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14515 

Vol. 72, No. 59 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Volunteer 

Application for Natural Resources 

Agencies 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comment. 

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 entitled, Volunteer 

Application for Natural Resources 

Agencies. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 29, 2007 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 Director, 

Senior, Youth & Volunteer Programs, 

Mailstop 1136, Forest Service, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1136. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (703) 605–5115 or by e-mail 

to: abryant@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at USDA—Forest Service, 1621 

N. Kent Street, Rosslyn Plaza East, 

Room 1010, Arlington, VA during 

normal business hours. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to (703) 605– 

4831 to facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur Bryant, Director, Senior, Youth, 

and Volunteer Programs, at (703) 605– 

4831. 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: Volunteer Application for 

Natural Resources Agencies. 

OMB Number: 0596–0080. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The collected information is 

needed by participating natural 

resources agencies to manage agency 

volunteer programs. Information is 

collected from potential and selected 

volunteers of all ages. Those under the 

age of 18 years must have written 

consent from a parent or guardian. 

Participating Agencies: 

The volunteer programs of the 

following natural resource agencies are 

included: 

Department of Agriculture: U.S. 

Forest Service, National Resources 

Conservation Service; 

Department of the Interior: National 

Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 

Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey; 

Department of Defense: U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers; 

Forms: 

OF–301—Volunteer Application: 

Individuals interested in volunteering 

may access the national Federal 

volunteer opportunities Web site 

(http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/ 

index.cfm), individual agency Web 

sites, and/or contact agencies to request 

a Volunteer Application (OF–301). 

Applicants provide name, address, 

telephone number, age, preferred work 

categories, available dates, preferred 

location, description of physical 

limitations, and lodging preferences. 

Information collected using this form 

assists agency volunteer coordinators 

and other personnel in matching 

volunteers with agency opportunities 

appropriate for an applicant’s skills and 

physical condition and availability. 

Signature of a parent or guardian is 

mandatory for applicants under 18 years 

of age. 

OF–New—Volunteer Agreement: This 

form will be used by participating 

resource agencies to document 

agreements for volunteer services 

between a Federal agency and 

individual or group volunteers, 

including international volunteers. 

Signature of parent or guardian is 

mandatory for applicants under 18 years 

of age. 

Forms unique to participating 

agencies: The forms listed below gather 

information necessary to reimburse 

volunteers for approved, miscellaneous 

expenses associated with volunteer 

assignments and record service time of 

volunteers. 

U.S. Forest Service: FS–6500–299— 

Volunteers Request for Reimbursement. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 

Volunteer Time Sheet; SF–1164—Claim 

for Miscellaneous Expenses. 

U.S. Geological Survey: Form 9– 

2080—USGS Individual Volunteer 

Agreement. 

National Park Service: Form 10–67— 

Volunteer Claim for Reimbursement. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 15 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 400,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 500,000. 

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: March 21, 2007. 

Hank Kashdan, 

Deputy Chief. 

[FR Doc. E7–5714 Filed 3–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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