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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Food Distribution
Forms
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this information collection. This
collection is an extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection which FNS employs to
determine public participation and the
distribution of foods in the Food
Distribution Programs.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 13, 2009.
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 shall 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 that
were 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: Laura
Castro, Branch Chief, Policy Branch,
Food Distribution Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 500, Alexandria, VA 22302–1594.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Theresa Geldard
at 703–305–2420 or via e-mail to
Theresa.Geldard@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 500,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Laura Castro at
703–305–2694.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Distribution Forms.
Form Numbers: FNS–7, 52, 53, 57,
152, 153, 155, 663 and 667.
OMB Number: 0584–0293.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2009.
Type of Request: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Est. number
of respondents
Affected public
Number of
responses per
respondent
Abstract: The Food Distribution
Programs of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) assist American
farmers and needy people by purchasing
and delivering food to State agencies
that, in turn, distribute them to
organizations that assist those in need.
Effective administration of Food
Distribution Programs is dependent on
the collection and submission of
information from State and local
agencies to FNS. This information
includes, for example, the number of
households served in the programs; the
quantities of foods ordered, and where
the food is to be delivered; verification
of the receipt of a food order; and the
amounts of USDA foods in inventory.
FNS employs this information
collection activity to obtain the data
necessary to make those calculations.
Affected Public: Respondent groups
include: (1) Individuals and households;
(2) businesses or other for-profit
agencies; (3) not for profit organizations;
and (4) State, local, and tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 468,808. This includes
457,000 individuals and households,
500 businesses and other for-profit
companies, 11,211 private not-for-profit
organizations, and 97 State, local, and
tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The total estimated average
number of responses is 2.53 per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,366,928.39.
Estimated Time per Response: The
average response time is 0.28 hours per
response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: See the table below for
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
Total annual
responses
Est. total hours
per response
Est. total burden
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State, Local, and Tribal Governments .............
Private For-Profit ..............................................
Private Not-for-Profit ........................................
Individual ..........................................................
97.00
500.00
11,211.00
457,000.00
1,034.85
11.00
6.31
2.21
100,380.13
4,560.00
70,740.26
1,009,172.00
0.25
3.00
0.41
0.27
24,623.34
4,740.00
29,128.87
276,086.00
Total Estimated Reporting Burden ...........
468,808.00
2.53
1,184,852.39
0.28
334,578.21
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Est. number
of respondents
Affected public
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Est. total hours
per response
Est. total burden
Recordkeeping
State, Local, and Tribal Governments .............
Private For-Profit ..............................................
Private Not-for-Profit ........................................
Individual ..........................................................
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
182,076.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.25
2.89
0.00
1,611.97
45,536.25
691,974.80
0.00
Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden ...
0.00
............................
182,076.00
............................
739,123.02
Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
Reporting ..........................................................
Recordkeeping .................................................
468,808.00
0.00
2.53
0.00
1,184,852.39
182,076.00
0.28
0.00
334,578.21
739,123.02
Total ..........................................................
468,808.00
2.53
1,366,928.39
0.28
1,073,701.23
Dated: August 11, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E9–19538 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import
Licenses for the 2010 Tariff-Rate
Import Quota Year
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a fee of
$150 to be charged for the 2010 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license
issued to a person or firm by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
authorizing the importation of certain
dairy articles, which are subject to tariffrate quotas set forth in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United
States.
DATES:
Effective Date: August 14, 2009.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jorge Martinez, Dairy Import Licensing
Program, Import Policies and Export
Reporting Division, STOP 1021, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1021 or
telephone at (202) 720–9439 or e-mail at
jorge.martinez@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dairy
Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing
Regulation promulgated by USDA and
codified at 7 CFR 6.20–6.37 provides for
the issuance of licenses to import
certain dairy articles that are subject to
TRQs set forth in the HTS. Those dairy
articles may only be entered into the
United States at the in-quota TRQ tariffrates by or for the account of a person
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or firm to whom such licenses have
been issued and only in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the
regulation.
Licenses are issued on a calendar year
basis, and each license authorizes the
license holder to import a specified
quantity and type of dairy article from
a specified country of origin. The use of
such licenses is monitored by the Dairy
Import Licensing Program, Import
Policies and Export Reporting Division,
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA,
and the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a)
provides that a fee will be charged for
each license issued to a person or firm
by the Licensing Authority in order to
defray USDA’s costs of administering
the licensing system under this
regulation.
The regulation at 7 CFR 6.33(a) also
provides that the Licensing Authority
will announce the annual fee for each
license and that such fee will be set out
in a notice to be published in the
Federal Register. Accordingly, this
notice sets out the fee for the licenses to
be issued for the 2010 calendar year.
Notice: The total cost to USDA of
administering the licensing system for
2010 has been estimated to be $333,000,
and the estimated number of licenses
expected to be issued is 2,300. Of the
total cost, $280,000 represents staff and
supervisory costs directly related to
administering the licensing system, and
$53,000 represents other miscellaneous
costs, including travel, postage,
publications, forms, and Automated
Data Processing system support.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given
that the fee for each license issued to a
person or firm for the 2010 calendar
year, in accordance with 7 CFR 6.33,
will be $150 per license.
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Issued at Washington, DC, the 13th day of
July 2009.
Ronald Lord,
Licensing Authority.
[FR Doc. E9–19530 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
RIN 0578–AA48
Conservation Practice Technical
Assistance
AGENCY: Natural Resources
Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice; reopening of public
comment period.
SUMMARY: On June 12, 2009, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
published in the Federal Register a
notice for the purpose of: (1) Notifying
the public about the results of NRCS
compliance with section 1242(h) of the
Food Security Act of 1985, as amended;
and (2) to solicit public comment about
how to improve agency conservation
practice standards. The public comment
period closed on August 11, 2009. NRCS
is hereby reopening the public comment
period and amending the closing date
September 14, 2009 to ensure the
agency has received comments from a
broad segment of the agriculture sector.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
September 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
using any of the following methods:
• Government-wide rulemaking Web
site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending
comments electronically.
• Mail: Norman Widman, National
Agronomist, Ecological Sciences
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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Food Distribution Forms
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 this information collection. This collection is an extension,
without change, of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to
determine public participation and the distribution of foods in the
Food Distribution Programs.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 13, 2009.
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 shall 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 that were 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: Laura Castro, Branch Chief, Policy Branch,
Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 500, Alexandria, VA 22302-
1594. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of
Theresa Geldard at 703-305-2420 or via e-mail to
Theresa.Geldard@fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 500, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Laura
Castro at 703-305-2694.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Food Distribution Forms.
Form Numbers: FNS-7, 52, 53, 57, 152, 153, 155, 663 and 667.
OMB Number: 0584-0293.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2009.
Type of Request: Extension, without change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The Food Distribution Programs of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) assist American farmers and needy people by
purchasing and delivering food to State agencies that, in turn,
distribute them to organizations that assist those in need. Effective
administration of Food Distribution Programs is dependent on the
collection and submission of information from State and local agencies
to FNS. This information includes, for example, the number of
households served in the programs; the quantities of foods ordered, and
where the food is to be delivered; verification of the receipt of a
food order; and the amounts of USDA foods in inventory. FNS employs
this information collection activity to obtain the data necessary to
make those calculations.
Affected Public: Respondent groups include: (1) Individuals and
households; (2) businesses or other for-profit agencies; (3) not for
profit organizations; and (4) State, local, and tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 468,808. This includes 457,000 individuals and
households, 500 businesses and other for-profit companies, 11,211
private not-for-profit organizations, and 97 State, local, and tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The total estimated
average number of responses is 2.53 per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,366,928.39.
Estimated Time per Response: The average response time is 0.28
hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: See the table below
for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.
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Number of
Affected public Est. number of responses per Total annual Est. total hours Est. total
respondents respondent responses per response burden
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Reporting
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State, Local, and Tribal Governments.......................... 97.00 1,034.85 100,380.13 0.25 24,623.34
Private For-Profit............................................ 500.00 11.00 4,560.00 3.00 4,740.00
Private Not-for-Profit........................................ 11,211.00 6.31 70,740.26 0.41 29,128.87
Individual.................................................... 457,000.00 2.21 1,009,172.00 0.27 276,086.00
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Total Estimated Reporting Burden.......................... 468,808.00 2.53 1,184,852.39 0.28 334,578.21
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Recordkeeping
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State, Local, and Tribal Governments.......................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 1,611.97
Private For-Profit............................................ 0.00 0.00 182,076.00 0.25 45,536.25
Private Not-for-Profit........................................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.89 691,974.80
Individual.................................................... 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden...................... 0.00 ................ 182,076.00 ................ 739,123.02
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Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Reporting..................................................... 468,808.00 2.53 1,184,852.39 0.28 334,578.21
Recordkeeping................................................. 0.00 0.00 182,076.00 0.00 739,123.02
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Total..................................................... 468,808.00 2.53 1,366,928.39 0.28 1,073,701.23
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Dated: August 11, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E9-19538 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
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