Optional Form 301 PDF Details

When looking into volunteering with Natural Resources Agencies, the Optional Form 301 serves as a gateway for individuals eager to offer their skills in service of the environment and community. Designed with sections requesting personal information, availability, preferred work locations, and specific interests in volunteer categories such as Archeology, Conservation, and Wildlife, to name a few, this form is comprehensive. Applicants can showcase their talents, whether it be in biology, heavy machinery operation, or even in educating the public, ensuring their volunteer work aligns with both their skills and passions. Notably, the form also addresses logistical considerations like lodging requirements and availability, reflecting a well-rounded approach to volunteer matchmaking. Additionally, it includes a commitment to non-discrimination and an outline of the volunteer’s role within the broader organizational structure, emphasizing the importance of understanding that while volunteers do not accrue the benefits of federal employment, their service is both valued and recognized as creditable work experience. Completing the form, which carries an OMB control number verifying its validity, takes a mere 15 minutes but can open the door to enriching volunteer opportunities that contribute significantly to the stewardship of natural resources.

QuestionAnswer
Form NameOptional Form 301
Form Length2 pages
Fillable?No
Fillable fields0
Avg. time to fill out30 sec
Other names2010, USC, USDAs, OMB

Form Preview Example

OMB 0596-0080 (Expires 10/2010)

 

Volunteer Application

 

Instructions:

Mark in the appropriate

boxes,

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items either

print or type

responses. If

extra

space is

 

for Natural Resources Agencies

 

 

 

needed use item 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Name (Last, First, Middle)

 

2. Age

 

3. Telephone Number

 

4. Email Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Street Address (include apartment no., if any)

6. City, State, and Zip Code

7. Which general volunteer work categories are you most interested in?

Archeology

Botany

Campground Host

Construction Maintenance

Computers

Conservation Education

Fish/Wildlife

Historical/ Preservation

Pest/Disease Control

Minerals/ Geology

Natural Resources Planning

Office/Clerical

Range/Livestock

Research/Librarian

Soil/ Watershed Timber/Fire Prevention Trail/Campground Maintenance Tour Guide/Interpretation Visitor Information

Other (Please specify)

8. What qualifications/skills/experience/education do you have that you would like to use in your volunteer work?

Backpacking/Camping

Biology

Boat Operation

Carpentry

Clerical/Office Machines

Computer Programming

Drafting/Graphics

Driver’s License

First Aid Certificate

Hand/Power Tools

Heavy Equipment Operation Horses – Care/ Riding Landscaping/Reforestation Land Surveying Livestock/Ranching

Map reading Mountaineering Photography Public Speaking Research/Librarian

Sign Language Supervision

Other Trade skills (Please specify)

Teaching

Working with People

Writing/Editing

Other (Please specify)

9.Based on boxes checked in items 6 and 7, what particular type of volunteer work would you like to do? (Please describe any specific qualifications, skills, experience, or education that apply)

10. a. Have you volunteered before?

Yes

No

b. If Yes, please briefly describe your volunteer experience.

11. Would you like to supervise other volunteers?

Yes

No

12.What are some of your objectives for working as a volunteer? (Optional)

13.Please specify any physical limitations that may influence your volunteer work activities:

Optional Form 301 (Revised 06/2007)

USDA-USDI

OMB 0596-0080 (Expires 08/2010)

14a.

Which months would you be available for volunteer work?

 

 

 

January

February

March

April

 

May

 

July

August

September

October

 

November

14b.

How many hours per week would you be available for volunteer work? Hours

 

14c. Which days per week would you be available for volunteer work?

 

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

June December

Sunday

15.Specify at least three states or specific locations within a state where you would like to do volunteer work.

16.Specify your lodging requirements:

I will furnish my own lodging (such as tent; camper; own, relative’s, or friend’s place)

I will require assistance in finding lodging

17.

If a volunteer assignment is not available at the location specified in item 15, do you want your application forwarded to

 

another location, or Federal agency, seeking volunteers with your background/interest?

 

Yes

No (Please specify)

 

 

18.

This is provided for more detailed responses. Please indicate the item numbers to which these responses apply:

BURDEN STATEMENT

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0596-0080. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of the Interior prohibit discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202- 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA and USDI are equal opportunity providers and employers.

NOTICE TO VOLUNTEER

Volunteers are not considered Federal employees for any purposes other than tort claims and injury compensation. Volunteer service is not creditable for leave accrual or any other benefit. However, volunteer service is creditable work experience.

Privacy Act Statement

Collection and use is covered by Privacy Act System of Records OPM/GOVT-1 and USDA/OP-1, and is consistent with the provisions of 5 USC 552a (Privacy Act of 1974), which authorizes acceptance of the information requested on this form. The data will be used to maintain official records of volunteers of the USDA and USDI for the purposes of tort claims and injury compensation. Furnishing this data is voluntary, however if this form is incomplete, enrollment in the program cannot proceed.

19. Signature (Sign in ink)

20. Date

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Optional Form 301 (Revised 06/2007)

 

USDA-USDI