83_FR_12008 83 FR 11955 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review

83 FR 11955 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 53 (March 19, 2018)

Page Range11955-11959
FR Document2018-05440

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 new collection to study farm to school efforts being conducted for the Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review. The final report will comprehensively examine farm to school and its progress since the passage of the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, including the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program and general growth of farm to school efforts across the country documented by the Farm to School Census and other data sources. This collection includes a structured web survey with School Food Authority (SFA) Directors as well as semi-structured interviews to be conducted by telephone with distributors of school food.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 new 
collection to study farm to school efforts being conducted for the Farm 
to School Census and Comprehensive Review. The final report will 
comprehensively examine farm to school and its progress since the 
passage of the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization, including the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Grant 
Program and general growth of farm to school efforts across the country 
documented by the Farm to School Census and other data sources. This 
collection includes a structured web survey with School Food Authority 
(SFA) Directors as well as semi-structured interviews to be conducted 
by telephone with distributors of school food.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 18, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Ashley 
Chaifetz, Ph.D., Social Science Research Analyst, Special Nutrition 
Evaluation Branch, Office of Policy Support, USDA Food and Nutrition 
Service, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may be 
submitted via email to [email protected]. Comments will also 
be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments electronically.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed research, contact Ashley Chaifetz, Ph.D., Social Science 
Research Analyst, Special Nutrition Evaluation Branch, Food and 
Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302; 
Fax: 703-305-2576; Email: [email protected].

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 shall 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: Farm to School Census and Comprehensive Review.
    OMB Number: 0584--NEW.
    Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act authorized and funded USDA to establish a farm to school 
program in order to assist eligible entities through grants and 
technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that 
improve access to local foods in schools. This work is housed within 
the FNS Office of Community Food Systems (OCFS). The Farm to School 
Census and

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Comprehensive Review is a 3-year study that will review and describe 
the multiple facets of farm to school, including the USDA Farm to 
School Grant Program and expansion of farm to school efforts across the 
country documented by the Farm to School Census and other data sources. 
The final report will comprehensively examine farm to school efforts 
and their progression since the passage of the 2010 Child Nutrition 
Reauthorization.
    The study will include a literature review to identify current data 
sources for analysis, complete a gap analysis of current farm to 
school-focused publications and data, develop recommendations for 
improving evaluation-related reporting of the USDA Farm to School Grant 
program, and design, conduct, and report on the 2019 Farm to School 
Census, which will be supplemented with additional data sources. The 
results of this study aim to improve the methods and tools used by FNS 
to describe the impact and benefits of formal and informal farm to 
school activities administered by grantees, schools, SFAs, and other 
stakeholders. Ultimately, the study will produce a first-of-its-kind 
report--a comprehensive assessment of farm to school from 2010 to 2020. 
This study will collect and synthesize data collected through a 
national census of SFAs with extant data regarding farm to school 
activities, local sourcing practices, and economic activity associated 
with these practices.
    To accomplish study objectives, two data collections are planned:
    (1) Distributor Survey will obtain the perspectives of large-scale 
food distributors on the processes and challenges to local food 
purchasing and procurement. The respondents for this survey will be 
purposively sampled based on their substantive contributions and 
likelihood of participating. The 60 minute survey will be conducted via 
a phone interview. The survey will contain quantitative questions 
surrounding the volume and cost of local foods purchased and procured 
and qualitative questions about the procurement process. The interview 
will be completed with 20 school food distributors. This survey will be 
exploratory, and will help address whether a larger survey is feasible 
and desirable. Currently, there are no available data on farm to school 
efforts from the standpoint of school food distributors.
    (2) Farm to School Census (2019 Census) will collect data on local 
food purchasing for school meals, school food gardens, other farm to 
school activities and policies, and evidence of the economic and 
nutritional impacts of farm to school activities. The 2019 Census 
Survey will be distributed to all (public \1\ and private) SFA 
Directors in all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, and Washington, DC that participate in the National 
School Lunch Program (NSLP), as part of an invitation to participate 
from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Child Nutrition Division. The 
online survey is expected to take 30 minutes to complete.
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    \1\ Public includes charter schools that operate NSLP.
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    State Child Nutrition Directors will be asked to provide a list of 
public school district SFAs in the State or territory for the purpose 
of constructing the most up-to-date list frame possible. Available data 
on SFAs from FNS are only available for SFAs that submit income 
verification reports and thus do not provide a complete list of SFAs. 
State Child Nutrition Directors will also be asked to forward a pre-
Census notification email and two email reminders about the Census 
Survey to SFAs.
    The Census will be emailed to all known SFA Directors that 
participate in NSLP. Census Survey questions will be based on prior 
Farm to School Census Survey iterations in 2013 (OMB Control No. 0536-
0069) and 2015 (OMB Control No. 0584-0593), with additional questions 
to address new research questions. The primary mode of data collection 
will be an online survey, with a back-up phone version to those who 
prefer to complete by phone. Non-respondents will receive up to two 
reminder phone calls and up to eight emails. Back-up phone interviews 
and phone reminders will be conducted by trained interviewers, and 
helpdesk staff will be available for technical and completion 
assistance. The Census will be completed once in 2019 with 
approximately 16,000 SFA Directors.
    Affected Public: This study includes two respondent groups: (1) 
Business or Other For Profit (Representatives from national 
distributors that distribute foods to SFA and SFA Directors for private 
schools; and (2) State, Local, and Tribal Government (SFA Directors for 
public schools and State Child Nutrition Directors).
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: The total estimated number 
of respondents is 20,080 (16,075 respondents and 4,005 non-
respondents). The estimated number of respondents for each of the 
planned data collections are as follows:
    (1) Distributor Survey: The initial sample for the Distributor 
Survey will consist of 25 representatives of school food distributors 
(20 respondents and 5 non-respondents at a response rate of 80 
percent). These 25 distributors will be purposively sampled and 
approached based on a list developed with FNS and this study's Advisory 
Panel.
    (2) Farm to School Census (2019 Census): The total estimated number 
of respondents is the universe of 20,000 SFAs (16,000 respondents and 
4,000 non-respondents). SFAs will receive up to ten reminder emails to 
complete the survey (eight from the study team and two from State Child 
Nutrition Directors). Up to two reminder call attempts will be made to 
a subsample of non-responding SFAs, during which time the respondent 
will be encouraged to complete the survey over the phone. As part of 
the Census Survey, the universe of 55 State Child Nutrition Directors 
will be asked to provide a list of public school district SFAs and 
private schools that administer the NSLP in the State or territory for 
the purpose of constructing the most up-to-date list frame possible, 
and to send three emails to SFAs (one pre-Census notification email and 
two email reminders).
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: The estimated total annual 
responses is 163,685. This includes 94,564 for all respondents and 
69,121 for non-respondents.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: The estimated 
frequency across the entire collection is 8.15. Respondents to the 
Distributor Survey and the Census will be asked to complete each data 
collection instrument one time. FNS estimates that respondents will 
average 5.88 responses (94,564 responses/16,075 respondents) across the 
entire collection, with non-respondents averaging 17.26 responses 
(69,121 responses/4,005 non-respondents). For State Child Nutrition 
Directors, FNS estimates that respondents will average 4 responses (220 
responses/55 respondents) across the entire collection, with no non-
respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response per Respondent: The average estimated 
time is .09 hours for all participants in this collection. Respondents 
will complete each data collection instrument only one time. The 
estimated time of response varies from 0.03 hours to one hour, 
depending on the respondent group, as shown in the table below. The 
average response times for the various respondent groups are listed 
below.
    For the distributor survey, 25 school food distributor 
representatives will receive a ``request to participate'' email. All 20 
respondents will complete a 60

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minute phone interview and will be sent a thank you email at the 
conclusion of the study. For the distributors, the estimated time of 
response is 0.37 hours per response, with non-respondents averaging 
0.03 hours per response.
    For the Census, the average estimated time is 0.36 hours per 
response for responding State Child Nutrition Directors with zero non-
respondents; 0.13 hours per response for public SFA director 
respondents with 0.03 hours per response for public SFA director non-
respondents; and, 0.13 per response for private SFA director 
respondents and 0.03 per response for private SFA director non-
respondents.
    To create the sample frame for the Census, 55 State Child Nutrition 
Directors will receive an email requesting a list of SFA names and 
contact information. The same State Child Nutrition Directors will send 
a pre-Census notification email and two email reminders to the SFAs in 
their State throughout the data collection period to all 20,000 
potential respondents (public and private). These materials will 
explain the Census, and encourage and remind the respondent to complete 
the survey.
    During the data collection period, the study team will send up to 
eight reminder emails to the respondents who have not yet taken the 
survey. These emails are estimated to take respondents 3 minutes (.05 
hours) to review, with non-respondents estimated to take 2 minutes (.03 
hours) to review. Two phone calls will follow to those potential 
respondents that remain, which are estimated to take respondents 3 
minutes and non-respondents 2 minutes to complete. All respondents who 
complete the 30 minute survey will be thanked for their participation 
in the Census (which is estimated to take 2 minutes to complete).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total estimated 
annual burden on respondents is 14,406.03 hours. See the table (Exhibit 
1) for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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                                                  Each issue listed will be fully                       How To File a Complaint of                            DATES:   Written comments must be
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                                                Members of the public may access or                     Discrimination Complaint Form, which                  Chaifetz, Ph.D., Social Science Research
                                                request copies of these documents (see                  may be accessed online at http://                     Analyst, Special Nutrition Evaluation
                                                ADDRESSES).                                                                                                   Branch, Office of Policy Support, USDA
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                                                rulemaking and policy development is                                                                          proposed research, contact Ashley
                                                                                                        Paulo Almeida,                                        Chaifetz, Ph.D., Social Science Research
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                                                Constituent Update, which is used to                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
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                                                provide information regarding FSIS                                                                            are invited on (a) whether the proposed
                                                policies, procedures, regulations,                      Agency Information Collection                         collection of information is necessary
                                                Federal Register notices, FSIS public                   Activities: Proposed Collection;                      for the proper performance of the
                                                meetings, and other types of information                Comment Request—Farm to School                        functions of the agency, including
                                                that could affect or would be of interest               Census and Comprehensive Review                       whether the information shall have
                                                to our constituents and stakeholders.                                                                         practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                The Update is available on the FSIS web                 AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service                    agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                page. Through the web page, FSIS is                     (FNS), United States Department of                    proposed collection of information,
                                                able to provide information to a much                   Agriculture (USDA).                                   including the validity of the
                                                broader, more diverse audience. In                      ACTION: Notice and request for                        methodology and assumptions that were
                                                addition, FSIS offers an email                          comments.                                             used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
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                                                automatic and customized access to                      SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                     be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
                                                selected food safety news and                           Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this                 the burden of the collection of
                                                information. This service is available at:              notice invites the general public and                 information on those who are to
                                                http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.                     other public agencies to comment on                   respond, including use of appropriate
                                                Options range from recalls to export                    this proposed information collection.                 automated, electronic, mechanical, or
                                                information, regulations, directives, and               This collection is a new collection to                other technological collection
                                                notices. Customers can add or delete                    study farm to school efforts being                    techniques or other forms of information
                                                subscriptions themselves, and have the                  conducted for the Farm to School                      technology.
                                                option to password protect their                        Census and Comprehensive Review.                        Title: Farm to School Census and
                                                accounts.                                               The final report will comprehensively                 Comprehensive Review.
                                                                                                        examine farm to school and its progress                 OMB Number: 0584—NEW.
                                                USDA Non-Discrimination Statement                       since the passage of the 2010 Child                     Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
                                                  No agency, officer, or employee of the                Nutrition Reauthorization, including the                Type of Request: New collection.
                                                USDA shall, on the grounds of race,                     United States Department of Agriculture                 Abstract: Section 18 of the Richard B.
                                                color, national origin, religion, sex,                  (USDA) Farm to School Grant Program                   Russell National School Lunch Act
                                                gender identity, sexual orientation,                    and general growth of farm to school                  authorized and funded USDA to
                                                disability, age, marital status, family/                efforts across the country documented                 establish a farm to school program in
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                                                parental status, income derived from a                  by the Farm to School Census and other                order to assist eligible entities through
                                                public assistance program, or political                 data sources. This collection includes a              grants and technical assistance, in
                                                beliefs, exclude from participation in,                 structured web survey with School Food                implementing farm to school programs
                                                deny the benefits of, or subject to                     Authority (SFA) Directors as well as                  that improve access to local foods in
                                                discrimination any person in the United                 semi-structured interviews to be                      schools. This work is housed within the
                                                States under any program or activity                    conducted by telephone with                           FNS Office of Community Food Systems
                                                conducted by the USDA.                                  distributors of school food.                          (OCFS). The Farm to School Census and


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                                                Comprehensive Review is a 3-year study                  the economic and nutritional impacts of               consist of 25 representatives of school
                                                that will review and describe the                       farm to school activities. The 2019                   food distributors (20 respondents and 5
                                                multiple facets of farm to school,                      Census Survey will be distributed to all              non-respondents at a response rate of 80
                                                including the USDA Farm to School                       (public 1 and private) SFA Directors in               percent). These 25 distributors will be
                                                Grant Program and expansion of farm to                  all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the                 purposively sampled and approached
                                                school efforts across the country                       Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and                   based on a list developed with FNS and
                                                documented by the Farm to School                        Washington, DC that participate in the                this study’s Advisory Panel.
                                                Census and other data sources. The final                National School Lunch Program (NSLP),                    (2) Farm to School Census (2019
                                                report will comprehensively examine                     as part of an invitation to participate               Census): The total estimated number of
                                                farm to school efforts and their                        from the Food and Nutrition Service                   respondents is the universe of 20,000
                                                progression since the passage of the                    (FNS) Child Nutrition Division. The                   SFAs (16,000 respondents and 4,000
                                                2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization.                   online survey is expected to take 30                  non-respondents). SFAs will receive up
                                                   The study will include a literature                  minutes to complete.                                  to ten reminder emails to complete the
                                                review to identify current data sources                    State Child Nutrition Directors will be            survey (eight from the study team and
                                                for analysis, complete a gap analysis of                asked to provide a list of public school              two from State Child Nutrition
                                                current farm to school-focused                          district SFAs in the State or territory for           Directors). Up to two reminder call
                                                publications and data, develop                          the purpose of constructing the most up-              attempts will be made to a subsample of
                                                recommendations for improving                           to-date list frame possible. Available                non-responding SFAs, during which
                                                evaluation-related reporting of the                     data on SFAs from FNS are only                        time the respondent will be encouraged
                                                USDA Farm to School Grant program,                      available for SFAs that submit income                 to complete the survey over the phone.
                                                and design, conduct, and report on the                  verification reports and thus do not                  As part of the Census Survey, the
                                                2019 Farm to School Census, which will                  provide a complete list of SFAs. State                universe of 55 State Child Nutrition
                                                be supplemented with additional data                    Child Nutrition Directors will also be                Directors will be asked to provide a list
                                                sources. The results of this study aim to               asked to forward a pre-Census                         of public school district SFAs and
                                                improve the methods and tools used by                   notification email and two email                      private schools that administer the
                                                FNS to describe the impact and benefits                 reminders about the Census Survey to                  NSLP in the State or territory for the
                                                of formal and informal farm to school                   SFAs.                                                 purpose of constructing the most up-to-
                                                activities administered by grantees,                       The Census will be emailed to all                  date list frame possible, and to send
                                                schools, SFAs, and other stakeholders.                  known SFA Directors that participate in               three emails to SFAs (one pre-Census
                                                Ultimately, the study will produce a                    NSLP. Census Survey questions will be                 notification email and two email
                                                first-of-its-kind report—a                              based on prior Farm to School Census                  reminders).
                                                comprehensive assessment of farm to                     Survey iterations in 2013 (OMB Control                   Estimated Total Annual Responses:
                                                school from 2010 to 2020. This study                    No. 0536–0069) and 2015 (OMB Control                  The estimated total annual responses is
                                                will collect and synthesize data                        No. 0584–0593), with additional                       163,685. This includes 94,564 for all
                                                collected through a national census of                  questions to address new research                     respondents and 69,121 for non-
                                                SFAs with extant data regarding farm to                 questions. The primary mode of data                   respondents.
                                                school activities, local sourcing                       collection will be an online survey, with                Estimated Frequency of Responses per
                                                practices, and economic activity                        a back-up phone version to those who                  Respondent: The estimated frequency
                                                associated with these practices.                        prefer to complete by phone. Non-                     across the entire collection is 8.15.
                                                   To accomplish study objectives, two                  respondents will receive up to two                    Respondents to the Distributor Survey
                                                data collections are planned:                           reminder phone calls and up to eight                  and the Census will be asked to
                                                   (1) Distributor Survey will obtain the               emails. Back-up phone interviews and                  complete each data collection
                                                perspectives of large-scale food                        phone reminders will be conducted by                  instrument one time. FNS estimates that
                                                distributors on the processes and                       trained interviewers, and helpdesk staff              respondents will average 5.88 responses
                                                challenges to local food purchasing and                 will be available for technical and                   (94,564 responses/16,075 respondents)
                                                procurement. The respondents for this                   completion assistance. The Census will                across the entire collection, with non-
                                                survey will be purposively sampled                      be completed once in 2019 with                        respondents averaging 17.26 responses
                                                based on their substantive contributions                approximately 16,000 SFA Directors.                   (69,121 responses/4,005 non-
                                                and likelihood of participating. The 60                    Affected Public: This study includes               respondents). For State Child Nutrition
                                                minute survey will be conducted via a                   two respondent groups: (1) Business or                Directors, FNS estimates that
                                                phone interview. The survey will                        Other For Profit (Representatives from                respondents will average 4 responses
                                                contain quantitative questions                          national distributors that distribute                 (220 responses/55 respondents) across
                                                surrounding the volume and cost of                      foods to SFA and SFA Directors for                    the entire collection, with no non-
                                                local foods purchased and procured and                  private schools; and (2) State, Local, and            respondents.
                                                qualitative questions about the                         Tribal Government (SFA Directors for                     Estimated Time per Response per
                                                procurement process. The interview                      public schools and State Child Nutrition              Respondent: The average estimated time
                                                will be completed with 20 school food                   Directors).                                           is .09 hours for all participants in this
                                                distributors. This survey will be                          Estimated Total Number of                          collection. Respondents will complete
                                                exploratory, and will help address                      Respondents: The total estimated                      each data collection instrument only
                                                whether a larger survey is feasible and                 number of respondents is 20,080 (16,075               one time. The estimated time of
                                                desirable. Currently, there are no                      respondents and 4,005 non-                            response varies from 0.03 hours to one
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                                                available data on farm to school efforts                respondents). The estimated number of                 hour, depending on the respondent
                                                from the standpoint of school food                      respondents for each of the planned                   group, as shown in the table below. The
                                                distributors.                                           data collections are as follows:                      average response times for the various
                                                   (2) Farm to School Census (2019                         (1) Distributor Survey: The initial                respondent groups are listed below.
                                                Census) will collect data on local food                 sample for the Distributor Survey will                   For the distributor survey, 25 school
                                                purchasing for school meals, school                                                                           food distributor representatives will
                                                food gardens, other farm to school                       1 Public includes charter schools that operate       receive a ‘‘request to participate’’ email.
                                                activities and policies, and evidence of                NSLP.                                                 All 20 respondents will complete a 60


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                                                minute phone interview and will be                      requesting a list of SFA names and                    phone calls will follow to those
                                                sent a thank you email at the conclusion                contact information. The same State                   potential respondents that remain,
                                                of the study. For the distributors, the                 Child Nutrition Directors will send a                 which are estimated to take respondents
                                                estimated time of response is 0.37 hours                pre-Census notification email and two                 3 minutes and non-respondents 2
                                                per response, with non-respondents                      email reminders to the SFAs in their                  minutes to complete. All respondents
                                                averaging 0.03 hours per response.                      State throughout the data collection                  who complete the 30 minute survey will
                                                  For the Census, the average estimated                 period to all 20,000 potential                        be thanked for their participation in the
                                                time is 0.36 hours per response for                     respondents (public and private). These               Census (which is estimated to take 2
                                                responding State Child Nutrition                        materials will explain the Census, and                minutes to complete).
                                                Directors with zero non-respondents;                    encourage and remind the respondent to                  Estimated Total Annual Burden on
                                                0.13 hours per response for public SFA                  complete the survey.                                  Respondents: The total estimated
                                                director respondents with 0.03 hours                                                                          annual burden on respondents is
                                                per response for public SFA director                      During the data collection period, the
                                                                                                                                                              14,406.03 hours. See the table (Exhibit
                                                non-respondents; and, 0.13 per response                 study team will send up to eight
                                                                                                                                                              1) for estimated total annual burden for
                                                for private SFA director respondents                    reminder emails to the respondents who
                                                                                                                                                              each type of respondent.
                                                and 0.03 per response for private SFA                   have not yet taken the survey. These
                                                director non-respondents.                               emails are estimated to take respondents                Dated: March 8, 2018.
                                                  To create the sample frame for the                    3 minutes (.05 hours) to review, with                 Brandon Lipps,
                                                Census, 55 State Child Nutrition                        non-respondents estimated to take 2                   Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
                                                Directors will receive an email                         minutes (.03 hours) to review. Two                    BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
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                                                [FR Doc. 2018–05440 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]             with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of              establishments, e.g., garbage bags, lawn
                                                BILLING CODE 3410–30–C                                  1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR                bags, trash-can liners.
                                                                                                        351.213(b), Commerce initiated an                       Imports of merchandise included
                                                                                                        administrative review of the                          within the scope of this antidumping
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  antidumping duty order on PRCBs from
                                                                                                                                                              duty order are currently classifiable
                                                                                                        Malaysia with respect to Euro SME.3
                                                                                                                                                              under statistical category 3923.21.0085
                                                Census Bureau                                           Commerce exercised its discretion to
                                                                                                        toll deadlines affected by the closure of             of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
                                                Proposed Information Collection;                        the Federal Government from January                   the United States (HTSUS). This
                                                Comment Request; Boundary and                           20 through 22, 2018. If the new deadline              subheading may also cover products
                                                Annexation Survey                                       falls on a non-business day, in                       that are outside the scope of this
                                                                                                        accordance with Commerce’s practice,                  antidumping duty order. Although the
                                                Correction                                                                                                    HTSUS subheading is provided for
                                                                                                        the deadline will become the next
                                                  In notice document 2018–04514, on                     business day. The revised deadline for                convenience and customs purposes, the
                                                pages 9475–9478, in the issue of                        the preliminary results of this review is             written description of the scope of this
                                                Tuesday, March 6, 2018, make the                        now May 7, 2018.4 We invite parties to                antidumping duty order is dispositive.
                                                following correction:                                   comment on these preliminary results.
                                                  On page 9475, in the first column, in                                                                       Preliminary Determination of No
                                                the heading DATES, the entry that reads                 Scope of the Order                                    Shipments
                                                ‘‘March 7, 2018’’ should read ‘‘May 7,                     The merchandise subject to this
                                                2018’’.                                                                                                         We received a timely submission from
                                                                                                        antidumping duty order is polyethylene
                                                                                                                                                              Euro SME certifying that it did not have
                                                [FR Doc. C1–2018–04514 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]          retail carrier bags (PRCBs), which also
                                                                                                                                                              sales, shipments, or exports of subject
                                                BILLING CODE 1301–00–D                                  may be referred to as t-shirt sacks,
                                                                                                                                                              merchandise to the United States during
                                                                                                        merchandise bags, grocery bags, or
                                                                                                        checkout bags. The subject merchandise                the POR.5 On January 10, 2018,
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  is defined as non-sealable sacks and                  Commerce requested entry data from
                                                                                                        bags with handles (including                          U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                                                International Trade Administration                      drawstrings), without zippers or integral             (CBP) for subject merchandise exported
                                                                                                        extruded closures, with or without                    by Euro SME and imported into the
                                                [A–557–813]
                                                                                                        gussets, with or without printing, of                 United States during the POR. This
                                                Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From                   polyethylene film having a thickness no               query returned no entries during the
                                                Malaysia: Preliminary Results of                        greater than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and                POR.6 Additionally, in order to examine
                                                Antidumping Duty Administrative                         no less than 0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm),               Euro SME’s claim, we sent a ‘‘no-
                                                Review; 2016–2017                                       and with no length or width shorter                   shipments’’ inquiry to CBP requesting
                                                                                                        than 6 inches (15.24 cm) or longer than               that any CBP officer alert Commerce if
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the                he/she had information contrary to
                                                International Trade Administration,                     bag may be shorter than 6 inches (15.24               these no-shipments claims.7 On January
                                                Department of Commerce.                                 cm) but not longer than 40 inches (101.6              11, 2018, Commerce was notified by
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     cm).                                                  CBP that there were no shipments of
                                                (Commerce) preliminarily determines                        PRCBs are typically provided without               PRCBs from Malaysia during the POR.8
                                                that Euro SME Sdn Bhd (Euro SME), an                    any consumer packaging and free of                    Consistent with our practice, we
                                                exporter of polyethylene retail carrier                 charge by retail establishments, e.g.,                preliminarily determine that Euro SME
                                                bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia, did not                     grocery, drug, convenience, department,
                                                have shipments of subject merchandise                                                                         had no shipments during the POR.
                                                                                                        specialty retail, discount stores, and                Further, we find it is not appropriate to
                                                during the August 1, 2016, through July                 restaurants to their customers to
                                                31, 2017, period of review (POR).                                                                             rescind the review with respect to Euro
                                                                                                        package and carry their purchased
                                                                                                                                                              SME but, rather, to complete the review
                                                DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018.                       products. The scope of this antidumping
                                                                                                        duty order excludes (1) PRCBs that are                and issue appropriate instructions to
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex
                                                                                                        not printed with logos or store names                 CBP based on the final results of the
                                                Rosen, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
                                                                                                        and that are closeable with drawstrings               review, consistent with our practice.9
                                                Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                International Trade Administration,                     made of polyethylene film and (2)
                                                                                                                                                                5 See letter from Euro SME, ‘‘Polyethylene Retail
                                                U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401                       PRCBs that are packed in consumer
                                                                                                                                                              Carrier Bags from Malaysia; No Shipment
                                                Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,                     packaging with printing that refers to                Certification,’’ dated November 14, 2017.
                                                DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–7814.                    specific end-uses other than packaging                  6 See Commerce’s memorandum to the file, ‘‘U.S.

                                                                                                        and carrying merchandise from retail                  Customs and Border Protection Data,’’ dated
                                                Background                                                                                                    January 12, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                7 See CBP message 8011306, dated January 11,
                                                   On August 1, 2017, Commerce                          Co., LLC and Superbag Corp. (the petitioners),
                                                                                                        ‘‘Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia:     2018.
                                                published a notice of opportunity to                                                                            8 See Commerce’s memorandum to the file, ‘‘U.S.
                                                                                                        Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated August
                                                request an administrative review of the                 31, 2017.                                             Customs and Border Protection—No Shipment
                                                antidumping duty order on PRCBs from                       3 See Initiation of Antidumping and                Inquiry Data,’’ dated February 6, 2018.
                                                Malaysia for the POR.1 On October 16,                   Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR       9 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp

                                                2017, in response to a timely request                   48051 (October 16, 2017).                             from Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping
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                                                                                                           4 See memorandum to the record from Christian      Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of
                                                from the petitioners,2 and in accordance                                                                      Review, Preliminary Determination of No
                                                                                                        Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                                                                                        and Compliance, performing the non-exclusive          Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March
                                                  1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
                                                                                                        functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for   24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater
                                                Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity        Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected      Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of
                                                to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 35754           by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’          Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final
                                                (August 1, 2017).                                       dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this         Determination of No Shipments, and Partial
                                                  2 See letter from Polyethylene Retail Bags            segment of the proceeding have been extended by       Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR 51306
                                                Committee and its individual members Hilex Poly         3 days.                                               (August 28, 2014).



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before May 18, 2018.
ContactTo request more information on this proposed research, contact Ashley Chaifetz, Ph.D., Social Science Research Analyst, Special Nutrition Evaluation Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302; Fax: 703-305-2576; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 11955 

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