[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5115]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule; FNS-
247, Statistical Summary of Sample Disposition; and FNS-248, Status of 
Sample Selection and Completion

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on a proposed revision to the burden for information collection for the 
FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule and the FNS-248, Status 
of Sample Selection and Completion. The FNS-247, Statistical Summary of 
Sample Disposition, is being eliminated since the information on this 
form is available through the Food Stamp Quality Control System 
(FSQCS). The proposed collection is a revision of collection currently 
approved under OMB No. 0584-0034.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (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. Send comments and requests for 
copies of this information collection to: Dan Wilusz, Chief, Quality 
Control Branch, Program Accountability Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. You may FAX comments on this rule to (703) 305-
0928. Copies of the FNS-245, FNS-247, and FNS-248 forms may be 
downloaded at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/qc/default.htm. An electronic 
version of this notice may be downloaded at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Regulations/default.htm. Comments may be submitted via the 
Internet at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Wilusz, (703) 305-2474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Quality Control Negative Case Action Review Schedule; 
Statistical Summary of Sample Disposition; Status of Sample Selection 
and Completion.
    OMB Number: 0584-0034.
    Form Number: FNS-245, FNS-247, & FNS-248.
    Expiration Date: 02/28/03.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is 
designed to collect quality control (QC) data and serve as the data 
entry form for negative case action QC reviews in the Food Stamp 
Program. State agencies complete the FNS-245 for each negative case in 
their QC sample. The FNS-248, Status of Sample Selection and 
Completion, tracks a State's progress in sample selection and case 
completion on a monthly basis. We are eliminating the FNS-247, 
Statistical Summary of Sample Disposition report, which summarized the 
data obtained from a State's active and negative QC samples over the 
course of each annual reporting period. Data on this report is 
currently available through FSQCS so the report is no longer necessary. 
The total reporting and recordkeeping estimate for the eliminated 
report was one hour.

FNS-245

    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State or local 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Responses Per Respondent: 760.
    Estimated Reporting Time per Response: 3.0236 Hours.
    Estimated Reporting Annual Burden: 121,736.
    Estimated Recordkeeping Time per Response: .0236 Hours.
    Number of Recordkeepings Per Respondent: 760.
    Estimated Time per Recordkeeping: 0.0236 Hours
    Estimated Recordkeeping Annual Burden: 950 Hours.
    Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 122,686 Hours.

FNS-248

    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State or local 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Number of Responses Per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Reporting Time per Response: 0.5236 Hours.
    Estimated Reporting Annual Burden: 333 Hours.
    Number of Recordkeepings Per Respondent: 12.
    Estimated Time per Recordkeeping: 0.0236 Hours.
    Estimated Recordkeeping Annual Burden: 15 Hours.
    Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 348 Hours.

    Dated: February 27, 2003.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 03-5115 Filed 3-4-03; 8:45 am]
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