[Federal Register: December 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 237)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 6, 2007.
    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: Enhancing Food Stamps: Food Stamp Modernization Efforts.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Stamp Program (FSP) provides low-
income individuals and families with

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assistance to purchase eligible food items for the home consumption 
through state-operated programs. Over the past decade, increased 
awareness of the importance of the FSP as a basic nutritional safety 
net, as well as a critical work support, has led to a variety of 
federal and state efforts to increase program access and participation. 
Congress has allocated funds for the purpose of evaluating and 
collecting data on the FSP as part of Section 17(a)(1) of the Food 
Stamp Act of 1977, as amended through Public Law 106-171, February 11, 
2000. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to systematically 
examine the range of efforts States are undertaking to enhance food 
stamp certification and modernize the FSP.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will initiate a comprehensive 
study to: (1) Develop a national inventory of FSP modernization efforts 
across states; (2) document key features and outcomes associated with 
food stamp modernization; (3) systematically describe and compare 
techniques states are using to modernize the FSP; and (4) identify 
promising practices. Without this study, FNS and state food stamp 
agencies will have to rely on the information that is provided for 
individual modernization initiatives.
    Description of Respondents: Individual or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; Business or other for-profit; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,107.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time only).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,869.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-23938 Filed 12-10-07; 8:45 am]

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