Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 8, 2010 / Notices 54587 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 2, 2010. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 should be 

addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

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: Volunteer Application for 

Natural Resource Agencies. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0080. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Volunteer Act of 1972, (Pub. L. 92–300), 

as amended, authorizes Federal land 

management agencies to use volunteers 

and volunteer organizations to plan, 

develop, maintain and manage, where 

appropriate, trails and campground 

facilities, improve wildlife habitat, and 

perform other useful and important 

conservation services throughout the 

Nation. Participating agencies in 

Department of Agriculture: Forest 

Service and National Resources 

Conservation Service; Department of the 

Interior: National Park Service, Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land 

Management, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs and U.S. 

Geological Survey; Department of 

Defense: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

and Department of Commerce: National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. Agencies will collect 

information using the OF 301— 

Volunteer Application and other forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Agencies will collect the names, 

addresses, and certain information 

about individuals who are interested in 

public service as volunteers. The 

information is used by the agencies for 

the purpose of contacting applicants 

and interviewing and screening them for 

volunteer positions and to manage the 

program. If the information is not 

collected, participating natural resource 

agencies will be unable to recruit and/ 

or screen volunteer applicants or 

administer/run volunteer programs that 

are crucial to assisting these agencies in 

fulfilling their missions. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 500,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Other: One time, 

Total Burden Hours: 443,500. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22367 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 2, 2010. 

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 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) 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 or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

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. 

Farm Service Agency 

Title: USDA Minority Farm Register. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0231. 

Summary of Collection: This 

information collection is necessary to 

create a client list for the Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) and the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) program outreach. 

The collected information is a tool to 

promote equal access to USDA Farm 

programs and services for minority 

farmers and ranchers with agricultural 

interests. The Register will provide a 

name and address file of those 

interested in outreach efforts. The 

authority for the collection of this 

information can be found at 7 U.S.C. 

2279. 

Need and Use of the Information: FSA 

will collect the name, address, phone 

number, farm location, race, ethnicity 

and gender from the Minority Farm 

Register permission form, AD–2035. 

FSA manage the register and the Office 

of Outreach releases names, addresses 

and phone numbers of individuals to 

approved outreach organizations 

requesting lists of individuals with 

particular racial and ethnic 

characteristics with their authorizations. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 5,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (once). 


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