[Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
August 16, 2006.
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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Quality Control Review Schedule.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0299.
Summary of Collection: States agencies are required to perform
Quality Control (QC) review for the Food Stamp Program (FSP). The
legislative basis for the operation of the QC system is provided by
Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. The FNS-380-1, Quality
Control Review Schedule is for State use to collect both QC data and
case characteristics for the Food Stamp Program and to serve as the
comprehensive data entry form for FSP QC reviews.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information to monitor and reduce errors, develop
policy strategies, and analyze household characteristic data. In
addition, FNS will use the data to determine sanctions and incentive
based on error rate performance, and to estimate the impact of some
program changes to FSP participation and costs by analyzing the
available household characteristic data.
Description of Respondents: State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 53.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
Total Burden Hours: 61,352.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-13733 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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