Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
Notice.
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collection of Form FNS–380–1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control Review Schedule. The proposed collection is a revision of collection currently approved under OMB No. 0584–0299.
Written comments must be submitted on or before October 19, 2009.
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; (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.
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, Room 822, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection form and instruction should be directed to Tiffany Susan Wilkinson at (703) 305–2410.
The annual reporting burden for this collection is 58,065 hours and the annual recordkeeping burden for this collection is 1,322 hours. Overall, the annual reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with the completion of the FNS 380–1 is being decreased from 61,352 hours to 58,868 hours. This is a 2,484 hour decrease in the current burden, which is a result of the State agencies' reduction in the number of cases being pulled for review over the minimum required review amount. We previously cleared the reporting and recordkeeping burden for this form under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance number 0584–0299. OMB approved the burden through January 31, 2010. Based on the most recent table of active case sample sizes and completion rates (FY 2007), we estimate 56,065 FNS 380–1 worksheets and interviews will now be completed annually.