82 FR 34275 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)
| Page Range | 34275-34276 | |
| FR Document | 2017-15435 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 34275-34276] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15435] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ 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. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 140 / Monday, July 24, 2017 / Notices [[Page 34275]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request July 19, 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 August 23, 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: Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Priced (DCM-F/RP) Meals Demonstration. OMB Control Number: 0584--New. Summary of Collection: Section 104 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-265) amended section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) to require all local educational agencies that participate in the National School Lunch Program and/or the School Breakfast Program to establish a system to directly certify as eligible for free school meals children who are members of households receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Section 103 of Public Law 111-296, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, amended the NSLA to authorize the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to conduct and evaluate multiyear demonstration projects beginning in July 2012 in selected States and school districts to test the effectiveness of direct certification using income data available in Medicaid administrative records to determine eligibility for free school meals. In response to these mandates, FNS authorized a demonstration in School Year (SY) 2012-2013 for selected States and districts to directly certify students for free meals using income data available through Medicaid. In SY 2016-2017, FNS initiated a new demonstration where selected States will use income data from Medicaid files to identify students in households eligible to receive reduced-price meals and directly certify them at that level, in addition to directly certifying students for free meals. Through the Evaluation of the Direct Certification with Medicaid for Free and Reduced-Priced (DCM-F/RP) Meals Demonstration, FNS will be able to gather the data needed to evaluate the demonstration. Need and Use of the Information: This study will gather data from State Child Nutrition Agency, State Medicaid Agency, and other State Agency staffs, from local school district staffs, and from vendors. FNS will use the data to understand how States are implementing the demonstration, identify challenges encountered during the implementation, and examine the demonstration's effectiveness in improving certification and participation outcomes and the implications for Federal reimbursement totals and State administrative costs. The data will also help FNS to identify best practices that will shape future replication and improvement. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Businesses or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 203. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Quarterly, Semi-Annually, and Annually. Total Burden Hours: 1,174. Food and Nutrition Service Title: Evaluation of the School Meal Data Collection Process. OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW. Summary of Collection: FNS is conducting a study, the Evaluation of the School Meal Data Collection Process, to provide a description and evaluation of the methodologies and processes used to collect and report program data for the school meal programs via the FNS-10, FNS- 742, and FNS-834 forms. The key research objectives relate to assessing how schools/sites, SFAs, and State agencies handle the following three functions: Collect/aggregate data, process or validate data, and transmit data about the school meal programs. The ultimate objective is to understand the likely sources of error within each of these functions at each reporting level. Need and Use of the Information: The primary purpose of data collection is to provide a description and evaluation of the methodologies and processes used to collect and report program data via the FNS-10, FNS-742, and FNS-834 forms. FNS objective is to understand the likely sources of error within each of these functions at each reporting level (i.e., school/site to SFA; SFA to State agency; State agency to FNS). Evaluation of the processes and identification of potential sources of error will culminate in a set of recommended practices for improving the process to increase the accuracy of school meal program data. Description of Respondents: State, Local & Tribal Agencies Government. Number of Respondents: 298. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually. Total Burden Hours: 303. [[Page 34276]] Food and Nutrition Service Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Store Applications. OMB Control Number: 0584-0008. Summary of Collection: Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended, (7 U.S.C. 2018 et seq.) requires that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provide for the submission of applications for approval by retailers, wholesalers, meal service providers, certain types of group homes, shelters, and state-contracted restaurants that wish to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP). FNS is responsible for reviewing the application in order to determine whether or not applicants meet eligibility requirements, and make determinations whether to grant or deny authorization to accept and redeem SNAP benefits. FNS will collect information using forms FNS-252, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Store, FNS- 252-E, On line Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Application for Store, FNS 252-2, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Meal Service Application, FNS-252-C, Corporate Supplemental Application, and FNS 252-R, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Stores Reauthorization and FNS-252FE, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Farmer's Market Application. Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information to determine the eligibility of retail food stores, wholesale food concern, and food service organizations applying for authorization to accept and redeem SNAP benefits, to monitor these firms for continued eligibility, to sanction stores for noncompliance with the Act, and for Program management purposes. Without the information on the application or reauthorization application, the consequence to the Federal program is the Agency's reduced ability to effectively monitor accountability for program compliance and to detect fraud and abuse. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for- profit, Farms. Number of Respondents: 132,599. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 19,383. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-15435 Filed 7-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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Food and Nutrition Service DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Emanuel,
Evans, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Grain Inspection, Packers and Screven, and Washington.
Assistance Program—Store Stockyards Administration
Applications. Request for Comments
OMB Control Number: 0584–0008. Opportunity To Comment on the GIPSA is publishing this notice to
Applicants for the Georgia Area provide interested persons the
Summary of Collection: Section 9(a)
Consisting of the Entire State of opportunity to submit comments about
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
Georgia the applicants. Commenters are
as amended, (7 U.S.C. 2018 et seq.)
requires that the Food and Nutrition AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and encouraged to submit reasons and
Service (FNS) provide for the Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), pertinent data for support or objection
submission of applications for approval USDA. to the designation of the applicants. All
by retailers, wholesalers, meal service comments must be submitted to QACD
ACTION: Notice and request for
providers, certain types of group homes, at the above address or at http://
comments. www.regulations.gov. GIPSA will
shelters, and state-contracted
restaurants that wish to participate in SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on consider all comments received timely
the Supplemental Nutrition Program the applicants for designation to provide along with other available information
(SNAP). FNS is responsible for official weighing and official inspection when making a final decision. GIPSA
reviewing the application in order to services under the United States Grain will then publish a notice of the final
determine whether or not applicants Standards Act in the Georgia Area that decision in the Federal Register, and
meet eligibility requirements, and make was open for designation. Georgia will send the applicants written
determinations whether to grant or deny Department of Agriculture (GDA) notification of its decision.
authorization to accept and redeem applied for the entire State of Georgia. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
SNAP benefits. FNS will collect D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal)
Randall D. Jones,
information using forms FNS–252, applied for all or part of the State of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Georgia. Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
Program Application for Store, FNS– DATES: GIPSA will consider comments [FR Doc. 2017–15417 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
252–E, On line Supplemental Nutrition received by August 23, 2017.
Assistance Program Application for BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
Store, FNS 252–2, Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program for Meal comments on these applicants. You may
Service Application, FNS–252–C, submit comments by any of the
following methods: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Corporate Supplemental Application,
and FNS 252–R, Supplemental • Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Nutrition Assistance Program for Stores Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer,
Reauthorization and FNS–252FE, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 [B–18–2017]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
Program Farmer’s Market Application. MO 64153. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 141—
• Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816–872– Monroe County, New York;
Need and Use of the Information: FNS 1257. Authorization of Production Activity;
will collect information to determine • Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. Xerox Corporation; Subzone 141B;
the eligibility of retail food stores, • Submit Comments using the (Xerographic Bulk Toner and Toner
wholesale food concern, and food Internet: Go to http:// Cartridges); Webster, New York
service organizations applying for www.regulations.gov. Instructions for
authorization to accept and redeem submitting and reading comments are On March 17, 2017, The County of
SNAP benefits, to monitor these firms detailed on the site. Monroe, New York, grantee of FTZ 141,
for continued eligibility, to sanction Read Applications and Comments: submitted a notification of proposed
stores for noncompliance with the Act, All applications and comments will be production activity to the FTZ Board on
and for Program management purposes. available for public inspection at the behalf of Xerox Corporation, within
Without the information on the office above during regular business Subzone 141B, in Webster, New York.
application or reauthorization hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). The notification was processed in
application, the consequence to the accordance with the regulations of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal program is the Agency’s FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or
reduced ability to effectively monitor notice in the Federal Register inviting
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
accountability for program compliance public comment (82 FR 16025–16026,
and to detect fraud and abuse. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the March 31, 2017). On July 17, 2017, the
April 17, 2017, Federal Register (82 FR applicant was notified of the FTZ
Description of Respondents: Business
18101), GIPSA asked persons interested Board’s decision that no further review
or other for-profit, Not-for-profit, Farms.
in providing official services in the of the activity is warranted at this time.
Number of Respondents: 132,599. Georgia Area to submit an application The production activity described in the
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: for designation. notification was authorized, subject to
On occasion. There were two applicants for the
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
Total Burden Hours: 19,383. Georgia Area, comprised of the entire regulations, including Section 400.14.
State of Georgia that was open for
Ruth Brown, designation: GDA applied for the entire Dated: July 19, 2017.
Departmental Information Collection area currently assigned to them. Schaal Elizabeth Whiteman,
Clearance Officer. applied for the entire State or the Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–15435 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am] following 13 counties within the State [FR Doc. 2017–15463 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P of Georgia: Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
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