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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 40 / Thursday, February 28, 2008 / Notices
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Food Stamp
Program Repayment Demand and
Program Disqualification
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
proposed information collections. This
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection announces the intent of the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to
request a revision for the information
collection requirements associated with
initiating collection actions against
households who have received an
overissuance in the Food Stamp
Program. In addition, this Notice
announces FNS’ intent to request a
revision of OMB approval for the
information collection requirements
associated with intentional Program
violation determinations.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 28, 2008 to
be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jane
Duffield, Chief, State Administration
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
822, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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.
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For
initiating collection action, contact
Dawn Washington at (703) 305–2450.
For Intentional Program Violation (IPV)
determination, contact Greg Fortine at
(703) 305–2401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Stamp Program
Repayment Demand and Program
Disqualification.
OMB Number: 0584–0492.
Form Number: None.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 13(b) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (7
U.S.C. 2022(b)), and Food Stamp
Program (FSP) regulations at 7 CFR
273.18 require State agencies to initiate
collection action against households
that have been overissued benefits. To
initiate collection action, State agencies
must provide an affected household
with written notification informing the
household of the claim and demanding
repayment. This process is automated in
most State agencies. For initiating
collection action on an overissuance, we
are decreasing the estimated annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
State agencies and households from
166,329 hours to 135,393. The reason
for the decrease is to reflect the lower
number of claims that were established
in fiscal year (FY) 2006.
Note that for recipient claims, this
Federal Register Notice only covers the
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
initiating collection action. The burden
associated with reporting collections
and other claims management
information on the FNS–209 report is
covered under currently approved OMB
number 0584–0069. The burden
associated with referring delinquent
claims and receiving collections through
the Treasury Offset Program is covered
under currently approved OMB number
0584–0446.
FSP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16
require State agencies to investigate any
case of suspected fraud and, where
applicable, make an intentional program
violation (IPV) determination either
administratively or judicially.
Notifications and activity involved in
the IPV process include:
• The State agency providing written
notification informing an individual
suspected of committing an IPV of an
impending administrative
disqualification hearing or court action.
• An individual opting to accept the
disqualification and waiving the right to
an administrative disqualification
hearing or court action by signing either
a waiver to an administrative
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disqualification hearing or a
disqualification consent agreement in
cases of deferred adjudication.
• Once a determination is made
regarding an IPV, the State agency sends
notification to the affected individual of
the action taken on the administrative
disqualification hearing or court
decision.
Despite an increase in FSP
participation, IPV activity has
experienced a decline. Therefore, we are
decreasing the State agency and
household annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden for the activities
related to IPV disqualifications from
38,435 hours to 11,045 hours.
One of the factors used by a State
agency to determine the appropriate
disqualification penalty to assign to an
individual is whether or not the
individual was found to have
committed any prior IPVs. The way that
State agencies determine this is by
accessing and checking the Electronic
Disqualified Recipient Subsystem
(eDRS). eDRS is an automated system
developed by FNS that contains records
of disqualifications in every State. State
agencies are responsible for updating
the system and checking it to determine
the appropriate length of each
disqualification. An estimate of the
annual burden associated with the eDRS
process reflects a decrease from 7,418 to
5,563 hours per year.
Summary of Estimated Burden
The net aggregate change from the
existing to the proposed annual burden
for this collection is a reduction of
30,936 hours, from the currently
approved burden of 166,329 hours. For
initiating collection action on an
overissuance, we are decreasing the
estimated annual burden for State
agencies and households from 142,510
hours to 118,786 hours to reflect the
lower number of claims established in
FY 2006. The IPV-related State agency
and household annual burden, has
decreased from 16,401 hours to 11,044
hours to reflect the lower number of
disqualifications. An estimate of the
annual burden associated with the eDRS
process reflects a total decrease from
7,418 to 5,563 hours per year.
Adjustments have been made to the
burden to include requirements not
previously identified, burden identified
incorrectly, and corrections made in the
calculations of the number of responses
and hours per response.
Affected Public: State and local
government, and food stamp
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
556,053.
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Number of Responses per
Respondent: 2.53.
Total Number of Annual Responses:
1,404,718.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.09.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
135,393.
Dated: February 22, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Caribou-Targhee National Forest,
Idaho; Big Bend Ridge Vegetation
Management Project and Timber Sale
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement and Proposed Targhee
Forest Plan Amendment
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
Cancellation of notice of intent
to prepare a supplemental
environmental impact statement that
was published on May 30, 2007, on page
29948 of the Federal Register.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: After review of the proposal
and public comments on the project the
Caribou-Targhee National Forest has
decided not to prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Big Bend Ridge Vegetation Management
Project and Timber Sale and the
associated Targhee Forest Plan
amendment at this time. The Forest will
propose to amend the Targhee Revised
Forest Plan under a separate proposal in
the near future.
Effective cancellation of this
project upon the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robbin Redman at the Caribou-Targhee
National Forest at 1405 Hollipark Drive,
Idaho Falls, ID 83401 or via telephone
at (208) 557–5821.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Larry Timchak,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Sierra National Forest; California;
Kings River Project
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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Notice of intent to prepare a
supplement to the Kings River
Environmental Impact Statement.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare a supplement to the 2006 Kings
River Project Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS). The
supplement will be focused on new
information and clarification,
particularly related to Pacific fisher; a
new multi-forest Land Management
Plan Amendment regarding
management indicator species;
applicable suggestions in a new paper
titled An Ecosystem Management
Strategy for Southern Sierra MixedConifer Forests by North, M., P. Stine,
K. O’Hara, W. Zielinski and S. Stephens;
and collaboration that may result in a
change in the timing, description, and
location of activities within the project
area.
DATES: Scoping is not required for
supplements to environmental impact
statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)4(4)). The
draft supplement to the FEIS is expected
to be issued in April 2008 and the final
supplement to the FEIS is expected in
July 2008. Comments on the draft
supplement to the FEIS must be
received by 45 days after publication.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ray Porter, District Ranger, High Sierra
Ranger District, PO Box 559, Prather, CA
93651, Attn: Kings River Project
Supplement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross
Peckinpah, Kings River Project
Coordinator, at the High Sierra Ranger
District. Telephone number is (559)
855–5355 x3350. Information regarding
the Kings River Project can be found on
the Sierra National Forest Web site
located at: https://www.fs.fed.us/sierra/
projects/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Kings River planning area
encompasses approximately 131,500
acres of public lands in two watersheds
of the Kings River drainage. The
northern edge of the project is located
about two miles southeast of Shaver
Lake, CA.
One hundred years of fire suppression
in the Sierra Nevada has resulted in
forests full of dead wood and thickly
clustered trees. This situation, plus
continued urbanization of lands
adjacent to national forest lands, has put
the forests and homes at risk of
catastrophic fire. A FEIS was released in
October of 2006 addressing the situation
in the Kings River Project area that
applied an uneven aged silvicultural
system and prescribed fire upon eight
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units totaling 13,700 acres. On
December 20, 2006 the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Kings River
Project was signed. The decision was
appealed and upheld by the Regional
Forester. In May of 2007 a lawsuit was
filed against the Forest Service that
alleged the analysis conducted for the
Kings River Project FEIS and ROD was
inadequate. Since that time additional
information has developed to help
analyze effects of restoration projects on
sensitive wildlife species like Pacific
fisher. A new multi-forest Land
Management Plan Amendment has also
been issued regarding management
indicator species. A new paper
suggesting An Ecosystem Management
Strategy for Southern Sierra MixedConifer Forests by North, M., P. Stine,
K. O’Hara, W. Zielinski and S. Stephens
is about to be peer reviewed and
published. Collaborative efforts with
those who opposed this project and/or
new information could change the
timing, description, and location of
activities within the project area that
would require supplementing the FEIS
and publishing a new ROD. As a result
of this, the December 20, 2006 ROD was
withdrawn.
Purpose and Need for Action
This supplement is focused on new
information and clarification,
particularly related to Pacific fisher; a
new multi-forest Land Management
Plan Amendment regarding
management indicator species;
applicable suggestions in a new paper
titled An Ecosystem Management
Strategy for Southern Sierra MixedConifer Forests by North, M., P. Stine,
K. O’Hara, W. Zielinski and S. Stephens;
and ongoing collaboration so the
purpose and need for action remain the
same as was described in the 2007 Kings
River Project FEIS. ‘‘The underlying
need for the proposed action is to
restore historical pre-1850 forest
conditions across a large landscape’’
(Kings River Project FEIS pg. 1–4).
Proposed Action
The proposed action and all
alternatives are expected to remain the
same as was described in the 2007 Kings
River Project FEIS. Three alternatives
were analyzed in the FEIS to address the
Purpose and Need: (1) The Proposed
Action—including commercial tree
harvest & thinning, underburning,
reforestation, plantation maintenance,
fuels treatments, watershed restoration
projects, and herbicide treatments to
plantations and noxious weeds, (2) No
Action and (3) Reduction in Harvest
Tree Size—limiting the vegetation
treatments to trees 30″ diameter and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Food Stamp Program Repayment Demand and Program
Disqualification
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on proposed information collections. This Notice of Proposed
Information Collection announces the intent of the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) to request a revision for the information collection
requirements associated with initiating collection actions against
households who have received an overissuance in the Food Stamp Program.
In addition, this Notice announces FNS' intent to request a revision of
OMB approval for the information collection requirements associated
with intentional Program violation determinations.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 28, 2008
to be assured consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jane Duffield, Chief, State Administration
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
822, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
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: For initiating collection action,
contact Dawn Washington at (703) 305-2450. For Intentional Program
Violation (IPV) determination, contact Greg Fortine at (703) 305-2401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Stamp Program Repayment Demand and Program
Disqualification.
OMB Number: 0584-0492.
Form Number: None.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 13(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 2022(b)), and Food Stamp Program (FSP) regulations at 7 CFR
273.18 require State agencies to initiate collection action against
households that have been overissued benefits. To initiate collection
action, State agencies must provide an affected household with written
notification informing the household of the claim and demanding
repayment. This process is automated in most State agencies. For
initiating collection action on an overissuance, we are decreasing the
estimated annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for State agencies
and households from 166,329 hours to 135,393. The reason for the
decrease is to reflect the lower number of claims that were established
in fiscal year (FY) 2006.
Note that for recipient claims, this Federal Register Notice only
covers the reporting and recordkeeping burden for initiating collection
action. The burden associated with reporting collections and other
claims management information on the FNS-209 report is covered under
currently approved OMB number 0584-0069. The burden associated with
referring delinquent claims and receiving collections through the
Treasury Offset Program is covered under currently approved OMB number
0584-0446.
FSP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16 require State agencies to
investigate any case of suspected fraud and, where applicable, make an
intentional program violation (IPV) determination either
administratively or judicially. Notifications and activity involved in
the IPV process include:
The State agency providing written notification informing
an individual suspected of committing an IPV of an impending
administrative disqualification hearing or court action.
An individual opting to accept the disqualification and
waiving the right to an administrative disqualification hearing or
court action by signing either a waiver to an administrative
disqualification hearing or a disqualification consent agreement in
cases of deferred adjudication.
Once a determination is made regarding an IPV, the State
agency sends notification to the affected individual of the action
taken on the administrative disqualification hearing or court decision.
Despite an increase in FSP participation, IPV activity has
experienced a decline. Therefore, we are decreasing the State agency
and household annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for the
activities related to IPV disqualifications from 38,435 hours to 11,045
hours.
One of the factors used by a State agency to determine the
appropriate disqualification penalty to assign to an individual is
whether or not the individual was found to have committed any prior
IPVs. The way that State agencies determine this is by accessing and
checking the Electronic Disqualified Recipient Subsystem (eDRS). eDRS
is an automated system developed by FNS that contains records of
disqualifications in every State. State agencies are responsible for
updating the system and checking it to determine the appropriate length
of each disqualification. An estimate of the annual burden associated
with the eDRS process reflects a decrease from 7,418 to 5,563 hours per
year.
Summary of Estimated Burden
The net aggregate change from the existing to the proposed annual
burden for this collection is a reduction of 30,936 hours, from the
currently approved burden of 166,329 hours. For initiating collection
action on an overissuance, we are decreasing the estimated annual
burden for State agencies and households from 142,510 hours to 118,786
hours to reflect the lower number of claims established in FY 2006. The
IPV-related State agency and household annual burden, has decreased
from 16,401 hours to 11,044 hours to reflect the lower number of
disqualifications. An estimate of the annual burden associated with the
eDRS process reflects a total decrease from 7,418 to 5,563 hours per
year. Adjustments have been made to the burden to include requirements
not previously identified, burden identified incorrectly, and
corrections made in the calculations of the number of responses and
hours per response.
Affected Public: State and local government, and food stamp
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 556,053.
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Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.53.
Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,404,718.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.09.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 135,393.
Dated: February 22, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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