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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

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Notices Federal Register

31088

Vol. 61, No. 119

Wednesday, June 19, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service

Food Stamp Program: Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection, Comment

Request—Federal Collection of State

Participation Reporting

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Food and Consumer Service (FCS) is

publishing for public comment a

summary of a proposed information

collection. The proposed collection is

an extension of collection currently

approved under OMB No. 0584–0081.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by August 19, 1996 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and

requests for copies of this information

collection to Joseph H. Pinto, Chief,

State Administration Branch, Food

Stamp Program, Food and Consumer

Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,

Alexandria, VA 22302. Copies of the

estimate of the information collection

can be obtained by contacting Mr. Pinto.

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 comments will be summarized

and included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection. All comments

will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Pinto, telephone number (703)

305–2383.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Form FCS–388, State Issuance

and Participation Estimates.

OMB Number: 0584–0081.

Expiration Date: September 30, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: Section 18(b) of the Food

Stamp Act limits the value of allotments

paid to food stamp households to an

amount not in excess of the

appropriation for the fiscal year. If

allotments in any fiscal year would

exceed the appropriation, the Secretary

of Agriculture is required to direct State

agencies to reduce the value of food

stamp allotments to the extent necessary

to stay within appropriated funding

levels.

Section 18(a) of the Food Stamp Act

requires the Secretary of Agriculture to

submit a monthly report to Congress

setting forth the Secretary’s best

estimate of the second preceding

month’s expenditures for the Food

Stamp Program as well as the

cumulative total for the fiscal year. In

each monthly report the Secretary is

required to also state whether

supplemental appropriations will be

needed to support the operation of the

program through the end of the fiscal

year. The timeliness and accuracy of the

data available to the Secretary prior to

submitting this report will have a direct

effect upon any request for

supplemental appropriations that may

be submitted and the manner in which

allotments will be reduced if the

supplemental appropriation is not

provided. While benefit reductions have

never been ordered in the past under

Section 18(b) nor are they anticipated

based on current data, the Department

must continue to monitor actual

program costs against the appropriation.

Section 11(e)(12) of the Food Stamp

Act requires that the State Plan of

Operations shall provide for the

submission of reports required by the

Secretary of Agriculture. State agencies

are required to report on a monthly

basis on the FCS–388, State Issuance

and Participation Estimates, estimated

or actual issuance and participation data

for the current month and previous

month, and actual participation data for

the second preceding month. The FCS–

388 report provides the necessary data

for an early warning system to enable

the Department to fulfil its reporting

requirements to Congress.

State agencies in general only submit

one Statewide FCS–388 per month. The

only exception is that State agencies

which choose to operate an approved

alternative issuance demonstration

project such as cash-out or electronic

benefits submit a separate report for

each type of alternative issuance. With

State agency automated information

systems, the separate report for an

alternative issuance demonstration

project should have a negligible impact

on the burden.

In addition, State agencies are

required to submit a project area

breakdown on the FCS–388A of

issuance and participation data twice a

year. This data is useful in identifying

project areas that are required to do

photo identification of heads of

households or to operate fraud detection

units in accordance with the Act.

Beginning July 1993, State agencies

were allowed to submit the FCS–388

data electronically to the national

database files stored in FCS’ Food

Stamp Program Integrated Information

System in lieu of a paper report. The

voluntary changeover from paper to

electronic reporting of FCS–388 data by

States was done as part of FCS’ State

Cooperative Data Exchange (SCDEX)

Project. This project is being expanded

each year as more FCS forms are

transformed to electronic formats for

State data entry. As of April 1996, 45

State agencies submit the FCS–388 data

electronically and 8 State agencies

submit paper reports.

Respondents: State agencies that

administer the Food Stamp Program.

Number of Respondents: 53.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent:

Form FCS–388: 53 State agencies 12

times a year.

Form FCS–388A: 53 State agencies

twice a year.

Estimate of Burden:

Form FCS–388: The State agencies

submit Form FCS–388 10 times per year

at an estimate of 5.60 hours per
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respondent, or 2,970 hours. The

remaining two FCS–388 submissions

with a public assistance (PA) and nonpublic assistance (NA) caseload

breakout are covered under the FCS–

388A twice a year submissions (see

below).

Form FCS–388A: The State agencies

submit a more detailed FCS–388 (with

PA and NA breakout) twice a year and

FCS–388A project area breakdown twice

a year at an estimate of 14.8 hours per

respondent, or 1,572 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: The annual reporting and

recordkeeping burden for OMB No.

0584–0081 is estimated to be 4,542

hours and is unchanged from the

currently approved burden.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–15626 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–U

Rural Utilities Service

Municipal Interest Rates for the Third

Quarter of 1996

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of municipal interest

rates on advances from insured electric

loans for the third quarter of 1996.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

hereby announces the interest rates for

advances on municipal rate loans with

interest rate terms beginning during the

third calendar quarter of 1996.

DATES: These interest rates are effective

for interest rate terms that commence

during the period beginning July 1,

1996, and ending September 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Dotson, Loan Funds Control

Assistant, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service,

room 2230–s, 14th Street &

Independence Avenue, SW., AgBox

1522, Washington, DC 20250–1522.

Telephone: 202–720–1928. FAX: 202–

720–4120. E-mail:

CDotson@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) hereby

announces the interest rates on

advances made during the third

calendar quarter of 1996 for municipal

rate electric loans. Pursuant to RUS

regulations at 7 CFR 1714.4, each

advance of funds on a municipal rate

loan shall bear interest at a single rate

for each interest rate term. Pursuant to

7 CFR 1714.5, the interest rates on these

advances are based on indexes

published in the ‘‘Bond Buyer’’ for the

four weeks prior to the first Friday of

the last month before the beginning of

the quarter.

In accordance with 7 CFR 1714.5, the

interest rates are established as shown

in the following table for all interest rate

terms that begin at any time during the

third calendar quarter of 1996.

Interest rate term ends in ...................RUS rate

(year).........................................(0.000 percent)

2017 or later .............................................5.875

2016 ..........................................................5.750

2015 ..........................................................5.750

2014 ..........................................................5.750

2013 ..........................................................5.750

2012 ..........................................................5.625

2011 ..........................................................5.625

2010 ..........................................................5.500

2009 ..........................................................5.500

2008 ..........................................................5.375

2007 ..........................................................5.250

2006 ..........................................................5.250

2005 ..........................................................5.125

2004 ..........................................................5.000

2003 ..........................................................4.875

2002 ..........................................................4.750

2001 ..........................................................4.750

2000 ..........................................................4.625

1999 ..........................................................4.500

1998 ..........................................................4.250

1997 ..........................................................3.625

Dated: June 12, 1996.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15518 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

ARCHITECTURAL AND

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

COMPLIANCE BOARD

ADAAG Review Advisory Committee;

Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) gives notice of the

dates and location of the meetings of the

ADAAG Review Advisory Committee.

DATES: The ADAAG Review Advisory

Committee will meet on July 7, 8, and

9, 1996. The July 7 and 8 meetings will

begin at 10:00 a.m. and end no later

than 6:00 p.m. The July 9 meeting will

begin at 9:00 a.m. and end no later than

5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the offices of the Paralyzed Veterans of

America, 801 18th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information regarding the

meetings, please contact Marsha Mazz,

Office of Technical and Information

Services, Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000,

Washington, DC 20004–1111.

Telephone (202) 272–5434 ext. 21

(voice); (202) 272–5449 (TTY). This

document is available in alternate

formats (cassette tape, braille, large

print, or computer disk) upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

September 1994, the Access Board

established an advisory committee to

review the Americans with Disabilities

Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

for buildings and facilities. 36 CFR part

1191, appendix A. The advisory

committee will make recommendations

to the Access Board for updating

ADAAG to ensure that the guidelines

remain a state-of-the-art document

which is generally consistent with

technological developments and

changes in national standards and

model codes, and continue to meet the

needs of individuals with disabilities.

The advisory committee is scheduled to

complete its work in September 1996.

The advisory committee will meet on

the dates and at the location announced

in this notice. At the meeting on July 7,

1996, the advisory committee will

discuss the following items which were

tabled from previous meetings: work

areas (ADAAG 4.1.1(3)) and reach

ranges (ADAAG 4.2 and 4.27). There

will be a public comment period before

each item for persons interested in the

item to present their views to the

advisory committee.

The advisory committee will also

discuss the recommendations of a joint

work group of the advisory committee

and the ANSI A117 Committee

regarding harmonization of ADAAG and

the A117.1 standard. The advisory

committee is expected to begin this

discussion on the afternoon of July 7,

1996 and continue the discussion on

July 8 and 9, 1996. There will be a

public comment period each day before

the advisory committee discusses the

harmonization items.

The meetings are open to the public.

The meeting site is accessible to

individuals with disabilities.

Individuals with hearing impairments

who require sign language interpreters

should contact Marsha Mazz by June 28,

1996, by calling (202) 272–5434 ext. 21

(voice) or (202) 272–5449 (TTY).

James J. Raggio,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 96–15594 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P