Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 61373 [2018-25957]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 61373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25957]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 26, 2018.
    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 December 
31, 2018 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), 
[email protected] 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 
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: Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-New.
    Summary of Collection: Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1769) authorized and funded 
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a farm 
to school program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants 
and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that 
improve access to local foods in schools. To measure progress towards 
increasing the availability of local foods in schools, the Food and 
Nutrition Service (FNS) conducted a nationwide Farm to School Census in 
2013 and 2015. The Farm to School Program uses data from the Farm to 
School Census to assess farm to school programs and to set priorities 
for outreach and technical support, as mandated under the NSLA. This 
third iteration of the Census will allow FNS to make comparisons of 
farm to school activities and trends nationally across time and help 
contribute to a comprehensive review of farm to school activities over 
the 10 year period since the USDA Farm to School grant program was 
established.
    Need and Use of the Information: This voluntary study will collect 
information from State Child Nutrition and Agriculture directors, 
School Food Authority directors of public and private schools, and 
distributors. FNS will use the data collected from this study to 
prepare a Comprehensive Farm to School Report that will include a 
cumulative assessment of the scope, accomplishments, and potential of 
the farm to school activities of FNS. The results of this study will be 
used to improve the methods and tools used by FNS to describe the 
impact and benefits of various farm to school activities administered 
by grantees, schools, school food authorities, and other stakeholders.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20,083.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: once; annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,061.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (ITFPS-2) 
Age 6 Extension.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0580.
    Summary of Collection: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-296, Sec. 305) mandates programs under its authorization, 
including WIC, to cooperate with the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) program research and evaluation activities. The 
USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
Children (WIC) serves a highly-vulnerable population: Low-income 
pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children through their 
fifth birthday who are at nutritional risk. The program provides 
supplemental food packages, health referrals and nutrition education 
for participants. The Age 6 Extension will follow children through the 
year following the end of their WIC age eligibility, and provide data 
to answer research questions relevant to WIC program and policy as well 
as the nutrition and wellbeing of children up to the month of their 6th 
birthdays.
    Need and Use of the Information: This voluntary study will collect 
information from the caregivers of former WIC children, State WIC 
staff, WIC site staff, and health care providers. The study is needed 
to provide the Food and Nutrition Service with information on the 
factors that influence feeding practices and the nutrition and health 
outcomes of children in the first five years of their lives, and during 
their time of WIC age eligibility. The Age 6 Extension study will 
expand the data collection to their sixth year of life, through the 
first year in which they can no longer receive WIC services.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses 
or other for-profit institutions; Not-for-profit institutions; and 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,004.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Semi-annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,415.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25957 Filed 11-28-18; 8:45 am]
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