12316 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 44 / Monday, March 7, 2011 / Notices 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: In-depth Case Studies of 

Advanced Modernization Initiatives. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0547. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) is a critical source of 

support for many low-income families 

and individuals. In recent years, states 

have implemented new procedures and 

policies in order to reduce SNAP 

administrative costs while maintaining 

or improving program access. These 

changes often referred to as 

modernization-incorporate technology, 

administrative restructuring, 

community partnering, and policy 

simplification. Together, the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 

which amended Section 11 of the Food 

and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 

2020, and the Food Nutrition Act of 

2008, which amended Section 17 of 7 

U.S.C. 2026, authorizes the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) to develop 

standards for identifying major 

operational changes, require States to 

provide any information required by the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, and 

authorizes FNS to undertake research 

that will help improve the 

administration and effectiveness of 

SNAP. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information for the In-depth Case 

Studies will build on the findings from 

a previous data collection effort, 

Enhancing Food Stamp Certification: 

Food Stamp Modernization Efforts. To 

obtain a detailed and comprehensive 

view of the implementation of SNAP 

modernization initiatives, data will be 

collected via in-person interviews, focus 

group discussions, and through 

administrative case records, application 

statistics, performance data, and other 

relevant materials. The project has 

seven research objectives: (1) Update the 

existing state profiles of modernization 

efforts and identify the geographic and 

caseload coverage affected by 

modernization changes; (2) describe 

how key certification, recertification, 

and case management functions have 

changed; (3) describe the current roles 

and responsibilities of state and local 

SNAP staff, vendors, and partners and 

how they have changed; (4) document 

the relationship between SNAP 

modernization initiatives and 

stakeholder satisfaction; (5) describe the 

current performance of each state’s 

modernization initiatives and the level 

of outcome variability within each state; 

(6) compare performance before, during, 

and after modernization; and (7) 

document the main takeaway points for 

use by other states and for future study 

consideration. Without the detailed case 

study, FNS would need to rely on the 

states’ general statements regarding 

program operations and aggregate 

statistics on modernization initiatives, 

resulting in an incomplete 

understanding of how modernization 

has affected the implementation of 

SNAP. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individual or households; not-for-profit 

institutions; business or other for-profit; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 1,353. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (one time only) 

Total Burden Hours: 1,802. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Madera County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Madera County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting in 

North Fork, California on March 9th and 

March 16th, 2011. The purpose of these 

meetings will be to discuss and approve 

submitted proposals for funding as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) for expenditure of Payments to 

States Madera County Title II funds. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

March 9th, and March 16th, 2011 from 

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in North Fork, 

CA. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Bass Lake Ranger District, 57003 

Road 225, North Fork, California, 93643. 

Send written comments to Julie Roberts, 

Madera County Resource Advisory 

Committee Coordinator, c/o Sierra 

National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger 

District, at the above address, or 

electronically to jaroberts@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Roberts, Madera County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 

877–2218 ext. 3159. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meetings are open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Payments to States Madera 

County Title II project matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meetings. 

Dated: January 24, 2011. 

Dave Martin, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5084 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

El Dorado County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The El Dorado County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Placerville, California. The committee 

is meeting as authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The RAC will 

deliberate and recommend projects for 

the Forest Supervisor’s approval. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 21, 2011 beginning at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake 

College, Community Room, 6699 

Campus Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Frank Mosbacher; Forest Supervisor’s 

Office; 100 Forni Road; Placerville, CA 

95667. Comments may also be sent via 

email to fmosbacher@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 530–621–5297. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 100 Forni 

Road; Placerville, CA 95667. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to 530–622– 

5061 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Mosbacher, Public Affairs Officer, 

Eldorado National Forest Supervisors 

Office, (530) 621–5268. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

The RAC will deliberate and 

recommend projects for the Forest 

Supervisor’s approval. More 

information will be posted on the 


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