[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-738]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 11, 2008.

    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) 720-8958.
    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: CACFP Improper Payments Data Collection Pilot Project.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Child and Adult Care Food Program 
(CACFP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), plays an important role in ensuring 
that children have adequate access to food. The CACFP is authorized 
under section 17 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) to 
provide funds for meals and snacks served to children in day care 
centers, children residing in emergency shelters, and youths 
participating in eligible after-school care programs. In addition, the 
CACFP helps improve the quality of day care and makes it more 
affordable for low-income families by reimbursing family day care homes 
(FDCHs) for serving nutritious meals and snacks to children 
participating in these day care facilities. USDA has identified the 
CACFP as one of its programs ``susceptible to significant erroneous 
payments.'' Under the Improper Payment Information Act of 2002 (IPIA; 
Pub. L. 107-300), the USDA must identify and reduce improper (or 
erroneous) payments in various food and nutrition programs. Therefore 
the FNS is conducting a feasibility evaluation of four possible data 
collection methods for validating the number and type of meals claimed 
for reimbursement by FDCHs in the CACFP.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collected to document the 
number of valid meals served will be compared with data on the number 
of reimbursable meals claimed by the FDCHs and their sponsors to 
produce a national estimate of erroneous payments in the CACFP and thus 
meet the reporting requirements of the IPIA.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 255.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 70.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-738 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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