[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10219-10220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5056]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 5, 2009.
    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: 7 CFR Part 215--Special Milk Program for Children.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0005.
    Summary of Collection: Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) 
of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-642, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the 
Special Milk Program (SMP) for Children. It provides for appropriation 
of such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture 
under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem in the 
public interest, to encourage consumption of fluid milk by children in 
the United States in (1) nonprofit schools of high school grades and 
under, and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child care centers, 
settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions 
devoted to the care and training of children, which do not participate 
in a food service program authorized under the CAN or the National 
School Lunch Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) will collect information to compute the amount of Federal SMP 
funds due the SA under the performance-funding formula; analyze and 
evaluate the results of program operation within each state and 
nationwide; respond to data requests from the Congress, OMB, and 
advocacy groups and the general public; develop budget projections of 
the amount of Federal funds needed to pay SMP program benefits; and 
regulate the flow of Federal funds to SA. Without this information FNS 
would not be able to evaluate program operations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government; 
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 11,430.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 566,428.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Civil Rights Title VI--Collection Reports--FNS-191 and FNS-
101.

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    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. The 
Department of Justice regulations, cited at Title 28 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 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 persons 
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, 
addresses, telephone numbers to compile a local agency directory which 
serves as the primary source of data on number and location for local 
agencies and number of sites 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: 2,863.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,726.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: National Survey of WIC Participants II.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0484.
    Summary of Collection: The Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) 
of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-300) requires the Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS), USDA, to provide estimates of erroneous payments in the Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), 
and to identify and report corrective actions the agency is taking to 
reduce them. These measures are necessary in order to enhance the 
accuracy and integrity of Federal payments in the WIC Program.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will use the information to 
identify the amount and source of error and to develop corrective 
measures to be taken to reduce the amount of error. If the information 
is not collected, no assessment of the amount and type of errors can be 
made nor can corrective actions be developed and implemented.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 5,093.
    Frequency of Responses: Report: Other (One time).
    Total Burden Hours: 3,361.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5056 Filed 3-9-09; 8:45 am]
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