[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10710]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Consumer Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Report of the Emergency Food Assistance Program 
(TEFAP) Administrative Costs

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 administrative cost information 
under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for the September, 
1996 Current Population Survey.

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; 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 and requests for copies of this information collection and 
instructions may be sent to Lou Pastura, Acting Division Director, 
Grants Management 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 CONTACT: Mr. Lou Pastura (703) 305-2048.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Report of the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) 
Administrative Costs.
    OMB Number: 0584-0385.
    Form Number: FNS-667 (2-93).
    Expiration Date of approval: 5/31/96.
    Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: The FNS-667, Report of the Emergency Food Assistance 
Program (TEFAP) Administrative Costs, is completed quarterly, with a 
close-out report, by State agencies administering TEFAP. States use the 
form to report how Federal administrative funds are utilized, in three 
separate categories. States may use funds to pay costs incurred by the 
State agency itself, or to pay costs incurred by local recipient 
agencies--emergency feeding organizations (EFOs) that distribute USDA 
commodities to eligible households. States also ``pass down'' to EFOs a 
certain percentage of Federal administrative funds received, as 
required by legislation and Federal regulations. The information 
reported on the form is used by the Food and Consumer Service to ensure 
that States meet this requirement, and the requirement--also 
legislatively mandated--that States match all Federal administrative 
funds that are not passed down to the local agencies.
    Affected Public: State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 to 8 hours per response/average 
3.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 962.5 hours annually (55 State 
agencies * 5 responses=275 responses; 275 responses @ 3.5 hours).

    Dated: April 22, 1996.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-10710 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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