[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16623-16624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07120]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 24, 2015.
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
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 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
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technology 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. Comments regarding these information collections are
best assured of having their full effect if they are received within 30
days of this notification. 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: The Integrity Program (TIP) Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0401.
Summary of Collection: This is a request for extension, without
revision, to an existing collection. The Women, Infant, and Children
(WIC) Program regulations at 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5), requires State
agencies to report annually on their vendor monitoring efforts. The
data collected is used by States agencies as a management tool and at
the national level to provide Congress, senior FNS officials, as well
as the general public, assurances that every reasonable effort is being
made to ensure integrity in the WIC Program.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will collect information using forms FNS 698, Profile of
Integrity Practices and Procedures; FNS 699, the Integrity Profile
Report Form; and FNS 700, TIP Data Entry Form. The collected
information from the forms will be analyzed and a report is prepared by
FNS annually that (1) assesses State agency progress in eliminating
abusive vendors, (2) assesses the level of activity that is being
directed to ensure program integrity, and (3) analyzes trends over a 5-
year period. The information is used at the national level in
formulating program policy and regulations. At the FNS regional office
level, the data is reviewed to identify possible vendor management
deficiencies so that technical assistance can be provided to States, as
needed. Without the information, FNS would not have timely and accurate
data needed to identify and correct State agency vendor management and
monitoring deficiencies and to implement corrective actions.
Description of Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 90.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 38.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07120 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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