The Public Lands Corps is a work and education program involving the nationâs land management agencies, conservation and service corps, and environmental organizations that contribute to the rehabilitation, restoration, and repair of public lands resources and infrastructures. Public Lands Corps projects provide opportunities for community and national public service, work experience and training for young people who are unemployed or underemployed persons, students, recent graduates, and others with an interest in natural and cultural resources careers.
The Agency has developed a tracking sheet (FS-1800-0026, Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form) to support the effective management of the Public Lands Corps Program. The utilization of the Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form will assist the Agency in ensuring qualified program participants lawfully receive a certificate of non-competitive hiring eligibility,which can be used to apply to Forest Service merit announcements on USAJobs.
US Code:
16 USC 1721
Name of Law: Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005
Based on past performance and submission rates as well as data regarding partners who are likely to respond, we were overestimating Forest Service reporting in previous submissions.
The previous information collection included two forms: FS-1800-0026 (MS Excel form for record keeping for smaller programs) and FS-1800-0026a (MS Excel form for bulk upload of data to electronic agency portals). The bulk upload form was developed at the request of, and in collaboration with partners to make transfer of information from their tracking systems to the agency portals possible. In this information collection request, we are asking to replace the original FS-1800-0026 form, which is rarely used, with a fillable pdf common form (FS-1800-0026b) that can be used for reporting individual participants. The data collected on both forms is the same with slight variations in the order or item name.
Reginfo record details
table that charts list of RCF
Agency/Sub Agency
RCF ID
RCF Title
RCF Status
IC Title
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form DOI-XXX-XXX Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template
0596-0247 Title Burden Hour Cost Spreadsheet 15Dec2025.xlsx
0596-0247 Supporting Statement A 2025.docx
SORN OPM GOVT-1.pdf
Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - State, Local, Tribal