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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket ID: NRCS–2022–0010]
Information Collection Request for
Volunteer Program—Earth Team
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations
on an extension of a currently approved
information collection associated with
Volunteer Program—Earth Team. The
Volunteer Interest and Placement
Summary and the Timesheet forms are
used by the respondents. The
information NRCS collects on the forms
is used to match the skills of
individuals, who are 14 years of age or
older and interested in volunteering for
opportunities that will further NRCS’s
mission.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by November 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to the
collection activities or to request a copy
of the information collection, contact
Toni Flax, Legislative Affairs Specialist,
610 N Middle, Hill City KS, (785–421–
8373), or Toni.Flax@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Program—Earth
Team.
OMB Number: 0578–0024.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: NRCS is collecting
information from individuals who are
interested in volunteering to work with
NRCS. The information will be used by
NRCS to assign the volunteer to an
appropriate position, and to track their
volunteer time. Collection of this
information is necessary to match
volunteers with NRCS assignments as
authorized by section 1526 of the Food
and Agriculture Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–
98). NRCS is authorized to recruit, train,
and accept (following Civil Service
classification laws, rules, or regulations)
individuals to serve without
compensation. Subject to certain
conditions, most volunteers may assist
in agency programs or projects, and may
perform activities that the employees
may perform. The two forms Volunteer
Interest and Placement Summary Forms,
NRCS–PER–002, and Timesheet Form,
NRCS–PER–004, are used to collect
information from the individuals.
The timesheet is an optional form and
provides the volunteer or volunteer’s
supervisor a simplified method for
tracking the volunteer’s time. The form
is placed in a volunteer ‘‘case file’’ and
will be destroyed 3 years after the
volunteer has completed service. In the
event the volunteer is injured while
engaged in volunteer activities and
claims workman’s compensation, the
‘‘case file’’ will be transferred to an
Official Personnel Folder.
The information collection burden
estimates have been updated. There
were no other revisions required.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond:
Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 4 minutes per response.
Type of Respondents: Retirees,
students, teachers, or senior citizens.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 7,120.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.5.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
14,440.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,010.80 hours.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NRCS,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
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, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All responses received in response 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.
Terry Cosby,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0010]
Information Collection Request for Volunteer Program--Earth Team
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is requesting comments from all
interested individuals and organizations on an extension of a currently
approved information collection associated with Volunteer Program--
Earth Team. The Volunteer Interest and Placement Summary and the
Timesheet forms are used by the respondents. The information NRCS
collects on the forms is used to match the skills of individuals, who
are 14 years of age or older and interested in volunteering for
opportunities that will further NRCS's mission.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by November 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket ID: NRCS-2022-0010, in the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments.
You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to the
collection activities or to request a copy of the information
collection, contact Toni Flax, Legislative Affairs Specialist, 610 N
Middle, Hill City KS, (785-421-8373), or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Volunteer Program--Earth Team.
OMB Number: 0578-0024.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension.
Abstract: NRCS is collecting information from individuals who are
interested in volunteering to work with NRCS. The information will be
used by NRCS to assign the volunteer to an appropriate position, and to
track their volunteer time. Collection of this information is necessary
to match volunteers with NRCS assignments as authorized by section 1526
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97-98). NRCS is
authorized to recruit, train, and accept (following Civil Service
classification laws, rules, or regulations) individuals to serve
without compensation. Subject to certain conditions, most volunteers
may assist in agency programs or projects, and may perform activities
that the employees may perform. The two forms Volunteer Interest and
Placement Summary Forms, NRCS-PER-002, and Timesheet Form, NRCS-PER-
004, are used to collect information from the individuals.
The timesheet is an optional form and provides the volunteer or
volunteer's supervisor a simplified method for tracking the volunteer's
time. The form is placed in a volunteer ``case file'' and will be
destroyed 3 years after the volunteer has completed service. In the
event the volunteer is injured while engaged in volunteer activities
and claims workman's compensation, the ``case file'' will be
transferred to an Official Personnel Folder.
The information collection burden estimates have been updated.
There were no other revisions required.
Estimate of Average Time to Respond: Public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 4 minutes per
response.
Type of Respondents: Retirees, students, teachers, or senior
citizens.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 7,120.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.5.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 14,440.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,010.80 hours.
We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information
collection to help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of NRCS, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 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, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses received in response 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.
Terry Cosby,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-20933 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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