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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 44 

Monday, March 7, 2011 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

Committees on Collaborative 

Governance, Regulation, Rulemaking, 

Judicial Review, and Adjudication 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

public meetings of five committees of 

the Assembly of the Administrative 

Conference of the United States (ACUS). 

Each committee will consider a research 

report and will prepare 

recommendations on the subject of the 

report for consideration by the full 

Conference. Complete details regarding 

each committee’s meeting, related 

research reports, how to attend 

(including information about remote 

access and obtaining special 

accommodations for persons with 

disabilities), and how to submit 

comments to the committee can be 

found in the ‘‘Research’’ section of the 

ACUS Web site, http://www.acus.gov. 

Comments may be submitted by email to Comments@acus.gov, with the 

name of the relevant committee in the 

subject line, or by postal mail to ‘‘[Name 

of Committee] Comments’’ at the address 

given below. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

1120 20th Street, NW., Suite 706 South, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

individual committee, ACUS, Suite 706 

South, 1120 20th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20036; Telephone 202– 

480–2080. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee on Collaborative 

Governance 

The Committee on Collaborative 

Governance will meet to consider a 

report by Professor James T. O’Reilly of 

the University of Cincinnati College of 

Law concerning the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act in the 21st Century.’’ The 

objective of this study is to consider 

possible recommendations for 

improvements of the Act, particularly in 

light of technological and social 

developments since its passage. 

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 

from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Designated Federal Officer: David M. 

Pritzker. 

Committee on Regulation 

The Committee on Regulation will 

consider a report dealing with the 

timing, availability, confidentiality, and 

impact of comments submitted during 

agency rulemakings, as well as agencies’ 

duty to reply to such comments. The 

consultant for this study is Professor 

Steven J. Balla of The George 

Washington University. 

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Designated Federal Officer: Reeve T. 

Bull. 

Committee on Rulemaking 

The Committee on Rulemaking will 

consider a report on the legal issues 

agencies face in e-Rulemaking. The 

report was prepared by ACUS staff 

member Bridget C.E. Dooling. 

Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, from 9 

a.m. to 12 noon. 

Designated Federal Officer: Emily F. 

Schleicher. 

Committee on Judicial Review 

The Committee on Judicial Review 

will consider a report dealing with 

possible solutions to the procedural trap 

posed by 28 U.S.C. 1500, a statute that 

regulates the Court of Federal Claims’ 

jurisdiction over claims pending in 

other courts. The report was prepared 

by ACUS staff members Emily F. 

Schleicher and Jonathan R. Siegel. 

Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, from 

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Designated Federal Officer: Reeve T. 

Bull. 

Committee on Adjudication 

The Committee on Adjudication will 

consider a report by ACUS staff member 

Funmi E. Olorunnipa regarding the use 

of video hearings by Federal agencies, 

which examines the costs and benefits 

of video hearings as they are currently 

being used and the possibilities for 

expansion of use by Federal agencies. 

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 

from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 

Designated Federal Officer: Funmi E. 

Olorunnipa. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Jonathan R. Siegel, 

Director of Research & Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5062 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6110–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 1, 2011. 

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), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV 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. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5005 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

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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