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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Forest Land Recovery Program;
Determination of Primary Purpose of
Certain Payments for Federal Tax
Purposes
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture
has determined that cost-share
payments made to individuals under the
Forest Land Recovery Program (FLRP)
are made primarily for the purpose of
conserving soil and water resources,
restoring the environment, restoring and
improving forests, or restoring and
providing a habitat for wildlife. This
determination permits recipients to
exclude certain payments under the
FLRP from gross income for Federal
income tax purposes to the extent
allowed by the Internal Revenue
Service.
The Secretary’s determination
was signed on June 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Questions may be addressed
to Karl R. Dalla Rosa, Cooperative
Forestry Staff, Forest Service, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail
Stop 1123, Washington, DC 20250–
1123. A copy of the determination is
available upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl
R. Dalla Rosa, Cooperative Forestry
Staff, USDA Forest Service, 202–205–
6206.
DATES:
Section
126 of the Internal Revenue Code (26
U.S.C. 126, as amended) provides that
all or part of payments made to persons
under certain cost-sharing programs in
26 U.S.C. (a)(1) through (10) may be
excluded from the recipient’s gross
income for Federal income tax purposes
under two conditions: (1) If the
Secretary of Agriculture determines that
the payments are made primarily for the
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purpose of conserving soil and water
resources, protecting or restoring the
environment, improving forests, or
providing a habitat for wildlife (the
criteria for making such a determination
are set forth in 7 CFR part 14,
Determining the Primary Purpose of
Certain Payments for Federal Tax
Purposes), and (2) If the payments are
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury as not increasing substantially
the annual income derived from the
property.
To make such a determination, the
Secretary of Agriculture evaluates a
cost-share conservation program based
on the criteria set out in 7 CFR part 14.
Following a primary purpose
determination by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the
Treasury must determine that payments
made under the cost-share conservation
program do not substantially increase
the annual income derived from the
property benefited by the payments.
Therefore, having carefully examined
the authorizing legislation for the Forest
Land Recovery Program (FLRP) (Section
110 of the The Military Construction
Appropriations and Emergency
Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 2005; Pub. L. 108–324) and the
planned operating procedures, the
Secretary of Agriculture has determined,
according to the criteria set forth in 7
CFR part 14, that the cost-share
payments for implementing approved
practices under the FLRP are made
primarily for the purpose of conserving
soil and water resources, improving
forests, protecting and restoring the
environment, and providing a habitat
for wildlife.
Subject to further determination by
the Secretary of the Treasury that
payments made under the FLRP do not
substantially increase the annual
income derived from the property
benefited by these payments, this
determination by the Secretary of
Agriculture permits payment recipients
to exclude from gross income for
Federal income tax purposes, all or part
of the cost-share payments made under
this program to the extent allowed by
the Internal Revenue Service.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Mike Johanns,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Worksheet for Food
Stamp Program Quality Control
Reviews
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection of the
FNS–380, Worksheet for Food Stamp
Program Quality Control Reviews. This
proposed collection is a revision of a
collection currently approved under
OMB No. 0584–0074.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 5,
2006.
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 has 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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Send comments and requests for
copies of this information collection to
Daniel Wilusz, Chief, Quality Control
Branch, Program Accountability
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 822,
Alexandria, VA 22302. You may fax
comments on this notice to (703) 305–
0928. You may also download an
electronic version of this notice at
https://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/
Regulations/default.htm and comment
via e-mail at
Daniel.Wilusz@fns.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
included in the request for OMB’s
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
form and instruction should be directed
to Daniel Wilusz at (703) 305–2460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Worksheet for Food Stamp
Program Quality Control Reviews.
OMB Number: 0584–0074.
Form Number: FNS–380.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Form FNS–380 is a
worksheet used in the Food Stamp
Program to determine eligibility and
benefits for households selected for
review in the quality control (QC)
sample of active cases. We estimate the
reporting burden for this collection of
information averages 8.9764 hours per
each State agency’s response. This
includes the time for analyzing the
household case record; planning and
carrying out the field investigation;
gathering, comparing, analyzing and
evaluating the review data and
forwarding selected cases to the Food
and Nutrition Service for Federal
validation. In addition to the State
agency’s burden, we also estimate the
average burden on each household to be
0.50 hours for each of the estimated
57,146 households being interviewed.
This includes a face-to-face interview
with the QC reviewer to verify the
identity and existence of the household
and to explore the household
circumstances affecting the eligibility
and benefit level. This is an increase of
2,443 State and household responses
from the estimate made to substantiate
the currently approved collection. The
increase in responses is a result of an
augmented participation rate that
resulted in an increase in the number of
cases being sampled. We estimate that
the total reporting burden associated
with this information collection for both
State agencies and households is
541,432 hours. This is a 23,044 increase
in hours from the currently approved
burden of 518,388. The recordkeeping
burden for the State agency is 0.0236
hours per record. There was a
corresponding increase in the
recordkeeping burden from 1,291 hours
to 1,349 hours based on the increase in
sample size. The aggregate of the
reporting (541,432 hours) and
recordkeeping (1,349 hours) resulted in
a total annual burden of 542,781 hours.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State or local governments.
Estimated Number of Responses Per
Respondent: 1.00.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
57,199.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
57,199 Responses.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 9.47
Hours.
Total Annual Reporting Burden:
541,432 Hours.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:
53.
Estimated Hours Per Recordkeeper:
.0236 Hours.
Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden:
1,349 Hours.
Total Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping Burden: 542,781 Hours.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Generic Clearance
To Conduct Formative Research
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other interested parties to comment on
a proposed information collection. This
information collection will conduct
research in support of FNS’ goal of
delivering science-based nutrition
education to targeted audiences. From
development through testing of
materials and tools with the target
audience, FNS plans to conduct data
collections that involve formative
research including focus groups,
interviews (dyad, triad, telephone, etc.),
surveys and web-based collection tools.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 5,
2006.
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 has 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
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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Judy F.
Wilson, Director, Nutrition Services
Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1012, Alexandria,
VA 22302. Comments may also be faxed
to the attention of Judy F. Wilson at
(703) 305–2576.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 1012.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval. All comments will be
a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Judy F. Wilson or
Anita Singh at (703) 305–2585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct
Formative Research for Development of
Nutrition Education Materials and
Related Tools for FNS Population
Groups.
OMB Number: 0584–0524.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2006.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved information
collection.
Abstract: This information collection
is based on the Child Nutrition Act of
1966, as amended, the National School
Lunch Act of 1966, as amended, the
Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended,
the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, and
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983, as amended. This request for
approval of information collection is
necessary to obtain input into the
development of nutrition education
interventions for population groups
served by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture—Food and Nutrition
Service (USDA–FNS).
Diet has a significant impact on the
health of citizens and is linked to four
leading causes of disease, which can
reduce the quality of life and cause
premature death. While these dietrelated problems affect all Americans,
they have a greater impact on the
disadvantaged populations served by
many FNS programs. One of FNS’ goals
includes improving the nutrition of
children and low-income families by
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Worksheet for Food Stamp Program Quality Control
Reviews
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on the proposed information collection of the FNS-380, Worksheet for
Food Stamp Program Quality Control Reviews. This proposed collection is
a revision of a collection currently approved under OMB No. 0584-0074.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 5,
2006.
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 has 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Send comments and requests for copies of this information
collection to Daniel Wilusz, Chief, Quality Control Branch, Program
Accountability Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 822, Alexandria, VA 22302.
You may fax comments on this notice to (703) 305-0928. You may also
download an electronic version of this notice at https://
www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/rules/Regulations/default.htm and comment via e-
mail at Daniel.Wilusz@fns.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be included in the request for
OMB's
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approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection form and instruction should be
directed to Daniel Wilusz at (703) 305-2460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Worksheet for Food Stamp Program Quality Control Reviews.
OMB Number: 0584-0074.
Form Number: FNS-380.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Form FNS-380 is a worksheet used in the Food Stamp
Program to determine eligibility and benefits for households selected
for review in the quality control (QC) sample of active cases. We
estimate the reporting burden for this collection of information
averages 8.9764 hours per each State agency's response. This includes
the time for analyzing the household case record; planning and carrying
out the field investigation; gathering, comparing, analyzing and
evaluating the review data and forwarding selected cases to the Food
and Nutrition Service for Federal validation. In addition to the State
agency's burden, we also estimate the average burden on each household
to be 0.50 hours for each of the estimated 57,146 households being
interviewed. This includes a face-to-face interview with the QC
reviewer to verify the identity and existence of the household and to
explore the household circumstances affecting the eligibility and
benefit level. This is an increase of 2,443 State and household
responses from the estimate made to substantiate the currently approved
collection. The increase in responses is a result of an augmented
participation rate that resulted in an increase in the number of cases
being sampled. We estimate that the total reporting burden associated
with this information collection for both State agencies and households
is 541,432 hours. This is a 23,044 increase in hours from the currently
approved burden of 518,388. The recordkeeping burden for the State
agency is 0.0236 hours per record. There was a corresponding increase
in the recordkeeping burden from 1,291 hours to 1,349 hours based on
the increase in sample size. The aggregate of the reporting (541,432
hours) and recordkeeping (1,349 hours) resulted in a total annual
burden of 542,781 hours.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State or local
governments.
Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.00.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,199.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 57,199 Responses.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 9.47 Hours.
Total Annual Reporting Burden: 541,432 Hours.
Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 53.
Estimated Hours Per Recordkeeper: .0236 Hours.
Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 1,349 Hours.
Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 542,781 Hours.
Dated: June 22, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
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