[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19492-19493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9712]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Food Distribution Programs and Associated Forms

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment a 
summary of a proposed information collection for reporting and 
recordkeeping burdens associated with the Food Distribution Programs 
and their associated forms. The proposed collection is an extension of 
collections currently approved under OMB No. 0584-0293.

DATES: Written and faxed comments must be received on or before June 
20, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or faxed to Rosalind Cleveland, 
Chief, Program Support Branch, Food Distribution Division, Food and 
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. The fax number is 703-305-1410. Comments 
may also be e-mailed to: [email protected].
    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 shall have 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; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including 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, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 508.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalind Cleveland at 703-305-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Food Distribution Programs.
    OMB Number: 0584-0293.
    Forms Information: See chart below.
    Expiration Date: June 30, 2003.
    Type of Request: Revision of Currently Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Food and Nutrition Service regulations under 7 CFR 240 
require recordkeeping for Cash in Lieu of Donated Foods; under 7 CFR 
247 require reporting (Form FNS-153) and recordkeeping for the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program; under 7 CFR 250 require reporting 
(Forms FNS-7, FNS-57, FNS-663, FNS-155, FNS-52, FNS-53, FNS-519A--
Discontinued, FNS-519B--Discontinued, FNS-586A--Discontinued, FNS-
586B--Discontinued) for Food Distribution Programs; under 7 CFR 251 
require reporting (Form FNS-667) and recordkeeping for the Emergency 
Food Assistance Program; under 7 CFR 253/254 require reporting (Forms 
FNS-152, FNS-57) and recordkeeping for the Food Distribution Program on 
Indian Reservations. See the following chart for a listing of forms and 
burden hours.
    Respondents: 7 CFR Section 240: School Food Authorities, State

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Agencies; 7 CFR Section 247: Local Agencies, State Agencies; 7 CFR 
Section 250: School Food Authorities, State Agencies, Food Processing 
Industry; 7 CFR Section 251: Local Agencies, State Agencies; 7 CFR 
Section 252: Local Agencies, ITOs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 396,893 (See chart).
    Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.3 (See chart).
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 918,862 (See chart).
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25607 hours (See chart).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,154,152 (See 
chart).

                                            FDD OMB Burden Inventory
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                                         Aggregate totals by                          Annual
       Section of regulations                 regulation            Respondents      responses    Total Manhours
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240................................  Recordkeeping..............          15,662         187,944          46,986
247................................  Reporting--no forms........           1,675         685,660         349,300
247................................  Reporting--forms...........              20             240           1,512
247................................  Recordkeeping..............             140           1,680              84
250................................  Reporting--no forms........          16,360          18,131          12,219
                                     Reporting--forms...........           5,245          18,804          37,606
                                     Recordkeeping..............         234,016  ..............          18,908
251................................  251 Reporting--forms.......             270             564           2,254
                                     Recordkeeping..............           3,482  ..............         672,439
252................................  Recordkeeping..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
253&254............................  253&254....................           4,597           4,524           2,323
                                                                             247           1,314           2,948
                                                                          86,809  ..............           7,573
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                     Grand Total................         396,893         918,862       1,154,152
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                                     Est. Number of Responses                2.3
                                      per Respondent.
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                                     Burden Hours per Response..         1.25607
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Changes:
    7 CFR Part 250--Changes in the Older American Act             -1,415
     Amendments of 2000 eliminating the need to report
     the number of meals served in the program during
     the current year. The meal count report forms, FNS-
     586A and FNS-586B, were discontinued...............
    7 CFR Part 250--Requirement to report TEFAP                      -28
     participation data on the FNS-155 has been
     discontinued.......................................
    7 CFR Part 251--Reduction in the number of State                -672
     review reports submitted to EFAs by lowering the
     number of reviews required and the number of
     reports of findings to EFAs........................
    7 CFR Part 251--Incorporate activities from ICB                 +963
     0584-0385, TEFAP Admin Costs and Form FNS-
     667, into comprehensive FDD package................
    7 CFR Part 252--The National Commodity Processing             -2,306
     (NCP) program was discontinued in FY1995, although
     authorized through 2002. The reporting burden was
     eliminated with the last ICB renewal. Now that the
     3 year recordkeeping requirement has passed, the
     burden hours under this part will be eliminated....
    7 CFR Part 253/254--Requires documentation of child              +79
     support and Medicare Part B payments during FDPIR
     certification process..............................
    7 CFR Part 253/254--Prime Vendor Pilot--testing ways             +23
     to streamline commodity ordering and delivery to
     ITOs participating in FDPIR........................
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        Total...........................................          -3,356
 


    Dated: April 14, 2003.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9712 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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