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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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July 1, 2008.
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
regarding: (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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Food Coupon Deposit
Document.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0314.
Summary of Collection: Section 10 of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
requires that all verified and encoded
redemption certificates accepted by
financial institutions from authorized
retail food stores shall be forwarded
with the corresponding coupon deposits
to the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) along
with the accompanying Food Coupon
Deposit Document Form (FCDD) FNS–
521. The FCDD is currently used in the
Food Stamp Program by banks and
financial institutions to redeem food
stamp benefits from authorized retailers
and to monitor the authorization of
firms for compliance and continued
eligibility in the Food Stamp Program.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will
collect information to track deposits of
food coupons. All financial institutions
use the FCDD when they deposit food
coupons at the FRBs. The information to
be collected is the name, address, and
unique check routing code of each
financial institution that deposits food
coupons on the face of every FCDD.
Without the FCDD, no vehicle would
exist for financial institutions, the FRB
and the FNS to track deposits of food
coupons.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 369.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 14.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–15290 Filed 7–3–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 1, 2008.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding: (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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: County Committee Election.
OMB Control Number: 0560–0229.
Summary of Collection: The Soil
Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)(B), as
amended, authorizes the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) to prepare a report of
election that includes, among other
things, ‘‘the race, ethnicity and gender
of each nominee, as provided through
the voluntary self-identification of each
nominee’’. The information will be
collected using form FSA–669–A,
‘‘Nomination Form for County FSA
Committee Election’’. Completion of the
form is voluntary.
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Need and Use of the Information: FSA
will collect information on race,
ethnicity and gender of each nominee as
provided through the voluntary selfidentification of each nominee agreeing
to run for a position. The information
will be sent to Kansas City for
preparation of the upcoming election.
The Secretary will review the
information annually. If the information
is not collected in any given year, the
Secretary would not be able to prepare
the report as required by the regulations.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 6,700.
information, KCCO could not meet
program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 920.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–15292 Filed 7–3–08; 8:45 am]
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Definitions
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The terms used in this notice have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Child
and Adult Care Food Program
regulations, 7 CFR part 226.
Food and Nutrition Service
Farm Service Agency
Title: Long Term Contracting System
(LTCS).
OMB Control Number: 0560–0249.
Summary of Collection: The Long
Term Contracting System (LTCS) is a
Web-based application that streamlines
the bid entry and evaluation function
for Long-term, Indefinite-Delivery,
Indefinite-Quality contracts. The Kansas
City Commodity Office (KCCO) will
generally issue invitation for bids to
purchase commodities for domestic
feeding program on an annual, semiannual, monthly, or quarterly basis;
however, invitation may be issued more
frequently depending on various
program requirements. Bid offers will be
received, evaluated and awarded within
the LTCS.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected will be processed
through the LTCS bid evaluation
program to determine optimal awards.
KCCO will analyze the results of the bid
evaluation and award contracts to the
responsible and responsive bidders
whose offers are most advantageous to
USDA in terms of the lowest overall
cost. The information is required to
procure agricultural commodities for
domestic feeding programs. Without the
regulations governing the Child and
Adult Care Food Program.
DATES: These rates are effective from
July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and
Program Development Branch, Child
Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594, 703–
305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Child and Adult Care Food Program:
National Average Payment Rates, Day
Care Home Food Service Payment
Rates, and Administrative
Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring
Organizations of Day Care Homes for
the Period July 1, 2008 Through June
30, 2009
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
annual adjustments to the national
average payment rates for meals and
snacks served in child care centers,
outside-school-hours care centers, atrisk afterschool care centers, and adult
day care centers; the food service
payment rates for meals and snacks
served in day care homes; and the
administrative reimbursement rates for
sponsoring organizations of day care
homes, to reflect changes in the
Consumer Price Index. Further
adjustments are made to these rates to
reflect the higher costs of providing
meals in the States of Alaska and
Hawaii. The adjustments contained in
this notice are made on an annual basis
each July, as required by the laws and
Background
Pursuant to sections 4, 11, and 17 of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a and
1766), section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) and
sections 226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 of the
regulations, notice is hereby given of the
new payment rates for institutions
participating in the Child and Adult
Care Food Program (CACFP). These
rates are in effect during the period, July
1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
As provided for under the law, all
rates in the CACFP must be revised
annually, on July 1, to reflect changes in
the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor, for the most recent
12-month period. In accordance with
this mandate, the United States
Department of Agriculture last
published the adjusted national average
payment rates for centers, the food
service payment rates for day care
homes, and the administrative
reimbursement rates for sponsors of day
care homes, for the period from July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008, on July 10,
2007, at 72 FR 37505.
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)
[Per meal rates in whole or fractions of U.S. dollars]
[Effective from July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009]
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
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[FR Doc No: E8-15292]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
July 1, 2008.
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
regarding: (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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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.
Farm Service Agency
Title: County Committee Election.
OMB Control Number: 0560-0229.
Summary of Collection: The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)(B), as amended, authorizes the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) to prepare a report of election that includes, among other
things, ``the race, ethnicity and gender of each nominee, as provided
through the voluntary self-identification of each nominee''. The
information will be collected using form FSA-669-A, ``Nomination Form
for County FSA Committee Election''. Completion of the form is
voluntary.
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Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information on
race, ethnicity and gender of each nominee as provided through the
voluntary self-identification of each nominee agreeing to run for a
position. The information will be sent to Kansas City for preparation
of the upcoming election. The Secretary will review the information
annually. If the information is not collected in any given year, the
Secretary would not be able to prepare the report as required by the
regulations.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 6,700.
Farm Service Agency
Title: Long Term Contracting System (LTCS).
OMB Control Number: 0560-0249.
Summary of Collection: The Long Term Contracting System (LTCS) is a
Web-based application that streamlines the bid entry and evaluation
function for Long-term, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quality
contracts. The Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) will generally issue
invitation for bids to purchase commodities for domestic feeding
program on an annual, semi-annual, monthly, or quarterly basis;
however, invitation may be issued more frequently depending on various
program requirements. Bid offers will be received, evaluated and
awarded within the LTCS.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be
processed through the LTCS bid evaluation program to determine optimal
awards. KCCO will analyze the results of the bid evaluation and award
contracts to the responsible and responsive bidders whose offers are
most advantageous to USDA in terms of the lowest overall cost. The
information is required to procure agricultural commodities for
domestic feeding programs. Without the information, KCCO could not meet
program requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 920.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-15292 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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