[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13981-13982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05373]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FV-14-0007]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing 
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of 
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the 
currently approved information collection for the Child Nutrition 
Labeling Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 12, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Patricia Tung-Tayman, 
Contract Services Section, Inspection Branch, Specialty Crops 
Inspection Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., telephone: (202) 
720-0367 and FAX: (202) 690-3824; or Internet: http://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
    OMB Number: 0581-0261.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from approval.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program is a voluntary 
technical assistance service to aid schools and institutions 
participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 
Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and 
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in determining the contribution 
toward the food-based meal pattern requirements of these programs. (See 
Appendix C to 7 CFR Parts 210, 220, 225, and 226 for more

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information on this program). The existence of a CN label on a product 
assures schools and other Child Nutrition Program operators that the 
product contributes to the meal pattern requirements as printed on the 
label. However, there is no Federal requirement that commercial 
products must have a CN label statement in order to be included in 
meals served by schools and institutions. AMS officially opened the CN 
Labeling Program Operations Office on January 19, 2010.
    To participate in the CN Labeling Program, a manufacturer submits a 
label application to AMS for evaluation. AMS reviews the product 
formulation to determine the contribution a serving of the product 
makes towards the food-based meal pattern requirements. The application 
form submitted to AMS is the same application form that a manufacturer 
submits to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
Labeling and Program Delivery Division for review of meat and poultry 
labels. Participation in the CN Labeling Program is voluntary and 
manufacturers who wish to place a CN label on their products must 
comply with CN Labeling Program requirements.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Manufacturers who produce food for the school 
foodservice.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 202.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3030.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 757.50 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology. Comments may be sent to Patricia Tung-
Tayman, Contract Services Section, Inspection Branch, Specialty Crops 
Inspection Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., telephone: (202) 
720-0367 and FAX: (202) 690-3824; or Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received will be available for public 
inspection during regular business hours at the same address.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-05373 Filed 3-11-14; 8:45 am]
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