[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4538]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 3, 2005.
    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 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 
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), [email protected] 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) 720-8681.
    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 collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Food Coupon Deposit Document.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0314.
    Summary of Collection: Section 10 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as 
amended, (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) requires the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture to issue regulations that provide for the redemption, 
through financial institutions, of food coupons accepted by retail food 
stores from program participants. Form FNS-521--Food Coupon Deposit 
Document (FCDD), is currently used in the Food Stamp Program by banks 
and financial institutions to redeem food stamp benefits from 
authorized retailers and to monitor the authorization of firms for 
compliance and continued eligibility in the Food Stamp Program.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) will collect information to track deposits of food coupons. All 
financial institutions use the FCDD when they deposit food coupons at 
Federal Reserve Banks (FRBs). The information to be collected is the 
name, address, and unique check routing code of each financial 
institution that deposits food coupons on the face of every FCDD. 
Without the FCDD, no vehicle would exist for financial institutions, 
the FRB's and the FNS to track deposits of food coupons.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting on occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 176.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-4538 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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