19250 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 1, 1996 / Notices

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.

Sections 7, 11, and 13 of the Food

Stamp Act of 1977 are the bases for the

information collected on Form FCS–

471, Coupon Account and Destruction

Report. The Food Stamp Act requires an

appropriate procedure for determining

and monitoring the level of coupon

inventories under the control of

issuance agents for the purpose of

maintaining inventories at proper levels.

The procedure also involves monitoring

deliveries and returns of coupons to

inventory, and exercising control over

removal of coupons from circulation.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 2, 1996.

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; (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. Comments may be sent to

James I. Porter, Supervisor, Issuance and

Accountability Section, State

Administration Branch, Food and

Consumer Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, VA 22302.

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: Requests for

additional information or copies of the

information collection form and

instructions should be directed to James

Porter, (703) 305–2385.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Coupon Account and

Destruction Report.

OMB Number: 0584–0053.

Form Number: FCS–471.

Expiration Date: 5/31/96.

Type of Request: Reinstatement,

without change, of this previously

approved collection of information.

Abstract: 7 CFR 274.7 (f), (g) and (h)

of the Food Stamp Program regulations

require that State agencies dispose of

coupons which are received at issuance,

claims collection, inventory, and bulk

storage points, within 30 days after the

end of the month in which they were

received. These are coupons received as

payments on claims, mutilated or

improperly manufactured coupons, oldseries coupons which are exchanged for

current series, and coupons which are

returned for various other reasons.

Coupon books returned intact and

unsigned are reusable and returned to

inventory. Since coupons are a Federal

obligation, the value and books by

denomination of unusable coupons are

documented and reported on Form

FCS–471, and the coupons are

destroyed. Form FCS–471 is also used to

document overages and shortages

discovered by issuance and bulk storage

points during coupon shipment or

transfer. The information contained on

the Form FCS–471 is necessary to

substantiate coupon inventory and

claims collection (coupon payment)

data.

Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,276.

Estimated Time per Response: 0.33.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

40,331 hours.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10736 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; FCS–245, Negative

Case Action Review Schedule; FCS–

247, Statistical Summary of Sample

Disposition; and FCS–248, Status of

Sample Selection and Completion

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–245, Negative Case Action Review

Schedule; the FCS–247, Statistical

Summary of Sample Disposition; and

the FCS–248, Status of Sample Selection

and Completion.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 1, 1996.

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: Quality Control Negative Case

Action Review Schedule, Statistical

Summary of Sample Disposition, Status

of Sample Selection and Completion.

OMB Number: 0584–0034.

Form Number: FCS–245, FCS–247, &

FCS–248.

Expiration Date: 05/31/96.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The FCS–245, Negative Case

Action Review Schedule, is designed to

collect QC data and serve as the data

entry form for negative case action

quality control (QC) reviews in the Aid

to Families with Dependent Children,

Adult Assistance and Food Stamp

programs. State agencies complete the

FCS–245 for each negative case in their

QC sample. The FCS–247, Statistical

Summary of Sample Disposition,

summarizes the data obtained from a

State’s active and negative QC samples

over the course of each annual reporting

period. The FCS–248, Status of Sample

Selection and Completion, tracks a

State’s progress in sample selection and

case completion on a monthly basis.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; State or local governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

35,132.

Estimated Time per Response: 3

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Estimated Total Annual Burden:

107,135.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10737 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request—Child Nutrition

Labeling Program

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Food and Consumer Service (FCS) to

request OMB review of information

collection activities related to the Child

Nutrition Labeling Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 1, 1996.

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 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; (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, and will

become a matter of public record. Send

comments to: Ms. Marion Hinners,

Acting Branch Chief, Technical

Assistance Branch, Nutrition and

Technical Services Division, Food and

Consumer Service, United States

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Request for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instruments and instruction should be

directed to Marion Hinners at (703)

305–2556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Child Nutrition Labeling

Program.

OMB Number: 0584–0320.

Expiration Date: 6/30/96.

Type of Request: Revision of currently

approved, voluntary collection of

information contained in existing

regulation.

Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN)

labeling program is a voluntary

technical assistance program to aid

schools and institutions participating in

the National School Lunch Program

(NSLP), School Breakfast Program

(SBP), Child and Adult Care Food

Program (CACFP), and Summer Food

Service Program (SFSP) in determining

the contribution a commercial product

makes toward the food-based meal

pattern requirements of these programs.

There is no Federal requirement that

commercial products must have a CN

label statement.

To participate in the Program,

industry submits product labels and

formulations to FCS that are in

conformance with the Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) label approval

program for meat and poultry, and

United States Department of Commerce

(USDC) label approval program for

seafood products. FCS reviews a

manufacturer’s product formulation to

determine the contribution a serving of

the product makes toward the foodbased meal pattern requirements. The

application form submitted to FCS is the

same application that companies submit

to FSIS and USDC to receive labeling

approval. A CN label application is also

reviewed by FCS for accuracy.

Estimate of Burden: Based on our

most recent interviews with

manufacturers it is estimated that it

takes a manufacturer forty-five minutes

to complete the required calculations

and to formulate the CN label

application.

Respondents: Participation in the CN

labeling program is voluntary. Only

manufacturers who wish to place CN

labels on their products must comply

with program requirements. Last year

628 establishments sent in 5,698 label

transmittals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

628.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 9.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 4,274 hours.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10764 Filed 4–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

Food Stamp Program: Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Energy Assistance

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 collections.

Section 1306 of the 1981 Farm Bill (Pub.

L. 97–98) is the basis for the information

required at 7 CFR 273.9(c)(11) of a State

agency seeking to disregard as income

for food stamp purposes State or local

energy assistance payments. Failure to

obtain the required level of

documentation could result in large

dollar losses due to disregard of income

for food stamp purposes that is not in

fact excludable energy assistance.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 1, 1996.

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; (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. Comments may be sent to

Margaret Werts Batko, Acting Chief,

Certification Policy Branch, Program

Development Division, Food and

Consumer Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, VA 22302.

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: Requests for

additional information should be

directed to Margaret Werts Batko (703)

305–2516.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Energy Assistance.

OMB Number: 0584–0301.

Form Number: not a form.

Expiration Date: 6/30/96.