83 FR 30095 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 124 (June 27, 2018)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 124 (June 27, 2018)
| Page Range | 30095-30101 | |
| FR Document | 2018-13827 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 30095-30101] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-13827] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a new collection for the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II (SNMCS-II). The purpose of SNMCS-II is to provide a comprehensive picture of school food service operations and the nutritional quality, cost, and acceptability of meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before August 27, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: John Endahl, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1004, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of John Endahl at 703-305- 2576 or via email to john.endahl@fns.usda.gov. 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 written comments will be open for public inspection at the office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request [[Page 30096]] 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 John Endahl at 703-305-2127. 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: School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II. Form Number: N/A. OMB Number: Not yet assigned. Expiration Date: Not yet determined. Type of Request: New collection. Abstract: SNMCS-II will provide a comprehensive picture of the NSLP and SBP, and will provide critical information about the nutritional quality, cost, and acceptability of school meals seven years after major reforms began being phased in during the 2012-2013 school year (SY). SNMCS-II will collect a broad range of data from nationally representative samples of public school food authorities (SFAs), public, non-charter schools, students, and parents/guardians during SY 2019-2020. These data will provide Federal, State, and local policymakers with current information about how federally sponsored school meal programs are operating by updating the information that was collected in SY 2014-2015 for the first School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS-I). In addition, findings from SNMCS-II will be compared to those from SNMCS-I to explore trends in key domains including the nutrient content of school meals, meal costs and revenues, and student participation, plate waste, and dietary intakes. SNMCS-II will also estimate the costs of producing reimbursable school meals in up to five States and Territories outside of the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (DC), and examine the relationship of costs to revenues in those five outlying areas. Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act authorizes this assessment of the cost of producing meals, and the nutrient profile of meals under the NSLP and SBP. The sample frame of SFAs is divided into four groups, including the outlying areas. Samples in Groups 1, 2, and 3 are limited to the contiguous 48 States and DC. The outlying areas sample includes SFAs and schools in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Data collected from the Group 1 sample will provide the precision required for national estimates of SFA-level characteristics and food service operations. Data collected from the Group 2 sample will be used to address study objectives related to the school nutrition environment and food service operations; the food and nutrient content of school meals; student participation in the NSLP and SBP; student/parent satisfaction with the school meal programs; and students' characteristics and dietary intakes. Data collected from the Group 3 sample will be used to address study objectives related to the school nutrition environment and food service operations; the food and nutrient content of school meals; the costs to produce reimbursable school lunches and breakfasts, including indirect and local administrative costs, and the ratios of revenues to costs; and plate waste in the school meals programs. Data collected from the outlying areas sample will be used to estimate the costs of producing reimbursable school meals and the ratios of revenues to costs. There is pre-testing burden that is associated with this collection. This burden was reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget on March 19, 2018 under OMB# 0584-0606 FNS Generic Clearance for Pre-Testing, Pilot, and Field Test Studies (School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II, Outlying Areas Cost Study Feasibility Assessment). This burden is not included in the burden estimates for this collection. Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments respondent groups include: (1) State Child Nutrition Agency directors; (2) State Education Agency finance officers; (3) school district superintendents; (4) SFA directors; (5) local educational agency business managers; (6) menu planners; (7) school nutrition managers (SNMs); (8) principals; and (9) school study liaisons appointed by principals. Private Sector For-Profit Business respondents include food service management company managers. Individual respondents include: (1) Students (first grade through high school) and (2) their parents/guardians. Estimated Number of Respondents: A total of 12,979 members of the public will be initially contacted to participate in the study. This includes 4,954 from State, Local, and Tribal Governments, 25 from Private Sector For-Profit Businesses, and 8,000 Individuals. Initial contact will vary by type of respondent and may include study notification, recruiting, or data collection. FNS anticipates that approximately 12,904 of this sample will respond to initial contact and 75 will not respond. Some respondents who respond to the initial contact may subsequently become non-respondents to one or more components of the data collection. The number of unique respondents expected to provide data for the study is 7,886. The Group 1 completed sample includes 125 SFAs but no schools. Group 1 SFA directors will participate in the SFA Director Survey. The Group 2 completed sample comprises 125 SFAs, 250 schools, and 2,000 students and their parents/guardians. SFA and school staff will participate in the SFA Director and School Planning Interviews; SFA Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys; the Basic Menu Survey, A la Carte Foods Checklist, and Meal Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria Observation Guide and Competitive Foods Checklists. Students and parents/guardians will complete the Student Interview, including height and weight measurement; 24-dietary recall; and Parent Interview. The Group 3 completed sample includes 250 SFAs and 750 schools. SFA and school staff will participate in the SFA Director and School Planning Interviews; SFA Cost Interview and Food Cost Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM Cost Interview; Principal Cost Interview; SFA Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys; the Expanded Menu Survey, A la Carte Foods Checklist, and Meal Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria Observation Guide and Competitive Foods Checklists. Forty State Education Agency finance officers will complete the State Agency Indirect Cost Survey. Plate waste will be observed for 3,900 reimbursable lunches and 2,000 reimbursable breakfasts at a subsample of 130 schools among this Group 3 sample. In the outlying areas, following recruitment, SFA and school staff in 33 SFAs and 216 schools will complete the SFA Director and School Planning Interviews; SFA Cost Interview and [[Page 30097]] Food Cost Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM Cost Interview; Principal Cost Interview; and the Expanded Menu Survey. Up to 5 State Education Agency finance officers will complete the State Agency Indirect Cost Survey and the State Child Nutrition Agency directors in Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands will complete the SFA Cost Interview and SFA Follow-Up Cost Interview to capture the State agencies' involvement in SFAs' food service operations. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: All respondents will be asked to respond to each specific data collection activity only once. The overall average number of responses per respondent across the entire collection is 3.52. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 45,653. Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes (0.55 hours). The estimated response varies from 1 minute to 10.25 hours, depending on the data collection activity and the respondent group, as shown in the table below. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 25,184 hours. This includes 24,950 hours for respondents and 234 hours for non- respondents. See the table below for each type of respondent. Dated: June 20, 2018. Brandon Lipps, Administrator Food and Nutrition Service. [[Page 30098]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Response Non-Response -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand total Total Total annual Affected public Data collection Respondents Estimated Frequency Total Average annual Estimated Frequency Total Average annual burden activity number of of annual burden burden number of of annual burden burden estimate respondents response responses hours per estimate respondents response responses hours per estimate (hours) response (hours) response (hours) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State................. Study Notification State Child 54 1 54 0.40 21.60 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 21.60 and SFA Data Nutrition Agency Request Email Directors (Groups (a)(b)(c). 1, 2, 3, outlying areas). State................. Telephone Interview State Child 2 1 2 3.08 6.16 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 6.16 (SFA Cost Nutrition Agency Interview, provide Directors financial records). (outlying areas). State................. Telephone Interview State Child 2 1 2 2.00 4.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.00 (SFA Follow-Up Nutrition Agency Cost Interview, Directors provide financial (outlying areas). records). State................. Self-Administered State Education 45 1 45 0.17 7.65 9 1 9 0.07 0.63 8.28 Form (study Agency Finance letter, State Officers (Group Agency Indirect 3, outlying Cost Survey) areas). (a)(b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Recruitment (a)(c). Superintendents 438 1 438 0.33 144.54 35 1 35 0.07 2.45 146.99 (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Study Notification SFA Directors 473 1 473 0.10 47.30 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 47.30 (a). (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Recruitment (c).... SFA Directors 438 1 438 0.28 122.64 35 1 35 0.07 2.45 125.09 (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Telephone Survey SFA Directors 438 1 438 0.58 254.04 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 254.04 (SFA Director (Groups 2, 3, Planning outlying areas). Interview, study confirmation). Local and Tribal...... Web Survey Advance SFA Directors 139 1 139 0.05 6.95 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 6.95 Letter (a)(c). (Group 1). Local and Tribal...... Web Survey SFA Directors 555 1 555 0.02 11.10 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 11.10 Invitation. (Groups 1, 2, 3). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered SFA Directors 125 1 125 0.83 103.75 14 1 14 0.07 0.93 104.68 Web Survey (SFA (Group 1). Director Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered SFA Directors 125 1 125 0.83 103.75 14 1 14 0.07 0.93 104.68 Web Survey (SFA (Group 2). Director Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered SFA Directors 250 1 250 0.83 207.50 27 1 27 0.07 1.80 209.30 Web Survey (SFA (Group 3). Director Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Web Survey Reminder SFA Directors 278 1 278 0.15 41.70 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 41.70 (Groups 1, 2, 3). Local and Tribal...... School Roster SFA Directors 98 1 98 1.00 98.00 32 1 32 0.07 2.24 100.24 Request Email. (Group 2). Local and Tribal...... On-Site Data SFA Directors 390 1 390 0.05 19.50 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 19.50 Collection (Groups 2, 3). Logistics Email. Local and Tribal...... In-person Interview SFA Directors 250 1 250 3.25 812.50 14 1 14 0.14 1.96 814.46 (SFA Cost (Group 3). Interview, Food Cost Worksheet, provide records). Local and Tribal...... Telephone Interview SFA Directors 33 1 33 3.25 107.25 2 1 2 0.14 0.28 107.53 (SFA Cost (outlying areas). Interview, Food Cost Worksheet, provide records) (b). Local and Tribal...... In-person or LEA Business 283 1 283 3.08 871.64 16 1 16 0.07 1.12 872.76 Telephone Managers (Group Interview (SFA 3, outlying Cost Interview, areas). provide records) (a)(b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Follow-Up Web SFA Directors 283 1 283 0.05 14.15 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 14.15 Survey Invitation. (Group 3, outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered SFA Directors 269 1 269 0.50 134.50 14 1 14 0.07 0.93 135.43 Web Survey (SFA (Group 3, Follow-Up Web outlying areas). Survey) (c). Local and Tribal...... Telephone Interview SFA Directors 269 1 269 2.00 538.00 14 1 14 0.07 0.93 538.93 (SFA Follow-Up (Group 3, Cost Interview, outlying areas). provide financial records). [[Page 30099]] Local and Tribal...... Telephone Interview LEA Business 269 1 269 2.00 538.00 14 1 14 0.07 0.93 538.93 (SFA Follow-Up Managers (Group Cost Interview, 3, outlying provide financial areas). records) (c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered Menu Planners 375 1 375 1.50 562.50 15 1 15 0.07 1.05 563.55 Web Survey (Meal (Groups 2, 3). Pattern Crediting Report) (a)(b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Study Notification School Nutrition 1,541 1 1,541 0.13 200.33 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 200.33 (a). Managers (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered School Nutrition 966 1 966 0.25 241.50 50 1 50 0.07 3.50 245.00 Web Survey (School Managers (Group Planning 3, outlying Interview) (c). areas). Local and Tribal...... On-Site Data School Nutrition 1,040 1 1,040 0.05 52.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 52.00 Collection Managers (Groups Logistics Email. 2, 3). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered School Nutrition 250 1 250 8.25 2,062.50 13 1 13 0.14 1.78 2,064.28 Web Survey (Basic Managers (Group Menu Survey, A la 2). Carte Foods Checklist, SNM Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered School Nutrition 750 1 750 10.25 7,687.50 39 1 39 0.14 5.33 7,692.83 Web Survey Managers (Group (Expanded Menu 3). Survey, A la Carte Foods Checklist, SNM Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered School Nutrition 216 1 216 8.34 1,801.44 11 1 11 0.07 0.75 1,802.19 Web Survey Managers (Expanded Menu (outlying areas). Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... In-person or School Nutrition 966 1 966 1.00 966.00 50 1 50 0.07 3.33 969.33 Telephone Managers (Group Interview (SNM 3, outlying Cost Interview). areas). Local and Tribal...... Interviewer- School Nutrition 173 1 173 0.17 28.83 9 1 9 0.07 0.60 29.43 Completed Managers (Group Observation (Self- 3). Serve/Made-to- Order Bar Form). Local and Tribal...... Interviewer- School Nutrition 1,000 1 1,000 0.08 83.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 83.00 Completed Managers (Groups Observation 2, 3). (Cafeteria Observation Guide). Local and Tribal...... Interviewer- School Nutrition 250 1 250 0.08 20.83 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 20.83 Completed Managers (Group Observation (Point- 2). of-Sale Form). Local and Tribal...... In-person Data School Nutrition 250 1 250 0.17 41.67 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 41.67 Request Managers (Group (Reimbursable Meal 2). Sale Data Request). Local and Tribal...... Interviewer- School Nutrition 130 1 130 0.17 21.67 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 21.67 Completed Managers (Group Observation (Plate 3). Waste Observation Booklet). Local and Tribal...... Study Notification Principals (Groups 1,040 1 1,040 0.18 187.20 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 187.20 and On-Site Data 2, 3). Collection Logistics Email (a). Local and Tribal...... Study Notification Principals 227 1 227 0.13 29.51 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 29.51 (a). (outlying areas). Local and Tribal...... Web Survey Principals (Groups 1,000 1 1,000 0.02 20.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 20.00 Invitation. 2, 3). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered Principals (Groups 900 1 900 0.50 450.00 100 1 100 0.07 6.67 456.67 Web Survey 2, 3). (Principal Survey) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Web Survey Reminder Principals (Groups 500 1 500 0.15 75.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 75.00 2, 3). Local and Tribal...... In-person Interview Principals (Group 750 1 750 0.75 562.50 39 1 39 0.07 2.60 565.10 (Principal Cost 3). Interview). Local and Tribal...... Telephone Interview Principals 216 1 216 0.75 162.00 11 1 11 0.07 0.73 162.73 (Principal Cost (outlying areas). Interview) (b)(c). Local and Tribal...... Self-Administered School Liaisons 264 1 264 0.25 66.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 66.00 Web Survey (School (Group 2). Planning Interview) (a)(b)(c). Local and Tribal...... On-Site Data School Liaisons 250 1 250 0.05 12.50 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 12.50 Collection (Group 2). Logistics Email. Local and Tribal...... School Roster School Liaisons 70 1 70 1.00 70.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 70.00 Request Email. (Group 2). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 30100]] Subtotal State, ................... .................. 4,879 .......... 18,630 ......... 19,620.70 75 .......... 577 ......... 43.94 19,664.64 Local, and Tribal Governments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Private Sector For- Study Notification Food Service 25 1 25 0.07 1.75 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.75 Profit. (a). Management Company Manager (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). Private Sector For- Recruitment (c).... Food Service 24 1 24 0.25 6.00 1 1 1 0.07 0.07 6.07 Profit. Management Company Manager (Groups 2, 3, outlying areas). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal Private ................... .................. 25 .......... 49 ......... 7.75 0 .......... 1 ......... 0.07 7.82 Sector For-Profit Businesses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Individual............ Study Notification Parents/Guardians 4,000 1 4,000 0.13 520.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 520.00 (a). (Group 2). Individual............ Study Consent Form Parents/Guardians 3,712 1 3,712 0.10 371.20 288 1 288 0.07 20.16 391.36 (c). (Group 2). Individual............ Survey Invitation.. Parents/Guardians 2,222 1 2,222 0.02 44.44 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 44.44 (Group 2). Individual............ Self-Administered Parents/Guardians 2,000 1 2,000 0.42 833.33 222 1 222 0.07 15.54 848.87 Web Survey or (Group 2). Telephone Interview (Parent Interview) (b)(c). Individual............ Self-Administered Parents/Guardians 1,066 1 1,066 0.19 198.99 196 1 196 0.02 3.92 202.91 Form (dietary (Group 2). recall reminder, Food Diary, Day 1/ Day 2). Individual............ Telephone Interview Parents/Guardians 820 1 820 0.25 205.00 91 1 91 0.07 6.37 211.37 (24-Hour Dietary (Group 2). Recall, Day 1). Individual............ Telephone Interview Parents/Guardians 246 1 246 0.75 184.50 105 1 105 0.07 7.00 191.50 (24-Hour Dietary (Group 2). Recall, Day 2) (c). Individual............ Study Assent Form Students (Group 2) 4,000 1 4,000 0.05 200.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 200.00 (a). Individual............ Study Reminder, Day Students (Group 2) 2,857 1 2,857 0.02 57.14 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 57.14 1. Individual............ In-person Interview Students (Group 2) 2,000 1 2,000 1.12 2,240.00 857 1 857 0.14 119.98 2,359.98 (Student Interview, 24-Hour Dietary Recall, Day 1) (b)(c). Individual............ Study Reminder, Day Students (Group 2) 857 1 857 0.02 17.14 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 17.14 2. Individual............ Telephone Interview Students (Group 2) 600 1 600 0.75 450.00 257 1 257 0.07 17.13 467.13 (24-Hour Dietary Recall, Day 2) (c). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal ................... .................. 8,000 .......... 24,380 ......... 5,321.74 0 .......... 2,016 ......... 190.10 5,511.84 Individuals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grand Total........... ................... 12,904............ ........... 43,059 0.58 24,950.19 75 ........... .......... 2,594 0.09 234.11 25,184.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 30101]] [FR Doc. 2018-13827 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
![30095
Notices Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 124
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER or are tuber-propagated. A certificate of Dated: June 21, 2018.
contains documents other than rules or Plant Variety Protection is awarded to Bruce Summers,
proposed rules that are applicable to the an owner of a crop variety after an Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, examination shows that it is new, Service.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
distinct from other varieties, genetically [FR Doc. 2018–13751 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am]
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency uniform and stable through successive BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
statements of organization and functions are generations. The term of protection is 20
examples of documents appearing in this years for most crops and 25 years for
section. trees, shrubs, and vines. The PVPA also DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
provides for a statutory Board (7 U.S.C.
2327). The Board is composed of 14 Food and Nutrition Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE individuals who are experts in various
areas of development and represent the Agency Information Collection
Agricultural Marketing Service seed industry sector, academia and Activities: Proposed Collection;
government. The duties of the Board are Comment Request—School Nutrition
[Document No. AMS–ST–18–0043] and Meal Cost Study-II
to: (1) Advise the Secretary concerning
Plant Variety Protection Board; Open the adoption of rules and regulations to AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
Teleconference Meeting facilitate the proper administration of USDA.
the FACA; (2) provide advisory counsel ACTION: Notice of Information
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
to the Secretary on appeals concerning Collection; request for comment.
USDA.
decisions on applications by the PVP
ACTION: Notice of meeting. Office and on requests for emergency SUMMARY: In accordance with the
public-interest compulsory licenses; and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
(3) advise the Secretary on any other Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
matters under the Regulations and Rules invites the general public and other
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
of Practice and on all questions under public agencies to comment on this
announcing a meeting of the Plant
Section 44 of the FACA, ‘‘Public Interest proposed information collection. This
Variety Protection Board (Board). The
in Wide Usage’’ (7 U.S.C. 2404). collection is a new collection for the
meeting is being held to discuss a
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-
variety of topics including, but not
meeting will be to discuss the PVPO II (SNMCS–II). The purpose of SNMCS–
limited to, work and outreach plans,
2018 program activities, the electronic II is to provide a comprehensive picture
subcommittee activities, and program
application system, and cooperation of school food service operations and
activities. The meeting is open to the
with other countries. The Board plans to the nutritional quality, cost, and
public. This notice sets forth the
discuss program activities that acceptability of meals served in the
schedule and location for the meeting.
encourage the development of new National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
DATES: Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 1 p.m. and School Breakfast Program (SBP).
to 2 p.m. plant varieties and address appeals to
the Secretary. The meeting will be open DATES: Written comments on this notice
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at must be received on or before August
the United States Department of to the public. Those wishing to
participate are encouraged to pre- 27, 2018.
Agriculture (USDA), Room 3543, South
register by August 3, 2018, by contacting ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
Jeffery Haynes, acting commissioner, at John Endahl, Office of Policy Support,
SW, Washington, DC, 20250.
Telephone: (202) 720–1066; Fax: (202) Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
260–8976, or Email: Jeffery.Haynes@
Jeffery Haynes, Acting Commissioner, Center Drive, Room 1004, Alexandria,
ams.usda.gov.
Plant Variety Protection Office, USDA, VA 22302. Comments may also be
AMS, Science and Technology Meeting Accommodation: The
submitted via fax to the attention of
Programs, 1400 Independence Avenue meeting at USDA will provide
John Endahl at 703–305–2576 or via
SW, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: reasonable accommodation to
email to john.endahl@fns.usda.gov.
(202) 720–1066; Fax: (202) 260–8976, or individuals with disabilities where
Comments will also be accepted through
Email: Jeffery.Haynes@ams.usda.gov. appropriate. If you need reasonable
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant accommodation to participate in this
http://www.regulations.gov, and follow
to the provisions of section 10(a) of the public meeting, please notify Jeffery
the online instructions for submitting
FACA (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), this Haynes at: Telephone: (202) 720–1066;
comments electronically.
notice informs the public that the Plant Fax: (202) 260–8976, or Email: All written comments will be open for
Variety Protection Office (PVPO) is Jeffery.Haynes@ams.usda.gov. public inspection at the office of the
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
sponsoring a meeting of the Board on Determinations for reasonable Food and Nutrition Service during
August 14, 2018. The Plant Variety accommodation will be made on a case- regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
Protection Act (PVPA) (7 U.S.C. 2321 et by-case basis. Minutes of the meeting p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
seq.) provides legal protection in the will be available for public review 30 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
form of intellectual property rights to days following the meeting on the 22302.
developers of new varieties of plants, internet at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ All responses to this notice will be
which are reproduced sexually by seed PVPO. summarized and included in the request
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jun 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_30219/page/1.svg)
![Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2018 / Notices 30101
[FR Doc. 2018–13827 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] readable and searchable with optical minimum, an objection must include
BILLING CODE 3410–30–P character recognition software. the following (36 CFR 219.54(c)):
Faxed objections must be sent and (1) The objector’s name and address
addressed to ‘‘Chris French, Objection along with a telephone number or email
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Reviewing Officer’’ at (202) 649–1172 address if available. In cases where no
and must include a subject line stating: identifiable name is attached to an
Forest Service ‘‘Objection regarding the Revised Blue objection, the Forest Service will
Mountains Forest Plans.’’ The fax attempt to verify the identity of the
Revision of the Land Management coversheet should specify the number of objector to confirm objection eligibility;
Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and pages being submitted. (2) Signature or other verification of
Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in Hardcopy objections may be authorship upon request (a scanned
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho States submitted by regular mail, private signature for electronic mail may be
AGENCY: USDA Forest Service. carrier, or hand delivery to the filed with the objection);
ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to following address: USDA Forest Service, (3) Identification of the lead objector,
object to the Revised Land Management Attn: Chris French, Objection Reviewing when multiple names are listed on an
Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Officer, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, objection. The Forest Service will
Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. EMC–PEEARS, Mailstop 1104, communicate to all parties to an
Washington, DC 20250. Office hours are objection through the lead objector.
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service has Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to Verification of the identity of the lead
prepared Revised Land Management 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. objector must also be provided if
Plans (Forest Plans) for the Malheur, Hardcopy submissions must include a requested;
Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman subject line on page one stating: (4) The name of the Plan Revision(s)
National Forests (also termed the Blue ‘‘Objection regarding the Revised Blue being objected to, and the name and title
Mountains Forests). The Forest Service Mountains Forest Plans.’’ of the responsible official;
has also prepared a single Final Individuals who need to use (5) A statement of the issues and/or
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) telecommunication devices for the deaf parts of the Plan Revision(s) to which
and a combined Draft Record of (TDD) to transmit objections may call the objection applies;
Decision. This notice is to inform the the Federal Information Relay Service (6) A concise statement explaining the
public that a 60-day objections period is (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 objection and suggesting how the
being initiated for individuals or entities a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard proposed plan decision may be
who have submitted substantive formal Time, Monday through Friday. improved. If the objector believes that
comments related to the revision of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the plan revision is inconsistent with
Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa- Team Leader, Peter Fargo, 1550 Dewey law, regulation, or policy, an
Whitman Forest Plans during the Ave., Suite A, Baker City, OR 97814, explanation should be included;
opportunities for public comment (7) A statement that demonstrates the
(541) 523–1231.
provided during the planning process link between the objector’s prior
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The substantive formal comments and the
for that decision. Objections must be decision to approve the Revised
based on previously submitted content of the objection, unless the
Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa- objection concerns an issue that arose
substantive formal comments attributed Whitman Forest Plans will be subject to
to the objector unless the objection after the opportunities for formal
the objection process identified in 36 comment; and
concerns an issue that arose after the CFR part 219 subpart B (219.50 to
opportunities for formal comment. (8) All documents referenced in the
219.62). Individuals and entities who objection (a bibliography is not
DATES: The Revised Malheur, Umatilla, have submitted substantive formal sufficient), except that the following
and Wallowa-Whitman Forest Plans, comments related to the revision of the need not be provided:
FEIS, Draft Record of Decision, and Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa- a. All or any part of a Federal law or
other supporting documentation are Whitman Forest Plans during the regulation,
available on the following web page: opportunities for public comment, as b. Forest Service Directive System
http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ provided in 36 CFR part 219 subpart A, documents and land management Plans
BlueMountainsPlanRevision. during the planning process for that or other published Forest Service
A legal notice of the initiation of the decision may file an objection. documents,
60-day objection period is being Objections must be based on previously c. Documents referenced by the Forest
published in The Oregonian, which is submitted substantive formal comments Service in the planning documentation
the newspaper of record for Regional attributed to the objector unless the related to the proposal subject to
Forester decisions in the Pacific objection concerns an issue that arose objection, and
Northwest Region of the Forest Service. after the opportunities for formal d. Formal comments previously
The 60-day objection period will begin comment. The burden is on the objector provided to the Forest Service by the
the day following the date of the to demonstrate compliance with objector during the plan revision
publication of the legal notice in The requirements for objection. All comment period.
Oregonian. A copy of the legal notice objections must be filed, in writing, Prior to the issuance of the reviewing
will be posted on web page listed above. with the reviewing officer for the officer’s written response, either the
ADDRESSES: Electronic objections must Revised Malheur, Umatilla, and reviewing officer or the objector may
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Wallowa-Whitman Forest Plans. request to meet to discuss issues raised
Officer via email to objections-chief@ Objections received in response to this in the objection. Interested persons who
fs.fed.us, with a subject line stating: solicitation, including names and wish to participate in meetings to
‘‘Objection regarding the Revised Blue addresses of those who object, will be discuss issues raised by objectors must
Mountains Forest Plans.’’ Electronic considered part of the public record on have previously submitted substantive
submissions must be submitted in a these proposed actions and will be formal comments related to the
format (Word, PDF, or Rich Text) that is available for public inspection. At a objection issues. Interested persons
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jun 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/83_FR_30219/page/7.svg)
Document Created: 2018-11-06 09:52:12
Document Modified: 2018-11-06 09:52:12
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Written comments on this notice must be received on or before August 27, 2018. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of this information collection should be directed to John Endahl at 703-305-2127. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 30095 |
2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR