[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 54762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22948]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
September 8, 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 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: National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms (FNS 543 and
FNS 543A).
OMB Control Number: 0584-0474.
Summary of Collection: The National Hunger Clearinghouse FNS-543
form collects develops and distributes information and resources to
help build the capacity of emergency food providers to address the
immediate needs of struggling families and individuals while promoting
self-reliance and access to healthy food. The Clearinghouse includes
the National Hunger Hotline, which refers people in need anywhere in
the U.S. to food pantries, soup kitchen, government programs and model
grassroots organizations.
The FNS-543A is the instrument used to voluntarily collect
information about summer meal sites from State agencies. It collects
site name, location and operating details such as dates and times of
the day that the sites are in operation that provide summer meals to
children 18 years and younger in low-income communities during the
summer.
Section 26 of the National School Lunch Act, which was added to the
Act by Section 123 of Public Law 103-448 on November 2, 1994, mandated
that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) enter into a contract with a
nongovernmental organization to develop and maintain a national
information clearinghouse of grassroots organizations working on
hunger, food, nutrition, and other agricultural issues, including food
recovery, food assistance and self-help activities to aid individuals
to become self-reliant and other activities that empower low-income
individuals.
Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to
provide a resource for groups that assist low-income individuals or
communities regarding nutrition assistance program or other assistance.
The information aids FNS to fight hunger and improve nutrition by
increasing participation in the FNS nutrition programs through the
development, coordination, and evaluation of strategic initiatives,
partnership, and outreach activities.
Description of Respondents: State Agencies (55), Business or other
for-profit and Not-for-profit institutions (600).
Number of Respondents: 655.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 110.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-22948 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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