[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9563]



      
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 12, 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.

     Title: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program.
    Summary: The program provides grants to rural community facilities, 
such as schools, hospitals, and medical centers; to encourage, improve, 
and make affordable the use of advanced telecommunications and computer 
networks to provide educational and medical benefits to people living 
in rural areas.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is required to 
determine eligibility; specific purpose for which the grant will be 
used; project feasibility; need for improved educational or medical 
facility, etc.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,626.

     Title: National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form.
    Summary: The Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994 
mandated that FCS enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
organization to establish and maintain an information clearinghouse for 
groups that assist low-income individuals or communities regarding 
nutrition or other assistance. In order to establish the clearinghouse 
database a form seeking updated program and mailing information will be 
sent to related organizations.
    Need and Use of the Information: This project has been 
Congressionally mandated to provide a resource for organizations 
working to improve the nutrition and health of low-income Americans. 
The information provided by the clearinghouse database will enable 
their group to do a better job of assisting needy persons.
    Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 11,917.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 993.
     Title: Baseline and Trend Information on Wilderness Use 
and Users.
    Summary: This collection requests clearance of a pool of questions 
and sampling alternatives to be used in establishing baseline and 
monitoring trends in some areas for critical use and user 
characteristics for representative forest service wilderness areas. 
Recreational visitors will be sampled.
    Need and Use of the Information: Information collected will be used 
in wilderness planning and management by all Federal Agencies that 
manage wilderness and by Congress and the public in understanding the 
changing uses and expectations of wilderness.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On-Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 416.

     Title: FS Mail Issuance Report.
    Summary: Title 7 CFR 276.2(b) requires a mail issuance loss 
reporting level plan for food stamps. The plan is established by those 
State agencies using a mail issuance system for coupon delivery. The 
plan reflects the issuance sites or counties that comprise each 
administrative unit. The State agencies shall report the number and 
value of all invoices which do not reconcile with the record-for-
issuance and/or master issuance file.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose is to collect 
management information to assess mail issuance losses and hold State 
agencies liable for a portion of those losses.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,515.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours: 3,139.
Donald E. Hulcher,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-9563 Filed 4-17-96; 8:45 am]
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