Federal Register: October 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 203)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-26466
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Form FNS-135, Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information collection contained in form FNS135, Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Title: Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons.
OMB Number: 05840052.
Form Number: FNS135.
Expiration Date: 11/30/2001.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 7(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, (7
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U.S.C.2016(d)) requires that State agencies determine and monitor food
stamp coupon inventories. The Food Stamp Program regulations at 7 CFR
274.6(f) require that State agencies replace improperly manufactured or
mutilated coupons after the recipient requesting replacement completes
an FNS135, Affidavit of Return or Exchange of Food Coupons. The form
must also be used when coupons are returned for other reasons such as
the return of found coupons. The forms document the return of coupons
and provides an audit trail for their processing within State agency
offices. The proposed revision reflects the fact that the expected
number of respondents should be less than in previous years because the
number of food stamp coupons has declined over the past several years
with the implementation of electronic benefit delivery systems.
Affected Public: State and local government employees and recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,500 hours annually.
Dated; October 10, 2001.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Jeffrey N. Cohen, (703) 305-2523.