[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 13 (Friday, January 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 3183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1081]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 13, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB),[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Food Stamp Nutrition Education Systems Review.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collections: The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 88-525, 
as amended; 7 U.S.C. 2011) authorized the Food Stamp Act. Under 
implementing Food Stamp Program (FSP) Regulations (7 CFR 272.2) state 
FSP agencies have the option to include nutrition education for program 
participants as part of their administrative operations. The states 
must submit an annual nutrition education plan to the Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) for approval; FNS then reimburses states 50 
percent of the allowable expenses for nutrition education.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
will conduct a descriptive study to develop a more in-depth 
understanding of the Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) 
infrastructure, policy choices, operations, and decision-making. The 
last descriptive study of FSNE operations was conducted in fiscal year 
1997. Since that time, several factors have converged making it 
critical for FNS to obtain more current information. First the scale of 
FSNE has grown rapidly. Second there is growing Agency and public 
interest in improving the diets and reducing the prevalence of 
overweight and obesity. Finally, FNS has limited information on the 
states use of new approaches to nutrition education.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,110.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; other (one time).
    Total Burden Hours: 1,730.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1081 Filed 1-19-05; 8:45 am]
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