[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 61373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25957]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 26, 2018.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by December
31, 2018 will be considered. Written comments 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. 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: Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review.
OMB Control Number: 0584-New.
Summary of Collection: Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1769) authorized and funded
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a farm
to school program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants
and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that
improve access to local foods in schools. To measure progress towards
increasing the availability of local foods in schools, the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) conducted a nationwide Farm to School Census in
2013 and 2015. The Farm to School Program uses data from the Farm to
School Census to assess farm to school programs and to set priorities
for outreach and technical support, as mandated under the NSLA. This
third iteration of the Census will allow FNS to make comparisons of
farm to school activities and trends nationally across time and help
contribute to a comprehensive review of farm to school activities over
the 10 year period since the USDA Farm to School grant program was
established.
Need and Use of the Information: This voluntary study will collect
information from State Child Nutrition and Agriculture directors,
School Food Authority directors of public and private schools, and
distributors. FNS will use the data collected from this study to
prepare a Comprehensive Farm to School Report that will include a
cumulative assessment of the scope, accomplishments, and potential of
the farm to school activities of FNS. The results of this study will be
used to improve the methods and tools used by FNS to describe the
impact and benefits of various farm to school activities administered
by grantees, schools, school food authorities, and other stakeholders.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 20,083.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: once; annually.
Total Burden Hours: 25,061.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-2)
Age 6 Extension.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0580.
Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111-296, Sec. 305) mandates programs under its authorization,
including WIC, to cooperate with the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) program research and evaluation activities. The
USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) serves a highly-vulnerable population: Low-income
pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children through their
fifth birthday who are at nutritional risk. The program provides
supplemental food packages, health referrals and nutrition education
for participants. The Age 6 Extension will follow children through the
year following the end of their WIC age eligibility, and provide data
to answer research questions relevant to WIC program and policy as well
as the nutrition and wellbeing of children up to the month of their 6th
birthdays.
Need and Use of the Information: This voluntary study will collect
information from the caregivers of former WIC children, State WIC
staff, WIC site staff, and health care providers. The study is needed
to provide the Food and Nutrition Service with information on the
factors that influence feeding practices and the nutrition and health
outcomes of children in the first five years of their lives, and during
their time of WIC age eligibility. The Age 6 Extension study will
expand the data collection to their sixth year of life, through the
first year in which they can no longer receive WIC services.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses
or other for-profit institutions; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,004.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Semi-annually.
Total Burden Hours: 4,415.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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