to facilitate establishment of 
guidelines for acceptance of volunteer services under the above 
authorities and regulations, make a determination of an individual's

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eligibility and suitability to serve as a volunteer in MRP, and comply 
with OPM regulations requiring documentation of volunteer service and 
maintenance of records.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.22 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals engaged in activities for which they are 
not paid, except for authorized expenses associated with performance of 
volunteer activities.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 85.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 170.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 38 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of December 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-27847 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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