Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 192 / Thursday, October 2, 2008 / Notices 57319 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 29, 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: Waivers Under Section 6(o) of 

the Food Stamp Act. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0479. 

Summary of Collection: Section 824 of 

the Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 

Pub. L. 104–193 (PRWORA) establishes 

a time limit for the receipt of food stamp 

benefits for certain able-bodied adults 

who are not working. The provision 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, 

upon a State agency’s request, to waiver 

the provision for any group of 

individuals if the Secretary determines 

‘‘that the areas in which the individuals 

reside has an unemployment rate of 

over 10 percent or does not have a 

sufficient number of jobs to provide 

employment for the individuals.’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service use the 

information provided by State food 

stamp agencies to evaluate whether the 

statutory requirements for a waiver of 

the food stamp time limit have been met 

and to determine specifically whether 

the designated areas’ unemployment 

rate is over ten percent or if there is a 

lack of sufficient jobs available. If the 

information is not collected, the State 

Food Stamp agencies could not obtain 

waivers of time limits contained in 

Section 6(o) of the Act. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government; 

Individuals or household; Federal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 53. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion, Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,680. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23249 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces our intention to request a 3- 

year extension and revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection for ‘‘Export Inspection and 

Weighing Waiver for High Quality 

Specialty Grain Transported in 

Containers.’’ 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by December 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: comments.gipsa@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: (202) 690–2755. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Tess 

Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Internet: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All comments should 

make reference to the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

Background Documents: Information 

collection package and other documents 

relating to this action will be available 

for public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection in the 

above office during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27 (b)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the collection of 

information activities and the use of the 

information, contact Tess Butler (202) 

720–7486, or at the address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress 

enacted The United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71– 

87k) to facilitate the marketing of grain 

in interstate and foreign commerce. The 

USGSA, with few exceptions, requires 

that all grain shipped from the United 

States must be officially inspected and 

officially weighed. The USGSA 

authorizes the Department of 

Agriculture to waive the mandatory 

inspection and weighing requirements 

of the USGSA in circumstances when 

the objectives of the USGSA would not 

be impaired. 

The Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 

amended section 7 CFR 800.18 of the 

regulations to waive the mandatory 

inspection and weighing requirements 

of the USGSA for high quality specialty 

grain exported in containers. GIPSA 

established this waiver to facilitate the 

marketing of high quality specialty grain 

exported in containers. GIPSA 

determined that this action was 

consistent with the objectives of the 

USGSA and would promote the 

continuing development of the high 

quality specialty grain export market. 

To ensure that exporters of high 

quality specialty grain complied with 

this waiver, GIPSA required exporters to 

maintain records generated during the 

normal course of business that pertain 

to these shipments and make these 

documents available to GIPSA upon 

request for review or copying purposes 

(70 FR 73556). These records shall be 

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