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Title: Trends in Use and Users in the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Evaluation of the
Impact of the Summer Food Service
Programs Enhancement
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a new collection for
the purpose of conducting The
Evaluation of the Impact of the Summer
Food Service Programs Enhancement
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 8, 2011.
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: Steven
Carlson, Director, Office of Research and
Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Steven Carlson at 703–305–2576 or
via e-mail to
Steven.Carlson@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 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
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copies of this information collection
should be directed to Steven Carlson at
703–305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the Impact of the
Summer Food Service Programs
Enhancement Demonstrations on Food
Insecurity.
Form Number: Not yet assigned.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New Collection of
Information.
Abstract: The Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–80), Section 749(g), directed that
the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry
out demonstration projects to develop
and test methods of providing access to
food for children in urban and rural
areas during the summer months when
schools are not in regular session to
reduce or eliminate the food insecurity
and hunger of children and to improve
the nutritional status of children.
Demonstrations of enhancements to
existing Summer Food Service Programs
(SFSP) will carry out the demonstration
projects Congress directed USDA to
perform in this section.1 These
demonstrations will include the Home
Delivery Demonstration and the Food
Backpack Demonstration. The Home
Delivery Demonstration will offer
breakfast and lunch delivery to the
homes of eligible children in rural areas.
This demonstration will only operate in
rural areas, and only children identified
by school districts as eligible for free
and reduced-price school meals will be
eligible to receive delivered meals.
Children, age 18 and younger, normally
eligible to receive meals at SFSP sites,
will be eligible to receive weekend and
holiday meals under the Food Backpack
Demonstration Project. In addition, the
Act directed the Secretary of Agriculture
to provide for an independent
evaluation of the demonstration projects
using rigorous methodologies. The
Evaluation of the Impact of the Summer
Food Service Programs Enhancement
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity will
carry out the provisions of the Act.
The evaluation of these projects is
intended to provide policymakers with
clear, rigorous and timely findings to
make decisions about potential changes
to Federal summer feeding programs
during the next Child Nutrition
reauthorization cycle. Primarily, the
1 USDA is also conducting demonstrations of
Summer Electronic Benefits for Children
Household-Based demonstrations. Those
demonstrations are not part of this Information
Collection.
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evaluation will examine the impact of
the demonstration activities on program
operations, benefit usage within target
households, and food security. In
addition to impact measures, the
evaluation will document the process
and challenges of implementing the
demonstrations. The results will
provide valuable information should the
demonstration succeed and could lead
to policy changes. The evaluation will
gather data through surveys from
sampled eligible households during the
summer and fall of 2011. A third and
final household survey will be
conducted in summer 2012. In the
demonstration areas, roughly the same
number of households with eligible
children will be sampled from each of
two primary strata: treatment group
(participating children who have signed
up for the summer food program prior
to the summer break) and control group
(nonparticipating children).
Affected Public: Individuals/
Households; State, Local and Tribal
Government. State or tribal agencies,
usually departments of education or
health, oversee the administration of the
SFSP which is most frequently
conducted by local government,
particularly local education authorities.
Respondent Type: the parents/
guardians of individual school-aged
children in each demonstration area;
and State and local agency officials in
each demonstration area.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The maximum total estimated number
of respondents, assuming a 100%
response rate, is 6,320 (3,160 in 2011
and 3,160 in 2012). Over both years this
includes: 1,580 treatment and 1,580
Number of
respondents
(annual)
Estimated
annual
responses
Type of
respondent
Respondent type
Type of
instrument
Individual/Households.
State and Local ..
Parent-Guardian
Interviews ...........
3,160
1
3,160
1
3,160
State and Local
Agency Official.
Interviews ...........
100
1
100
1
100
............................
............................
3,260
........................
3,260
........................
3,260
Total Annual
Cost to Respondents.
Dated: December 23, 2010.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Frequency of
response
control parents/guardians (1 per
interviewed household) in each year;
and 100 State and local agency officials
in each year.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: There will be one
interview per parent/guardian and 1 per
State or local official.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
3,260.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average response time is 60
minutes (1 hour), as shown in the table
below.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The maximum total
estimated response time is 3,260 hours
in 2011 and 3,260 hours in 2012. See
the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent.
AGENCY:
to Teresa Benson, P.O. Box 280,
Cordova, AK 99574. Comments may
also be sent via e-mail to
tbenson@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
(907) 424–7214.
All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the
Cordova Ranger District (612 2nd Street,
Cordova, AK) or the Glacier Ranger
District (145 Forest Station Road,
Girdwood, AK).
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Prince William Sound Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
The Prince William Sound
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Cordova, Alaska. The committee is
meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343)
and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to review, discuss and
select projects to be funded thru the
Secure Rural Schools Act.
DATES: The meeting will be held January
14th and 15th, starting at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
upstairs of the Moose Lodge on 2nd
Street. Written comments should be sent
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Teresa Benson, Designated Federal
Official, c/o USDA Forest Service, P.O.
Box 280, Cordova, Alaska 99574,
telephone (907) 424–4742.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
The Prince William Sound Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will be
discussing and voting on proposals that
have been received from communities of
the Prince William Sound. The
proposals that may receive funding
would enhance forest ecosystems or
restore and improve land health and
water quality on the Chugach National
Forest and other near-by lands
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Time per
respondent
Annual burden
hours
including the communities of Chenega,
Cordova, Tatitlek, Valdez and Whittier.
The RAC is responsible for approving
projects with funds made available from
years 2008–2012.
The public is welcome to attend the
January 14–15 RAC meeting. Committee
discussion is limited to Forest Service
staff and Committee members. However,
public input opportunity will be
provided and individuals will have the
opportunity to address the Committee at
that time.
Persons who wish to bring related
matters to the attention of the
Committee may file written statements
with the Committee staff before or after
the meeting. Public input sessions will
be provided and individuals who made
written requests by January 12th will
have the opportunity to address the
Committee at those sessions.
Dated: December 21, 2010.
Teresa M. Benson,
District Ranger.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Evaluation of the Impact of the Summer Food Service
Programs Enhancement Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
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 proposed information collection. This collection is a new
collection for the purpose of conducting The Evaluation of the Impact
of the Summer Food Service Programs Enhancement Demonstrations on Food
Insecurity.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 8, 2011.
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: Steven Carlson, Director, Office of
Research and Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Steven
Carlson at 703-305-2576 or via e-mail to Steven.Carlson@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 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 Steven
Carlson at 703-305-2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the Impact of the Summer Food Service Programs
Enhancement Demonstrations on Food Insecurity.
Form Number: Not yet assigned.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet assigned.
Type of Request: New Collection of Information.
Abstract: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111-80), Section 749(g), directed that the Secretary of Agriculture
shall carry out demonstration projects to develop and test methods of
providing access to food for children in urban and rural areas during
the summer months when schools are not in regular session to reduce or
eliminate the food insecurity and hunger of children and to improve the
nutritional status of children. Demonstrations of enhancements to
existing Summer Food Service Programs (SFSP) will carry out the
demonstration projects Congress directed USDA to perform in this
section.\1\ These demonstrations will include the Home Delivery
Demonstration and the Food Backpack Demonstration. The Home Delivery
Demonstration will offer breakfast and lunch delivery to the homes of
eligible children in rural areas. This demonstration will only operate
in rural areas, and only children identified by school districts as
eligible for free and reduced-price school meals will be eligible to
receive delivered meals. Children, age 18 and younger, normally
eligible to receive meals at SFSP sites, will be eligible to receive
weekend and holiday meals under the Food Backpack Demonstration
Project. In addition, the Act directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide for an independent evaluation of the demonstration projects
using rigorous methodologies. The Evaluation of the Impact of the
Summer Food Service Programs Enhancement Demonstrations on Food
Insecurity will carry out the provisions of the Act.
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\1\ USDA is also conducting demonstrations of Summer Electronic
Benefits for Children Household-Based demonstrations. Those
demonstrations are not part of this Information Collection.
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The evaluation of these projects is intended to provide
policymakers with clear, rigorous and timely findings to make decisions
about potential changes to Federal summer feeding programs during the
next Child Nutrition reauthorization cycle. Primarily, the
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evaluation will examine the impact of the demonstration activities on
program operations, benefit usage within target households, and food
security. In addition to impact measures, the evaluation will document
the process and challenges of implementing the demonstrations. The
results will provide valuable information should the demonstration
succeed and could lead to policy changes. The evaluation will gather
data through surveys from sampled eligible households during the summer
and fall of 2011. A third and final household survey will be conducted
in summer 2012. In the demonstration areas, roughly the same number of
households with eligible children will be sampled from each of two
primary strata: treatment group (participating children who have signed
up for the summer food program prior to the summer break) and control
group (nonparticipating children).
Affected Public: Individuals/Households; State, Local and Tribal
Government. State or tribal agencies, usually departments of education
or health, oversee the administration of the SFSP which is most
frequently conducted by local government, particularly local education
authorities.
Respondent Type: the parents/guardians of individual school-aged
children in each demonstration area; and State and local agency
officials in each demonstration area.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The maximum total estimated number
of respondents, assuming a 100% response rate, is 6,320 (3,160 in 2011
and 3,160 in 2012). Over both years this includes: 1,580 treatment and
1,580 control parents/guardians (1 per interviewed household) in each
year; and 100 State and local agency officials in each year.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: There will be one
interview per parent/guardian and 1 per State or local official.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,260.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average response time is
60 minutes (1 hour), as shown in the table below.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The maximum total
estimated response time is 3,260 hours in 2011 and 3,260 hours in 2012.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Number of Estimated
Type of respondent Respondent type Type of instrument respondents Frequency of annual Time per Annual burden
(annual) response responses respondent hours
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Individual/Households........... Parent-Guardian... Interviews........ 3,160 1 3,160 1 3,160
State and Local................. State and Local Interviews........ 100 1 100 1 100
Agency Official.
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Total Annual Cost to .................. .................. 3,260 .............. 3,260 .............. 3,260
Respondents.
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Dated: December 23, 2010.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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