[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16649]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 8, 2013.
    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: Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant 
and Runaway Children for Free School Meals.
    OMB Control Number: 0584--New.
    Summary of Collection: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (NSLA), as amended, authorizes the National School Lunch Program 
(NSLP). Section 104 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act 
of 2004 added section 9(b)(4) to the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) to 
require local education agencies to directly certify, without further 
application, any child who is a member of a household receiving 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and also the 
certification of certain children who are homeless, runaway, or 
migratory.
    Need and Use of the Information: The purpose of this data 
collection associated with rulemaking is to comply with the 
requirements of Section 104 of Public law 108-265 for State agencies 
and local educational agencies. The intent is to improve school meal 
program access for low-income children, reduce paperwork for households 
and program administrators, and improve the integrity of the free and 
reduced price meal certification process.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20,858.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 52,145.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-16649 Filed 7-10-13; 8:45 am]
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