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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Form FNS–798 and
FNS–798A, WIC Financial Management
and Participation Report With
Addendum
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
proposed information collections.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
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 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
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Debra Whitford, Director, Supplemental
Food Programs Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Joan Carroll at
703–305–2196 or via e-mail to
Joan.Carroll@fns.usda.gov.
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, Alexandria, Virginia
22302, Room 518.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval, and will become a
matter of public record.
SUMMARY:
Renewal of the Advisory Committee on
Biotechnology and 21st Century
Agriculture
Office of the Under Secretary,
Research, Education, and Economics,
USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Secretary of Agriculture
intends to renew the Advisory
Committee on Biotechnology and 21st
Century Agriculture (AC21) for a 2-year
period.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions should be addressed to
Michael Schechtman, Designated
Federal Official, telephone (202) 720–
3817; fax (202) 690–4265; e-mail
michael.schechtman@ars.usda.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Advisory Committee Purpose: USDA
supports the responsible development
and application of biotechnology within
the global food and agricultural system.
Biotechnology intersects many of the
policies, programs and functions of
USDA. The charge for the AC21 is twofold: To examine the long-term impacts
of biotechnology on the U.S. food and
agriculture system and USDA; and to
provide guidance to USDA on pressing
individual issues, identified by the
Office of the Secretary, related to the
application of biotechnology in
agriculture. The AC21 will meet in
Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per
year.
Catherine Woteki,
Under Secretary for Research, Education,
Economics.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
form and instructions should be
directed to: Joan Carroll, (703) 305–
2729.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WIC Financial Management and
Participation Report with Addendum.
OMB Number: 0584–0045.
Form Number: FNS 798 and FNS
798A.
Expiration Date: 09–30–2011.
Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection Form.
Abstract: Section 17(f)(4) of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(f)(4)) provides that ‘‘State agencies
shall submit monthly financial reports
and participation data to the Secretary’’
(See also 7 CFR 246.25(b)(1)). The WIC
Financial Management and
Participation Report with Addendum
(FNS–798 and FNS–798A) are the forms
State agencies complete to comply with
this requirement. FNS and State
agencies use the reported information
for program monitoring, funds
management, budget projections,
monitoring caseload, policy
development, and responding to
requests from Congress and interested
parties.
In addition, nonentitlement programs,
such as the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC), are required to
conduct an annual closeout and
reconciliation of grants. Departmental
regulations at 7 CFR 3016.23(b) require
that ‘‘[a] grantee must liquidate all
obligations incurred under the award
not later than 90 days after the end of
the funding period (or as specified in a
program regulation) to coincide with the
submission of the annual Federal
Financial Report (SF–425).’’ WIC
Program regulations at 7 CFR
246.17(b)(2) instruct State agencies to
‘‘submit to FNS, within 120 days after
the end of the fiscal year, final fiscal
year closeout reports.’’ The final WIC
Financial Management and
Participation Report (FNS–798)
submitted for the year with its
addendum (FNS–798A) are used as a
substitute for the SF–425, because they
maintain the integrity of WIC’s two
grant components (food and nutrition
services and administration (NSA)) as
well as the four NSA grant components
(program management, client services,
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nutrition education, and breastfeeding
promotion and support).
The proposed revision of the WIC
Financial Management and
Participation Report (FNS–798) and its
addendum (FNS–798A) will modify the
format for reporting unliquidated NSA
obligations. The current FNS–798
requires unliquidated NSA obligations
to be reported in the columns
corresponding to the 12 months of the
fiscal year in which the obligations are
incurred. These obligation amounts are
then revised downward as outlays and
deobligations are made. WIC State
agencies have determined reporting
downward adjustments for outlays and
deobligations is more laborious when
reported by obligation month rather
than as an adjustment to a cumulative
amount. Therefore, the proposed
revision will return to a prior format to
allow WIC State agencies to report
unliquidated NSA obligations as a
cumulative year-to-date total.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 3.35 hours per
response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. The total annual burden
on respondents was previously 4,523
hours. This revision does not change the
total annual burden of 190 hours.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Agencies: Respondent Type:
Directors or Administrators of WIC state
agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90
respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 15.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,523 hours.
Dated: January 12, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Food Additives
Office of the Under Secretary
for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, are sponsoring a
public meeting on February 22, 2011.
The objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
United States (U.S.) positions that will
be discussed at the 43rd Session of the
Codex Committee on Food Additives
(CCFA) of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex), which will be
held in Xiamen (Fujian Province),
China, March 14–18, 2011. The Under
Secretary for Food Safety and FDA
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
43rd Session of the CCFA and to
address items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 22, 2011, from
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in The Auditorium (1A003), FDA,
Harvey Wiley Federal Building, 5100
Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740.
Documents related to the 43rd Session
of the CCFA will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
Dennis Keefe, U.S. Delegate to the
43rd Session of the CCFA, and FDA
invite U.S. interested parties to submit
their comments electronically to the
following e-mail address: cfsanccfa@fda.hhs.gov.
Registration: Attendees may register
electronically at the same e-mail address
provided above by February 18, 2011.
Early registration is encouraged because
it will expedite entry into the building
and its parking area. If you require
parking, please include the vehicle
make and tag number when you register.
Because the meeting will be held in a
Federal building, you should also bring
photo identification and plan for
adequate time to pass through security
screening systems. Attendees who are
not able to attend the meeting in-person
but wish to participate may do so by
phone. Those wishing to participate by
phone should request the call-in
number and conference code when they
register for the meeting.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
43RD SESSION OF THE CCFA CONTACT:
Dennis M. Keefe, PhD, Director, Senior
Science and Policy Staff, Office of Food
Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)/FDA,
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HFS–205, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740, Telephone:
(301) 436–1200, Fax: (301) 436–2972,
e-mail: dennis.keefe@fda.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PUBLIC MEETING CONTACT: Jannavi R.
Srinivasan, PhD, Chemistry Reviewer,
Division of Biotech and GRAS Notice
Review, Office of Food Additive Safety,
CFSAN/FDA, HFS–255, 5100 Paint
Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
20740, Telephone: (301) 436–1199, Fax:
(301) 436–2965, e-mail:
jannavi.srinivasan@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Codex was established in 1963 by two
United Nations organizations, the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the World Health Organization (WHO).
Through adoption of food standards,
codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used
in trade.
The CCFA establishes or endorses
permitted maximum levels for
individual additives; prepares priority
lists of food additives for risk
assessment by the Joint FAO/WHO
Expert Committee on Food Additives
(JECFA); assigns functional classes to
individual food additives; recommends
specifications of identity and purity for
food additives for adoption by Codex;
considers methods of analysis for the
determination of additives in food; and
considers and elaborates standards or
codes for related subjects, such as
labeling of food additives when sold as
such.
The Committee is hosted by China.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 43rd Session of the CCFA will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters referred by Codex and other
Codex committees and task forces.
• Matters of interest arising from
FAO/WHO and from the 73rd Meeting
of the JECFA.
• Endorsement and revision of
maximum levels for food additives and
processing aids in Codex standards.
• Discussion paper on food additive
provisions in the Standard for infant
formulas and formula for special
medical purposes (CODEX STAN 72–
1981).
• Discussion paper on the alignment
of the food additive provisions of the
standards for meat products and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request Form FNS-798 and FNS-798A, WIC Financial Management and
Participation Report With Addendum
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 proposed information collections.
DATES: Written comments on this notice 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 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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Debra
Whitford, Director, Supplemental Food Programs Division, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Joan Carroll at 703-305-2196 or via e-mail
to Joan.Carroll@fns.usda.gov.
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,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 518.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection form and instructions should be
directed to: Joan Carroll, (703) 305-2729.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: WIC Financial Management and Participation Report with
Addendum.
OMB Number: 0584-0045.
Form Number: FNS 798 and FNS 798A.
Expiration Date: 09-30-2011.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection Form.
Abstract: Section 17(f)(4) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786(f)(4)) provides that ``State agencies shall submit monthly
financial reports and participation data to the Secretary'' (See also 7
CFR 246.25(b)(1)). The WIC Financial Management and Participation
Report with Addendum (FNS-798 and FNS-798A) are the forms State
agencies complete to comply with this requirement. FNS and State
agencies use the reported information for program monitoring, funds
management, budget projections, monitoring caseload, policy
development, and responding to requests from Congress and interested
parties.
In addition, nonentitlement programs, such as the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC),
are required to conduct an annual closeout and reconciliation of
grants. Departmental regulations at 7 CFR 3016.23(b) require that ``[a]
grantee must liquidate all obligations incurred under the award not
later than 90 days after the end of the funding period (or as specified
in a program regulation) to coincide with the submission of the annual
Federal Financial Report (SF-425).'' WIC Program regulations at 7 CFR
246.17(b)(2) instruct State agencies to ``submit to FNS, within 120
days after the end of the fiscal year, final fiscal year closeout
reports.'' The final WIC Financial Management and Participation Report
(FNS-798) submitted for the year with its addendum (FNS-798A) are used
as a substitute for the SF-425, because they maintain the integrity of
WIC's two grant components (food and nutrition services and
administration (NSA)) as well as the four NSA grant components (program
management, client services,
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nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support).
The proposed revision of the WIC Financial Management and
Participation Report (FNS-798) and its addendum (FNS-798A) will modify
the format for reporting unliquidated NSA obligations. The current FNS-
798 requires unliquidated NSA obligations to be reported in the columns
corresponding to the 12 months of the fiscal year in which the
obligations are incurred. These obligation amounts are then revised
downward as outlays and deobligations are made. WIC State agencies have
determined reporting downward adjustments for outlays and deobligations
is more laborious when reported by obligation month rather than as an
adjustment to a cumulative amount. Therefore, the proposed revision
will return to a prior format to allow WIC State agencies to report
unliquidated NSA obligations as a cumulative year-to-date total.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 3.35 hours per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. The total annual burden on respondents
was previously 4,523 hours. This revision does not change the total
annual burden of 190 hours.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Agencies: Respondent Type:
Directors or Administrators of WIC state agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90 respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,523 hours.
Dated: January 12, 2011.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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