[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23418]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 28, 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: Issuance Reconciliation Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0080.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (the Act) at 
Section 7(d) requires State agencies to report on their Food Stamp 
Program issuance operations not less than monthly, through a 
reconciliation process. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 
administers the Food Stamp Program in cooperation with State and local 
governments. States are held liable to USDA for any financial losses 
involved in the issuance of food stamp benefits.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS uses form FNS-46 form, 
Issuance Reconciliation Report, to ensure that State agencies are 
responsible for preventing losses or shortages of Federal funds in the 
issuance of benefits. The FNS-46 report is a program management report 
which is used on an ongoing basis to document the reconciliation 
process by which State agencies compare all issuances made during the 
month to the record for issuance.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,184.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23418 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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