Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Food Stamp Program Redemption Certificate, Form FNS-278B and Food Stamp Program Wholesaler Redemption Certificate, Form FNS-278-4, 21901-21902 [E8-8835]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 23, 2008 / Notices this revision is also an adjustment in the number of respondents from 89 to 90 and the number of responses per respondent from 17 to 15. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3.35 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The total annual burden on respondents was previously 4,713 hours. This revision decreases the total annual burden by 190 hours. Respondents: Directors or Administrators of WIC State agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 90 respondents. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,523 hours. Dated: April 16, 2008. Roberto Salazar, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. E8–8792 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Food Stamp Program Redemption Certificate, Form FNS–278B and Food Stamp Program Wholesaler Redemption Certificate, Form FNS–278–4 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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. The proposed collection is a revision of a currently approved collection. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 2008 to be assured of consideration. 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 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:58 Apr 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 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. Comments may be sent to Lindy Haffey, Acting Chief, Retailer Operations Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 403, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Lindy Haffey at (703) 305–2523 or via email to: brdhq-web@fns.usda.gov. 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 403. 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 or copies of this information collection should be directed to Lindy Haffey, (703) 305–2523. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Food Stamp Redemption Certificate. OMB Number: 0584–0085. Form Number: FNS–278B and FNS– 278–4. Expiration Date: July 31, 2008. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of information. Abstract: The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, Section 10, (7 U.S.C. 2019) states that regulations issued pursuant to the Act shall provide for the redemption of coupons accepted by retail food stores and wholesale food concerns or through selected financial institutions. FNS provides for this redemption in 7 CFR 278.2 through 278.5. Section 278.4 outlines the procedure for redeeming coupons for wholesale food concerns retail stores. Form FNS–278B, Food Stamp Redemption Certificate, and Form FNS–278–4, Wholesaler Redemption Certificates, collectively called RCs, are required to be used by all authorized wholesalers or retailers, and are processed by financial institutions when they are presented for cash or credit. Requirements in the Food Stamp Program regulations are the basis for the information collected on Form FNS–278B, Food Stamp Redemption PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21901 Certificate, and Form FNS–278–4, Wholesaler Redemption Certificate. The proposed revision to the information collection burden associated with this form is derived from a reduction in the number of RCs submitted by program respondents. The number of responses also declined as FNS phased-out the issuance of paper food coupons; and as the number of States with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems increased nationwide. Currently, 100 percent of all food stamp benefits are issued electronically. Some paper food coupons remain in circulation, however, as they were issued before EBT was fully implemented in each of the States. Because there is not an expiration date on food coupons, recipients who were previously issued paper food coupons can use the benefits they have until they are spent. Likewise, retailers must also continue to accept paper food coupons as a form of payment, and the Federal government must continue to honor them as legal tender. Currently, there is a legislative proposal to de-obligate the paper food coupon but until legislation is passed, paper food coupons do not expire. FNS is seeking approval not to display the expiration date of the information collection because it is impractical and not cost efficient to incur expenses for a form that hasn’t been used since our last submission to OMB (Form FNS–278–4), or for one thats use is rapidly declining (Form FNS–278B). There are no sensitive questions of private or personal nature involved in this information collection. All data collected concerns food stamp deposits within the banking system. For this information collection package, the estimated reduction of respondents is based on a projected decrease in the number of RCs submitted as a result of fewer paper food coupons remaining in circulation. The estimated burden hours are 28.60442 hours. Respondents: Businesses, wholesale food concerns, or other not-for-profit financial institutions. Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 385.95723. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.3033369. Estimated Total Average Annual Responses: 1,660.904. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .0172222 hours per response. Estimated Total Average Annual Burden: 28.660442 hours. E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 21902 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 23, 2008 / Notices Dated: April 14, 2008. Roberto Salazar, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. E8–8835 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am] Dated: April 15, 2008. Eli Ilano, Deputy Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. E8–8627 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee State of Alaska—Termination of Withdrawal AGENCY: ACTION: Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on May 15, 2008 at The Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd. Incline Village, NV 89451. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region and other matters raised by the Secretary. The meeting will be held May 15, 2008, beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. DATES: The meeting will be held at The Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd. Incline Village, NV 89451 For Further Information or To Request an Accommodation (one week prior to meeting date) Contact: Aria Hams, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest Service, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543–2773. ADDRESSES: Items to be covered on the agenda include: (1) Final recommendations for Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) Round 9 Capital projects and Science and Research themes; (2) a public hearing on the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committees’ SNPLMA Round 9 recommendations; and, (3) written public comment received during the comment period will be shared. All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend at the above address. Issues may be brought to the attention of the Committee during the open public comment period at the meeting or by filing written statements with the secretary for the Committee before or after the meeting. Please refer any written comments to the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the contact address stated above. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:58 Apr 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: The Act of March 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 119) withdrew approximately 3,235 acres of land within the Cascade Creek watershed of the Tongass National Forest as a municipal watershed for the City and Borough of Sitka. The Act provided that the withdrawal would terminate upon a finding by the Secretary of Agriculture of an abandonment and nonuse for a period of two years. With the concurrence of the City and Borough of Sitka, a finding of such abandonment and nonuse is being made and the withdrawal terminated. DATES: This finding is effective on the date of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louise Herrera, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 205–1255, E-mail: lherrera@fs.fed.us. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of March 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 119), certain lands within the Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska comprising approximately 3,235 acres in the watershed of Cascade Creek were withdrawn from all forms of location, entry or appropriation under the mineral and nonmineral land laws of the United States and were set aside as a municipal water supply reserve for the use and benefit of the City of Sitka. The Act further provides that the right of the City of Sitka to use the reserved land for watershed purposes shall terminate upon the abandonment of the use by such municipality upon a finding of the Secretary of Agriculture of such nonuse or abandonment for a period of two years. In such case, the reservation created by the Act shall terminate to the extent of the lands involved. The City and Borough of Sitka has notified the Forest Service by letter dated January 22, 2007, that it relinquishes any interests in the lands identified in the Cascade Creek. This relinquishment is a restatement of an PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 earlier relinquishment dated December 23, 1996, but heretofore not acted upon. The City states that it has developed a primary municipal water supply from Blue Lake as well as a secondary emergency water supply from Indian River. Therefore, Cascade Creek is no longer needed for such purposes. Based on the foregoing, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 119), I find that the lands described in section 1 of said Act, comprising approximately 3,235 acres of the Cascade Creek watershed in the Tongass National Forest, have not been used for a period of at least 2 years by the City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska, and that the City and Borough have effectively abandoned such use as indicated by letters to the Forest Service dated December 23, 1996 and January 22, 2007. Therefore, the reservation established by said Act of March 22, 1944 is hereby terminated. Dated: April 9, 2008. Paul K. Brewster, Deputy Regional Forester. [FR Doc. E8–8704 Filed 4–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary [Agency Docket Number: 080402504–8505– 01] Availability of Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Report for Fiscal Year 2007 Office of the Secretary, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of report. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, this notice announces the availability of the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) report for fiscal year 2007 for its agency fleet. This report includes data concerning DOC’s efforts to reduce energy consumption. ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Administrative Services, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 6316, Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eston Lewis or e-mail elewis3@doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Public Law 102–486, Title III, Sec. 310. Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2874. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–486, 42 U.S.C. 13211–13219) (EPAct), requires that AFV reports for E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21901-21902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8835]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Food Stamp Program Redemption Certificate, Form FNS-
278B and Food Stamp Program Wholesaler Redemption Certificate, Form 
FNS-278-4

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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. The proposed collection is a 
revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 23, 2008 to 
be assured of consideration.

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 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 the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Comments may be sent to Lindy Haffey, Acting Chief, Retailer 
Operations Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
403, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
the attention of Lindy Haffey at (703) 305-2523 or via e-mail to: 
brdhq-web@fns.usda.gov.
    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 403.
    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 or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Lindy 
Haffey, (703) 305-2523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Food Stamp Redemption Certificate.
    OMB Number: 0584-0085.
    Form Number: FNS-278B and FNS-278-4.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2008.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Abstract: The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, Section 10, (7 
U.S.C. 2019) states that regulations issued pursuant to the Act shall 
provide for the redemption of coupons accepted by retail food stores 
and wholesale food concerns or through selected financial institutions.
    FNS provides for this redemption in 7 CFR 278.2 through 278.5. 
Section 278.4 outlines the procedure for redeeming coupons for 
wholesale food concerns retail stores. Form FNS-278B, Food Stamp 
Redemption Certificate, and Form FNS-278-4, Wholesaler Redemption 
Certificates, collectively called RCs, are required to be used by all 
authorized wholesalers or retailers, and are processed by financial 
institutions when they are presented for cash or credit. Requirements 
in the Food Stamp Program regulations are the basis for the information 
collected on Form FNS-278B, Food Stamp Redemption Certificate, and Form 
FNS-278-4, Wholesaler Redemption Certificate.
    The proposed revision to the information collection burden 
associated with this form is derived from a reduction in the number of 
RCs submitted by program respondents. The number of responses also 
declined as FNS phased-out the issuance of paper food coupons; and as 
the number of States with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems 
increased nationwide. Currently, 100 percent of all food stamp benefits 
are issued electronically. Some paper food coupons remain in 
circulation, however, as they were issued before EBT was fully 
implemented in each of the States. Because there is not an expiration 
date on food coupons, recipients who were previously issued paper food 
coupons can use the benefits they have until they are spent. Likewise, 
retailers must also continue to accept paper food coupons as a form of 
payment, and the Federal government must continue to honor them as 
legal tender. Currently, there is a legislative proposal to de-obligate 
the paper food coupon but until legislation is passed, paper food 
coupons do not expire.
    FNS is seeking approval not to display the expiration date of the 
information collection because it is impractical and not cost efficient 
to incur expenses for a form that hasn't been used since our last 
submission to OMB (Form FNS-278-4), or for one thats use is rapidly 
declining (Form FNS-278B). There are no sensitive questions of private 
or personal nature involved in this information collection. All data 
collected concerns food stamp deposits within the banking system.
    For this information collection package, the estimated reduction of 
respondents is based on a projected decrease in the number of RCs 
submitted as a result of fewer paper food coupons remaining in 
circulation. The estimated burden hours are 28.60442 hours.
    Respondents: Businesses, wholesale food concerns, or other not-for-
profit financial institutions.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 385.95723.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.3033369.
    Estimated Total Average Annual Responses: 1,660.904.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .0172222 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Average Annual Burden: 28.660442 hours.


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    Dated: April 14, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8835 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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