[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-587]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

 January 13, 2006.
    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, Pub. L. 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) 720-8958.
    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: Civil Rights Title VI--Collection Reports--FNS-191 and FNS-
101.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0025.
    Summary of Collection: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national 
origin in programs receiving Federal financial assistance. Title 28 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sec.  42.106(b), require all 
Federal Departments to provide for the collection of racial/ethnic data 
and information from applicants for and recipients of Federal 
assistance sufficient to permit effective enforcement of Title VI. In 
order to comply with the Civil Rights Act, Department of Justice 
regulations and the Department's nondiscrimination policy and 
regulations (7 CFR Part 15), the Department's Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) requires State agencies to submit data on the racial/
ethnic categories of person receiving benefits from FNS food assistance 
programs. FNS will collect information using forms FNS 191 and FNS 101.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect the names, 
address, telephone number, and number of clinics to compile a local 
agency directory which serves as the primary source of data on number 
and location for local agencies and number of clinics operating 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). FNS will also collect 
information on the number of CFSP individuals (women, infant, children, 
and elderly) in each racial/ethnic category for one month of the year. 
The information will be used in the Department's annual USDA Equal 
Opportunity Report. If the information is not collected FNS could not 
track racial/ethnic data for program evaluation.
    Description of Respondents: State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,870.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,422.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-587 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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