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Vol. 62, No. 74

Thursday, April 17, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; FCS 380–1, Food

Stamp Quality Control Review

Schedule

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

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

proposed information collection of the

FCS 380–1, Food Stamp Quality Control

Review Schedule.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and

requests for copies of this information

collection to: John Knaus, Chief, Quality

Control Branch, Program Accountability

Division, Food and Consumer Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA

22302.

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 will 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 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

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Knaus, (703) 305–2474.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Food Stamp Quality Control

Review Schedule.

OMB Number: 0584–0299.

Form Number: FCS–380–1.

Expiration Date: 05/31/99.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The FCS–380–1 is currently

an integrated review schedule that was

jointly developed by the Health Care

Financing Administration (HCFA),

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), and the Food and

Consumer Service (FCS). It was

designed to collect both quality control

(QC) data and case characteristics as

well as serving as the comprehensive

data entry form for all QC reviews in the

Aid to Families with Dependent

Children (AFDC), Food Stamp (FS) and

Medicaid programs. With the enactment

of the Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

(Public Law 104–193), the AFDC

program is being replaced by the

Temporary Assistance to Needy

Families (TANF) program. Under TANF,

ACF will no longer be collecting QC

data and will cease participating in the

integrated QC system as of Fiscal Year

1998. HCFA ceased participation in the

integrated QC system in mid 1996.

Because of these changes, the current

FCS–380–1 is being revised to only

collect food stamp data.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State or local governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

57,236.

Estimated Time per Response: 1.05

Hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

61,499.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 97–9928 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

Amendment to Notice of FY 1997

Emerging Markets Program and

Solicitation of Proposals

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,

USDA.

SUMMARY: On March 25, 1997, the

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

issued a notice in the Federal Register

inviting proposals to promote the export

of, and improve the market access for,

U.S. agricultural products to emerging

markets in fiscal year 1997 under the

Emerging Markets Program, 62 FR 14113

(March 25, 1997). The notice provided

that the deadline for submission of

proposals was April 30, 1997. This

notice amends the prior notice to extend

the application period to May 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information, including

Program guidelines, may be obtained

from and applications submitted to:

Emerging Markets Office, Foreign

Agricultural Service, Room 6506 South

Building, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

1032, Fax: (202) 690–4369.

Signed at Washington, DC on April 11,

1997.

August Schumacher, Jr.,

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

[FR Doc. 97–9926 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

Consultations on World Food Summit

Follow-Up

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

public meeting regarding U.S. follow-up

actions to the World Food Summit will

take place on May 21, 1997. The

purpose of the forum is to solicit public

input to a U.S. Action Plan on Food

Security to be developed as follow-up to

the World Food Summit.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Wednesday, May 21, 1997 from 9:00 to

4:00 in the Jefferson Auditorium in the

South Building at the U.S. Department

of Agriculture in Washington, DC.