83 FR 5235 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request-Evaluation of the Independent Review of Applications Process for School Meal Programs
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-02379 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 5235-5239] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02379] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request--Evaluation of the Independent Review of Applications Process for School Meal Programs AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The primary purpose of this study is to provide FNS with information about the effectiveness of the Independent Review of Applications (IRA) requirement that is conducted by local educational agencies in the school meal programs identified by the State agency as demonstrating high levels of, or a high risk for, administrative error in the certification of free and reduced price applications. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Jinee Burdg, MPP, RDN, LDN, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Jinee Burdg at 703-305-2744 or via email to [email protected]. [[Page 5236]] 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 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 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 Jinee Burdg at 703-305-2744. 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: Evaluation of the Independent Review Process. Form Number: Not applicable. OMB Number: 0584--NEW. Expiration Date: Not yet determined. Type of Request: New collection. Abstract: USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) at the Federal level. Collectively, these programs are referred to as the school meal programs. At the State level, State agencies, typically State Departments of Education or Agriculture, operate the programs through agreements with Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Based on federal regulations at 7 CFR part 210, LEAs have the legal authority to operate the NSLP and SBP, and certify and verify student eligibility for free and reduced-price meals. Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) and regulations at 7 CFR part 245 provide the requirements related to determining free and reduced-price meal eligibility including certification and verification requirements and procedures. Program integrity is a long-standing issue of concern for the school meal programs. Prior studies revealed administrative error rates associated with certification of eligibility for free and reduced price meals between 3.00 percent and 3.75 percent in School Year (SY) 2005- 2006 for the NSLP and SBP. In an effort to reduce the administrative certification error rate, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA, Pub. L. 111-296) amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C 1769c (b)) to require an ``independent review of applications'' (IRA) of the eligibility determinations made via free and reduced price applications for certain LEAs. The provision is required of those LEAs that demonstrate high levels of, or a high risk for, administrative error associated with certification, verification, and other school meal program administrative processes, as determined by the State agency. Program regulations at 7 CFR 245.11 provide two criteria to identify which LEAs must conduct the IRA: LEAs with 10 percent or more of certification/benefit issuances in error, as determined by the State agency during an administrative review (Criteria 1); and LEAs that the State agency considers at risk for certification error but were not selected under Criteria 1 (e.g., those with new electronic systems) (Criteria 2). LEAs must conduct the IRA before contacting the households to inform them of their eligibility status, and someone other than the original determining official must conduct it. LEAs first implemented the IRA requirement in SY 2014-2015. FNS requires State agencies to submit an annual report on the results of the IRA process via Form FNS-874, Local Educational Agency Second Review of Applications Report (approved under OMB #0584-0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), expiration date September 30, 2019). The FNS-874 provides information on the results of the IRA for each LEA subject to the requirement, including the number of applications with changed eligibility determinations based on the IRA; the types of changes (e.g., free to reduced price); and reasons for changes (e.g., gross income calculation error, incomplete application error). Examination of the data received by FNS for SY 2014-2015 and SY 2015-2016 showed that few LEAs subject to IRA reported any changes in initial certification decisions as a result of conducting the IRA. This was unexpected given that the primary criterion for identifying LEAs to complete the IRA process is a demonstrated error rate of 10 percent or more on Administrative Review. FNS is conducting a study, the Evaluation of the Independent Review Process, to provide important information about the IRA process at the State and LEA levels, its results, and its overall effectiveness. The key research objectives are to: (1) Describe the IRA processes and policies at the State and LEA levels; (2) review household applications; and (3) assess the effectiveness of the IRA process and provide recommendations for best practices. This study will help FNS identify best practices and inform if changes may be needed to the process. The study approach includes surveys, key informant interviews, and analyses of household applications. Using web surveys of the 54 State Child Nutrition Directors and key informant telephone interviews with food service directors of 30 LEAs that conducted IRA, the study will describe implementation and burden of the IRA provision at the State and LEA levels. The study will then select a subsample of 20 LEAs and collect and review a sample of household applications from those LEAs for two non-consecutive school years to help evaluate the process and effectiveness of this requirement. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal government (54 State government respondents and 0 non-respondents; 90 Local government respondents and 5 non-respondents). We estimate there will be 5 Local government non-respondents at the LEAs who will be contacted but choose not to participate. The burden for all respondents is broken down in the table below. Type of Respondents: State Child Nutrition (CN) Agency Directors; LEA Directors and key staff. Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of respondents is 155. This includes 3 LEA Directors and 3 LEA staff for cognitive testing. The main study includes 54 State Child Nutrition Agency Directors, 30 LEA Directors, 60 LEA key staff, and 5 non- respondents among the LEA Directors. Estimated Frequency of Response: The overall frequency for the collection is 5.95. The estimated frequency of response is 6.08 annually for respondents and 2.0 annually for non-respondents. Estimated Total Annual Responses: The total estimated number of responses for data collection is 922. This includes [[Page 5237]] 912 for respondents and 10 for non-respondents. Estimated Time per Respondent: The estimated time of response varies from 1 minute to 2 hours, depending on the respondent group and activity. We will cognitively test both the State Director Survey and the LEA interview guide. We will test the survey with FNS Regional Office staff who have frequent interaction with State agencies. We will not test the survey with State agency directors because they will ultimately take the survey. The cognitive tests of the interview guide with LEA Directors and key staff will take 10 minutes to schedule (0.167 hours), and 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to conduct. The electronic study notification letters for the State CN Directors will take 3 minutes each (0.0501 hours), as will the electronic notification letter from the State CN Agency to the LEA Directors. The electronic notification from the study team to the LEA Directors, which will include a request to schedule the interview, will take 10 minutes (0.167 hours). Scheduling interviews with LEA key staff will also take 10 minutes (0.167 hours). The State Director Survey will take 1 hour and 14 minutes from sending the online survey link to the final thank you note (1 hour to complete the online survey; 1 minute each (0.0167 hours) for the electronic invitation with a link to the survey, the two electronic reminder letters to non-respondents, and one electronic thank you letter; 10 minutes (0.1670 hours) for a phone call to the State CN Directors who have not submitted the survey within 5 days of the deadline). The study team will send 30 State CN Directors a notification letter about the selection of LEAs for in-depth telephone interviews, which will take 3 minutes (0.0501 hours). Those Directors will send a letter that the study team has drafted to the selected LEAs to notify them, which will take 10 minutes (0.167 hours). The in-depth telephone interview for LEA Directors and LEA key staff will take 90 minutes (1.5 hours), and the electronic interview follow up and thank you note will take 10 minutes (0.167 hours). The collection of household applications will take 3 minutes (0.0501 hours) for the initial electronic request sent to the LEA Directors, two 30-minute phone calls (0.5 hours each) with the Director and key staff to discuss sampling and data collection, 2 hours for two LEA staff to compile and securely transmit two years of applications, and 1 minute (0.0167 hours) for the electronic thank you note. The average estimated time per response across all respondents is 0.425 hours. The overall average response across all of the respondents (including non-respondents) in the entire collection is 0.421 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 388.6 hours (annually). The estimated burden for each type of respondent is provided in the table below. [[Page 5238]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Responsive Non-Responsive Grand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- total Sample annual Respondent category Type of respondents Instruments size Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual burden respondents of annual response burden non- of annual response burden estimate response responses (hours) respondents response responses (hours) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Child Nutrition (CN) Agency....... State Director............. Electronic Study 54 54 1 54 0.0501 2.7 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 2.7 Notification Letter from 54 54 1 54 0.0501 2.7 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 2.7 FNS. Electronic Study Notification Letter from Westat. Electronic Letter with Link 54 54 1 54 0.0167 0.9 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.9 to Online Survey. Electronic Survey Reminder 30 30 1 30 0.0167 0.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.5 Letter #1. Electronic Survey Reminder 15 15 1 15 0.0167 0.3 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.3 Letter #2. Phone Calls to 5 5 1 5 0.1670 0.8 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.8 Nonrespondent State Directors. Online survey.............. 54 54 1 54 1.0000 54.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 54.0 Electronic thank you note 54 54 1 54 0.0167 0.9 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.9 following survey completion. Electronic Notifcation 30 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 1.5 Letter from Westat regarding LEA selection. Electronic Letter from 30 30 1 30 0.1670 5.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 5.0 State CN Agency to Selected LEAs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Government Sub-Total.......... ........................... ........................... 54 54 7.04 380 0.1824 69.3 0 0.00 0 0.0000 0.0 69.3 Local Education Agency (LEA)............ LEA Director............... Scheduling Cognitive Test 3 3 1 3 0.1670 0.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.5 of Interview Guide. 3 3 1 3 1.5000 4.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 4.5 Cognitive Test of Interview Guide. Electronic Study 35 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 5 1 5 0.0501 0.3 1.8 Notification Letter from State CN Agency. Electronic Study 35 30 1 30 0.1670 5.0 5 1 5 0.1670 0.8 5.8 Notification Letter from Westat, incl. Request to Schedule Phone Interview. In-Depth Phone Interview 30 30 1 30 1.5000 45.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 45.0 (includes consent). In-Depth Interview Follow 30 30 1 30 0.1670 5.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 5.0 Up and Thank You Note. Electronic Letter Request 20 20 1 20 0.0501 1.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 1.0 for Sample of Household Applications. Phone Call to Discuss 20 20 2 40 0.5000 20.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 20.0 Sampling and Collection of Household Applications. LEA Key Staff.............. Scheduling Cognitive Test 3 3 1 3 0.1670 0.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.5 of Interview Guide. Cognitive Test of Interview 3 3 1 3 1.5000 4.5 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 4.5 Guide. Scheduling the In-Depth 60 60 1 60 0.1670 10.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 10.0 Phone Interview. In-Depth Phone Interview 60 60 1 60 1.5000 90.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 90.0 (includes consent). In-Depth Phone Interview 60 60 1 60 0.1667 10.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 10.0 Follow Up and Thank You Note. Phone Call to Discuss 40 40 2 80 0.5000 40.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 40.0 Sampling and Collection of Household Applications. Collection of Sample of 40 40 1 40 2.0000 80.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 80.0 Household Applications. Electronic Thank You Note 40 40 1 40 0.0167 0.7 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 0.7 for Household Applications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Government Sub-Total.......... ........................... ........................... 101 96 5.54 532 0.5981 318.2 5 2.00 10 0.1086 1.1 319.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... ........................... ........................... 155 150 6.08 912 0.4249 387.5 5 2.00 10 0.1086 1.1 388.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnote: Annual burden hours are rounded to the nearest tenth. [[Page 5239]] Dated: January 25, 2018. Brandon Lipps, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2018-02379 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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Notices Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 25
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 2. By Mail addressed to: USAID, (6) An estimate of the total public
contains documents other than rules or Bureau for Management, Office of burden (in hours) associated with the
proposed rules that are applicable to the Acquisition & Assistance, Policy collections: 49,482.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Division, Room 867M, SA–44, (7) An estimate of the total public
committee meetings, agency decisions and Washington, DC 20523–2052. burden (in cost) associated with the
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collections: $3,139,106. Note that while
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are M/OAA/P, Ms. Lyudmila Bond, Room the burden for these information
examples of documents appearing in this 867, SA–44, NW, U.S. Agency for collections falls on the public, most of
section. International Development, Washington, the submissions are reimbursable either
DC 20523–2053. Telephone (202) 567– directly or indirectly under Agency
4753. contracts, the cost for most of these
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL collections falls under the federal cost
DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: burden. Thus, the estimated total public
(1) Type of Information Collections: cost burden that is not reimbursed
Notice of Request for Extension, USAID is requesting the Office of through Agency contracts is $35,970.
Without Change of the Currently Management and Budget (OMB) to
Approved Information Collections; extend the approval of the information Mark Walther,
Comments Requested collections under OMB No: OMB 0412– Acting Senior Procurement Executive.
0520 for an additional three years. This [FR Doc. 2018–02336 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International submission does not propose any BILLING CODE 6116–01–P
Development. revisions to the information collections.
ACTION: Notice of public information (2) Title of the Form: Contractor
collections. Employee Biographical Data Sheet. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(3) Agency Form No.: AID 1420–17.
SUMMARY: In an effort to reduce the (4) Affected public who will be asked Food and Nutrition Service
paperwork burden, the U.S. Agency for or required to respond, as well as a brief
International Development (USAID) Agency Information Collection
abstract: The U.S. Agency for Activities: Proposed Collection;
invites the general public and other International Development (USAID) is
Federal agencies to take this Comments Request—Evaluation of the
authorized to contract with any Independent Review of Applications
opportunity to comment on the corporation, international organization,
following continuing information Process for School Meal Programs
or other body of persons in or outside
collections, as required by the of the United States in furtherance of AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. the purposes and within limitations of (FNS), USDA.
Comments are requested concerning: (a) the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA). The ACTION: Notice.
Whether the collections of information information collection requirements
are necessary for the proper placed on the public are published in 48 SUMMARY: In accordance with the
performance of the functions of the CFR chapter 7, and include the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
agency, including whether the following offeror or contractor reporting notice invites the general public and
information has practical utility; (b) the requirements, identified by the AIDAR other public agencies to comment on
accuracy of the burden estimates; (c) section number, as specified in the this proposed information collection.
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and AIDAR 701.106: 752.219–8, 752.245–70, This collection is a new collection. The
clarity of the information collected; and 752.245–71(c)(2), 752.247–70(c), primary purpose of this study is to
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 752.7001, 752.7002(j), 752.7003, provide FNS with information about the
collection of information on the 752.7004 and 752.7032. effectiveness of the Independent Review
respondents, including through the use of Applications (IRA) requirement that
The pre-award requirements are based
of automated collection techniques or is conducted by local educational
on a need for prudent management in
other forms of information technology. agencies in the school meal programs
the determination that an offeror either
DATES: Submit comments on or before has or can obtain the ability to identified by the State agency as
April 9, 2018. competently manage development demonstrating high levels of, or a high
ADDRESSES: Address all comments assistance programs using public funds. risk for, administrative error in the
concerning this notice to Lyudmila The requirements for information certification of free and reduced price
Bond, Bureau for Management, Office of collections during the post-award applications.
Acquisition and Assistance, Policy period are based on the need to DATES: Written comments must be
Division (M/OAA/P), Room 867, SA–44, prudently administer public funds. received on or before April 9, 2018.
Washington, DC 20523–2052. Submit (5) An estimate of the total number of ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
comments, identified by title of the respondents and the amount of time Jinee Burdg, MPP, RDN, LDN, Food and
action and Regulation Identifier Number estimated for an average respondent to Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
(RIN) by any of the following methods: respond: USAID estimates that 4,873 Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
1. Through the Federal eRulemaking respondents will submit 36,467 Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by submissions per year. The amount of also be submitted via fax to the attention
following the instructions for submitting time estimated to complete each of Jinee Burdg at 703–305–2744 or via
comments. response varies by item. email to Jinee.Burdg@fns.usda.gov.
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Dated: January 25, 2018. Title: Specialty Sugar Certificate technological collection techniques or
Brandon Lipps, Application. other forms of information technology.
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. OMB Number: 0551–0025. Copies of this information collection
[FR Doc. 2018–02379 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am]
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart,
2018. the Agency Information Collection
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Type of Request: Revision of a Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578 or email
currently approved information at Connie.Ehrhart@fas.usda.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE collection. All comments received in response to
Abstract: The quota system this notice, including names and
Foreign Agricultural Service established by Presidential addresses when provided, will be a
Proclamation 4941 of May 5, 1982, matter of public record. Comments will
Notice of Request for Revision of a prevented imports of certain sugars used be summarized and included in the
Currently Approved Information for specialized purposes which submission for Office of Management
Collection originated in countries without quota and Budget approval.
allocations. Therefore, the regulation at
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 15 CFR part 2011 (Allocation of Tariff- E-Government Act Compliance
USDA. Rate Quota on Imported Sugars, Syrups FAS is committed to complying with
ACTION: Notice and request for and Molasses, subpart B—Specialty the E-Government Act, to promote the
comments. Sugar) established terms and conditions use of the internet and other
under which certificates are issued information technologies to provide
SUMMARY: In accordance with the permitting U.S. importers holding increased opportunities for citizen
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this certificates to enter specialty sugars access to Government information and
notice announces that the Foreign from specialty sugar source countries services, and for other purposes.
Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to under the sugar tariff-rate quotas (TRQ).
request a revision for a currently Dated: January 19, 2018.
Nothing in this subpart affects the Bobby Richey Jr.,
approved information collection ability to enter specialty sugars at the
procedure for entry of specialty sugars Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
over-TRQ duty rates. Applicants for Service.
into the United States. certificates for the import of specialty
[FR Doc. 2018–02266 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am]
DATES: Comments should be received on sugars must supply the information
or before April 9, 2018 to be assured of BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
required by 15 CFR 2011.205 to be
consideration. eligible to receive a specialty sugar
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit certificate. The specific information DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
comments as requested in this required on an application must be
document. In your comment, include collected from those who wish to Foreign Agricultural Service
the volume, date, and page number of participate in the program in order to
this issue of the Federal Register. You grant specialty sugar certificates, ensure Notice of Request for Revision of a
may submit comments by any of the that imported specialty sugar does not Currently Approved Information
following methods: disrupt the current domestic sugar Collection
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to program, and administer the issuance of
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the the certificates effectively.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting USDA.
online instructions for submitting
burden for this collection of information ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
comments.
• Mail, hand delivery, or courier: is estimated to average 2 hours per
William Janis, International Economist, response. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Import Policies and Programs Division, Respondents: Importers. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Estimated Number of Respondents:
notice announces that the Foreign
Department of Agriculture, Stop 1021, 60.
Estimated Number of Responses per Agricultural Service (FAS) intends to
1400 Independence Ave. SW, request a revision for a currently
Washington, DC 20250–1021; Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on approved information collection
• Email: William.Janis@fas.usda.gov; procedure for Sugar Import Licensing
Respondents: 120 hours.
or Request for Comments: We are Programs.
• Telephone: (202) 720–2194. requesting comments on all aspects of DATES: Comments should be received on
Comments will be available for this information collection to help us to: or before April 9, 2018 to be assured of
inspection online at http:// (1) Evaluate whether the collection of consideration.
www.regulations.gov and at the mail information is necessary for the proper ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
address listed above between 8:00 a.m. performance of FAS’s functions,
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, comments as requested in this
including whether the information will document. In your comment, include
except holidays. have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
Persons with disabilities who require the volume, date, and page number of
accuracy of FAS’s estimate of burden this issue of the Federal Register. You
an alternative means for communication including the validity of the
of information (e.g., Braille, large print, may submit comments by any of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) following methods:
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s Enhance the quality, utility and clarity • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice of the information to be collected; and http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
and TDD). (4) Minimize the burden of the online instructions for submitting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collection of information on those who comments.
William Janis, (202) 720–2194, are to respond, including through the • Mail, hand delivery, or courier:
William.Janis@fas.usda.gov. use of appropriate automated, William Janis, International Economist,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: electronic, mechanical, or other Import Policies and Programs Division,
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