[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46599-46600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16436]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 16, 2007.
    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 the 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 
to 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) 720-8958.
    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 the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Food Stamp Program Regulations, Part 275--Quality Control.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0303.
    Summary of Collection: Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
provides the legislative basis for the operation of

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the Food Stamp Program Quality Control system. The Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS), as administrator of the Food Stamp Program, requires 
each State agency to implement a quality control system to provide 
basis for determining each State agency's error rates through review of 
a sample of Food Stamp cases. Each State agency is responsible for the 
design and selection of the quality control samples and must submit a 
quality control sampling plan for approval to FNS. Additionally, State 
agencies are required to maintain case records for three years to 
ensure compliance with provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
    Need and Use of the Information: The quality control sampling plan 
is necessary for FNS to monitor State operations and is essential to 
the determination of a State agency's error rate and corresponding 
entitlement to increased Federal share of its administrative costs or 
liability for sanctions.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,267.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16436 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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