Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 34589 [2020-12190]

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• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 34589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12190]


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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 109 / Friday, June 5, 2020 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-SC-20-0048]


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention 
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an 
extension of and revision to the currently approved information 
collection for the Child Nutrition Labeling Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES:  Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
at https://www.regulations.gov or to the Contract Services Branch, 
Specialty Crops Inspection Division, USDA Specialty Crops Program, STOP 
0247, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0247. Comments 
should reference the dates and page number of this issue of the Federal 
Register, and will be made available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov and in the above office during regular business 
hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patricia Tung-Tayman, Contract 
Services Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, telephone (202) 
720-0367 and FAX (202) 720-3704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Child Nutrition Labeling Program.
    OMB Number: 0581-0261.
    Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from approval.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Program is a voluntary 
technical assistance service that helps schools and institutions 
participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 
Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and 
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) determine a product's contribution 
toward the food-based meal pattern requirements. (See Appendix C to 7 
CFR parts 210, 220, 225, and 226 for more information on these 
programs.) A CN label on a product assures schools and other Child 
Nutrition Program operators that the product contributes to the meal 
pattern requirements as printed on the label. There is no Federal 
requirement for commercial products to have a CN label statement in 
order to be included in meals served by schools and institutions. The 
label review program transferred from the Food and Nutrition Service to 
AMS in 2010.
    To participate in the CN Labeling Program, a manufacturer submits a 
label application to AMS for evaluation. AMS reviews the product 
formulation to determine the contribution a serving of the product 
makes towards the food-based meal pattern requirements. The application 
form submitted to AMS is the same form that a manufacturer submits to 
the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Labeling and 
Program Delivery Division for review of meat and poultry labels. 
Participation in the CN Labeling Program is voluntary; manufacturers 
who wish to place a CN label on their products must comply with CN 
Labeling Program requirements.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Manufacturers who produce food for the school 
foodservice.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 262.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,048.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 262 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, 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 information collection burden on those who respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques.
    All comments on this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval, and become a matter of public record.

Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-12190 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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