Workforce Development Participant Tracking

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form DOI-XXX-XXX Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form FS-1800-0026b Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form FS-1800-0026a FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form DOI-XXX-XXX Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-1800-0026b Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FS-1800-0026a FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0596-0247 Title Burden Hour Cost Spreadsheet 15Dec2025.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-30	Available
0596-0247 Supporting Statement A 2025.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-12-30	Available
SORN OPM GOVT-1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-14	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
278634	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - State, Local, Tribal	Form and Instruction	New	Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template
278634	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - State, Local, Tribal	Form and Instruction	New	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form
278634	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - State, Local, Tribal	Form and Instruction	New	FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template
232732	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template
232732	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form
232732	Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0247	ICR Reference No: 202512-0596-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202503-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Workforce Development Participant Tracking
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/16/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	247	500
Time Burden (Hours)	494	1,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Public Lands Corps is a work and education program involving the nation’s 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1721 Name of Law: Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 40051	08/18/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 35654	06/12/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - Private Sector	FS-1800-0026a, FS-1800-0026b, DOI-XXX-XXX	FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template ,   Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form ,   Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template
Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form - State, Local, Tribal	FS-1800-0026a, FS-1800-0026b, DOI-XXX-XXX	FS VSPortal Bulk Upload Template ,   Workforce Development Participant Tracking Form ,   Youth Participant Portal Bulk Upload Template

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	247	500	0	0	-253	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	494	1,000	0	0	-506	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: 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.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,862

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:  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.

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/16/2026

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