[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 13, 2011.
    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: Evaluation of the Summer Food Service Program Enhancement 
Demonstration Food Backs and Meal Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 
(Pub. L., 111-80), Section 749(g), directed that the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall carry out demonstration projects to develop and test 
methods of providing access to food for children in urban and rural 
areas during the summer months when schools are not in regular session 
to reduce or eliminate the food insecurity and hunger of children and 
to improve the nutritional status of children. These demonstrations 
will include the Home Delivery Demonstration and the Food Backpack 
Demonstration.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collected in this 
evaluation will be used by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to 
provide policymakers with information to make decisions about potential 
changes in Federal summer food nutrition programs for children. The 
specific goals of the evaluation are to assess the following: (1) The 
impact of each Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) enhancement 
demonstration model on participation and meal service; (2) The food 
security status among recipients of the home delivered meals and 
backpack demonstration; (3) The ``targeting accuracy'' in the Meal 
Delivery and Backpack demonstrations; (4) The process of project 
implementation in each SFSP enhancement demonstration; and (5) The 
total and component specific costs of implementing and operating SFSP 
demonstrations. Data will be collected by telephone, face-to-face, 
electronically, and over the internet.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or household; State, Local 
or Tribal Government; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,181.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 652.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14994 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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