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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 29, 2024
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
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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
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number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: U.S. Origin Health Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0020.
Summary of Collection: The Animal
Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
the primary Federal law governing the
protection of animal health. The AHPA
is contained in title X, subtitle E,
sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107–
171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002. As
part of its mission to facilitate the export
of U.S. animals and products, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS),
maintains information regarding the
import health requirements of other
countries for animals and animal
products exported from the United
States. Most countries require a
certification that the animals are disease
free.
To ensure a favorable balance of trade
and compliance with export health
requirements, APHIS uses information
collection activities such as U.S. Origin
Health Certificates and Export Health
Certificates for Poultry or Hatching Eggs
for Export; U.S. Interstate and
International Certificates of Health
Examinations for Small Animals; U.S.
Origin Health Certificates for the Export
of Horses from the United States to
Canada; Health Certificates for the
Export of Live Finfish, Mollusks, and
Crustaceans (and their Gametes);
Inspection and Certification of Animal
Products; Undue Hardship
Explanations—Animals; Applications
for Approval of Inspection Facility—
Environmental Certification; Annual
Inspections of Inspection Facilities;
Opportunities to Present Views
Concerning Withdrawal of Facility
Approval; Certifications to Carry
Livestock; Inspections of Vessel Prior to
Voyage; Operator Reports; Aircraft
Cleaning and Disinfection; CountrySpecific Health Certificates; and Travel
Time.
Need and Use of the Information: The
collection of this information prevents
unhealthy animals from being exported
from the United States. The information
collected is used to: (1) establish that
the animals are moved in compliance
with USDA regulations, (2) verify that
the animals destined for export are
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listed on the health certificate by means
of an official identification, (3) verify to
the consignor and consignee that the
animals are healthy, (4) prevent
unhealthy animals from being exported
and (5) satisfy the import requirements
of receiving countries. If these
certifications were not provided, other
countries would not accept animals
from the United States.
Description of Respondents: Farms;
Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,320.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 516,556.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Acting Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC); Food Delivery
Portal (FDP)
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
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection to provide
FNS and WIC State agencies with an
ongoing/annual data set that can be
used to assess State agencies’
compliance with WIC vendor
management requirements and estimate
State agencies’ progress in eliminating
fraud, waste, and abuse.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted via email to the attention of
FDP Help Desk at SM.fn.FDPHelp@
usda.gov. Comments will also be
accepted through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
SUMMARY:
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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 Patricia Bailey, at
Patricia.Bailey@usda.gov, mail to: 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314,
or phone (703) 305–2346.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 will 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.
Title: Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data
Collection.
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584–0401.
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Expiration Date: December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Abstract: Each year, WIC State
agencies administering the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are
required by 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5) to submit
to FNS an annual summary of the
results of their vendor monitoring
efforts in order to provide Congress,
senior FNS officials, as well as the
public, assurance that every reasonable
effort is being made to ensure integrity
in the WIC Program. The number of WIC
State agencies in fiscal year 2023 is 89.
This includes 50 geographic State
agencies, 33 State agencies operated by
Indian Tribal Organizations, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Virgin Islands. All WIC State agencies
use the web-based system called Food
Delivery Portal (FDP).
FDP is a robust data collection system
which aligns with current security
protocols and compliance guidance,
supports data storage and web
components, ensures cost effectiveness,
allows for data-driven decision-making,
has enhanced FNS reporting
capabilities, reduces grantee burden
through automated calculations and
consolidated reporting, and adds data
validation features to reduce reporting
errors.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is based on the fields in the Food
Delivery Portal, and the total number of
vendor records estimated to be entered
by WIC State agencies. It includes the
time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information.
Affected Public: State, local, and
Tribal government. Respondent groups
identified include State, Tribal, and
WIC agencies in the District of Columbia
and in U.S. Territories.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 89.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses per respondent is 5.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
475 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated time of response varies from
4 minutes (.068 hours) to 10 hours
depending on respondent group, as
shown in the table below, with an
average estimated time of 2.39 hours for
all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,135 hours. See the table
below for estimated total annual burden
for each type of respondent.
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State Program Staff
State Program Staff
State Program Staff
State Government .....
State Government .....
State Government .....
..................................
State Program Staff
State Government .....
Total ...................
State Program Staff
(B)
Describe the
respondent
(optional)
Type of respondents
(optional)
State Government .....
(A)
3 Categories:—
individual/
household—state/
local/tribal
government—
business (profit, nonprofit, or farm)
Respondent category
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Manual entry of a
new record.
Manual update existing record.
Data Upload .............
Data Preparation for
this ICR.
SA System Feedback.
(C)
Description or name
of instrument. For
rules, this will be
the CFR citation.
Instruments
.................
.................
FDP .........
.................
FDP .........
FDP .........
(D)
Form
number,
where
applicable
Form
89
89
66
89
23
23
(E)
Number of
unique persons estimated to
respond
Number of
respondents
5.34
1
1
1
9.87
0.17
(F)
Number of
times per
year the
respondent
will respond
to each
instrument
Frequency
of response
475
89
66
89
227
4
(G)
Total
responses
per year for
each
instrument
(rounded to
nearest
whole)
Total annual
responses
2.39
2.5
0.1
10.0
0.068
0.19
(H)
Average
time (in
hours) it will
take each
person to
respond to
the instrument. To
convert minutes to
hours,
divide minutes by 60.
Hours per
response
TABLE 1—ESTIMATE OF BURDEN HOURS
1,135.3
222.5
6.6
890.0
15.4
0.8
(I)
(= G × H)
Average
total time (in
hours) it will
take all respondents
to respond.
Annual
burden
(hours)
1,189
222.5
36.5
890.0
35.7
4.3
(J)
Imported
from previous burden table
Previous
submission
total
annualized
hours of
respondent
burden
¥29.63
....................
¥23.80
....................
....................
....................
¥29.6
....................
¥53.70
....................
¥29.9
....................
¥20.26
¥20.26
....................
....................
(M)
Total
difference
¥3.54
(L)
Differences
due to a
change in
numbers
such as the
number of
vendors,
time to
enter information into
the record,
increasing/
decreasing,
etc.
Difference
due to
adjustments
¥3.54
(K)
Differences
due to
program
changes including the
transition
from TIP to
FDP, a new
burden, a
new process that reduces the
burden
hour, etc.
Difference
due to
program
changes
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
Food and Nutrition Service
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the table
appearing on pages 12813–12815 is
corrected as set forth below:
Child Nutrition Programs: Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Correction
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Food Delivery
Portal (FDP)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision
of a currently approved collection to provide FNS and WIC State
agencies with an ongoing/annual data set that can be used to assess
State agencies' compliance with WIC vendor management requirements and
estimate State agencies' progress in eliminating fraud, waste, and
abuse.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted via email to the attention of FDP
Help Desk at [email protected]. Comments will also be accepted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
[[Page 14623]]
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 Patricia
Bailey, at [email protected], mail to: 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314, or phone (703) 305-2346.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 will 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.
Title: Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data Collection.
Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 0584-0401.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
Abstract: Each year, WIC State agencies administering the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
are required by 7 CFR 246.12(j)(5) to submit to FNS an annual summary
of the results of their vendor monitoring efforts in order to provide
Congress, senior FNS officials, as well as the public, assurance that
every reasonable effort is being made to ensure integrity in the WIC
Program. The number of WIC State agencies in fiscal year 2023 is 89.
This includes 50 geographic State agencies, 33 State agencies operated
by Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the Virgin Islands. All WIC State agencies use the web-based system
called Food Delivery Portal (FDP).
FDP is a robust data collection system which aligns with current
security protocols and compliance guidance, supports data storage and
web components, ensures cost effectiveness, allows for data-driven
decision-making, has enhanced FNS reporting capabilities, reduces
grantee burden through automated calculations and consolidated
reporting, and adds data validation features to reduce reporting
errors.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is based on the fields in the Food Delivery Portal, and the
total number of vendor records estimated to be entered by WIC State
agencies. It includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal government. Respondent
groups identified include State, Tribal, and WIC agencies in the
District of Columbia and in U.S. Territories.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 89.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses per respondent is 5.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 475 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies
from 4 minutes (.068 hours) to 10 hours depending on respondent group,
as shown in the table below, with an average estimated time of 2.39
hours for all participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,135 hours. See the
table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Table 1--Estimate of Burden Hours
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Previous
submission
Total Annual total Difference Difference
Respondent category Type of respondents Instruments Form Number of Frequency annual Hours per burden annualized due to due to Total
(optional) respondents of response responses response (hours) hours of program adjustments difference
respondent changes
burden
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(A) (B)..................... (C)..................... (D)..................... (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M)
3 Categories:--individual/household-- Describe the............ Description or name of Form.................... Number of Number of Total Average (= G x H) Imported Differences Differences
state/local/tribal government-- respondent.............. instrument. For rules, number,................. unique times per responses time (in Average from due to due to a
business (profit, non-profit, or (optional).............. this will be the CFR where................... persons year the per year hours) it total time previous program change in
farm) citation.. applicable.............. estimated respondent for each will take (in hours) burden changes numbers
to will instrument each person it will table including such as the
respond respond to (rounded to to respond take all the number of
each nearest to the respondents transition vendors,
instrument whole) instrument. to respond. from TIP to time to
To convert FDP, a new enter
minutes to burden, a information
hours, new process into the
divide that record,
minutes by reduces the increasing/
60. burden decreasing,
hour, etc. etc.
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State Government..................... State Program Staff..... Manual entry of a new FDP..................... 23 0.17 4 0.19 0.8 4.3 ........... -3.54 -3.54
record.
State Government..................... State Program Staff..... Manual update existing FDP..................... 23 9.87 227 0.068 15.4 35.7 ........... -20.26 -20.26
record.
State Government..................... State Program Staff..... Data Upload............. FDP..................... 66 1 66 0.1 6.6 36.5 -29.6 ........... -29.9
State Government..................... State Program Staff..... Data Preparation for ........................ 89 1 89 10.0 890.0 890.0 ........... ........... ...........
this ICR.
State Government..................... State Program Staff..... SA System Feedback...... ........................ 89 1 89 2.5 222.5 222.5 ........... ........... ...........
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Total............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 89 5.34 475 2.39 1,135.3 1,189 -29.63 -23.80 -53.70
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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