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(801) 879–5156; lisa.t.rochette@

usda.gov. For more information on the 

information collection reporting 

process, contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, 

APHIS’ Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483; 

joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Commercial Transportation of 

Equines to Slaughter. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0332. 

Type of Request: Revision to and 

extension of approval of an information 

collection. 

Abstract: Sections 901–905 of the 

Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901) 

authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 

issue guidelines for regulating the 

commercial transportation of equines to 

slaughter by persons regularly engaged 

in that activity within the United States. 

Specifically, the Secretary is authorized 

to regulate the food, water, and rest 

provided to these equines while the 

equines are in transit and to review 

related issues appropriate to ensuring 

that these animals are treated humanely. 

To implement the provisions of this 

Act, the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) within the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

has established minimum standards to 

ensure the humane movement of 

equines to slaughtering facilities or to 

assembly points while en route to 

slaughtering facilities, via commercial 

transportation. These standards, 

contained in 9 CFR part 88, require that 

conveyances protect the health and 

well-being of the animals and meet 

certain other criteria; that double-decker 

conveyances are prohibited; and that 

access to food, water, and rest be 

provided to these animals 6 hours prior 

to shipment. APHIS’ regulations also 

require the application of backtags and 

completion of owner/shipper 

certificates of fitness to travel to a 

slaughtering facility with identification 

of the animals and details of the 

transportation and signatures attesting 

to compliance with the provision of 

food, rest, and water and to the animal’s 

fitness to travel. The regulations further 

prohibit the use of electric prods and 

state aggressive animals must be 

separated. Any owner/shipper 

transporting equines to slaughtering 

facilities outside the United States must 

present the owner-shipper certificates to 

USDA representatives at the border. 

Implementing these regulations 

entails the use of information collection 

activities, such as providing business 

information; completing owner/shipper 

certificates of fitness to travel to a 

slaughtering facility; applying backtags, 

as needed; and maintaining records of 

the owner/shipper certificates and 

continuation sheets. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities, as described, for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Owners and shippers of 

slaughter horses, owners or operators of 

slaughtering facilities, and drivers of the 

transport vehicles. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 232. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 69. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 16,100 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 4,049 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

September 2023. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21303 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer 

Applications 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is a revision of a 

currently approved collection. FNS 

seeks OMB approval for the burden 

associated with SNAP application forms 

and other document requests that are 

necessary to effectively administer a 

large population of retailers, varied in 

type and scope, and ensure that these 

retailers remain in compliance with 

program requirements. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 28, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition 

Service, USDA, invites interested 

persons to submit written comments on 

this information collection. Comments 

may be submitted in writing by one of 

the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

Mail: Comments should be addressed 

to Marga Ortiz, Chief, Retailer Policy 

Branch, Retailer Policy Division, 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program, 1320 Braddock Place, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

FNS will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Marga Ortiz at 

703–305–2546. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions that were 


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used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP) Store 

Applications. 

Form Numbers: FNS–252; FNS–252– 

E; FNS–252–FE; FNS–252–R; FNS–252– 

2; and FNS–252–C. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0008. 

Expiration Date: 1/31/2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 

Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition 

Act of 2008, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 

et seq.) (the Act), requires that FNS 

determine the eligibility of retail food 

stores and certain food service 

organizations to accept SNAP benefits, 

and to monitor them for compliance 

purposes and continued eligibility. FNS 

is also responsible for requiring updates 

to application information and 

reviewing retail food store applications 

at least once every five years to ensure 

that each firm is under the same 

ownership and continues to meet 

eligibility requirements. FNS relies on 

the information obtained from 

applicants to ensure that each retailer 

continues to meet SNAP eligibility 

requirements and effectuate the 

purposes of the program. The forms and 

other instruments in this information 

collection are voluntary; however, a 

retailer may not participate in SNAP 

without completing an application for 

FNS approval. 

There are six forms associated with 

this approved Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) information 

collection number 0584–0008—the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program Application for Stores, Forms 

FNS–252 (English and Spanish) and 

FNS–252–E (paper and online version 

respectively); Farmer’s Market 

Application, Form FNS–252–FE; Meal 

Service Application, Form FNS–252– 

2;Reauthorization Application, Form 

FNS–252–R (form mailed or available 

electronically); and the Corporation 

Supplemental Application, Form FNS– 

252–C used for individual (chain) stores 

under a corporation. For new 

authorizations, the majority of 

applicants use form FNS–252 or FNS– 

252–E (paper or online, respectively). 

FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE are true 

online forms with a different format 

than the paper version. For 

reauthorization, form FNS–252–R is 

used. It is available as a paper form and 

online in the exact same format as the 

paper form. 

In addition to these forms, during new 

authorization or reauthorization, FNS 

may conduct an on-site store visit of the 

firm. The store visit of the firm helps 

FNS confirm that the information 

provided on an application is correct. 

An FNS representative or store visit 

contractor obtains permission to 

complete the store visit checklist, 

photograph the store and asks the store 

owner or manager about the continued 

ownership of the store. Previous 

submissions estimated that the retailer 

spent one minute interacting with the 

FNS representative or contractor during 

the store visit. Under this proposed 

revision, FNS is increasing the estimate 

to 10 minutes, which we believe is a 

more accurate estimate of the time the 

retailer must spend with the FNS 

representative or contractor. 

Applicants using form FNS–252–E, 

FNS–252–FE, or electronically accessing 

FNS–252–R must self-register for a 

Level 1 access account through the 

USDA eAuthentication system prior to 

starting an online application. USDA 

eAuthentication facilitates the 

electronic authentication of an 

individual. Previous submissions 

included authorization applicants using 

FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE but did 

not include burden estimates for 

electronic reauthorization applicants 

registering for eAuthentication access to 

complete FNS–252–R. Respondents 

using the electronic version of FNS– 

252–R are included under the proposed 

revision, in Table A below. 

We are also taking this opportunity to 

more accurately reflect the burden hours 

for FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE by 

accounting in this notice for time to 

gather documents. During the 

preparation of the last submission under 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number 0584–0008, FNS 

consulted with stakeholders who 

commented that the burden for 

gathering information and completing 

the previous paper form FNS–252 was 

between 60 to 90 minutes. The Agency 

used this information to adjust the 

burden estimate for the paper version, 

FNS–252, but inadvertently failed to 

apply it to the electronic forms, FNS– 

252–E and FNS–252–FE, in the last 

submission. In Table A, below, we 

estimate 60 minutes per response for the 

FNS–252–E and FNS–252–FE and 90 

minutes per response for the paper 

FNS–252, to account for time gathering 

documents. 

We estimate that the average hours 

per response across all applications for 

this revised information collection will 

be 0.54, which is 32.1 minutes. This is 

an increase of .38 hours compared to the 

Agency’s previous notice under OMB 

Control Number 0584–0008. The 

increase is due to our revision of 

estimated response times to more 

accurately reflect the burden on 

respondents, especially the increased 

estimated response time for the FNS– 

252–E. 

FNS used Fiscal Year 2022 data in our 

calculations of burden estimates 

associated with this information 

collection as this was the most complete 

data available to us at this time. Table 

A below clarifies the burden of this 

information collection. The hours per 

response vary by the type of application 

used from 8 minutes to 1.5 hours. There 

are no recordkeeping, third-party or 

public disclosure burdens associated 

with the information collection. 

Reporting 

Affected Public: For-profit businesses; 

retail food stores; farmers’ markets; 

military commissaries; and meal 

services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

55,708. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.7. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

95,038.3. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.54 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 50,857.1 hours. 

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Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21415 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–C 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers Used for Publication of 

Legal Notices by the Intermountain 

Region, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and 

Wyoming 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of newspapers of record. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the 

newspapers that will be used by the 

ranger districts, national forests, and the 

regional office of the Intermountain 

Region to publish legal notices required 

under the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR). The intended effect of this action 

is to inform interested members of the 

public which newspapers the Forest 

Service will use to publish notices of 


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Applications Received 252 1,438.1 1.0 1,438.1 1.50 2,157.2 

Applications Received 252-E 29,152.0 1.0 29,152.0 1.00 29,152.0 

Applications Received 252-FE 695.2 1.0 695.2 1.00 695.2 

252-E, 

252-FE 

& eE-Authentication1 252-R 41,525.2 1.0 41,525.2 0.13 5,536.7 

Applications Received 252-2 872.7 1.0 872.7 1.00 872.7 

SNAP Applications Received 252-C 5,944.6 1.0 5,944.6 0.25 1,486.2 

retailers, 

Farms, farmers' Store visits2 39,330.3 1.0 39,330.3 0.17 6,555.1 

businesses and markets, and 

nonprofits meal services Reauthorization 252-R 17,543.0 1.0 17,543.0 0.25 4,385.7 

Subtotal for 

Farm& 

Business 55,645.6 1.7 94,975.9 0.54 50,840.7 

Federal Military 

Commissaries Applications Received 252 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.00 1.0 

Reauthorization 252-R 61.3 1.0 61.3 0.25 15.3 

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Federal 

Respondents 62.4 1.0 62.4 0.26 16.4 

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1. Applications which require eAuthentication are not double-counted in the number of responses or respondents. 

2. Respondents who receive store visits are the same respondents who submit various applications are not doublecounted in the number of respondents.