[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23170-23171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10323]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-17-0023]


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, 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 July 21, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.
    Additional Information or Comments: Contact Patricia Tung-Tayman, 
Contract Services Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, 
Specialty Crops Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0247, 
1400 Independence Ave SW., telephone: (202) 720-0367 and FAX: (202) 
690-1527; 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 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: 185.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1573.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 8.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 393.13 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

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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 Branch, 
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Programs, 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: May 16, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10323 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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