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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
November 20, 2019.
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; 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 26,
2019 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
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
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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Food Distribution Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0293.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Distribution Programs of the Department
of Agriculture (USDA), Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) assist American
farmers and needy people by purchasing
USDA donated foods and delivering
them to State agencies that, in turn,
distribute them to organizations who
provide food assistance to those in need.
The USDA donated foods help to meet
the nutritional needs of: (a) Children
from preschool age through high school
in FNS Child Nutrition Programs and in
nonprofit summer camps; (b) needy
persons in households on Indian
reservations participating in the Food
Distribution Program on Indian
Reservations (FDPIR) or the Food
Distribution Program for Indian
Households in Oklahoma (FDPIHO); (c)
needy persons served by charitable
institutions; (d) elderly persons
participating in the Commodity
Supplemental Food Program (CSFP); (e)
low-income, unemployed or homeless
people provided foods through
household distributions or meals
through soup kitchens under the
Emergency Food Assistance Program
(TEFAP); (f) pre-school and school-age
children, elderly, and functionally
impaired adults enrolled in child and
adult day care centers participating in
the Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP); and (g) victims of
Presidentially-declared disasters and
other situations of distress. The
following authorizing legislation allows
the Secretary broad authority to
establish regulatory provisions
governing accountability in the use of
USDA donated foods by Federal, State,
and private agencies: (a) Section 4(b) of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); (b) Sections
6, 14, and 17 of the National School
Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1755,
1762(a), 1766); (c) Section 4 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1733); (d) The Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended (7
U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and (e) Sections
4(a) and 5 of the Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
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Need and Use of the Information: FNS
collects information from state and local
agencies, for-profit and non-profit
businesses, and individuals and
households. This collection is
mandatory for the states, local agencies
and the businesses, but it is required to
obtain or maintain benefits for the
individuals and households. The
information collected from the state and
local agencies is used for a variety of
program activities such as ordering
USDA foods; arranging for their delivery
to storage facilities; sharing information
concerning inaccurate or incomplete
orders; providing inventory data;
applying to participate in the programs
and preparing plans to initiate or
continue program operations; recovering
unused funds; responding to audits;
conducting on-site reviews; reporting on
financial status and administrative
costs; and other program monitoring
activities. The information collected
from the individuals and households
permits them to apply for benefits
(including assistance during disasters or
situations of distress) or to recertify
their eligibility. FNS uses this
information to manage the Food
Distribution Programs and monitor the
use of Federal funds.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government; Business
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; and Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 638,170.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; and
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,161,151.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) National Disqualified
List.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0584.
Summary of Collection: Section 243(c)
of Public Law 106–224, the Agricultural
Risk Protection Act of 2000, amended
42 U.S.C. 1766 (d)(5)(E)(i) and (ii) of the
Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (NSLA) by requiring the
Department of Agriculture to maintain a
list of institutions, day care home
providers, and individuals that have
been terminated or otherwise
disqualified from CACFP participation.
The law also requires the Department to
make the list available to State agencies
for their use in reviewing applications
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to participate and to sponsoring
organizations to ensure that they do not
employ as principals any persons who
are disqualified from the program. This
statutory mandate has been
incorporated into § 226.6(c)(7) of the
Program regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: The
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses
forms FNS–843 Report of
Disqualification from Participation—
Institution and Responsible Principals/
Individuals and FNS–844 Report of
Disqualification from Participation—
Individually Disqualified Responsible
Principal/Individual or Day Care Home
Provider to collect and maintain the
disqualification data. The State agencies
use these forms, which are accessed
through a web-based National
Disqualification List (NDL) system, to
collect the contact information and the
disqualification information and reasons
on all individuals and institutions that
have been disqualified and are therefore
ineligible to participate in CACFP. The
information is collected from State
agencies as the disqualifications occur
so that the list is kept current. By
maintaining the web-based system, the
Department ensures program integrity
by making the NDL data available to
sponsoring organizations and State
agencies so that no one who has been
disqualified can participate in CACFP.
Without this data collection, State
agencies would not be able to prevent
individuals and institutions disqualified
in other States from reapplying to
participate in CACFP.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Other (as needed).
Total Burden Hours: 784.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2019–0064]
International Sanitary and
Phytosanitary Standard-Setting
Activities
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with legislation
implementing the results of the Uruguay
Round of negotiations under the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, we are
informing the public of the international
standard-setting activities of the World
Organization for Animal Health, the
Secretariat of the International Plant
Protection Convention, and the North
American Plant Protection Organization,
and we are soliciting public comment
on the standard-setting activities.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0064.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2019–0064, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2019-0064 or
in our reading room, which is located in
Room 1141 of the USDA South
Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799–7039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information on the topics
covered in this notice, contact Ms.
Jessica Mahalingappa, Associate Deputy
Administrator for International Services,
APHIS, Room 1132, USDA South
Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250;
(202) 799–7121.
For specific information regarding
standard-setting activities of the World
Organization for Animal Health, contact
Dr. Michael David, Director,
International Animal Health Standards,
Veterinary Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 33, Riverdale, MD 20737;
(301) 851–3302.
For specific information regarding the
standard-setting activities of the
International Plant Protection
Convention, contact Dr. Marina Zlotina,
IPPC Technical Director, International
Phytosanitary Standards, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 130, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–2200.
For specific information on the North
American Plant Protection Organization,
contact Ms. Patricia Abad, NAPPO
Technical Director, International
Phytosanitary Standards, PPQ, APHIS,
4700 River Road, Unit 130, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–2264.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
was established as the common
international institutional framework for
governing trade relations among its
members in matters related to the
Uruguay Round Agreements. The WTO
is the successor organization to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. U.S. membership in the WTO
was approved by Congress when it
enacted the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act (Pub. L. 103–465), which was
signed into law on December 8, 1994.
The WTO Agreements, which
established the WTO, entered into force
with respect to the United States on
January 1, 1995. The Uruguay Round
Agreements Act amended Title IV of the
Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19
U.S.C. 2531 et seq.). Section 491 of the
Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 2578), requires the
President to designate an agency to be
responsible for informing the public of
the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS)
standard-setting activities of each
international standard-setting
organization. The designated agency
must inform the public by publishing an
annual notice in the Federal Register
that provides the following information:
(1) The SPS standards under
consideration or planned for
consideration by the international
standard-setting organization; and (2)
for each SPS standard specified, a
description of the consideration or
planned consideration of that standard,
a statement of whether the United States
is participating or plans to participate in
the consideration of that standard, the
agenda for U.S. participation, if any, and
the agency responsible for representing
the United States with respect to that
standard.
‘‘International standard’’ is defined in
19 U.S.C. 2578b as any standard,
guideline, or recommendation: (1)
Adopted by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission (Codex) regarding food
safety; (2) developed under the auspices
of the World Organization for Animal
Health (OIE, formerly known as the
Office International des Epizooties)
regarding animal health and welfare and
zoonoses; (3) developed under the
auspices of the Secretariat of the
International Plant Protection
Convention (IPPC or the Convention)
and the North American Plant
Protection Organization (NAPPO)
regarding plant health; or (4) established
by or developed under any other
international organization agreed to by
the member countries of the North
American Free Trade Agreement
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[FR Doc No: 2019-25530]
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
November 20, 2019.
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; 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; the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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
26, 2019 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: Food Distribution Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0293.
Summary of Collection: The Food Distribution Programs of the
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
assist American farmers and needy people by purchasing USDA donated
foods and delivering them to State agencies that, in turn, distribute
them to organizations who provide food assistance to those in need. The
USDA donated foods help to meet the nutritional needs of: (a) Children
from preschool age through high school in FNS Child Nutrition Programs
and in nonprofit summer camps; (b) needy persons in households on
Indian reservations participating in the Food Distribution Program on
Indian Reservations (FDPIR) or the Food Distribution Program for Indian
Households in Oklahoma (FDPIHO); (c) needy persons served by charitable
institutions; (d) elderly persons participating in the Commodity
Supplemental Food Program (CSFP); (e) low-income, unemployed or
homeless people provided foods through household distributions or meals
through soup kitchens under the Emergency Food Assistance Program
(TEFAP); (f) pre-school and school-age children, elderly, and
functionally impaired adults enrolled in child and adult day care
centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);
and (g) victims of Presidentially-declared disasters and other
situations of distress. The following authorizing legislation allows
the Secretary broad authority to establish regulatory provisions
governing accountability in the use of USDA donated foods by Federal,
State, and private agencies: (a) Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); (b) Sections 6, 14, and 17
of the National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1755, 1762(a),
1766); (c) Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1733); (d) The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and (e) Sections 4(a) and 5 of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c note).
Need and Use of the Information: FNS collects information from
state and local agencies, for-profit and non-profit businesses, and
individuals and households. This collection is mandatory for the
states, local agencies and the businesses, but it is required to obtain
or maintain benefits for the individuals and households. The
information collected from the state and local agencies is used for a
variety of program activities such as ordering USDA foods; arranging
for their delivery to storage facilities; sharing information
concerning inaccurate or incomplete orders; providing inventory data;
applying to participate in the programs and preparing plans to initiate
or continue program operations; recovering unused funds; responding to
audits; conducting on-site reviews; reporting on financial status and
administrative costs; and other program monitoring activities. The
information collected from the individuals and households permits them
to apply for benefits (including assistance during disasters or
situations of distress) or to recertify their eligibility. FNS uses
this information to manage the Food Distribution Programs and monitor
the use of Federal funds.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government;
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 638,170.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; and Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,161,151.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) National
Disqualified List.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0584.
Summary of Collection: Section 243(c) of Public Law 106-224, the
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, amended 42 U.S.C. 1766
(d)(5)(E)(i) and (ii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (NSLA) by requiring the Department of Agriculture to maintain a
list of institutions, day care home providers, and individuals that
have been terminated or otherwise disqualified from CACFP
participation. The law also requires the Department to make the list
available to State agencies for their use in reviewing applications
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to participate and to sponsoring organizations to ensure that they do
not employ as principals any persons who are disqualified from the
program. This statutory mandate has been incorporated into Sec.
226.6(c)(7) of the Program regulations.
Need and Use of the Information: The Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) uses forms FNS-843 Report of Disqualification from
Participation--Institution and Responsible Principals/Individuals and
FNS-844 Report of Disqualification from Participation--Individually
Disqualified Responsible Principal/Individual or Day Care Home Provider
to collect and maintain the disqualification data. The State agencies
use these forms, which are accessed through a web-based National
Disqualification List (NDL) system, to collect the contact information
and the disqualification information and reasons on all individuals and
institutions that have been disqualified and are therefore ineligible
to participate in CACFP. The information is collected from State
agencies as the disqualifications occur so that the list is kept
current. By maintaining the web-based system, the Department ensures
program integrity by making the NDL data available to sponsoring
organizations and State agencies so that no one who has been
disqualified can participate in CACFP. Without this data collection,
State agencies would not be able to prevent individuals and
institutions disqualified in other States from reapplying to
participate in CACFP.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Other (as needed).
Total Burden Hours: 784.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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