[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4336-4337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1543]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 21, 2010.
    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 245 Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced 
Price Meals.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0026.
    Summary of Collection: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (NSLA), as amended, authorizes the National School Lunch Program 
(NSLP). 7 CFR part 245, Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced 
Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools, sets forth policies and 
procedures for implementing these provisions. Part 245 requires schools 
operating the NSLP to determine children's eligibility for free and 
reduced-price lunches on the basis of each child's household income and 
size,

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and to establish operating procedures that will prevent physical 
segregation, or other discrimination against, or overt identification 
of children unable to pay the full price for meals or milk.
    Need and Use of The Information: FNS will collect information to 
determine eligibility of children for free and reduced price meals and 
for free milk using form FNS-742. Without the information, inaccurate 
eligibility information could lead to over and/or under payments to 
State and local agencies.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or household; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 9,507,375.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Monthly; 
Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,073,432.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Quality Control Review Schedule.
    OMb Control Number: 0584-0299.
    Summary of Collection: States agencies are required to perform 
Quality Control (QC) review for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program (SNAP). The FNS-380-1, Quality Control Review Schedule is for 
State use to collect both QC data and case characteristics for SNAP and 
to serve as the comprehensive data entry form for SNAP QC reviews. The 
legislative basis for the operation of the QC system is provided by 
Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) will collect information to monitor and reduce errors, develop 
policy strategies, and analyze household characteristic data. In 
addition, FNS will use the data to determine sanctions and bonus 
payments based on error rate performance, and to estimate the impact of 
some program changes to SNAP participation and costs by analyzing the 
available household characteristic data.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, Or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Weekly; Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours: 60,191.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0541.
    Summary of Collection: The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(SFMNP) authorized by Section 4402 of Public Law 107-711, the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, 7 U.S.C. 3007, the Food 
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246, reauthorized 
the SFMNP through Fiscal Year 2012. The purposes of the SFMNP are to 
provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared locally 
grown fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs from farmer's 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 expansion of 
domestic farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs. The SFMNP 
is designed to be administered in a manner consistent with the 
administration of the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program whenever 
possible.
    Need and Use of the Information: The financial information is 
collected on the FNS-683-A, ``Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
Annual Financial and Program Data Report'' and is submitted annually to 
the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) by participating SFMNP State 
agencies. The information is used to reconcile and close out grants in 
accordance with the requirements of Sec.  3016.23(b) and Sec.  
3016.41(a)(1). FNS will also collect information to assess how each 
State agency operates and to ensure the accountability of State 
agencies, local agencies, and authorized farmers/farmers' markets, 
roadside stands, and CSA programs in administering the SFMNP.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Farms; Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not 
for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 970,142.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Report: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 497,778.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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