Rolnictwo i żywność · 22/09/2003
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Food Stamp Program-Store Applications, Form FNS-252, Food Stamp Application for Stores
On January 2, 2003, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register, asking for comments from the public on the revised Food Stamp Program Application for Stores, Form FNS-252. We will now actively solicit feedback from approximately 30 retailers on the clarity and significance of questions on the revised application through one-on-one interactions, through small focus groups and/or online. Participants may include new applicant retailers, currently participating retailers and members from national and local retailer associations. We will incorporate comments from retailers into the final version of the revised Form FNS-252 and then forward it to OMB for approval. We do not intend to use the revised retailer application until the new Store Tracking and Redemption Subsystem (STARS) is operational, around the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004. We will use the current Form FNS-252 until then.