Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 41285-41286 [E7-14562]

Download as PDF 41285 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 144 Friday, July 27, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES July 24, 2007. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Foreign Agricultural Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request July 24, 2007. Title: Food Donation Programs (Food for Progress & Section 416(b) and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program). OMB Control Number: 0551–0035. Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) helps provide U.S. agricultural commodities to feed millions of hungry people in needy countries through direct donations and concessional programs. Food aid may be provided through four program authorities: Food for Progress; Section 416(b); the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program; and Public Law 480 (Pub. L. 480). The authorities to collection information for these programs are under 7 CFR Part 1499, Foreign Donation Programs and 7 CFR Part 1599, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Need and Use of the Information: FAS will collect information from the Cooperating Sponsor to determine its ability to carry out a food aid program, to establish terms under which the commodities will be provided, to monitor the progress of commodity distribution, including how transportation is procured, and to evaluate both the program’s success and the Cooperating Sponsor’s effectiveness in meeting certain goals. Information is also collected from ship owners/brokers shipping the commodity to its destination. Description of Respondents: Not forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 241. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Semiannually; Quarterly. Total Burden Hours: 50,434. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–14561 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–P PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Program: State Agency Options. OMB Control Number: 0584–0496. Summary of Collection: The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 41286 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) establishes a program whereby needy households apply for and receive food stamp benefits. It specifies national eligibility standards but allows State agencies certain options in administering the program. These options relate to establishing a homeless shelter deduction; establishing periodically reviewing, and updating standard utility allowances to be used in excess shelter cost computation; and establishing a methodology for offsetting costs of producing self-employment income. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will collect information from state agencies on the methods used to calculate these deductions and allowances. Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information from State agencies on how the various Food Stamp Program implementation options will be determined. The information collected will be used by FNS to establish quality control reviews, standards and self-employment costs. Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 53. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 236. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–14562 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES July 24, 2007. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 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. Description of Respondents: Farms. Number of Respondents: 2,500. Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 1.250. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E7–14564 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request July 24, 2007. 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 Animal & Plant Health Inspection performance of the functions of the Service agency, including whether the Title: Small Enterprise Chicken Study. information will have practical utility; OMB Control Number: 0579–0260. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Summary of Collection: The Small of burden including the validity of the Enterprise Chicken Study is an methodology and assumptions used; (c) information collection by the Animal ways to enhance the quality, utility and and Plant Health Inspection Service clarity of the information to be (APHIS). This study is designed to collect information on flocks with 1,000 collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information to 19,999 chickens. In the past, APHIS on those who are to respond, including poultry studies, conducted by National through the use of appropriate Animal Health Monitoring System automated, electronic, mechanical, or (NAHMS) have focused on the other technological collection commercial table-egg layer industry, techniques or other forms of information backyard poultry, and live poultry technology should be addressed to: Desk markets. The objectives of the study are Officer for Agriculture, Office of as follows: (1) To describe Information and Regulatory Affairs, characteristics of operations with 1,000 Office of Management and Budget to 19,999 chickens, including bird (OMB), species on-hand, seasonal inventory, OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or and marketing of free-range chickens or eggs, and organic, or other niche-market fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail products; (2) describe movements of Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– animals, people, waste products, 7602. Comments regarding these vehicles, and equipment on and off information collections are best assured operations, and estimate the distances of having their full effect if received associated with these movements; (3) examine biosecurity practices, including within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be bird access to the outdoors. The obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. information will be collected using An agency may not conduct or NAHMS form 200. Need and Use of the Information: The sponsor a collection of information information from the study will be used unless the collection of information to develop parameters for two disease displays a currently valid OMB control simulation models: The North American number and the agency informs Animal Disease Spread Model and the potential persons who are to respond to Multiscale Epidemiologic/Economic the collection of information that such Simulation and Analysis Model. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 144 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41285-41286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14562]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 24, 2007.
    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 Program: State Agency Options.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0496.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by 
the Personal Responsibility and Work

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Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) establishes a program whereby 
needy households apply for and receive food stamp benefits. It 
specifies national eligibility standards but allows State agencies 
certain options in administering the program. These options relate to 
establishing a homeless shelter deduction; establishing periodically 
reviewing, and updating standard utility allowances to be used in 
excess shelter cost computation; and establishing a methodology for 
offsetting costs of producing self-employment income. The Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) will collect information from state agencies on 
the methods used to calculate these deductions and allowances.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information from 
State agencies on how the various Food Stamp Program implementation 
options will be determined. The information collected will be used by 
FNS to establish quality control reviews, standards and self-employment 
costs.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 236.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-14562 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
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