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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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), New Executive Office Building,
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20502. Commenters are encouraged to
submit their comments to OMB via
email to: 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 by December
16, 2013. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720–
8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
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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.
Rural Housing Service
Title: Real Estate Title Clearance and
Loan Closing—7 CFR 1927–B.
OMB Control Number: 0575–0147.
Summary of Collection: Rural
Housing Service is a credit agency for
the Department of Agriculture. The
Agency offers a supervised credit
program to build family farms, modest
housing, sanitary water and sewer
systems, essential community facilities,
businesses and industries in rural areas.
Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act
(CONTACT), 7 U.S.C. 1926.a (as
amended), authorizes RUS to make
loans to public agencies, American
Indian tribes, and non-profit
corporations. The loans fund the
development of drinking water,
wastewater, and solid waste disposal
facilities in rural areas with populations
of up to 10,000 residents. Section 501 of
Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, provides authorization to
extend financial assistance to construct,
improve, alter, repair, replace or
rehabilitate dwellings and to provide
decent, safe and sanitary living
conditions in rural areas. The Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe
regulations to ensure that these loans,
made with federal funds, are legally
secured.
Need and Use of the Information: The
approved attorney/title company
(closing agent) and the field office staff
collect the required information. Forms
and/or guidelines are provided to assist
in the collection, certification and
submission of this information. Most of
these forms collect information that is
standard in the industry. If the
information is collected less frequently,
the agency would not obtain the proper
security position on the properties being
taken as security and would have no
evidence that the closing agents and
agency meet the requirements of this
regulations.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 13,980.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 4,018.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—2014 Evaluation of
the Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
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 the
Evaluation of the Summer Electronic
Benefits for Children (SEBTC)
Household-Based Demonstrations on
Food Insecurity, OMB Control No.
0584–0559.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before January 14, 2014.
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: Richard
Lucas, Director, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
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Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Richard Lucas at 703–305–2576 or via
email to Richard.Lucas@
fns.usda.govmailto:. 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 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
should be directed to Richard Lucas at
703–305–2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2014 Evaluation of the Summer
Electronic Benefits for Children
Household-Based Demonstrations on
Food Insecurity
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584–0559.
Expiration Date: 03/31/2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–80), Section 749(g), directed that
the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry
out demonstration projects to develop
and test methods of providing access to
food for children in urban and rural
areas during the summer months when
schools are not in regular session to
reduce or eliminate the food insecurity
and hunger of children; and to improve
the nutritional status of children. The
Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
carries out the demonstration projects
Congress directed USDA to perform in
this section. In addition, the Act
directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide for an independent evaluation
of the demonstration projects using
rigorous methodologies. The Evaluation
of the Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based
Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
carries out the provisions of the Act.
The evaluation of these projects is
intended to provide policymakers with
clear, rigorous and timely findings to
make decisions about potential changes
to Federal summer feeding programs
during the next Child Nutrition
reauthorization cycle. In 2011 through
2013, the SEBTC evaluations primarily
examined how the provision of summer
food benefits to the households of
children certified for free or reducedprice school meals impacted the
prevalence of very low food security
among children as well as their
nutritional status.
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The revised evaluation will gather
data from up to 50 demonstration areas
in the summer of 2014. Each
demonstration site will consist of school
districts that have high proportions of
children who qualify for free and
reduce-price school lunches and be
located in rural areas. Households
selected for participation will receive
either a $60 or $30 benefit per child per
month.
Affected Public: School Food
Authority Directors in participating
Districts.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents in 2014 is 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: Each respondent will
provide data on the number of children
offered a benefit and the number of
children who consented to receive the
benefit; they may also be asked to
transfer an electronic benefit
redemption data file to the research
team; and they will participate in a onehour qualitative interview about their
experiences with the demonstration.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
50.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average response time is 3
hours. We expect no non-respondents
because providing the data is a
requirement of participation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents and Non-Respondents:
The total estimated response time is 150
hours. See the table below.
Respondent
Estimated
number of
respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
(Col. b × c)
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(Col. d × e)
Reporting Burden .................................................................
School Food Authority Directors ..........................................
........................
50
........................
1
........................
50
........................
3
........................
150
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
50
........................
50
........................
150
Dated: November 8, 2013.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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Forest Service
National Advisory Committee for
Implementation of the National Forest
System Land Management Planning
Rule
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
The National Advisory
Committee for Implementation of the
National Forest System Land
Management Planning Rule will meet in
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Attendees may also participate via
webinar and conference call. The
Committee operates in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463). The purpose
of the Committee is to provide advice
and recommendations on the
implementation of the National Forest
System Land Management Planning
Rule. The purpose of this meeting is to
present finalized recommendations on
the Proposed Land Management
Planning Directives and to initiate
dialogue around the development of a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--2014 Evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
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 the Evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefits for Children
(SEBTC) Household-Based Demonstrations on Food Insecurity, OMB Control
No. 0584-0559.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 14, 2014.
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: Richard Lucas, Director, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101
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Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also
be submitted via fax to the attention of Richard Lucas at 703-305-2576
or via email to Richard.Lucas@fns.usda.govmailto:. 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 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 should be directed to Richard
Lucas at 703-305-2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2014 Evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584-0559.
Expiration Date: 03/31/2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub.
L. 111-80), Section 749(g), directed that the Secretary of Agriculture
shall carry out demonstration projects to develop and test methods of
providing access to food for children in urban and rural areas during
the summer months when schools are not in regular session to reduce or
eliminate the food insecurity and hunger of children; and to improve
the nutritional status of children. The Summer Electronic Benefits for
Children Household-Based Demonstrations on Food Insecurity carries out
the demonstration projects Congress directed USDA to perform in this
section. In addition, the Act directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
provide for an independent evaluation of the demonstration projects
using rigorous methodologies. The Evaluation of the Summer Electronic
Benefits for Children Household-Based Demonstrations on Food Insecurity
carries out the provisions of the Act.
The evaluation of these projects is intended to provide
policymakers with clear, rigorous and timely findings to make decisions
about potential changes to Federal summer feeding programs during the
next Child Nutrition reauthorization cycle. In 2011 through 2013, the
SEBTC evaluations primarily examined how the provision of summer food
benefits to the households of children certified for free or reduced-
price school meals impacted the prevalence of very low food security
among children as well as their nutritional status.
The revised evaluation will gather data from up to 50 demonstration
areas in the summer of 2014. Each demonstration site will consist of
school districts that have high proportions of children who qualify for
free and reduce-price school lunches and be located in rural areas.
Households selected for participation will receive either a $60 or $30
benefit per child per month.
Affected Public: School Food Authority Directors in participating
Districts.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents in 2014 is 50.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Each respondent will
provide data on the number of children offered a benefit and the number
of children who consented to receive the benefit; they may also be
asked to transfer an electronic benefit redemption data file to the
research team; and they will participate in a one-hour qualitative
interview about their experiences with the demonstration.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 50.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average response time is
3 hours. We expect no non-respondents because providing the data is a
requirement of participation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents and Non-Respondents:
The total estimated response time is 150 hours. See the table below.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses number of total hours
respondent respondent (Col. b x c) hours per (Col. d x e)
response
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Reporting Burden................ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
School Food Authority Directors. 50 1 50 3 150
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Total Reporting Burden...... 50 .............. 50 .............. 150
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Dated: November 8, 2013.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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