This information collection monitors distribution of Food Stamp benefits and USDA commodities by State education and welfare agencies following disasters.
This is a revision of a currently approved collection. The current burden inventory for this information collect is 92 burden hours. This request reflects an overall decrease of -83 burden hours (-46 reporting burden hours). This decrease reflects program changes with the annual reporting burden which was transferred to OMB Control No: 0584-0594. Additionally, there is a decrease of -37 hours for recordkeeping burden hours due to adjustments.
The adjustments to the recordkeeping burden estimates were adjusted due to over estimating the recordkeeping time per respondent. The currently approved estimates erred in estimating 25 minutes per form per respondent for recordkeeping, which resulted in a larger number of approved burden hours (46 hours) than was appropriate for this collection. This adjustment reflects a more accurate estimate of 5 minute responses per respondent which decreased from 46 burden hours to 9 hours burden hours for State agencies maintaining records of this information.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.