[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9743-9744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04935]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information

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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 April 
17, 2019 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: Child Nutrition Program Operations Study II (CN-OPS II): 
Year 4.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0607.
    Summary of Collection: The objective of the Child Nutrition Program 
Operations Study II (CN-OPS-II): Year 4 is to collect timely data on 
policies, administrative, and operational issues on the Child Nutrition 
Programs. The study will help FNS obtain general descriptive data on 
the child nutrition programs' characteristics needed to help FNS 
respond to questions concerning those programs; obtain data related to 
program administration for designing and revising program regulations, 
managing resources, and reporting requirements; and obtain data related 
to program operations to help FNS develop and provide training and 
technical assistance to the State Agencies and School Food Authorities 
(SFAs) responsible for administering these programs. The Year 4 data 
collection will provide up-to-date information about Child Nutrition 
Program operations. This study is also necessary to implement Section 
28(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act which 
directs FNS to carry out annual national performance assessments of the 
National School Lunch and the School Breakfast Programs.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will survey State Child 
Nutrition and School Food Authority directors. FNS will use the data 
collected from the Year 4 study to describe and assess program 
operations, provide input for legislation and regulations on the Child 
Nutrition programs, and to develop pertinent technical assistance and 
training for program staff at the State and SFA levels. This data will 
also allow FNS to understand how recent and proposed legislation, 
regulations, policies, and initiatives change Child Nutrition program 
operations. The data collected from these studies will allow FNS to 
obtain a full national picture of program operations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,248.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,073.

Kimble Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04935 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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