[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64820-64821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25530]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 20, 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; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 
26, 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: Food Distribution Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0293.
    Summary of Collection: The Food Distribution Programs of the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 
assist American farmers and needy people by purchasing USDA donated 
foods and delivering them to State agencies that, in turn, distribute 
them to organizations who provide food assistance to those in need. The 
USDA donated foods help to meet the nutritional needs of: (a) Children 
from preschool age through high school in FNS Child Nutrition Programs 
and in nonprofit summer camps; (b) needy persons in households on 
Indian reservations participating in the Food Distribution Program on 
Indian Reservations (FDPIR) or the Food Distribution Program for Indian 
Households in Oklahoma (FDPIHO); (c) needy persons served by charitable 
institutions; (d) elderly persons participating in the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program (CSFP); (e) low-income, unemployed or 
homeless people provided foods through household distributions or meals 
through soup kitchens under the Emergency Food Assistance Program 
(TEFAP); (f) pre-school and school-age children, elderly, and 
functionally impaired adults enrolled in child and adult day care 
centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); 
and (g) victims of Presidentially-declared disasters and other 
situations of distress. The following authorizing legislation allows 
the Secretary broad authority to establish regulatory provisions 
governing accountability in the use of USDA donated foods by Federal, 
State, and private agencies: (a) Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); (b) Sections 6, 14, and 17 
of the National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1755, 1762(a), 
1766); (c) Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1733); (d) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended 
(7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and (e) Sections 4(a) and 5 of the Agriculture 
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS collects information from 
state and local agencies, for-profit and non-profit businesses, and 
individuals and households. This collection is mandatory for the 
states, local agencies and the businesses, but it is required to obtain 
or maintain benefits for the individuals and households. The 
information collected from the state and local agencies is used for a 
variety of program activities such as ordering USDA foods; arranging 
for their delivery to storage facilities; sharing information 
concerning inaccurate or incomplete orders; providing inventory data; 
applying to participate in the programs and preparing plans to initiate 
or continue program operations; recovering unused funds; responding to 
audits; conducting on-site reviews; reporting on financial status and 
administrative costs; and other program monitoring activities. The 
information collected from the individuals and households permits them 
to apply for benefits (including assistance during disasters or 
situations of distress) or to recertify their eligibility. FNS uses 
this information to manage the Food Distribution Programs and monitor 
the use of Federal funds.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and 
Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 638,170.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; and Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,161,151.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) National 
Disqualified List.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0584.
    Summary of Collection: Section 243(c) of Public Law 106-224, the 
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, amended 42 U.S.C. 1766 
(d)(5)(E)(i) and (ii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (NSLA) by requiring the Department of Agriculture to maintain a 
list of institutions, day care home providers, and individuals that 
have been terminated or otherwise disqualified from CACFP 
participation. The law also requires the Department to make the list 
available to State agencies for their use in reviewing applications

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to participate and to sponsoring organizations to ensure that they do 
not employ as principals any persons who are disqualified from the 
program. This statutory mandate has been incorporated into Sec.  
226.6(c)(7) of the Program regulations.
    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 
(FNS) uses forms FNS-843 Report of Disqualification from 
Participation--Institution and Responsible Principals/Individuals and 
FNS-844 Report of Disqualification from Participation--Individually 
Disqualified Responsible Principal/Individual or Day Care Home Provider 
to collect and maintain the disqualification data. The State agencies 
use these forms, which are accessed through a web-based National 
Disqualification List (NDL) system, to collect the contact information 
and the disqualification information and reasons on all individuals and 
institutions that have been disqualified and are therefore ineligible 
to participate in CACFP. The information is collected from State 
agencies as the disqualifications occur so that the list is kept 
current. By maintaining the web-based system, the Department ensures 
program integrity by making the NDL data available to sponsoring 
organizations and State agencies so that no one who has been 
disqualified can participate in CACFP. Without this data collection, 
State agencies would not be able to prevent individuals and 
institutions disqualified in other States from reapplying to 
participate in CACFP.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (as needed).
    Total Burden Hours: 784.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-25530 Filed 11-22-19; 8:45 am]
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