Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 44299-44300 [2011-18719]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44299-44300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18719]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE




Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request



July 19, 2011.

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 

information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 

Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.

    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 

control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 

required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 

a currently valid OMB control number.



Food and Nutrition Service



    Title: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Forms and 

Regulations.

    OMB Control Number: 0584-0447.

    Summary of Collection: The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 

Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is authorized by Public Law 

108-265, enacted on June 30, 2004, which amends Section 17(m) of the 

Child Nutrition Act (42 U.S.C. 1786 (m)). The purpose of the FMNP is to 

provide resources to women, infants, and children who are nutritionally 

at risk, in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods (such as 

fruits and vegetables) from farmers' markets, and roadside stands at 

the option of the State; to expand the awareness and use of farmers' 

markets; and, to increase sales at such markets. The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) will collect information from each state that receives a 

grant under the FMNP program in conjunction with the preparation of 

annual financial and recipient reports.

    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information from 

the state agency administering the FMNP to develop an annual financial 

report on the number and type of recipients served by both Federal and 

non-Federal benefits under the program. The information is necessary 

for reporting to Congress and for program planning purposes.

    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 

Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit.

    Number of Respondents: 7,992.

    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.

    Total Burden Hours: 23,917.



Food and Nutrition Service



    Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Repayment Demand 

and Program Disqualification.

    OMB Control Number: 0584-0492.

    Summary of Collection: Section 13(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 

requires that State agencies pursue collection action against 

households that have been over-issued benefits. To initiate collection 

action, State agencies must provide an affected household with written 

notification informing the over-issued household of the claim and 

demanding repayment.

    Need and Use of the Information: State agency personnel will 

collect the information from individuals collecting food stamp 

benefits. The State agencies must maintain all records associated with 

this collection for a period of three years so that FNS can review 

documentation during compliance reviews and other audits. Without the 

information, FNS would not be able to correct accidental or fraudulent 

overpayment errors in the Food Stamp Program.

    Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government; 

Individuals or households.

    Number of Respondents: 687,975.

    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.

    Total Burden Hours: 166,347.



Food and Nutrition Service



    Title: WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Study.

    OMB Control Number: 0584-0548.

    Summary of Collection: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 

for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was designed to improve the 

health of nutritionally at-risk, low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, 

and postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age. 

The program provides supplemental foods that are rich in nutrients 

known to be lacking in the target population; health and social service 

referrals; and nutrition education, including information about 

breastfeeding. Current recommendations of the American Academy of 

Pediatrics, the American Dietetic Association, the World Health 

Organization, and the U.S. government's Healthy People 2010 goals call 

for increases in the proportion of U.S. mothers who breastfeed their 

babies. WIC encourages breastfeeding as the best source of infant 

nutrition, and is working to meet the 2010 goals and improve the 

breastfeeding rates of WIC women relative to non-WIC participants.

    Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) will use an on-line survey to collect data from 86 State WIC 

agencies receiving FNS peer counseling grants on the implementation of 

the Loving Support peer counseling program. Results of the study will 

be used to: (1) Capture and disseminate information on implementing 

peer counseling programs



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using the Loving Support model, including lessons learned and 

successful approaches used by State agencies; (2) assess the additional 

technical and training needs of State agencies; and (3) provide 

information to FNS and other Stakeholders on how State agencies are 

using the peer counseling funding. Without this effort, FNS will not 

have the comprehensive, systematic description of the implementation of 

the Loving Support peer counseling program required to inform the 

future program decisions including expenditures of peer counseling 

funds.

    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.

    Number of Respondents: 1,896.

    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (one time).

    Total Burden Hours: 2,323.



Ruth Brown,

Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.

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