Notice2023-15484
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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Published
July 21, 2023
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Agriculture Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47100-47101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15484]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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
are requested regarding; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.
Comments regarding this information collection received by August
21, 2023 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days
of the publication of this notice on the following website
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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: Food Distribution Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0293.
Summary of Collection: The Food Distribution Programs of the
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
assist American farmers and needy people by purchasing USDA donated
foods and delivering them to State agencies that, in turn, distribute
them to organizations who provide food assistance to those in need. The
USDA donated foods help to meet the nutritional needs of: (a) Children
from preschool age through high school in FNS Child Nutrition Programs
and in nonprofit summer camps; (b) needy persons in households on
Indian reservations participating in the Food Distribution Program on
Indian Reservations (FDPIR) or the Food Distribution Program for Indian
Households in Oklahoma (FDPIHO); (c) needy persons served by charitable
institutions; (d) elderly persons participating in the Commodity
Supplemental Food Program (CSFP); (e) low-income, unemployed or
homeless people provided foods through household distributions or meals
through soup kitchens under the Emergency Food Assistance Program
(TEFAP); (f) pre-school and school-age children, elderly, and
functionally impaired adults enrolled in child and adult day care
centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);
and (g) victims of Presidentially-declared disasters and other
situations of distress. The following authorizing legislation allows
the Secretary broad authority to establish regulatory provisions
governing accountability in the use of USDA donated foods by Federal,
State, and private agencies: (a) Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); (b) Sections 6, 14, and 17
of the National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1755, 1762(a),
1766); (c) Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1733); (d) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and (e) Sections 4(a) and 5 of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
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Need and Use of the Information: FNS collects information from
state and local agencies, for-profit and non-profit businesses, and
individuals and households. This collection is mandatory for the
states, local agencies, and the businesses, but it is required to
obtain or maintain benefits for the individuals and households. The
information collected from the state and local agencies is used for a
variety of program activities such as ordering USDA foods; arranging
for their delivery to storage facilities; sharing information
concerning inaccurate or incomplete orders; providing inventory data;
applying to participate in the programs and preparing plans to initiate
or continue program operations; recovering unused funds; responding to
audits; conducting on-site reviews; reporting on financial status and
administrative costs; and other program monitoring activities. The
information collected from the individuals and households permits them
to apply for benefits (including assistance during disasters or
situations of distress) or to recertify their eligibility. FNS uses
this information to manage the Food Distribution Programs and monitor
the use of Federal funds.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 756,147.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; and Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,218,438.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15484 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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