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Vol. 71, No. 107
Monday, June 5, 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Procurement
Requirements for the National School
Lunch, School Breakfast and Special
Milk Programs
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
proposed information collections. The
proposed collection is a new collection
of information.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(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 the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (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.
Comments may be sent to Melissa
Rothstein, Chief, Program Analysis and
Monitoring Branch, Food and Nutrition
Service, Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be directed to Lynn Rodgers at
the above address or by telephone at
703–305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procurement Requirements for
the National School Lunch, School
Breakfast and Special Milk Programs.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: On December 30, 2004, FNS
published a proposed rule at 69 FR
78340 seeking to amend 7 CFR parts
210, 215, and 220, to revise the National
School Lunch, School Breakfast, and
Special Milk Programs, respectively,
regarding the use of Federal funds for
the provision of meals and milk for
school children under these programs.
This rule would prohibit a school
food authority from using funds in the
nonprofit school food service account
for expenditures made under an
improperly procured contract, including
any cost reimbursable provision of a
contract that permits the contractor to
receive payments in excess of the
contractor’s actual net allowable costs.
State agencies would also be responsible
for reviewing and approving contracts
between school food authorities and
food service management companies
prior to their execution.
This change will ensure optimum
utilization of funds in the nonprofit
school food service account. The burden
associated with the procurement
requirements will only affect schools
participating in the National School
Lunch or School Breakfast Programs
that contract with food service
management companies. The burden
associated with schools participating in
the Special Milk Program would be
minimal because milk is often the sole
procured item and the procurement is
generally handled at the school food
authority level. Therefore, this burden is
also carried in the National School
Lunch Program.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING BURDEN
Annual
number of
respondents
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National School Lunch Program State agency
review and approve procurements between
school food authority and contractor.
Total existing State .............................................
Total proposed State agencies ...........................
School food authority provide procurement materials to State agency for approval:
Total existing school food authorities .................
Total proposed school food authorities ...............
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government, Individuals or household,
Business or other for-profit, Not-forprofit institutions, and Federal
government.
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Number
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
7 CFR ...........................
57
22
0.167
209
210.19(a).
7 CFR 210.19(a) ..........
57
30
.4
684
......................................
......................................
1,648
1,648
1
1
.25
1.5
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,648.
Number of responses per respondent:
1.
Estimated total annual responses:
1,648.
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Hours per response: 1.5.
Number of recordkeepers: 57.
Estimated annual hours per
recordkeeper: 0.40.
Total recordkeeping hours: 684.
Total reporting hours: 2,472.
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Total Annual Burden: 3,156 hours.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for
Comment; Homeowner Risk Reduction
Behaviors Concerning Wildfire Risks
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on a new, one-time
information collection, Homeowner
Risk Reduction Behaviors Concerning
Wildfire Risks. The information will be
collected from homeowner groups, such
as homeowners associations, that have
been affected by wildfires.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before August 4, 2006 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Dr. Brian
Kent, Project Leader, Rocky Mountain
Research Station, Forest Service, USDA,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building A, Fort
Collins, CO 80526.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (970) 295–5959 or by e-mail
to bkent@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Rocky Mountain
Research Station, Forest Service, USDA,
2150 Centre Avenue, Building A, Fort
Collins, Colorado, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to (970) 295–5955 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Brian Kent, Rocky Mountain Research
Station, at (970) 295–5955. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Homeowner Risk Reduction
Behaviors Concerning Wildfire Risks.
OMB Number: 0596–New.
Expiration Date of Approval: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The threat of wildfire to
residents located in areas next to
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forested public lands has increased
significantly during the last decade. As
homeowners migrate to areas that are at
increased risk from wildfire, they face
important decisions regarding how
much risk to accept from various
sources. An important component of
making decisions regarding risk is to
understand the behaviors that are
effective at reducing the risk and the
information sources that are considered
reliable for risk reduction information.
To gain a better insight into
homeowners’ perceptions of wildfire
risk, behaviors that reduce wildfire risk,
and most effective methods of
communicating the risk of wildfire, it is
important to collect information directly
from the homeowners that are at risk.
The results of the collection will
provide important information for
public land managers and private
homeowners that will improve the
understanding of the issues and options
between both groups.
Homeowners located in the wildlandurban interface in areas that were
affected by wildfires, will be asked to
return surveys. The homeowners are
members of organized homeowners
associations and their participation is
voluntary. The survey will be presented
to three focus groups, each comprised of
seven Homeowner Association
members; after which, the survey will
be mailed to homeowners by Integrated
Resource Solutions in Boulder,
Colorado, operating under a Research
Joint Venture with the Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station in
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The type of information collection
will include: (1) Risk perceptions
regarding wildfire, (2) risk reduction
behaviors associated with wildfire, (3)
sources of information regarding
wildfires and wildfire risk reduction,
and (4) socio-economic information.
The data collected will be analyzed by
Forest Service researchers at the Rocky
Mountain Research Station and the
following cooperators: Drs. Ingrid and
Wade Martin of California State
University of Long Beach, Long Beach,
California, and Dr. Holly Bender of
Integrated Resource Solutions, Boulder,
Colorado. The results will be made
available to Forest Service land
managers, the respondents, and other
interested parties.
This information will enhance the
ability of Forest Service land managers
on National Forests to understand
public preferences regarding the
management of wildfire risk. Without
this type of information, Forest Service
land managers and the public will
continue to interact on the issues of
wildfire risk without a broad-based
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understanding of the factors that lessen
wildfire risk, factors that are important
to homeowners.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 20
minutes for homeowners; 1 hour for
each focus group member.
Type of Respondents: Homeowners
located in the wildland-urban interface
in the western United States.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,500 homeowners; 21
Homeowner Association focus group
participants.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 500 hours—homeowners;
21 hours Homeowner Association focus
group members.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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 burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: May 26, 2006.
Jimmy L. Reaves,
Associate Deputy Chief, Research and
Development.
[FR Doc. E6–8641 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Choccolocco Creek Multipurpose Dam
No. 11, Calhoun County, AL
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a
finding of no significant impact.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Procurement Requirements for the National School
Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs
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 proposed information collections. The proposed collection is a new
collection of information.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (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 the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (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.
Comments may be sent to Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Program Analysis
and Monitoring Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia
22302-1594.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be directed to Lynn Rodgers
at the above address or by telephone at 703-305-2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch,
School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: On December 30, 2004, FNS published a proposed rule at 69
FR 78340 seeking to amend 7 CFR parts 210, 215, and 220, to revise the
National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Special Milk Programs,
respectively, regarding the use of Federal funds for the provision of
meals and milk for school children under these programs.
This rule would prohibit a school food authority from using funds
in the nonprofit school food service account for expenditures made
under an improperly procured contract, including any cost reimbursable
provision of a contract that permits the contractor to receive payments
in excess of the contractor's actual net allowable costs. State
agencies would also be responsible for reviewing and approving
contracts between school food authorities and food service management
companies prior to their execution.
This change will ensure optimum utilization of funds in the
nonprofit school food service account. The burden associated with the
procurement requirements will only affect schools participating in the
National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs that contract with
food service management companies. The burden associated with schools
participating in the Special Milk Program would be minimal because milk
is often the sole procured item and the procurement is generally
handled at the school food authority level. Therefore, this burden is
also carried in the National School Lunch Program.
Estimated Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual number Number
Section of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2National School Lunch Program 7 CFR........... 57 22 0.167 209
State agency review and
approve procurements between
school food authority and
contractor.
Total existing State.......... 210.19(a).......
Total proposed State agencies. 7 CFR 210.19(a). 57 30 .4 684
School food authority provide
procurement materials to
State agency for approval:
Total existing school food ................ 1,648 1 .25 412
authorities.
Total proposed school food ................ 1,648 1 1.5 2,472
authorities.
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Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, Individuals or
household, Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions,
and Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,648.
Number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual responses: 1,648.
Hours per response: 1.5.
Number of recordkeepers: 57.
Estimated annual hours per recordkeeper: 0.40.
Total recordkeeping hours: 684.
Total reporting hours: 2,472.
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Total Annual Burden: 3,156 hours.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8655 Filed 6-2-06; 8:45 am]
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