Notice2023-09709
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys as Part of FNS Planning: Regulatory Actions, Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda, Program Changes, Research Studies, Outreach, Training and/or Development of Guidance
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May 8, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentFood and Nutrition Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. The purpose of this new collection is to collect qualitative and quantitative stakeholder feedback through meetings, focus groups, interviews, other stakeholder interactions and surveys, as well as requests for administrative data, as part of the planning process for FNS regulatory actions, the semi- annual Regulatory Agenda, research studies, outreach, training and the development of guidance.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29622-29623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09709]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys
as Part of FNS Planning: Regulatory Actions, Semi-Annual Regulatory
Agenda, Program Changes, Research Studies, Outreach, Training and/or
Development of Guidance
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. The purpose of this new
collection is to collect qualitative and quantitative stakeholder
feedback through meetings, focus groups, interviews, other stakeholder
interactions and surveys, as well as requests for administrative data,
as part of the planning process for FNS regulatory actions, the semi-
annual Regulatory Agenda, research studies, outreach, training and the
development of guidance.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the proposed
information collection burden, 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 burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Jamia Franklin, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, and Maureen Lydon, Chief of the Planning and
Regulatory Affairs Office, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th floor, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Comments may also be sent via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c58fa4a8aca4eb83b7a4abaea9acab85b0b6a1a4eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a9828e8a82cda591828d888f8a8da396908782cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a> and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ec3effbfcebebe0a0c2f7eae1e0cefbfdeaefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="327f53474057575c1c7e4b565d5c72474156531c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Jamia
Franklin at (703) 305-2403 or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b715a56525a157d495a55505752557b4e485f5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d49eb5b9bdb5fa92a6b5babfb8bdba94a1a7b0b5fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>. You
may also reach to Maureen Lydon at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87cae6f2f5e2e2e9a9cbfee3e8e9c7f2f4e3e6a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9a4889c9b8c8c87c7a5908d8687a99c9a8d88c78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title:
Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys as Part of
FNS Planning: Regulatory Actions, Semi-annual Regulatory Agenda,
Program Changes, Research Studies, Outreach, Training and/or
Development of Guidance.
OMB Number: 0584-New.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined. Expiration dates are normally
three years from OMB approval of new information collection.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The proposed information collection provides a means to
garner qualitative and quantitative stakeholder feedback, feedback from
state, local and/or Tribal agencies and implementers, feedback from
program participants, and existing administrative data, in an efficient
and timely manner.
This new FNS-wide generic information collection request currently
does not exist and would focus on the following:
<bullet> Discussion groups, focus groups, stakeholder meetings,
interviews and surveys that involve other than routine customer
feedback and may involve use of standardized questions such as focus
group discussion guides or surveys. These focus groups, meetings, other
stakeholder interactions, and surveys would involve stakeholders,
program participants, and state, local and/or Tribal agencies who would
potentially provide valuable input necessary for planning: (a) research
studies, including program evaluations such as impact or process
evaluations; (b) regulatory actions; (c) program changes; (d) outreach,
promotion activities and/or training for stakeholders and program
participants; (e) guidance, technical assistance documents, questions
and answers, to be issued by FNS; and/or (f) other necessary program or
policy analyses. The surveys would include both regular surveys and
pulse-type surveys. The pulse-type surveys differ in that they would
provide a real-time and reoccurring snapshot on key issues and give FNS
an immediate stream of data to understand current program needs.
<bullet> This generic ICR would also encompass the ad-hoc
collection of extant, administrative data from state, local and/or
Tribal agencies that administer the various FNS programs and/or
demonstration projects (including but not limited to the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservation demonstration projects).
These would be data that FNS knows are in existence and that state,
local and/or Tribal agencies regularly collect but do not necessarily
report to the Federal level. FNS is referring to data that are readily
available for a state, local and/or Tribal agency to provide, but that
FNS wouldn't collect on a regular basis.
<bullet> Information gathered could potentially yield qualitative
and/or quantitative information and, when appropriate, may be shared
outside the Agency (along with the context and parameters for the
subject information collection, and excluding personally identifiable
information).
<bullet> Data gathered through this collection will be combined
with information from many other sources
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and other inputs to inform program and policy decision-making.
This collection allows for ongoing, two-way collaborative and
actionable communications between the Agency and its state, local and/
or Tribal partners, program participants, and stakeholders. It also
allows feedback to contribute directly to the improvement and planning
of research studies, program changes, regulatory activities, guidance,
outreach and/or training activities. As individual collections occur
under this generic umbrella, consideration will be given to the
appropriate data sharing, equity issues and transparency per
collection.
Most but not all generic clearances may meet the following
conditions:
<bullet> The collections are often voluntary;
<bullet> The collections are often low burden for respondents
(based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per respondent);
<bullet> Any collection other than administrative data may be
targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have
experience with the program or similar programs, or may be impacted by
a program in the future;
<bullet> Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained; and
<bullet> Information gathered will yield qualitative and/or
quantitative information.
As a general matter, information collections do not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and does not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
A variety of instruments and platforms are used to collect
information from respondents. This includes but is not limited to
surveys, including pulse surveys not covered elsewhere, interviews,
stakeholder meetings, focus groups, discussion groups, and collection
of existing data from state, local and/or Tribal agencies via
electronic or other means. The information to be collected could focus
on a variety of Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs, or portions
thereof, including but not limited to the National School Lunch Program
(NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Program (FFVP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP), Food Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations (FDPIR), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), other child nutrition
and food distribution activities, the Farm to School program, the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC),
the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), the Senior Farmers
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), nutrition and policy promotion, and
any associated challenges in implementing programs or subsets of
programs. The annual burden hours requested of 43,360 are based on the
number of collections we expect to conduct annually over the requested
period for this clearance.
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Number of
Type of collection annual Total annual Total annual
respondents responses burden hours
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Surveys/Pulse surveys........................................... 37,180 93,425 27,110
Focus Groups/Discussion Groups/Stakeholder Meetings/Interviews.. 2,500 4,500 5,000
Administrative data collection and associated requests.......... 895 2,430 11,250
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Total....................................................... 40,575 100,355 43,360
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Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and
organizations, State, local or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40,575.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: Ranges from 1
response to 10 responses depending on category of respondent.
Estimated Annual responses: 100,355.
Estimated time per response: Ranges from 10 minutes per response to
10 hours per response depending on type of collection (that is, survey,
discussion group, or administrative data collection) and the nature of
the request.
Estimated Annual Burden hours: 43,360.
In summary, the total estimated annual burden is 43,360 hours and
100,355 responses. Thus, we are requesting 130,080 hours for our three
year burden estimate and 301,065 total responses for the three year
approval period. Current estimates are based on both historical numbers
of respondents from past projects as well as estimates for projects to
be conducted in the next three years.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-09709 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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