Information Collection; Request for Comment; Youth Conservation Corps, 40061 [E6-11103]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Forest Service

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11103]


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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 135 / Friday, July 14, 2006 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Information Collection; Request for Comment; Youth Conservation 
Corps

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 the extension of a currently approved information 
collection, Youth Conservation Corps. The collected information will 
help the Forest Service evaluate the employment eligibility of youth 
15-18 years old through the Youth Conservation Corps Program. Under 
this Program, the Forest Service cooperates with other Federal agencies 
to provide seasonal employment for youth.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 12, 
2006 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 
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Director, 
Youth Conservation Corps--Senior, Youth, and Volunteer Programs, P.O. 
Box 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/wo@fs.fed.us.
    The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the 
Director, Senior, Youth and Volunteer Programs, Forest Service, USDA, 
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, Youth Conservation 
Corps, Senior, Youth and Volunteer Program 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: Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Application.
    OMB Number: 0596-0084.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under the Youth Conservation Corps Act of August 13, 
1970, as amended (U.S. 18701-1706), the Forest Service, U. S. 
Department of Agriculture and the Fish and Wildlife Service, National 
Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the 
Interior cooperate to provide seasonal employment for eligible youth 15 
to 18 years old.
    These youth, who seek training and employment with the Forest 
Service through the Youth Conservation Corps, must complete the 
following forms: FS 1800-18, Youth Conservation Corps Application, and 
FS-1800-3, Youth Conservation Corps Medical History. The applicant's 
parents or guardian must sign both forms.
    Employees of the Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture) 
and the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of 
Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior) will evaluate the 
data and determine the eligibility of each youth for employment with 
the Youth Conservation Corps. Data gathered in this information 
collection are not available from other sources.
    The Youth Conservation Corps stresses three important objectives:
     Accomplish needed conservation work on public lands;
     Provide gainful employment for 15 to 18 year old male and 
females from all social, economic, ethnic, and racial background; and
     Foster, on the part of the 15 to 18 year old youth, an 
understanding and appreciation of the Nation's natural resources and 
heritage.
    FS-1800-18, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Application: Applicants 
are asked to answer questions that include their name, social security 
number, date of birth, mailing address, and telephone number.
    FS-1800-3, Youth Conservation Corps Medical History: Applicants are 
asked to answer questions regarding their personal health. The purpose 
of FS-1800-3 is to certify the youth's physical fitness to work in the 
seasonal employment program.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: 6 minutes (FS-1800-18); 14 minutes (FS-
1800-3).
    Type of Respondents: Youth between the ages of 15 and 18 years old 
seeking seasonal employment with the Forest Service through the YCC 
program.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 18,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses Per Respondent: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,000.
    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: July 6, 2006.
Hand Kashdan,
Deputy Chief, OPS.
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