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Vol. 73, No. 159 

Friday, August 15, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 12, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.

GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Food Stamp Employment and 

Training (E&T) Program Activity Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0339. 

Summary of Collection: The Balanced 

Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33), 

enacted on August 5, 1997, modified the 

Employment and Training (E&T) 

Program so that States’ efforts are now 

focused on a particular segment of the 

food stamp population able-bodied 

adults without dependents (ABAWDs). 

Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 

1977 and 7 CFR 273.7 require each food 

stamp household member who is not 

exempt shall be registered for 

employment by the State agency at the 

time of application and once every 

twelve months thereafter, as a condition 

of eligibility. This requirement pertains 

to non-exempt food stamp household 

member age 16 to 60. Each State agency 

must screen each work registrant to 

determine whether to refer the 

individual to its E&T Program. States’ 

E&T Programs are federally funded 

through an annual E&T grant. Both the 

Food Stamp Act and regulations require 

States to file quarterly reports about 

their E&T Programs so that the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) can monitor 

their performance. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will collect quarterly reports about their 

E&T programs so that the Department 

can monitor State performance to ensure 

that the program is being efficiently and 

economically operated. Without the 

information FNS would be unable to 

make adjustments or allocate 

exemptions in accordance with the 

statute. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 21,755. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Food Stamp Program PreScreening Tool. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0519. 

Summary of Collection: Consistent 

with Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act 

of 1977, the Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) has initiated this program to 

enable potential Food Stamp Program 

applicants to assess their eligibility and 

the order of magnitude of the potential 

benefit they may qualify for. This PreScreening Tool also enables citizen 

advocacy groups to help constituents 

assess their benefit eligibility. This will 

also help the Food Stamp Program 

fulfill its role as a means-tested program 

in accordance with Section 5 of the 

Food Stamp Act and part 273 of the 

Food Stamp Program regulations. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This Food Stamp Program Pre-Screening 

Tool will be accessible to the public as 

an online Web-based system. The user 

will be prompted to enter household 

size, income, expenses and resource 

information, and the tool will calculate 

and provide the user with and estimated 

range of benefits that the household may 

be eligible to receive. This information 

will help FNS determine the degree and 

type of system usage as well as potential 

areas for further study. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; State, Local, 

or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 264,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 44,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18926 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 12, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden 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 

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