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persons are not required to respond to
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: National Research, Promotion,
and Consumer Information Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0093.
Summary of Collection: The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has the
responsibility for implementing and
overseeing programs for a variety of
commodities including beef,
blueberries, cotton, dairy, eggs, fluid
milk, Hass avocados, honey, lamb,
mangos, mushrooms, paper and paperbased packaging, peanuts, popcorn,
pork, potatoes, softwood lumber,
sorghum, soybeans, and watermelons.
Various Acts authorizes these programs
to carry out projects relating to research,
consumer information, advertising, sales
promotion, producer information,
market development and product
research to assist, improve, or promote
the marketing, distribution, and
utilization of their respective
commodities. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) has the
responsibility to appoint board members
and approve the boards’ budgets, plans,
and projects and for foreign projects, the
Foreign Agricultural Service. AMS’
objective in carrying out this
responsibility is to assure the following:
(1) Collection of funds are properly
accounted for; (2) expenditures of all
funds are for the purposes authorized by
enabling legislation; and (3) the board’s
administration of the programs
conforms to USDA policy.
Need and Use of the Information: The
boards administer the various programs
using a variety of forms to carry out
their responsibilities. Only authorized
employees of the various boards and
USDA employees will use the
information collected. Were the data
collected less frequently, (1) it would
hinder data needed to collect and
refund assessments in a timely manner
and result in delayed or even lost
revenue; (2) boards would be unable to
carry out the responsibilities of their
respective Acts; and (3) requiring
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The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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, Washington,
DC; New Executive Office Building, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
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
July 31, 2017. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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reports less frequently than monthly
would impose additional record keeping
requirements.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit, Farms.
Number of Respondents: 162,231.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion, Weekly, Monthly, Semiannually, Annually; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 150,918.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 26, 2017.
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 are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
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 regarding this information
collection received by July 31, 2017 will
be considered. Written comments
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. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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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.
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Food and Nutrition Service
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Third Access, Participation,
Eligibility and Certification Study Series
(APEC III).
OMB Control Number: 0584–0530.
Summary of Collection: The National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the
School Breakfast Program (SBP),
administered by the Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), are authorized
under sections 10 and 4, respectively, of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1766). The
Improper Payment Information Act
(IPIA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–300), the
Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Act (IPERA) of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–204), the Improper Payments
Elimination and Recovery Improvement
Act (IPERIA) of 2012 (Pub. L.112–248),
and Executive Order 13520—Reducing
Improper Payments set forth the
priority, mandate, and requirements for
FNS to identify, estimate, and reduce
erroneous payments in these programs,
including both underpayments and
overpayments. The APEC III study will
provide FNS with the information
needed to reduce improper payments in
the school meals programs.
Need and Use of the Information:
This study will survey a nationally
representative sample of School Food
Authorities (SFAs) in the contiguous 48
states and the District of Columbia, a
stratified sample of schools within each
SFA, and a random sample of students
within each sampled school that
applied for free and reduced-price
meals, were categorically eligible for
free meals or were directly certified for
free meals. FNS will use the data to
develop national estimates of the annual
error rates and erroneous payments for
the NSLP and SBP in school year 2017–
2018, to identify characteristics that
may be related to the error rates, and to
identify strategies and guidance for
reducing these errors.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 9,452.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
Repayment Demand and Program
Disqualification
Food and Nutrition Service,
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
proposed information collections. This
collection is a revision of currently
approved information collection
requirements associated with initiating
collection actions against households
who have received an overissuance in
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 28, 2017
to be assured consideration.
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, Chief, State Administration
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 822,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
SNAPSAB@fns.usda.gov, or through the
federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
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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 822,
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 Ralph Badette at
703–457–7717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Repayment Demand
and Program Disqualification.
OMB Number: 0584–0492.
Form Number: None.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Section 13(b) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 2022(b)), and Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
regulations at 7 CFR 273.18 require
State agencies to initiate collection
action against households that have
been overissued benefits. To initiate
collection action, State agencies must
provide an affected household with
written notification informing the
household of the claim and demanding
repayment. This process is automated in
most State agencies. Note that for
overissuance claims, this information
collection only covers the activities
associated with initiating collection.
The burden associated with reporting
collections and other claims
management information on the FNS–
209 form is covered under currently
approved under the Food Program
Reporting System OMB number 0584–
0594, expiration date 6/30/2019. The
burden associated with referring
delinquent claims and receiving
collections through the Treasury Offset
Program is covered under currently
approved OMB number 0584–0446,
expiration date 9/30/2019.
SNAP regulations at 7 CFR
273.16(e)(3) require State agencies to
investigate any case of suspected fraud
and, where applicable, make an
intentional Program violation (IPV)
determination either administratively or
judicially. Notifications and activities
involved in the IPV process include:
• The State agency providing written
notification informing an individual
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 26, 2017.
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
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 regarding this information collection received by July 31,
2017 will be considered. Written comments 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. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
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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: Third Access, Participation, Eligibility and Certification
Study Series (APEC III).
OMB Control Number: 0584-0530.
Summary of Collection: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and
the School Breakfast Program (SBP), administered by the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
are authorized under sections 10 and 4, respectively, of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1766). The
Improper Payment Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-300), the
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-204), the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement
Act (IPERIA) of 2012 (Pub. L.112-248), and Executive Order 13520--
Reducing Improper Payments set forth the priority, mandate, and
requirements for FNS to identify, estimate, and reduce erroneous
payments in these programs, including both underpayments and
overpayments. The APEC III study will provide FNS with the information
needed to reduce improper payments in the school meals programs.
Need and Use of the Information: This study will survey a
nationally representative sample of School Food Authorities (SFAs) in
the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia, a stratified
sample of schools within each SFA, and a random sample of students
within each sampled school that applied for free and reduced-price
meals, were categorically eligible for free meals or were directly
certified for free meals. FNS will use the data to develop national
estimates of the annual error rates and erroneous payments for the NSLP
and SBP in school year 2017-2018, to identify characteristics that may
be related to the error rates, and to identify strategies and guidance
for reducing these errors.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Individuals and Households.
Number of Respondents: 9,452.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 13,042.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13605 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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