Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 11217 [2021-03813]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03813]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 19, 2021.
    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 March 
26, 2021 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days 
of the publication of this notice on the following website 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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: Special Nutrition Programs Quick Response Surveys (SNP QRS).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0613.
    Summary of Collection: This generic clearance, which allows the 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to quickly collect and analyze 
specific information from State and local administrators of the Special 
Nutrition Programs (SNP), includes two data collections: (1) An annual 
sample frame data collection and (2) quick response surveys. FNS 
conducts lengthy, large, and complex studies on broad topics about the 
SNPs, which often take several years to complete. The Quick Response 
Surveys provides a mechanism for succinct, quick-turnaround studies to 
complement the larger SNP studies. Collecting sample frame data on an 
annual basis provides FNS the flexibility to conduct these shorter, 
quick-turnaround studies. This generic clearance enables FNS to 
administer the SNPs more effectively by providing a mechanism for 
rapidly collecting current information on specific time-sensitive 
features or issues.
    Need and Use of the Information: This collection is necessary to 
collect and analyze specific information from State and local 
administrators of the SNPs in a timely manner. FNS will collect data 
from State, Local, and Tribal governments and from business (both 
profit and non-profit organizations) through these studies. FNS will 
use the data collected for the sample frames to identify the universe 
of entities that can be sampled for the quick-response surveys. These 
surveys will collect information from key administrators of the SNPs at 
the State, local, and site level in response to various program and 
research questions resulting from the larger and more complex SNP 
studies. The data collected from these quick turnaround studies will be 
used to answer policy and implementation questions posed by the larger 
studies and will enable FNS to monitor program funding, comply with 
statutes and regulations, and adopt program changes.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government and 
businesses (for-profit and not-for-profit institutions).
    Number of Respondents: 108,597 over the three-year approval.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On Occasion; Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 31,335 over the three-year approval.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-03813 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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