Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms FNS 543 and FNS 543-A, 30998-31009 [2015-13062]
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Under Approach 1, APHIS announces in
the Federal Register the availability of
APHIS’ preliminary regulatory
determination along with its EA,
preliminary finding of no significant
impact (FONSI), and its plant pest risk
assessment (PPRA) for a 30-day public
review period. APHIS will evaluate any
information received related to the
petition and its supporting documents
during the 30-day public review period.
If APHIS decides, based on its review
of the petition and its evaluation and
analysis of comments received during
the 60-day public comment period on
the petition, that the petition involves a
GE organism that raises substantive new
issues, APHIS will follow Approach 2.
Under Approach 2, APHIS first solicits
written comments from the public on a
draft EA and preliminary PPRA for a 30day comment period through the
publication of a Federal Register notice.
Then, after reviewing and evaluating the
comments on the draft EA and
preliminary PPRA and other
information, APHIS will revise the
PPRA as necessary and prepare a final
EA and, based on the final EA, a
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) decision document (either a
FONSI or a notice of intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement).
For this petition, we are using Approach
2.
As part of our decisionmaking process
regarding a GE organism’s regulatory
status, APHIS prepares a PPRA to assess
the plant pest risk of the article. APHIS
also prepares the appropriate
environmental documentation—either
an EA or an environmental impact
statement—in accordance with NEPA,
to provide the Agency and the public
with a review and analysis of any
potential environmental impacts that
may result if the petition request is
approved.
APHIS has prepared a preliminary
PPRA and has concluded that maize
designated as event MON 87411, which
has been genetically engineered for
protection against corn rootworm and
resistance to the herbicide glyphosate, is
unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. In
section 403 of the Plant Protection Act,
‘‘plant pest’’ is defined as any living
stage of any of the following that can
directly or indirectly injure, cause
damage to, or cause disease in any plant
or plant product: A protozoan, a
nonhuman animal, a parasitic plant, a
bacterium, a fungus, a virus or viroid, an
infectious agent or other pathogen, or
any article similar to or allied with any
of the foregoing.
APHIS has also prepared a draft EA in
which we present two alternatives based
on our analysis of data submitted by
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Monsanto, a review of other scientific
data, field tests conducted under APHIS
oversight, and comments received on
the petition. APHIS is considering the
following alternatives: (1) Take no
action, i.e., APHIS would not change the
regulatory status of maize designated as
event MON 87411, or (2) make a
determination of nonregulated status of
maize designated as event MON 87411.
The EA was prepared in accordance
with (1) NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
In accordance with our process for
soliciting public input when
considering petitions for determinations
of nonregulated status for GE organisms,
we are publishing this notice to inform
the public that APHIS will accept
written comments on our draft EA and
our preliminary PPRA regarding the
petition for a determination of
nonregulated status from interested or
affected persons for a period of 30 days
from the date of this notice. Copies of
the draft EA and the preliminary PPRA,
as well as the previously published
petition, are available as indicated
under ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT above.
After the comment period closes,
APHIS will review all written comments
received during the comment period
and any other relevant information.
After reviewing and evaluating the
comments on the draft EA and the
preliminary PPRA and other
information, APHIS will revise the
PPRA as necessary and prepare a final
EA. Based on the final EA, APHIS will
prepare a NEPA decision document
(either a FONSI or a notice of intent to
prepare an environmental impact
statement). If a FONSI is reached,
APHIS will furnish a response to the
petitioner, either approving or denying
the petition. APHIS will also publish a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the regulatory status of the
GE organism and the availability of
APHIS’ final EA, PPRA, FONSI, and our
regulatory determination.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
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Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of
May 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—USDA National
Hunger Clearinghouse Database
Forms FNS 543 and FNS 543–A
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 is a revision of a currently
approved collection for the purpose of
collecting information from
organizations fighting hunger and
poverty.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 31, 2015.
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: Tony
Craddock, Jr., Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 941,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via email to Tony
Craddock, Jr. at tony.craddock@
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. Comments
will also be accepted through the
SUMMARY:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be
available for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service
located at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
941, Alexandria, Virginia 22302 during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Monday through Friday).
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 Tony Craddock, Jr.
at 703–605–0037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse Database Forms.
Form Number: FNS–543 and FNS
543–A.
OMB Number: 0584–0474.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2015.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Section 26 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S. C. 1769g) (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. Section 26(d) of this Act was
amended again by Public Law 113–79
on February 7, 2014, to extend funding
for the Clearinghouse through fiscal year
2015 for $250,000. FNS awarded this
contract to the hunger advocacy
organization New York City Coalition
Against Hunger (NYCCAH) on October
1, 2014.
The Clearinghouse includes a
database of non-governmental,
grassroots organizations in the areas of
hunger and nutrition, along with a
mailing list to communicate with these
organizations. These organizations enter
their information into the database, and
Clearinghouse staff use that information
to provide the public with information
about where they can get food
assistance. The database form (FNS–
543) will be completed online at
www.nhc.fns.usda.gov and physical
versions of the form can still be
completed and emailed to
tony.craddock@fns.usda.gov. State
agencies use the FNS–543A form to
voluntarily collect information about
summer meal sites. The FNS–543A
collects site name, location and
operating details such as dates and
times of the day that the site is in
operation. FNS–543A is part of the
information collection because summer
meal site information is part of the
National Hunger Clearinghouse.
Affected Public: Business or Other
For-Profits, and Not For Profit (FNS 543)
and State Agencies (FNS 543–A).
Respondent group types for FNS–543
are identified as Food banks. Most of
these groups are organizations providing
nutrition assistance services to the
public. Respondent groups identified for
FNS–543A include all 55 State
Agencies.
As of February 2015, there were 6,011
registered organizations in the National
Hunger Clearinghouse. FNS estimates
approximately 600 new business
registrants annually. Each respondent is
expected to only participate in one
survey per registration.
Reporting Burden for FNS–543
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
600.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes (0.0833 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 49.98 hours rounded up to
50 hours.
Reporting Burden for FNS–543–A.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
55.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.05
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 57.75 hours rounded up to
58 hours.
The total reporting burden for this
information collection is 108 total
annual burden hours and 655 total
annual responses.
See the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent and each FNS form.
FNS–543
Estimated
number of
respondents
Respondent
Responses
annually per
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
Estimated
total hours
Business Reporting Burden
Food Banks ...................................................................
Business and Other For Profit ......................................
Not For Profit ................................................................
300
100
200
1
1
1
300
100
200
0.0833
0.0833
0.0833
24.99
8.33
16.66
Total Reporting Burden .........................................
600
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600
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49.98
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Estimated
number of
respondents
Respondent
State Agencies Reporting Burden
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FNS–543A—Continued
Estimated
number of
respondents
Respondent
Total Reporting Burden .........................................
Dated: May 19, 2015.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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annually per
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Appendix A: USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse Database Form
FNS543 (paper)
Appendix B: USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse Database Form
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Estimated
average
number of
hours per
response
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Estimated
total hours
57.75
FNS543 (online)
Appendix C: USDA National Hunger
Clearinghouse Database Form
FNS543–A
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
(NOSA) for the Strategic Economic and
Community Development Programs for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, Rural Housing Service, and
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 6025 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm
Bill) enables the Secretary of
Agriculture to provide priority to
projects that support Strategic Economic
and Community Development plans.
This Notice invites applicants who have
submitted or will be submitting
applications for the programs (referred
to as ‘‘underlying programs’’) in Fiscal
Year 2015.
For FY 2015, projects eligible for
Section 6025 priority points will
compete one time with all other projects
eligible for the applicable underlying
program’s year-end pool of funds. These
priority points are not eligible to
projects competing for FY 2015 funding
prior to the program’s year-end pool of
funds competition.
All applicants are responsible for any
additional expenses incurred in
preparing and submitting Form RD
1980–88.
DATES: To apply for Section 6025
priority points, applicants must submit
Form RD 1980–88, ‘‘Strategic Economic
and Community Development (section
6025) Priority,’’ by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on July 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit Form RD 1980–88 to
the USDA Rural Development Area
Office servicing the area where the
project is located. A list of the USDA
Rural Development Area Offices can be
found listed by state at: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact the USDA Rural
Development Area Office servicing the
area where the project will be located.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Overview
Solicitation Title: Strategic Economic
and Community Development.
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Announcement Type: Notice.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 10.351, 10.760,
10.766 and 10.768.
All active CFDA programs can be
found at www.cfda.gov.
Dates: For the list of dates please refer
back to the summary section above.
Availability of Notice: This Notice is
available through the USDA Rural
Development Web site at https://
www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/offices/
community-economic-development.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose
The purpose of Section 6025 of the
2014 Farm Bill is to give priority to
projects that support strategic economic
development or community
development plans when applying for
funds through the underlying programs.
This Notice provides applicants with
eligible projects the opportunity to
receive additional priority when
competing for one of the underlying
program’s year-end pool of funds for
Fiscal Year 2015.
B. Statutory Authority
This priority is authorized under
Section 6025 of the 2014 Farm Bill.
C. Programs
Based on Section 6025 of the 2014
Farm Bill, the Agency is making
available additional priority points for
projects that support strategic economic
or community development plans to the
following Rural Development programs:
• Community Facility Loans
• Fire and Rescue and Other Small
Community Facilities Projects
• Community Facilities Grants
• Community Programs Guaranteed
Loans
• Water and Waste Disposal Programs
Guaranteed Loans
• Water and Waste Loans and Grants
• Business and Industry Guaranteed
Loans
• Rural Business Development Grants
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Guaranteed loans,
direct loans and Grants.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2015; year-end
pools of funds only.
Available Funds: The amount of
funds available will depend on the
amount of funds available at the time of
year-end pooling and will vary among
the underlying programs.
Award Amounts: Guaranteed loans,
direct loans and grants will be awarded
in amounts consistent with each
applicable underlying program.
Award Dates: Awards will be made on
or before September 30, 2015.
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III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Requirements
In order to be considered for Section
6025 priority points, both the applicant
and project must meet the eligibility
requirements of the underlying program.
These requirements vary among the
underlying programs and the applicant
is referred to the regulations for those
programs.
The regulation implementing the
Section 6025 priority does not make any
changes to any of the applicant
eligibility requirements of the
underlying programs. However, the
Section 6025 regulation does include
three criteria that a project must meet in
order to be considered for Section 6025
priority points (see 7 CFR 1980.1010).
The first criterion, as noted above, is
that the project meets the applicable
eligibility requirements of the
underlying program for which the
applicant is applying.
The second criterion is that the
project is ‘‘carried out solely in a rural
area’’ as defined in 7 CFR 1980.1005. As
defined, this means either the entire
project is physically located in a rural
area or all of the beneficiaries of the
service(s) provided through the project
must either reside in or be located in a
rural area. Note that the definition of
‘‘rural’’ varies among the underlying
programs and the Section 6025
regulation does not change those
definitions.
The third criterion is that the project
support the implementation of a
strategic economic development or
community development plan on a
multi-jurisdictional basis as defined in 7
CFR 1980.1005.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching
Any and all cost sharing, matching,
and cost participation requirements of
the applicable underlying program
apply to projects seeking Section 6025
priority points. The Section 6025
regulation does not change such
requirements.
C. Other Eligibility Requirements
Any and all other eligibility
requirements (beyond those identified
in III.A of this Notice) found in the
underlying programs apply to
applicants, their projects, and the
beneficiaries of those projects are
unchanged by either this Notice or the
Section 6025 regulation.
IV. Form RD 1980–88
A. Address To Request Form RD 1980–
88
Applicants responding to this Notice
should contact the Rural Development
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms FNS
543 and FNS 543-A
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 is a revision of a
currently approved collection for the purpose of collecting information
from organizations fighting hunger and poverty.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2015.
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: Tony Craddock, Jr., Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
941, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via email to
Tony Craddock, Jr. at tony.craddock@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. Comments will also be accepted through the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
All written comments will be available for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service located at 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 941, Alexandria, Virginia 22302 during regular business
hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday).
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 Tony
Craddock, Jr. at 703-605-0037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms.
Form Number: FNS-543 and FNS 543-A.
OMB Number: 0584-0474.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2015.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Section 26 of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S. C. 1769g) (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. Section 26(d) of this Act was
amended again by Public Law 113-79 on February 7, 2014, to extend
funding for the Clearinghouse through fiscal year 2015 for $250,000.
FNS awarded this contract to the hunger advocacy organization New York
City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) on October 1, 2014.
The Clearinghouse includes a database of non-governmental,
grassroots organizations in the areas of hunger and nutrition, along
with a mailing list to communicate with these organizations. These
organizations enter their information into the database, and
Clearinghouse staff use that information to provide the public with
information about where they can get food assistance. The database form
(FNS-543) will be completed online at www.nhc.fns.usda.gov and physical
versions of the form can still be completed and emailed to
tony.craddock@fns.usda.gov. State agencies use the FNS-543A form to
voluntarily collect information about summer meal sites. The FNS-543A
collects site name, location and operating details such as dates and
times of the day that the site is in operation. FNS-543A is part of the
information collection because summer meal site information is part of
the National Hunger Clearinghouse.
Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profits, and Not For Profit
(FNS 543) and State Agencies (FNS 543-A). Respondent group types for
FNS-543 are identified as Food banks. Most of these groups are
organizations providing nutrition assistance services to the public.
Respondent groups identified for FNS-543A include all 55 State
Agencies.
As of February 2015, there were 6,011 registered organizations in
the National Hunger Clearinghouse. FNS estimates approximately 600 new
business registrants annually. Each respondent is expected to only
participate in one survey per registration.
Reporting Burden for FNS-543
Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 600.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes (0.0833 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 49.98 hours rounded
up to 50 hours.
Reporting Burden for FNS-543-A.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 55.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.05 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 57.75 hours rounded
up to 58 hours.
The total reporting burden for this information collection is 108
total annual burden hours and 655 total annual responses.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type
of respondent and each FNS form.
FNS-543
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondents respondent response
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Business Reporting Burden
Food Banks.................. 300 1 300 0.0833 24.99
Business and Other For 100 1 100 0.0833 8.33
Profit.....................
Not For Profit.............. 200 1 200 0.0833 16.66
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Total Reporting Burden.. 600 .............. 600 .............. 49.98
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FNS-543A
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondents respondent response
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State Agencies Reporting Burden
State agencies.............. 55 1 55 1.05 57.75
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Dated: May 19, 2015.
Jeffrey J. Tribiano,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Attached:
Appendix A: USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form FNS543
(paper)
Appendix B: USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form FNS543
(online)
Appendix C: USDA National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Form
FNS543-A
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