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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]

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