82 FR 21506 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 88 (May 9, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 21506]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09396]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 4, 2017.
    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 June 8, 
2017 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: Child Nutrition Program Operations Study II (CN-OPS II).
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0607.
    Summary of Collection: The objective of the Child Nutrition Program 
Operations Study II (CN-OPS-II) is to collect timely data on policies, 
administrative, and operational issues on the Child Nutrition Programs 
(CNP). The study will help FNS obtain general descriptive data on the 
child nutrition programs' characteristics needed to respond to 
questions concerning those programs; obtain data related to program 
administration for designing and revising program regulations, managing 
resources, and reporting requirements; and obtain data related to 
program operations to help FNS develop and provide training and 
technical assistance to the School Food Authorities and State Agencies 
responsible for administering these programs.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will survey School Food 
Authority and State Child Nutrition directors. FNS will use the data to 
understand how recent and proposed legislation, regulations, policies, 
and initiatives change the operations in the child nutrition programs 
and to describe trends in the programs' participation and operational 
practices, as well as aspects of particular operations.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,379.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 4,099.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-09396 Filed 5-8-17; 8:45 am]
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