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Vol. 73, No. 1 

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Food Stamp 

Application, Form FNS–252 and a New 

On-Line Application for Stores, Form 

FNS–252–E 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition 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 collections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 3, 2008. 

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 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 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. 

Comments may be sent to Andrea 

Gold, Chief, Retailer Management 

Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U. S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Andrea Gold at 

(703) 305–1863 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 

22302, Room 404. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

public can download the Form FNS–252 

from the FNS Web site at: http:// 

www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/retailers. 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be directed to Andrea Gold at 

(703) 305–2456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Food Stamp Program —Store 

Applications. 

OMB Number: 0584–0008. 

Form Number: FNS–252, 252–E, 252– 

2, and 252–C. 

Expiration Date: March 31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: Section 9 of the Food Stamp 

Act of 1977, as amended, (the Act) (7 

U.S.C. 2018), requires retail food stores 

to submit applications to the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) for approval 

prior to participating in the Food Stamp 

Program (FSP). Currently, retailers who 

want to apply for authorization to 

participate in the FSP must complete 

Form FNS–252 (a paper application) 

manually. Once completed, applicant 

retailers must mail/deliver the 

application to the appropriate FNS Field 

Office, along with other required 

documents, for processing. A very small 

percentage of entities (1%) fax their 

applications. FNS field offices review 

applications to ensure that the firm is 

eligible. The firm is then authorized to 

accept FSP benefits, or denied. Field 

office staff manually enters the store 

application data into the nationwide 

Store Tracking and Redemption System 

(STARS) database using a series of online screens. 

FNS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act of 2002, which 

requires that, when practicable, federal 

agencies use electronic forms, electronic 

filing, and electronic signature to 

conduct official business. Current 

technological opportunities allow us to 

improve information collection in 

accordance with these statutes. FNS is 

developing an on-line application, Form 

FNS–252–E, as an electronic alternative 

for retailers who wish to complete and 

submit an application via the Internet 

from the FNS Web site. 

FNS regional and field office staff 

have suggested ways the data collection 

on the current Form FNS–252 could be 

improved when designing the new online application. As a result, FNS will 

revise the current Form FNS–252. The 

purpose of the revision to the currently 

approved collection for the Food Stamp 

Program Application for Stores, Form 

FNS–252, is to continue the authority 

for the established application form and 

to update the number of collection 

hours. Efforts are being made to 

streamline the information collected on 

the application and make it easier to 

understand. Questions may be rephrased or combined in order to provide 

clearer language. Those questions that 

no longer have any relevance to the 

authorization process will be deleted. 

We will include detailed instructions 

and provide on-line help, where 

appropriate. The application form will 

be developed in a customer and 

computer friendly format. 

FNS also intends to amend the 

information contained on pages 6 and 7 

of the current Form FNS–252. These 

changes are based on recommendations 

from FNS’’ legal counsel to reduce 

redundant, ambiguous and technical 

language, and to provide clearer 

language describing our training 

requirements and the penalties for 

violating Program rules. Due to the 

importance of the information contained 

in this section, and to ensure that all our 

retailer applications provide the same 

information, FNS is also seeking 

approval to revise all forms associated 

with OMB No. 0584–0008, which are 

the Meal Service application, Form 

FNS–252–2, and the supplemental to 

the Retailer Application, Form FNS– 

252–C. 

We are soliciting public comments on 

the content, format, and design of the 

revised Form FNS–252 and the new online Form FNS–252–E. 

We do not know how many retailers 

will avail themselves of the on-line 

application; however, we estimate that, 

initially, approximately 40 percent of all 

retailers will use the on-line Form FNS– 

252–E. We are planning to reach out to 

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promote this on-line alternative. As 

noted above, we will evaluate the 

revised Form FNS–252 and the new online application, Form FNS–252–E, on 

the appropriateness and clarity of the 

form’s content, format, and design. 

Before making final changes to these 

forms, we will consider feedback from 

the public. The burden associated with 

the Form FNS–252 and the on-line Form 

FNS–252–E is determined from the 

number of all newly authorized stores 

obtained from the STARS Database. We 

used the number of newly authorized 

retailers (21,801) from FY 2006 as the 

base number for current FY 2007 

estimates. We further estimate that 40 

percent (8,720) of the 21,801 

applications will be submitted using the 

on-line Form FNS–252–E and 60 

percent (13,081) will be submitted using 

Form FNS–252 (paper application). In 

our last submission to OMB, we 

estimated that it takes a retailer, on 

average, 19.9 minutes to complete Form 

FNS–252. For this submission to OMB, 

as a result of anticipated improvements, 

we estimate that it will take retailers, on 

average, 18.9 minutes to complete either 

application form (Form FNS–252–E or 

Form FNS–252). We estimate the annual 

burden for the new on-line Form FNS–

252–E to be 2,747 hours [8,720 (21,801 

affected retailers × 40% new 

authorizations) × .315 (18.9 minutes)]. 

We further estimate the annual burden 

for the revised Form FNS–252 to be 

4,339 hours [13,081 (21,801 affected 

retailers × 60% new authorizations) × 

.332 (18.9 minutes)]. 

Respondents: Retail food stores. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45,765. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 73,074. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.114 

or 7 minutes (rounded from 6 minutes 

and 50 seconds). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,309. 

Dated: December 19, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Report of Disaster 

Food Stamp Program Benefit Issuance 

and Report of Commodity Distribution 

for Disaster Relief 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition 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 collections. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

collection currently approved for the 

Food Stamp Program and the Food 

Distribution Program and revises the 

collection into two reports that provide 

information specific to each program. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 3, 2008. 

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 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 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. 

Comments may be sent to Brenda Lisi, 

Director, Office of Emergency 

Management and Food Safety, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 910, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Brenda Lisi at 

703–305–2908 or via e-mail to 

Brenda.lisi@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 

22302, Room 910. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB 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 Brenda Lisi, (703) 

305–2041. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Report of Food Stamp Benefit 

Issuances and Commodity Distribution 

for Disaster Relief. 

OMB Number: 0584–0037. 

Form Number: FNS 292–A and 292–

B. 

Expiration Date: 04/30/2008. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Abstract: Food assistance in disaster 

situations is authorized under section 

32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 

U.S.C. 612c); section 416 of the 

Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431); 

section 709 of the Food and Agriculture 

Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1446a–1); section 

4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 

Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c 

note); and by sections 412 and 413 of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5179, 5180). Program 

implementing regulations are contained 

in 7 CFR part 250. In accordance with 

7 CFR 250.43(f), distributing agencies 

shall provide a summary report to the 

agency within 45 days following 

termination of the disaster assistance. 

FNS proposes to divide the disaster 

relief reporting into two separate forms, 

FNS 292–A, ‘‘Report of Commodity 

Distribution for Disaster Relief,’’ and 

FNS–292–B, ‘‘Report of Food Stamp 

Issuance for Disaster Relief.’’ The 

separate forms will allow State Agencies 

to report on the specific disaster relief 

provided in the detail required by FNS 

and in a more user-friendly format. 

Affected Public: State agencies that 

administer FNS disaster food relief 

activities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

55. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The number of responses is 

estimated to be 1 response per State 

agency per year per form. 

Estimated Time per Response: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 25 

minutes per respondent per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 46.2 

hours. 

Dated: December 19, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty 

Order, Finding, or Suspended 

Investigation; Advance Notification of 

Sunset Reviews 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of upcoming Sunset 

Reviews. 

Background 

Every five years, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, the Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) and the 

International Trade Commission 

automatically initiate and conduct a 

review to determine whether revocation 

of a countervailing or antidumping duty 

order or termination of an investigation 

suspended under section 704 or 734 

would be likely to lead to continuation 

or recurrence of dumping or a 

countervailable subsidy (as the case may 

be) and of material injury. 

Upcoming Sunset Reviews for February 

2008 

The following Sunset Reviews are 

scheduled for initiation in February 

2008 and will appear in that month’s 

Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset 

Reviews. 

Department Contact 

Antidumping Duty Proceedings 

Silicon Metal from 

Russia (A–821– 

817).

Dana Mermelstein, 

(202) 482–1391. 

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from 

Turkey (A–489– 

807)—(2nd Review).

Brandon Farlander, 

(202) 482–0182. 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings 

No Sunset Review of 

countervailing duty 

proceedings are 

scheduled for initiation in February 

2008. 

Suspended Investigations 

No Sunset Review of 

suspended investigations are scheduled for initiation in 

February 2008. 

The Department’s procedures for the 

conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth 

in 19 CFR 351.218. Guidance on 

methodological or analytical issues 

relevant to the Department’s conduct of 

Sunset Reviews is set forth in the 


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