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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–11–0015]
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program;
Request for Extension and Revision of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension of and revision to the
currently approved information
collection for the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program.
DATES: Comments on this document
must be received by July 18, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Contact Gwendolyn
Holcomb, Business Development and
Quality Assurance Section, Processed
Product Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
STOP 0247, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0247, telephone: (202) 720–9939 and
Fax: (202) 690–3824; or Internet:
https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
OMB Number: 0581–0261 .
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years
from approval.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN)
Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance service to aid
schools and institutions participating in
the National School Lunch Program
(NSLP), School Breakfast Program
(SBP), Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP), and Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) in determining
the contribution a commercial product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements of these programs.
(See Appendix C to 7 CFR parts 210,
220, 225, and 226 for more information
on this program). The existence of a CN
label on a product assures schools and
other Child Nutrition Program operators
that the product contributes to the meal
pattern requirements as printed on the
label. However, there is no Federal
requirement that commercial products
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must have a CN label statement in order
to be included in meals served by
schools and institutions. AMS officially
opened the CN Labeling Program
Operations Office on January 19, 2010.
To participate in the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program, a manufacturer
submits a label application to AMS for
evaluation. AMS reviews the product
formulation to determine the
contribution a serving of the product
makes toward the food-based meal
pattern requirements. The application
form submitted to AMS is the same
application form that a manufacturer
submits to USDA’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) Labeling and
Program Delivery Division for review of
meat and poultry labels. Participation in
the CN Labeling Program is voluntary
and manufacturers who wish to place a
CN label on their products must comply
with CN Labeling Program
requirements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 15 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Manufacturers who
produce food for the school foodservice.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
110.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2530.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 632.50 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Gwendolyn
Holcomb, Business Development and
Quality Assurance Section, Processed
Product Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
STOP 0247, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0247, telephone: (202) 720–9939 and
Fax: (202) 690–3824; or Internet:
https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments received will be available for
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public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
All responses to this document will
be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 11, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–12141 Filed 5–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2011–0011]
Notice of Request for a New
Information Collection (Food Safety
Education Campaign—Tracking
Survey)
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
its intention to request a new
information collection for a tracking
survey associated with the upcoming
Food Safety Education Campaign.
FSIS is giving the public 30 days to
respond instead of the normal 60 days
because of the need to expeditiously
conduct the tracking survey so that the
Food Safety Education Campaign will
be able to begin in July as planned.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before June 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Web site provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this Web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–
ROMs, and hand- or courier-delivered
items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service, Room 2–2175,
George Washington Carver Center, 5601
Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5272,
Beltsville, MD 20705–5272.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-11-0015]
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program; Request for Extension and
Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this document announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension of and revision to the
currently approved information collection for the Child Nutrition
Labeling Program.
DATES: Comments on this document must be received by July 18, 2011 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Contact Gwendolyn Holcomb, Business Development and Quality
Assurance Section, Processed Product Branch, Fruit and Vegetable
Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-0247, telephone: (202) 720-9939 and Fax: (202) 690-3824; or
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
OMB Number: 0581-0261 .
Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from approval.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program is a voluntary
technical assistance service to aid schools and institutions
participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School
Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in determining the contribution a
commercial product makes toward the food-based meal pattern
requirements of these programs. (See Appendix C to 7 CFR parts 210,
220, 225, and 226 for more information on this program). The existence
of a CN label on a product assures schools and other Child Nutrition
Program operators that the product contributes to the meal pattern
requirements as printed on the label. However, there is no Federal
requirement that commercial products must have a CN label statement in
order to be included in meals served by schools and institutions. AMS
officially opened the CN Labeling Program Operations Office on January
19, 2010.
To participate in the Child Nutrition Labeling Program, a
manufacturer submits a label application to AMS for evaluation. AMS
reviews the product formulation to determine the contribution a serving
of the product makes toward the food-based meal pattern requirements.
The application form submitted to AMS is the same application form that
a manufacturer submits to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) Labeling and Program Delivery Division for review of meat and
poultry labels. Participation in the CN Labeling Program is voluntary
and manufacturers who wish to place a CN label on their products must
comply with CN Labeling Program requirements.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
Respondents: Manufacturers who produce food for the school
foodservice.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 110.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2530.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 23.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 632.50 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Gwendolyn Holcomb, Business Development and
Quality Assurance Section, Processed Product Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 0247, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-0247, telephone: (202) 720-9939 and Fax: (202) 690-3824; or
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
same address.
All responses to this document will be summarized and included in
the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 11, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12141 Filed 5-17-11; 8:45 am]
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