[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 27536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11682]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 12, 2010.
    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: Performance Standards and Reporting SNAP Modernization 
Initiatives.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Pub. L. 110-234), amended Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, (7 U.S.C. 2020), to include a provision for the Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) to develop standards for identifying major 
operational changes and for States to provide any information required 
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To inform USDA's 
development of such standards, this data collection will gather 
information from all 50 States and the District of Columbia in order to 
better understand how States are assessing performance of their 
modernization initiatives.
    Need and Use of the Information: To obtain a broad view of the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) performance measures, 
staff from State and local SNAP offices and partner organizations will 
be asked to respond. Data will be collected via surveys of SNAP staff, 
telephone and in-person interviews of SNAP and partner staff, and 
aggregated administrative records collection from SNAP and partner 
agencies. The collected information will help FNS understand how 
performance standards and reporting are occurring in the States with 
respect to SNAP modernization. Without this data collection, FNS would 
not be able to effectively develop, monitor or assess standards for 
identifying operational changes.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 786.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Monthly: Other (one-time)
    Total Burden Hours: 3,473.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11682 Filed 5-14-10; 8:45 am]
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