9780 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 43 / Friday, March 6, 2009 / Notices 

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You may request paper copies of the 

environmental EA by calling or writing 

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INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the 

title of the EA when requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

March 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4881 Filed 3–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request: Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, 

Administrative Review Requirements— 

Food Retailers and Wholesalers 

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 

proposed information collections. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 5, 2009 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 agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions that 

were 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 the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Andrew 

Furbee, Acting Chief, Administrative 

Review Branch, Benefit Redemption 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 608, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments 

may also be submitted via fax to the 

attention of Andrew Furbee at (703) 

305–2821, or via e-mail to brdhqweb@fns.usda.gov. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

Food and Nutrition Service during 

regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 

22303, Room 608. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Andrew Furbee, 

(703) 305–2822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Administrative 

Review. 

OMB Number: 0584–0520. 

Expiration Date: July 31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture is the Federal agency 

responsible for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 

formerly known as the Food Stamp 

Program. The Food and Nutrition Act of 

2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011–2036) requires that 

the FNS determine the eligibility of 

retail food stores and certain food 

service organizations in order to 

participate in SNAP. If a food retailer or 

wholesale food concern is aggrieved by 

certain administrative action by FNS, 

that store has the right to file a written 

request for review of the administrative 

action with FNS. 

Respondents: Retail food stores and 

wholesale food concerns. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

589. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.2. 

Estimated Time per Response: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.17 

of an hour per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 120.16 hours. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

E. Enrique Gomez, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4817 Filed 3–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children (WIC): Income Eligibility 

Guidelines 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department announces 

adjusted income eligibility guidelines to 

be used by State agencies in 

determining the income eligibility of 

persons applying to participate in the 

Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children Program (WIC). These income 

eligibility guidelines are to be used in 

conjunction with the WIC Regulations. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra Whitford, Branch Chief, Policy 

and Program Development Branch, 

Supplemental Food Programs Division, 

FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305– 

2746. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice is exempt from review by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

under Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This action is not a rule as defined by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of this Act. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This notice does not contain reporting 

or recordkeeping requirements subject 

to approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). 

Executive Order 12372 

This program is listed in the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Programs under No. 10.557, and is 

subject to the provisions of Executive 

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