Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form, 37869-37870 [2012-15387]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
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June 19, 2012.
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
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number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Requirements of Recognizing
the Animal Health Status of Foreign
Regions.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0219.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in Title X, Subtitle E,
Sections 10401–18, of Public Law 107–
171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) is responsible for,
among other things, protecting the
health of our Nation’s livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the
introduction and spread of serious
diseases and pests of livestock and
poultry and for eradicating such
diseases and pests from the United
States when feasible. The regulations in
9 CFR part 92, ‘‘Importation of Animals
and Animal Products: Procedures for
Requesting Recognition of Regions,’’ set
out the process by which a foreign
government may request recognition of
the animal health status of a region or
approval to export animals or animal
products to the United States based on
the risk associated with animals or
animal products from that region. Each
request must include information about
the region.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect information that
might include: (1) The authority,
organization, and infrastructure of the
Veterinary Service Organization in the
region; (2) disease status; (3) the status
of adjacent regions with respect to the
agent; (4) the extent of an active disease
control program, if any, if the agent is
known to exist in the region; (5) the
vaccination status of the region, when
was the last vaccination, what is the
extent of vaccination if it is currently
used, and what vaccine is being used;
(6) the degree to which the region is
separated from adjacent regions of
higher risk through physical or other
barriers; (7) the extent to which
movement of animal and animal
products is controlled from regions of
higher risk, and the level of biosecurity
regarding such movements; (8) livestock
demographics and marketing practices
in the region; (9) the type and extent of
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surveillance in the region, e.g., is it
passive and/or active, what is the
quantity and quality of sampling and
testing; (10) diagnostic laboratory
capabilities, and (11) policies and
infrastructure for animal disease control
in the region, i.e., emergency response
capacity. Without the information the
U.S. livestock and poultry industries
could suffer serious economic losses as
the result of such an incursion, as the
value of their products would be
diminished both domestically and
internationally.
Description of Respondents: Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 120.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—National Hunger
Clearinghouse Database Form
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 for the
National Hunger Clearinghouse.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 24, 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 used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
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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: Raymond
Magee, Program Analyst, Office of
Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and
Outreach, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1400,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
Raymond.Magee@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 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 1400
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 Raymond Magee,
Program Analyst, at 703–305–2657.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Hunger Clearinghouse
Database Form.
Form: FNS 543.
OMB Number: 0584–0474.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 26(d) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) (the Act), which
was added to the Act by section 123 of
Public Law 103–448 on November 2,
1994, mandated that FNS enter into a
contract with a non-governmental
organization to establish and maintain
an information clearinghouse (named
‘‘USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse’’ or ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) for
groups that assist low-income
individuals or communities regarding
nutrition assistance programs or other
assistance. FNS awarded this contract to
the national hunger advocacy
organization World Hunger Year (WHY)
of New York, NY. Section 26(d) was
amended by section 112 of Public Law
105–336 on October 31, 1998, to extend
funding for the Clearinghouse (now
called ‘‘National Hunger Clearinghouse’’
or ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) through fiscal year
2003. This Act was amended again by
Public Law 108–265 on June 30, 2004,
and provided increased funding for the
Clearinghouse through fiscal year 2008.
Section 26(d) of this Act was amended
again by Public Law 110–246 on
October 1, 2008, to extend funding for
the Clearinghouse through fiscal year
2010 with the option for four one-year
renewals.
The Clearinghouse includes a
database (FNS–543) of nongovernmental, grassroots programs that
work in the areas of hunger and
nutrition, as well as a mailing list of
relevant local governmental agencies.
Under the original contract,
Clearinghouse staff established the
database by reviewing relevant
programs of organizations contained in
several existing mailing lists. Program
and mailing information about
organizations pulled from these lists
were collected and entered into the
database once each contract year via a
mail survey with follow up to ensure
high response rates. Surveys (FNS–543)
are also completed on-line at https://
www.whyhunger.org/joinTheNetwork/
governmentInfo. Survey questionnaires
will continue to be sent out under the
current contract. From this information
collection, the following information
was determined:
Estimate of the Burden: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average Ten
(10) minutes to complete the survey (the
survey includes one two-page
instrument). There is no recordkeeping
involved.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, as well as non-profit
organizations, and organizations
providing nutrition assistance services
to the public.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,750.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: One (1) response per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,750.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .167.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 292.25 hours.
Affected public
Est. number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Total
estimated
annual
responses
Estimated time
per response
Total
estimated burden hours
Businesses and non-profits .................................................
1,750
1
1,750
.167
292.25
Dated: June 18, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).
Title: Computer and Internet Use
Supplement to the Census Bureau’s
Current Population Survey (formerly
Broadband Subscription and Usage
Survey Supplement to the Census
Bureau’s Current Population Survey).
OMB Control Number: 0660–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved collection).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
54,000.
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Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,700.
Needs and Uses: NTIA proposes to
add 12 questions to the U.S. Census
Bureau’s October 2012 Current
Population Survey (CPS) in order to
gather reliable data on broadband (also
known as high-speed Internet) use by
U.S. households. President Obama has
established a national goal of universal,
affordable broadband access for all
Americans (https://www.whitehouse.gov/
sites/default/files/20091217-recoveryact-investments-broadband.pdf). To that
end, the Administration is working with
Congress, the Federal Communications
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form
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 for the National Hunger
Clearinghouse.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 24, 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 used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be
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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: Raymond Magee, Program Analyst, Office of
Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and Outreach, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1400, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via email to
Raymond.Magee@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 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 1400 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 Raymond
Magee, Program Analyst, at 703-305-2657.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form.
Form: FNS 543.
OMB Number: 0584-0474.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2012.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) (the Act), which was added to the Act by
section 123 of Public Law 103-448 on November 2, 1994, mandated that
FNS enter into a contract with a non-governmental organization to
establish and maintain an information clearinghouse (named ``USDA
National Hunger Clearinghouse'' or ``Clearinghouse'') for groups that
assist low-income individuals or communities regarding nutrition
assistance programs or other assistance. FNS awarded this contract to
the national hunger advocacy organization World Hunger Year (WHY) of
New York, NY. Section 26(d) was amended by section 112 of Public Law
105-336 on October 31, 1998, to extend funding for the Clearinghouse
(now called ``National Hunger Clearinghouse'' or ``Clearinghouse'')
through fiscal year 2003. This Act was amended again by Public Law 108-
265 on June 30, 2004, and provided increased funding for the
Clearinghouse through fiscal year 2008. Section 26(d) of this Act was
amended again by Public Law 110-246 on October 1, 2008, to extend
funding for the Clearinghouse through fiscal year 2010 with the option
for four one-year renewals.
The Clearinghouse includes a database (FNS-543) of non-
governmental, grassroots programs that work in the areas of hunger and
nutrition, as well as a mailing list of relevant local governmental
agencies. Under the original contract, Clearinghouse staff established
the database by reviewing relevant programs of organizations contained
in several existing mailing lists. Program and mailing information
about organizations pulled from these lists were collected and entered
into the database once each contract year via a mail survey with follow
up to ensure high response rates. Surveys (FNS-543) are also completed
on-line at https://www.whyhunger.org/joinTheNetwork/governmentInfo.
Survey questionnaires will continue to be sent out under the current
contract. From this information collection, the following information
was determined:
Estimate of the Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average Ten (10) minutes to complete the
survey (the survey includes one two-page instrument). There is no
recordkeeping involved.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, as well as non-
profit organizations, and organizations providing nutrition assistance
services to the public.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One (1) response per
respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,750.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .167.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 292.25 hours.
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Total estimated
Affected public Est. number of Frequency of annual Estimated time Total estimated
respondents response responses per response burden hours
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Businesses and non-profits......................................... 1,750 1 1,750 .167 292.25
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Dated: June 18, 2012.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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