[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59520-59523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27600]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
on this proposed information collection. This is a revision of a 
currently approved collection for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition 
Program (SFMNP).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: 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 that were 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.
    Comments may be sent to: Sandra Clark, Chief, Policy and Program 
Development Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 528, Alexandria, VA 22302. 
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Margarita 
Ray at 703-305-2746 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Comments 
will also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments electronically.
    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, 
Room 522, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will 
be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Sandra 
Clark, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch at 703-305-2746.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
    Form Number: FNS 683A.
    OMB Number: 0584-0541.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2010.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 4231 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 
2008 (Pub. L. 110-246, also known as the Farm Bill) reauthorized the 
SFMNP through FY 2012; a prior law (the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171)) gave the Department of 
Agriculture the authority to promulgate regulations for the operation 
and administration of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(SFMNP). These regulations are published at 7 CFR part 249. The 
purposes of the SFMNP are to provide resources in the form of fresh, 
nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey and 
herbs from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported 
agriculture (CSA) programs to low income seniors; to increase the 
domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding 
in the domestic farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs; 
and to develop or aid in the development of new and additional farmers' 
markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs.
    USDA published a final rulemaking on the SFMNP on December 6, 2006 
(71 FR 74618), that contained an estimated information collection 
burden based on the rule's requirements for program operation and 
administration. The initial SFMNP information collection burden was 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 3 years, 
effective January, 2007, under RIN 0584-0541. The Department is now 
soliciting comments on the accuracy and reasonableness of this 
estimated burden since the original SFMNP rulemaking.

Burden Estimate

1. Reporting

    Affected Public: Respondents include State agencies, local 
agencies, individuals/households (participants), and authorized SFMNP 
farms (farmers, farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of 
respondents is 970,906. This includes: State agencies, local agencies, 
individuals/households (participants), and authorized SFMNP farms 
(farmers, farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs).
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,934,836.
    Estimated Time per Response: .17.
    The estimated time of response varies from 15 minutes to 40 hours 
depending on respondent group.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 15,273,240 minutes 
(254,554 hours). See the table below for estimated total annual burden 
for each type of respondent.

2. Recordkeeping

    Estimated Number of Recordkeepings: 963,930.
    Respondents include: State and local agencies.
    Estimated Average Number of Recordkeepings per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Time per Recordkeeping: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 243,224.
    The estimated time of response varies from 15 minutes to 40 hours 
depending on respondent group.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting/Recordkeeping Requirements: 
497,778

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hours. See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each 
type of respondent.

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                                                                             Estimated
       Regulation section                 Title                Forms         number of     Reports filed   Total annual   Estimated hrs/   Annual burden
                                                                            respondents      annually        response        response           hrs
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                          Affected Public: STATE & LOCAL AGENCIES (Including Indian Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories)
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Reporting
249.3(e).......................  Local Agency             ..............             490               1             490            2                980
                                  Applications.
249.4..........................  State Plan.............  ..............              49               1              49           40              1,960
249.10(e)......................  Monitoring/review of     ..............             587               1             587            1.5              881
                                  outlets.
249.10(f)......................  Coupon/CSA management    ..............              49               1              49            5                245
                                  system.
249.10(h)......................  Coupon reconciliation..  ..............              49               1              49            3                147
249.11.........................  Financial management     ..............              49               1              49           10                490
                                  system.
249.12.........................  Prior Approval for       ..............               5               1               5          160                800
                                  costs per 7 CFR
                                  3016.22.
249.17(b)(2)...................  State agency corrective  ..............              12               1              12           10                120
                                  action plans.
249.18(b)......................  Audit responses........  ..............              12               1              12           15                180
249.23(b)......................  Financial/recipient      ..............              49               1              49           40              1,960
                                  reports.
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    Subtotal...................  (Reporting               ..............           1,351  ..............           1,351             .17           7,763
                                  Requirements).
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                                        Affected Public: INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS (Applicants for Program Benefits)
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Reporting
249.6(a)(3)....................  Certification data for   ..............         963,685               1         963,685            0.25         240,921
                                  seniors.
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    Subtotal...................  (Reporting               ..............         963,685  ..............         963,685  ..............         240,921
                                  Requirements).
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                                              Affected Public: Farms (Farmers/Markets/Roadside stands/CSAs)
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Reporting
249.10(b)......................  Farmer applications &    ..............           5,870               1           5,870            1              5,870
                                  agreements.
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    Subtotal...................  (Reporting               ..............           5,870  ..............           5,870  ..............           5,870
                                  Requirements).
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    GRAND SUBTOTAL.............  .......................  ..............         970,906  ..............         970,906  ..............         254,554
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                          Affected Public: STATE & LOCAL AGENCIES (Including Indian Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories)
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Recordkeeping
249.9..........................  Nutrition education....  ..............         963,685               1         963,685            0.25         240,921
249.10(b)......................  Authorized outlet        ..............              49               1              49            2                 98
                                  agreements.
249.10(e)......................  Summary of authorized    ..............              49               1              49            2                 98
                                  outlet monitoring.
249.11.........................  Record of financial      ..............              49               1              49            2                 98
                                  expenditures.
249.16(a)......................  Fair hearings..........  ..............              49               1              49            1                 49
249.23(a)......................  Record of program        ..............              49               1              49           40              1,960
                                  operations.
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    Subtotal...................  (Recordkeeping           ..............         963,930  ..............         963,930  ..............         243,224
                                  Requirements).
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    TOTAL BURDEN...............   (Reporting &            ..............       1,934,836  ..............       1,934,836  ..............         497,778
                                  Recordkeeping).
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    Dated: November 10, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E9-27600 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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