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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

use of appropriate, automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

All comments will be summarized

and included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection. All comments

will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alberta Frost, (703) 305–2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: The Impacts of Time Limits on

Unemployed Able-Bodied Adults

Without Dependents.

OMB Number: Not yet assigned.

Expiration Date: Not applicable.

Type of Request: New collection of

information.

Abstract: With the passage of the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,

Pub.L. 104–193, (PRWORA), ablebodied adults without dependents are

subject to a time limit on receipt of food

stamps unless they work or participate

in an approved work or training

program. PRWORA gives states many

options in their implementation of these

provisions, including who to exempt,

what type of employment and training

(E&T) services to offer, and how to track

recipients to ensure compliance with

the work requirement and time limit.

The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is

conducting a study, The Impacts of

Time Limits on Unemployed AbleBodied Adults Without Dependents, to

describe how the time limits have

actually been implemented and to count

the number of persons affected by the

time limits. Addressing these two

objectives of the study requires

collection of new information, both

about how the time limits have been

implemented and about the program

participants that have been affected.

FNS plans two data collection activities

related to policy implementation. First,

a telephone survey of state, county, and

local Food Stamp Program (FSP) staff

will be conducted in all 50 states.

Second, in-person visits will be

conducted to five state FSP offices, and

to an advocacy organization and three

local offices in each of these five states.

FNS plans three data collection

activities to obtain information on the

number of persons affected by the

policy. First, tabulated data will be

requested from all 50 states on the

number and characteristics of persons

exempt from the time limits, persons

subject to the time limits, persons

meeting the work requirements, and

persons disqualified because of the time

limits. Second, micro-level

administrative case-record data will be

requested from five states for use in

conducting supplemental analysis.

Third, if a subset of states is unable to

provide tabulated data, case-record

information will be extracted from up to

20 local offices across this set of states.

Estimate of Burden: The estimated

public reporting burden associated with

the telephone interviews is as follows:

state FSP director and manager of local

office operations interviewed together

(50 minutes), state E&T manager (30

minutes), local FSP director (10

minutes), local caseworker manager and

local FSP director interviewed together

(30 minutes), local E&T manager (25

minutes), county FSP director (15

minutes). The estimated public

reporting burden associated with the

site visits is as follows: meeting with

state FSP director and manager of local

office operations (3 hours); meeting with

state E&T manager and assistant (1.5

hours); meeting with member of a state

advocacy group (1.5 hours); meeting

with local FSP director, manager of

local office operations, and E&T

manager together (3 hours); group

interview with 4 caseworkers (1.5

hours). The estimated public reporting

burden associated with the automated

data collection is as follows: preparation

of tabulated data (16 hours), preparation

of administrative case-record data (16

hours), assistance related to case-record

extraction (16 hours).

Respondents: The respondents

associated with the telephone interview

and site visits are listed above.

Automated data experts in state and

local FSP offices will prepare the

tabulated data and administrative caserecord data files. Caseworker managers

in local FSP offices will provide

assistance related to case-record

extraction.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Telephone interviews will be conducted

with 418 respondents, and 130

individuals will be interviewed during

the site visits. Approximately 75

individuals will assist with the

preparation of automated data files and

case-record extraction.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: All data collection

protocols will be administered once per

respondent. The state FSP director, state

manager of local office operations, and

state E&T manager from five states will

participate in both the national

telephone survey and in-person

interviews. The local office FSP director

will be contacted twice as part of the

national survey—once to introduce the

study and set up the local interview and

again to participate with the casework

manager in the telephone interview.

Estimated Total Burden on

Respondents: 1,719 hours.

Dated: May 22, 1998.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Klamath Provincial Advisory

Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Klamath Provincial

Advisory Committee will meet on June

18 and 19, 1998 at the Bayshore Inn

Conference Room, 3500 Broadway,

Eureka, California. On June 18, the

meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 5:00 p.m. The meeting on

June 19 will resume at 8:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 3:00 p.m. Agenda items to be

covered include: (1) follow-up to the

joint 3PAC/SCERT meeting; (2) province

fuels discussion; (3) watershed analysis

concerns on the East Fork/Smokey

Creek Watershed Analysis (ShastaTrinity National Forests) and

opportunities for doing watershed

analysis differently; (4) follow-up on

rechartering the Memorandum of

Understanding for the IAC/PACs; and

(5) public comment periods. All PAC

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Hendryx, USDA, Klamath

National Forest, 1312 Fairlane Road,

Yreka, California 96097; telephone 530–

841–4468.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

Michael P. Lee,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

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