[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65690-65691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27187]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 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 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: 7 CFR part 215--Special Milk Program for Children.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0005.
Summary of Collection: Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA)
of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-642, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the
Special Milk Program (SMP) for Children. It provides for appropriation
of such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem
in the public interest, to encourage consumption of fluid milk by
children in the United States in (1) nonprofit schools of high school
grades and under, and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child care
centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit
institutions devoted to the care and training of children, which do not
participate in a food service program authorized under the CNA or the
National School Lunch Act.
Need and Use of the Information: The SMP is administered at the
State, school food authority (SFA), and child care institution levels.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) collects information concerning
the operation of the program including the submission of applications
and agreements, submission and payment of claims, and the maintenance
of records. Without this information FNS would not be able to reimburse
schools and institutions in a timely manner to allow them to properly
administer the program. In addition, data reporting would be delayed
and the timely monitoring of program funding and program trends would
be affected.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,933.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion,
Monthly, and Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 14,914.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance for Victims of Disasters.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0336.
Summary of Collection: The authority to operate the Disaster
Supplemental
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Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is found in section 5(h) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, formerly the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as
amended and the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended by the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act of 1988 authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to establish temporary emergency standards of
eligibility for victims of a disaster if the commercial channels of
food distribution have been disrupted, and subsequently restored. D-
SNAP is a program that is separate from the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) and is conducted for a specific period of
time. In order for a State to request to operate a D-SNAP, an affected
area in the State must have received a Presidential Declaration of
``Major Disaster'' with Individual Assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection
concerns information obtained from State agencies seeking to operate D-
SNAP. A State agency request to operate a D-SNAP must contain the
following information: Description of incident; geographic area;
application period; benefit period; eligibility criteria; ongoing
household eligibility; affected population; electronic benefit card
issuance process; logistical plans for Disaster SNAP rollout; staffing;
public information outreach; duplicate participation check process;
fraud prevention strategies; and employee application procedures. The
Food and Nutrition Service reviews the request to ensure that all the
necessary requirements to conduct a D-SNAP are met. If this collection
is not conducted, D-SNAP would not be available to help meet the
nutritional needs of disaster victims.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 90.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27187 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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