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Background and Proposed Notice
ACTION:
AMS is reviewing all fresh fruit and
vegetable grade standards for usefulness
in serving the industry. As a result,
AMS has identified the U.S. Standards
for Grades of Eggplant similar varietal
characteristic requirement for possible
updating. AMS has observed that
mixing colors and/or types of eggplant
in a specialty pack is a current
marketing practice. The U.S. grade
standards presently require eggplant to
be packed with eggplant of similar type,
color and character of growth; there are
no provisions for mixed or specialty
packs. AMS proposes to revise the
similar varietal characteristic
requirement for the U.S. Fancy and No.
1 grades to allow mixed colors and/or
types of eggplant when designated as a
mixed or specialty pack. The following
language would be added to these two
grades: ‘‘* * * consists of eggplants of
similar varietal characteristics, except
when specified as a mixed or specialty
pack * * *.’’ AMS believes that
permitting mixed colors and/or type
packs will facilitate the marketing of
eggplant by providing the industry with
more flexibility that reflects current
marketing practices and consumer
demand.
AMS also proposes to eliminate the
‘‘Unclassified’’ category from the
standards. The unclassified section is
being removed from all standards when
they are revised. This category is not a
grade and only serves to show that no
grade has been applied to the lot. It is
no longer considered necessary.
This notice provides for a 60 day
comment period for interested parties to
comment on the proposed revisions to
the standards.
SUMMARY:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: February 3, 2012.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Commodity
Supplemental Food Program, the Food
Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations, and the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program; Title VI
Civil Rights Collection Reports
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
AGENCY:
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Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 revision of a
currently approved collection under
OMB No.0584–0025, Civil Rights Title
VI Collection Reports—Forms FNS–191
and FNS–101, for the Commodity
Supplemental Food Program, the Food
Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations, and the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 9, 2012.
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: Jane
Duffield, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 818,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Jane Duffield at 703–605–4385 or via
email to Jane.Duffield@fne.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 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, Room 818,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Jane Duffield at
703–605–4385.
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Title: Civil Rights Title VI Collection
Reports.
Form Number: FNS–191 and FNS–
101.
OMB Number: 0584–0025.
Expiration Date: May 30, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to
2000d–7, prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, color, and national
origin in programs receiving Federal
financial assistance. Department of
Justice (DOJ) regulations, 28 CFR
42.406, require all Federal agencies to
provide for the collection of racial/
ethnic data and information from
applicants for and recipients of Federal
assistance sufficient to permit effective
enforcement of Title VI. For purposes of
the Information Collection Notice only,
the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
employs program terminology in place
of the standard Title VI terminology
adopted by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and codified at 7
CFR 15.2. Thus, ‘‘State agencies,’’ ‘‘local
agencies,’’ and/or ‘‘operators’’ are the
program entities responsible for
fulfilling the data collection
requirements associated with ‘‘primary
recipients’’ and/or ‘‘recipients’’ as
defined by Title VI. Moreover, the
program terms ‘‘respondents,’’
‘‘applicants,’’ and/or ‘‘participants’’
refer to the ‘‘potential beneficiaries,’’
‘‘applicant beneficiaries,’’ and/or
‘‘actual beneficiaries’’ of Federal
financial assistance as defined by Title
VI. In order to conform with the
statutory mandates of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, DOJ
regulations, and USDA regulations on
nondiscrimination in Federally assisted
programs, the USDA’s Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) requires State
agencies to submit data on the racial/
ethnic categories of persons receiving
benefits from FNS food assistance
programs.
In all three programs, State and local
agencies collect racial/ethnic
information on the benefits application
form that applicants may complete and
file manually or electronically. The
application form must clearly indicate
that the information is voluntary and
that the race and ethnic information will
not affect an applicant’s eligibility or
level of benefits. It must also state that
the reason for the collection of the
information is to assure that program
benefits are distributed without regard
to race, color or national origin. All
three programs allow the individual to
self-identify his or her racial/ethnic
status on the application. Visual
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observation by a program representative
is used to collect the data when the
individual does not self-identify. In
either case the information is recorded
on the application form and entered into
the agency’s information system. The
Federal reporting forms do not identify
individual participants. Local agencies
use the two forms referenced above (i.e.,
the FNS–191 and FNS–101) to report
data on the Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP), the Food
Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations (FDPIR), and the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) to FNS as explained
below. FNS’ data collection requirement
for operators is found in the regulations
for the CSFP at 7 CFR 247.29(b), and for
the SNAP at 7 CFR 272.6(g); the
requirement for the FDPIR is found in
FNS Handbook 501.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal agencies. All State or local
agencies must submit the appropriate
form in order to receive Federal
assistance and comply with applicable
legislation. If a State or local agency
does not comply voluntarily, the State
or local agency is subject to fund
termination, suspension, or denial, or to
judicial action. Respondent groups
identified include: (1) CSFP local
agencies complete the FNS–191 (FNS
requires local agencies to provide
annually the actual number and racial/
ethnic designations of participants who
receive CSFP benefits during the month
of April); and (2) SNAP and FDPIR
State, local or Tribal agencies complete
the FNS–101 (FNS requires State, local
or Tribal agencies to report annually the
actual number of participants who
receive FDPIR and/or SNAP benefits in
the month of July).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 2,927. This includes: 192
for local CSFP agencies, 134 local FDPIR
agencies; and 2,601 for SNAP local
agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The local CSFP agencies
Estimated
number of
respondents
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
respond to the FNS–191 form once a
year, both the FDPIR and SNAP local
agencies respond to the FNS–101 once
a year.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,927 responses.
Estimated Time per Response:
Form FNS–191: The local CSFP
agencies submit Form FNS–191 at an
estimate of 2 hours per respondent
(including respondent time of 1.92 and
an additional recordkeeping burden of
.08 hours per respondent for
maintaining the response) or 384 total
hours.
Form–FNS 101: The local FDPIR and
SNAP agencies submit Form FNS–101
at an estimate of 2 hours per respondent
(including respondent time of 1.92 and
an additional burden of .08 hours per
respondent for maintaining the
responses) or 5,470 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5,854 hours. See the table
below for estimated total annual burden
for each type of respondent.
Total annual
responses
(Col. bxc)
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(Col. dxe)
Reporting Burden
SNAP local agencies, FNS 101 ...........................................
FDPIR local agencies, FNS 101 ..........................................
CSFP local agencies, FNS 191 ...........................................
2,601
134
192
1.00
1.00
1.00
2,601.00
134.00
192.00
2
2
2
5,202
268
384
Total ..............................................................................
2,927
1.00
2,927
6
5,854
Dated: February 3, 2012.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
proposed information collection for the
APEC–II Study.
Written comments must be
received by April 9, 2012.
DATES:
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—National School
Lunch Program and School Breakfast
Program Access, Participation,
Eligibility, and Certification Study II
(APEC–II Study)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on the
SUMMARY:
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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: Steven
Carlson, Office of Research and
Analysis, Food and Nutrition Service,
ADDRESSES:
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USDA, 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 email to
Steve.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 written comments will be open for
public inspection at the Office of
Research and Analysis, Food and
Nutrition Service during regular
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria,
Virginia 22302.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, and the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program; Title VI Civil Rights Collection Reports
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 revision
of a currently approved collection under OMB No.0584-0025, Civil Rights
Title VI Collection Reports--Forms FNS-191 and FNS-101, for the
Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Food Distribution Program on
Indian Reservations, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 9, 2012.
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: Jane Duffield, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 818,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Jane Duffield at 703-605-4385 or via email to
Jane.Duffield@fne.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 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,
Room 818, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Jane
Duffield at 703-605-4385.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Civil Rights Title VI Collection Reports.
Form Number: FNS-191 and FNS-101.
OMB Number: 0584-0025.
Expiration Date: May 30, 2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d
to 2000d-7, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and
national origin in programs receiving Federal financial assistance.
Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations, 28 CFR 42.406, require all
Federal agencies to provide for the collection of racial/ethnic data
and information from applicants for and recipients of Federal
assistance sufficient to permit effective enforcement of Title VI. For
purposes of the Information Collection Notice only, the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) employs program terminology in place of the
standard Title VI terminology adopted by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and codified at 7 CFR 15.2. Thus, ``State
agencies,'' ``local agencies,'' and/or ``operators'' are the program
entities responsible for fulfilling the data collection requirements
associated with ``primary recipients'' and/or ``recipients'' as defined
by Title VI. Moreover, the program terms ``respondents,''
``applicants,'' and/or ``participants'' refer to the ``potential
beneficiaries,'' ``applicant beneficiaries,'' and/or ``actual
beneficiaries'' of Federal financial assistance as defined by Title VI.
In order to conform with the statutory mandates of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, DOJ regulations, and USDA regulations on
nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs, the USDA's Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) requires State agencies to submit data on the
racial/ethnic categories of persons receiving benefits from FNS food
assistance programs.
In all three programs, State and local agencies collect racial/
ethnic information on the benefits application form that applicants may
complete and file manually or electronically. The application form must
clearly indicate that the information is voluntary and that the race
and ethnic information will not affect an applicant's eligibility or
level of benefits. It must also state that the reason for the
collection of the information is to assure that program benefits are
distributed without regard to race, color or national origin. All three
programs allow the individual to self-identify his or her racial/ethnic
status on the application. Visual
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observation by a program representative is used to collect the data
when the individual does not self-identify. In either case the
information is recorded on the application form and entered into the
agency's information system. The Federal reporting forms do not
identify individual participants. Local agencies use the two forms
referenced above (i.e., the FNS-191 and FNS-101) to report data on the
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) to FNS as explained below. FNS' data
collection requirement for operators is found in the regulations for
the CSFP at 7 CFR 247.29(b), and for the SNAP at 7 CFR 272.6(g); the
requirement for the FDPIR is found in FNS Handbook 501.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal agencies. All State or
local agencies must submit the appropriate form in order to receive
Federal assistance and comply with applicable legislation. If a State
or local agency does not comply voluntarily, the State or local agency
is subject to fund termination, suspension, or denial, or to judicial
action. Respondent groups identified include: (1) CSFP local agencies
complete the FNS-191 (FNS requires local agencies to provide annually
the actual number and racial/ethnic designations of participants who
receive CSFP benefits during the month of April); and (2) SNAP and
FDPIR State, local or Tribal agencies complete the FNS-101 (FNS
requires State, local or Tribal agencies to report annually the actual
number of participants who receive FDPIR and/or SNAP benefits in the
month of July).
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 2,927. This includes: 192 for local CSFP agencies, 134
local FDPIR agencies; and 2,601 for SNAP local agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The local CSFP
agencies respond to the FNS-191 form once a year, both the FDPIR and
SNAP local agencies respond to the FNS-101 once a year.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,927 responses.
Estimated Time per Response:
Form FNS-191: The local CSFP agencies submit Form FNS-191 at an
estimate of 2 hours per respondent (including respondent time of 1.92
and an additional recordkeeping burden of .08 hours per respondent for
maintaining the response) or 384 total hours.
Form-FNS 101: The local FDPIR and SNAP agencies submit Form FNS-101
at an estimate of 2 hours per respondent (including respondent time of
1.92 and an additional burden of .08 hours per respondent for
maintaining the responses) or 5,470 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,854 hours. See the
table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Estimated avg.
Estimated Responses Total annual number of Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses hours per total hours
respondents respondent (Col. bxc) response (Col. dxe)
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Reporting Burden
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SNAP local agencies, FNS 101.... 2,601 1.00 2,601.00 2 5,202
FDPIR local agencies, FNS 101... 134 1.00 134.00 2 268
CSFP local agencies, FNS 191.... 192 1.00 192.00 2 384
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Total....................... 2,927 1.00 2,927 6 5,854
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Dated: February 3, 2012.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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