Notice2023-22338
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
October 10, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an extension of and revision to the currently approved information collection for the Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 69896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22338]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-23-0053]
Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an
extension of and revision to the currently approved information
collection for the Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 11, 2023 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this notice by using the electronic process available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments should reference the document number
and the date and the page number of this issue of the Federal Register.
Written comments may be submitted via mail to Standardization Branch,
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway,
Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22406. All comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided, at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and will be included in the record and made
available to the public. Please do not include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or other contact information) or
confidential business information that you do not want publicly
disclosed. Comments may be submitted anonymously.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Tung-Tayman, Senior Food
Technologist, Telephone: (202) 720-0367, or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7635383a1714131a1f1811360305121758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c6f62604d4e494045424b6c595f484d024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
OMB Number: 0581-0261.
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance service that helps schools and institutions
participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School
Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) determine a product's contribution
toward the food-based meal pattern requirements. (See appendix C to 7
CFR parts 210, 220, 225, and 226 for more information on these
programs.) A CN label on a product assures schools and other Child
Nutrition Program operators that the product contributes to the meal
pattern requirements as printed on the label. There is no Federal
requirement for commercial products to have a CN label statement in
order to be included in meals served by schools and institutions. The
label review program transferred from the Food and Nutrition Service to
AMS in 2010.
To participate in the CN Labeling Program, a manufacturer submits a
label application to AMS for evaluation. AMS reviews the product
formulation to determine the contribution a serving of the product
makes towards the food-based meal pattern requirements. The application
form submitted to AMS is the same form that a manufacturer submits to
the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Labeling and
Program Delivery Division for review of meat and poultry labels.
Participation in the CN Labeling Program is voluntary; manufacturers
who wish to place a CN label on their products must comply with CN
Labeling Program requirements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
Respondents: Manufacturers who produce food for the school
foodservice.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 203.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 812.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 203 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, 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 information collection burden on those who respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-22338 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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