[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10559-10560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6123]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 8, 1996.
    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 these information collections are best assured of having 
their full effect if received within 30 days of this notification. 
Comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Department Clearance Officer, 
USDA, OIRM, Ag Box 7630, Washington, D.C. 20250-7630. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-6204 or (202) 720-
6746.

Food and Consumer Service

     Title: Integrated Quality Control Review Schedule.
    Summary: The Integrated Review Schedule collects both Quality 
Control and case characteristic data. The information needed to 
complete the Integrated Review Schedule is obtained from the respective 
Aid for Dependent Children, Food Stamps and Medicaid case records and 
State Quality Control finding.
    Need and Use of the Information: Data collected on the Integrated 
Review Schedule is used by the Food and Consumer Service and the States 
to monitor and reduce errors, develop policy strategies, and analyze 
household characteristic data. In addition, FCS also uses this data to 
determine sanctions and incentives based on error rate performance, and 
to estimate the impact of some program changes to Food Stamp Program 
participation and costs by analyzing the available household 
characteristic data.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 61,840.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Weekly, Monthly.
    Total Burden House: 63,299.

Forest Service

     Title: Financial Statement and Verification of Financial 
Information.
    Summary: Information is submitted to a Forest Service Office to 
review the financial status of an applicant or successful bidder who is 
unknown or has prior public record of financial problems including 
bankruptcies and prior contract defaults.
    Need and Use of the Information: This financial information 
provides the Forest Service with needed data to determine whether the 
respondent: (a) has the financial ability to carry out the terms of the 
contract or permit, (b) should be granted deferred payment status, or 
(c) be granted a settlement under certain defaulted contracts.
    Descritpion of Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or 
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,714.

Forest Service

     Title: Research for Improving Public Involvement.
    Summary: In order to meet the information needs of the Wayah Ranger 
District on the Natahala National Forest a study has been commissioned 
to provide information on how typical non-participants differ from 
participants in the district's public involvement process.
    Need and use of the Information: Information gathered will be used 
by planners, managers, policy analysts, and the research community in 
resource management areas, and may be used in regional offices, 
regional research stations, and legislative offices. Data will be used 
for short-term operational decisions, and in longer-term analyses for 
districts land management planning.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 436.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 109.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

     Title: Use of Sorbitol in Cooked Roast Beef Products.
    Summary: The Food Safety Inspection Service is permitting 
plants to use up to two percent sorbitol as a sweetener and to reduce 
charring in roast beef products. Labels would need to be modified to 
properly label products containing sorbitol.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be 
used to approve labels and to ensure compliance with regulations.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 315.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 788.
    Emergency Processing of This Submission Has Been Requested by April 
01, 1996.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

     Title: Official Marking Devices, Labeling, and Packaging 
Material.
    Summary: Meat and Poultry establishment must develop product labels 
in accordance with regulations and have the labels approved for use.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed in order 
to prevent product adulteration, misbranding, and mislabeling.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 37,417.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 298,375.

Food Safety and Inspection Service

     Title: Food Standards: Requirements for Processed Meat and 
Poultry Products Named by use of An Expressed Nutrient Content Claim 
and a Standardized Term.
    Summary: The Food Safety Inspection Service is proposing to amend 
The Federal Meat and Poultry products inspection regulation to 
establish a general definition and standard of identity for 
standardized meat and poultry food products that have been modified to 
qualify for use of an expressed nutrient content claim in their product 
name. Such products must have approved labels.

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    Need and Use of the Information: The information is needed to 
assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices; to increase 
regulatory flexibility and support product innovation and provide 
consumers with an informative nutrition labeling system.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 625.
Donald E. Hulcher,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-6123 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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