[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 17375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08344]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 22, 2019.
    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 May 28, 
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: 7 CFR part 215--Special Milk Program for Children.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0005.
    Summary of Collection: Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) 
of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-642, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the 
Special Milk Program (SMP) for Children. It provides for appropriation 
of such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of 
Agriculture, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem 
in the public interest, to encourage consumption of fluid milk by 
children in the United States in (1) nonprofit schools of high school 
grade and under, and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child care centers, 
settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions 
devoted to the care and training of children, which do not participate 
in a food service program authorized under the CNA or the National 
School Lunch Act.
    Need and Use of the Information: The SMP is administered at the 
State, school food authority (SFA), and child care institution levels. 
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) collects information concerning 
the operation of the program including the submission of applications 
and agreements, submission and payment of claims, and the maintenance 
of records. Without this information FNS would not be able to reimburse 
schools and institutions in a timely manner to allow them to properly 
administer the program. In addition, data reporting would be delayed 
and the timely monitoring of program funding and program trends would 
be affected.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,499.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion, 
Monthly, and Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,325.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08344 Filed 4-24-19; 8:45 am]
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