Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Food Programs Reporting System, 3080 [2011-1059]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 3080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1059]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Food Programs Reporting System

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 is a new collection for 
the electronic submission of programmatic and financial data through 
the Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS). The data is currently 
collected on approved Office of Management and Budget (OMB) forms.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 21, 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: Maeve Myers, Food and Nutrition Service, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 706, 
Alexandria, VA 22302. 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 Maeve Myers 
at 703-305-2158.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS).
    OMB Number: 0584NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is the Federal 
agency responsible for managing the domestic nutrition assistance 
programs. Its mission is to increase food security and reduce hunger in 
partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and 
low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition 
education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires 
public confidence. The domestic nutrition assistance programs include 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National 
School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), 
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children 
(WIC), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Food Distribution 
Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), the Emergency Food Assistance 
Program (TEFAP), and the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 
(SFMNP). Currently, the nutrition assistance programs managed by FNS 
touch the lives of 1 in 4 Americans over the course of a year.
    Federal nutrition assistance programs operate as partnerships 
between FNS, State, Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and local 
organizations that interact directly with program participants. States 
and ITOs voluntarily enter into agreements with the Federal Government 
to operate programs according to Federal standards in exchange for 
program funds that cover all benefit costs, and a significant portion 
of administrative expenses. Under these agreements, FNS is responsible 
for implementing statutory requirements that set national program 
standards for eligibility and benefits, providing Federal funding to 
States, ITOs, and local partners, and monitoring and evaluating program 
structures and policies to make sure that they are properly implemented 
and effective in meeting program missions. States, ITOs, and local 
organizations are responsible for delivering benefits efficiently, 
effectively, and in a manner consistent with national requirements. 
States and ITOs may operate all or some of the 15 different domestic 
nutrition assistance programs.
    The FNS is consolidating certain programmatic and financial data 
reporting requirements that are currently approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget, under the Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), 
an electronic reporting system. The purpose is to give States and ITO 
agencies one portal for the various reporting required for the programs 
that the States and ITOs operate. The data collected is used for a 
variety of purposes: mainly program evaluation, planning, audits, 
funding, research, regulatory compliance, and general statistics.
    Affected Public: State and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,095.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 18,485.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours. The average estimated time of 
response varies from .2-98 hours depending on respondent group and type 
of program report; therefore, FNS provided an estimate.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 97,163 hours.

    Dated: January 12, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1059 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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