[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 38389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15290]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 1, 2008.
    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 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 that all verified and encoded 
redemption certificates accepted by financial institutions from 
authorized retail food stores shall be forwarded with the corresponding 
coupon deposits to the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) along with the 
accompanying Food Coupon Deposit Document Form (FCDD) FNS-521. The 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 
the 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 and the FNS to track 
deposits of food coupons.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 369.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 14.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-15290 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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