38554 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 137 / Friday, July 17, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Form FNS–259,

Food Stamp Mail Issuance Report

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A), as amended by Section 2

of Pub. L. 104–13, the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice

invites the general public and other

public agencies to comment on the

proposed information collections. This

notice announces the Food and

Nutrition Service’s (FNS) intention to

request that the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) review and approve

the agency’s proposal to continue

requiring the use of the Form FNS–259,

Food Stamp Mail Issuance Report, for

another 3 years. Section 7 of the Food

Stamp Act of 1977 (the Act), 7 U.S.C.

2016, requires that coupons be issued

only to households which have been

duly certified as eligible to participate

in the Program; that Program benefits

are timely distributed in the correct

amounts; and that mail issued benefits

and mail issuance reconciliation

activities are properly conducted and

accurately reported to FNS.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection must be received

by September 15, 1998 to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: 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 has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the estimated burden that

the proposed collection of information

would impose, 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

information collection burden,

including the use of appropriate system

automation, other electronics,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques. Comments may

be sent to Abigail C. Nichols, Director,

Program Accountability Division, Food

and Nutrition Service, Food Stamp

Program, USDA, 3101 Park Center

Drive, Room 905, Alexandria, Virginia,

22302.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the

information collection request for OMB

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

regarding this information collection

should be directed to Abigail C. Nichols

at (703) 305–2414.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Food Stamp Mail Issuance

Report.

OMB Number: 0584–0015.

Form No.: FNS–259.

Expiration Date: 10/31/98.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Pursuant to Section 7(f) of

the Act, Part 274.4 of the Food Stamp

Program (FSP) regulations requires that

State agencies account for all food

stamp coupon mail issuances, including

the number and value of mail issuance

replacements. This part of the

regulations requires each coupon issuer

at intervals prescribed by the Secretary,

but not less often than monthly, to

submit a written report of the issuer’s

operations during such period. Part

276.2 of the regulations provides that

State agencies be held strictly liable for

mail issuance losses that are in excess

of the State agency’s preselected

tolerance level for each administrative

reporting unit. The program

management information collected on

Form FNS–259 is used by FNS to

validate mail issuance, identify mail

issuance losses, assess liabilities and

bill State agencies for a portion of mail

issuance losses.

Frequency of Responses: The FNS–

259 collects monthly information for

three consecutive calendar months

which must be accumulated and

submitted to FNS on a quarterly basis by

the 45th day following the end of the

quarter.

Affected Public: State and local

government.

Number of Respondents: 1,470.

Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 4.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 490.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19118 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Thompson Creek Supplemental Plan of

Operation; Challis National Forest,

Custer County, Idaho

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment

period and correction.

SUMMARY: The notice of availability for

the Draft Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the

Thompson Creek Mine Supplemental

Plan of Operation published in the June

19, 1998 Federal Register (Vol. 63, No.

118, 33651) indicated the close of the

comment period was August 3, 1998.

The comment period has now been

extended to August 17, 1998.

The Notice of Intent to Repair a

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement published in the February 9,

1995 Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 27,

7748–7750) indicated that the Forest

Supervisor was the responsible official.

The responsible has now been changed

to the Regional Forester, Jack A.

Blackwell.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leon Jadlowski, Acting Yankee Fork

District Ranger, HC 67 Box 650, Clayton,

ID 83227. Telephone (208) 838–3300.

Dated: July 13, 1998.

Christopher L. Pyron,

Deputy Regional Forester, Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–19073 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to

Procurement List.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: August 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.