Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child Nutrition Labeling Program, 19047-19048 [E8-7239]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Child Nutrition
Labeling Program
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 the
proposed information collection. The
proposed collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection.
The purpose of the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program is to aid schools and
institutions participating in Child
Nutrition Programs in determining the
contribution a commercial product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements of these programs.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 9, 2008 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed
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 use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to: Tim Vazquez, Acting Team
Leader, Technical Assistance Section,
Nutrition Promotion and Training
Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Room
632, Food and Nutrition Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Tim Vazquez at (703) 305–
2609.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Child Nutrition Labeling
Program.
OMB Number: 0584–0320.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN)
Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance program to aid
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) in determining
the contribution a commercial product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements of these programs.
(See Appendix C to 7 CFR Parts 210,
220, 225 and 226 for more information
on this program). There is no Federal
requirement that commercial products
must have a CN label statement.
To participate in the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program, a manufacturer
submits product labels and formulations
to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
that are in conformance with the Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
label approval program for meat and
poultry, or United States Department of
Commerce (USDC) label approval
program for seafood products. FNS
reviews a manufacturer’s product
formulation to determine the
contribution a serving of the product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements. The application
form submitted to FNS is the same
application form that companies submit
to FSIS or USDC to receive label
approval. A CN label application is also
reviewed by FNS for accuracy.
Participation in the CN Labeling
Program is voluntary: only
manufacturers who wish to place CN
labels on their products must comply
with CN Labeling Program
requirements.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers
of food produced for school food
service. The annual reporting burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
269;
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 7.8;
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,098;
Estimated Time per Response: 0.75;
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,574.
ESTIMATE OF BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Summary of burden for this collection
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 8, 2008 / Notices
Dated: March 25, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E8–7239 Filed 4–7–08; 8:45 am]
Management and Budget in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
This program is listed in the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance
Programs under No. 10.557, and is
subject to the provisions of Executive
Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials (7 CFR Part
3015, Subpart V, 48 FR 29114, June 24,
1983, and 49 FR 22676, May 31, 1984).
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC): Income Eligibility
Guidelines
AGENCY:
Description
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION:
Executive Order 12372
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department announces
adjusted income eligibility guidelines to
be used by State agencies in
determining the income eligibility of
persons applying to participate in the
Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children Program (WIC). These income
eligibility guidelines are to be used in
conjunction with the WIC Regulations.
DATES: July 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Whitford, Branch Chief, Policy
and Program Development Branch,
Supplemental Food Programs Division,
FNS, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305–
2746.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This notice is exempt from review by
the Office of Management and Budget
under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action is not a rule as defined by
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601–612) and thus is exempt from the
provisions of this Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice does not contain reporting
or recordkeeping requirements subject
to approval by the Office of
Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786
(d)(2)(A)) requires the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish income criteria
to be used with nutritional risk criteria
in determining a person’s eligibility for
participation in the WIC Program. The
law provides that persons will be
income eligible for the WIC Program
only if they are members of families that
satisfy the income standard prescribed
for reduced-price school meals under
section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)). Under section 9(b), the income
limit for reduced-price school meals is
185 percent of the Federal poverty
guidelines, as adjusted.
Section 9(b) also requires that these
guidelines be revised annually to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
The annual revision for 2008 was
published by the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) at 73 FR
3971, January 23, 2008. The guidelines
published by HHS are referred to as the
poverty guidelines.
Section 246.7(d)(1) of the WIC
regulations (Title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations) specifies that State
agencies may prescribe income
guidelines either equaling the income
guidelines established under section 9
of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act for reduced-price
school meals or identical to State or
local guidelines for free or reducedprice health care. However, in
conforming WIC income guidelines to
State or local health care guidelines, the
State cannot establish WIC guidelines
which exceed the guidelines for
reduced-price school meals, or which
are less than 100 percent of the Federal
poverty guidelines. Consistent with the
method used to compute income
eligibility guidelines for reduced-price
meals under the National School Lunch
Program, the poverty guidelines were
multiplied by 1.85 and the results
rounded upward to the next whole
dollar.
At this time the Department is
publishing the maximum and minimum
WIC income eligibility guidelines by
household size for the period July 1,
2008, through June 30, 2009. Consistent
with section 17(f)(17) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(f)(17)), a State agency may
implement the revised WIC income
eligibility guidelines concurrently with
the implementation of income eligibility
guidelines under the Medicaid program
established under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.).
State agencies may coordinate
implementation with the revised
Medicaid guidelines, but in no case may
implementation take place later than
July 1, 2008.
State agencies that do not coordinate
implementation with the revised
Medicaid guidelines must implement
the WIC income eligibility guidelines on
July 1, 2008. The first table of this notice
contains the income limits by
household size for the 48 contiguous
States, the District of Columbia and all
Territories, including Guam. Because
the poverty guidelines for Alaska and
Hawaii are higher than for the 48
contiguous States, separate tables for
Alaska and Hawaii have been included
for the convenience of the State
agencies.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.
Dated: April 1, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator.
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
[Effective from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009]
Federal poverty guidelines—100%
Household size
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Bi-weekly
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[FR Doc No: E8-7239]
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 8, 2008 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Child Nutrition Labeling Program
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 the proposed information collection. The proposed collection is a
revision of a currently approved collection.
The purpose of the Child Nutrition Labeling Program is to aid
schools and institutions participating in Child Nutrition Programs in
determining the contribution a commercial product makes toward the
food-based meal pattern requirements of these programs.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 9, 2008 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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
proposed 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 use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Tim Vazquez, Acting
Team Leader, Technical Assistance Section, Nutrition Promotion and
Training Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Room 632, Food and Nutrition
Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Tim Vazquez at (703) 305-2609.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
OMB Number: 0584-0320.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance program to aid 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) in determining the contribution a
commercial product makes toward the food-based meal pattern
requirements of these programs. (See Appendix C to 7 CFR Parts 210,
220, 225 and 226 for more information on this program). There is no
Federal requirement that commercial products must have a CN label
statement.
To participate in the Child Nutrition Labeling Program, a
manufacturer submits product labels and formulations to the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) that are in conformance with the Food Safety
and Inspection Service (FSIS) label approval program for meat and
poultry, or United States Department of Commerce (USDC) label approval
program for seafood products. FNS reviews a manufacturer's product
formulation to determine the contribution a serving of the product
makes toward the food-based meal pattern requirements. The application
form submitted to FNS is the same application form that companies
submit to FSIS or USDC to receive label approval. A CN label
application is also reviewed by FNS for accuracy. Participation in the
CN Labeling Program is voluntary: only manufacturers who wish to place
CN labels on their products must comply with CN Labeling Program
requirements.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Type of Respondents: Manufacturers of food produced for school food
service. The annual reporting burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 269;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 7.8;
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,098;
Estimated Time per Response: 0.75;
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,574.
Estimate of Burden
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Est. annual Est. total Est. total
Summary of burden for this collection Number of responses per annual Est. hours per annual burden
respondents respondent responses response for this ICR
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
269 7.8 2098.2 0.75 1573.65
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[[Page 19048]]
Dated: March 25, 2008.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E8-7239 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
