[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38128-38129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10405]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request Worksheet for Food Stamp Program Quality Control 
Reviews

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on the proposed information collection of the FNS-380, Worksheet for 
Food Stamp Program Quality Control Reviews. This proposed collection is 
a revision of a collection currently approved under OMB No. 0584-0074.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 5, 
2006.

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 has 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 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 Daniel Wilusz, Chief, Quality Control Branch, Program 
Accountability Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 822, Alexandria, VA 22302. 
You may fax comments on this notice to (703) 305-0928. You may also 
download an electronic version of this notice at http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Regulations/default.htm and comment via e-
mail at [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be included in the request for 
OMB's

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approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection form and instruction should be 
directed to Daniel Wilusz at (703) 305-2460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Worksheet for Food Stamp Program Quality Control Reviews.
    OMB Number: 0584-0074.
    Form Number: FNS-380.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Form FNS-380 is a worksheet used in the Food Stamp 
Program to determine eligibility and benefits for households selected 
for review in the quality control (QC) sample of active cases. We 
estimate the reporting burden for this collection of information 
averages 8.9764 hours per each State agency's response. This includes 
the time for analyzing the household case record; planning and carrying 
out the field investigation; gathering, comparing, analyzing and 
evaluating the review data and forwarding selected cases to the Food 
and Nutrition Service for Federal validation. In addition to the State 
agency's burden, we also estimate the average burden on each household 
to be 0.50 hours for each of the estimated 57,146 households being 
interviewed. This includes a face-to-face interview with the QC 
reviewer to verify the identity and existence of the household and to 
explore the household circumstances affecting the eligibility and 
benefit level. This is an increase of 2,443 State and household 
responses from the estimate made to substantiate the currently approved 
collection. The increase in responses is a result of an augmented 
participation rate that resulted in an increase in the number of cases 
being sampled. We estimate that the total reporting burden associated 
with this information collection for both State agencies and households 
is 541,432 hours. This is a 23,044 increase in hours from the currently 
approved burden of 518,388. The recordkeeping burden for the State 
agency is 0.0236 hours per record. There was a corresponding increase 
in the recordkeeping burden from 1,291 hours to 1,349 hours based on 
the increase in sample size. The aggregate of the reporting (541,432 
hours) and recordkeeping (1,349 hours) resulted in a total annual 
burden of 542,781 hours.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State or local 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.00.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,199.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 57,199 Responses.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 9.47 Hours.
    Total Annual Reporting Burden: 541,432 Hours.
    Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 53.
    Estimated Hours Per Recordkeeper: .0236 Hours.
    Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1,349 Hours.
    Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 542,781 Hours.

    Dated: June 22, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-10405 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]
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