[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 69896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22338]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0053]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 December 11, 2023 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning 
this notice by using the electronic process available at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should reference the document number 
and the date and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register. 
Written comments may be submitted via mail to Standardization Branch, 
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, 
Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406. All comments received will be 
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at 
https://www.regulations.gov and will be included in the record and made 
available to the public. Please do not include personally identifiable 
information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or 
confidential business information that you do not want publicly 
disclosed. Comments may be submitted anonymously.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Tung-Tayman, Senior Food 
Technologist, Telephone: (202) 720-0367, or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
    OMB Number: 0581-0261.
    Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2024.
    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 that helps 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) determine a product's contribution 
toward the food-based meal pattern requirements. (See appendix C to 7 
CFR parts 210, 220, 225, and 226 for more information on these 
programs.) 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. There is no Federal 
requirement for commercial products to have a CN label statement in 
order to be included in meals served by schools and institutions. The 
label review program transferred from the Food and Nutrition Service to 
AMS in 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 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; 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: 203.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 812.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 203 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 has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, 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 information collection burden on those who respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22338 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P