[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30431-30432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12818]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 21, 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
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other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
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: Evaluation of Demonstration Projects to End Childhood
Hunger.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of
2010 (Pub. L. 111-296), Congress added a new Section [42 U.S.C. 179d]
to develop and evaluate innovative strategies to ``reduce the risk of
childhood hunger or provide a significant improvement to the food
security status of households with children.'' This section mandates
research on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and the
testing of innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food
insecurity.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) will use the information gathered in the data collection
activities to describe the five demonstration projects; to determine if
the demonstration projects reduced food insecurity among children or
households food insecurity for households with children; and to compare
the relative effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the demonstration
project across sites. The data being collected is necessary to meet the
congressionally mandated requirement. Without the information, FNS will
not be able to produce the required annual Report to Congress.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 22,593.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 32,144.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12818 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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