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Vol. 80, No. 68 

Thursday, April 9, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–15–0005; NOP–15–04] 

National Organic Standards Board 

(NOSB): Call for Nominations 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Organic 

Standards Board (NOSB) was 

established to assist in the development 

of standards for substances to be used in 

organic production and to advise the 

Secretary on the implementation of the 

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 

(OFPA). Through this Notice, The 

USDA is requesting nominations to fill 

five (5) upcoming vacancies on the 

NOSB. The positions are as follows: 

Farmers/growers (2), consumer/public 

interest advocates (2), and a USDA 

Accredited Certifying Agent (1). The 

Secretary of Agriculture will appoint 

one person to each of these five 

positions to serve a 5-year term of office 

that will commence on January 24, 

2016, and end January 23, 2021. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

postmarked on or before May 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination applications 

are to be mailed to Rita Meade, USDA– 

AMS–NOP, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 2648–S., Ag Stop 0268, 

Washington, DC 20250; or electronically 

sent via Email to: Rita.Meade@

ams.usda.gov. Electronic submittals by 

email are preferred. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Arsenault, (202) 720–0081; 

Email: Michelle.Arsenault@

ams.usda.gov; or Rita Meade, (202) 260– 

8636; Email: Rita.Meade@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OFPA 

of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. Section 

6501 et seq.), requires the Secretary to 

establish an organic certification 

program for producers and handlers of 

agricultural products that have been 

produced using organic methods. The 

OFPA includes the requirement that the 

Secretary establish an NOSB in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2 

et seq.). The purpose of the NOSB is to 

assist in the development of a proposed 

National List of Allowed and Prohibited 

Substances and to advise the Secretary 

on the implementation of the OFPA. 

The NOSB is composed of 15 

members; including 4 organic 

producers, 2 organic handlers, a retailer, 

3 environmentalists/resource 

conservationists, 3 public/consumer 

representatives, a scientist, and a 

certifying agent. Through this Notice, 

USDA is seeking nominations to fill the 

following five (5) positions: Farmers/

growers (2), consumer/public interest 

advocates (2), and a USDA Accredited 

Certifying Agent (1). As per the OFPA, 

individuals seeking appointment to the 

NOSB at this time must: Own or operate 

an organic farming operation; represent 

public interest or consumer interest 

groups; and/or be a certifying agent as 

identified under section 6515 of this 

title. 

Selection criteria include such factors 

as: Understanding of organic principles 

and practical experience in the organic 

community; demonstrated experience in 

the development of public policy such 

as participation on public or private 

advisory boards, boards of directors or 

other comparable organizations; 

participation in standards development 

or involvement in educational outreach 

activities; a commitment to the integrity 

of the organic food and fiber industry; 

the ability to evaluate technical 

information and to fully participate in 

Board deliberation and 

recommendations; and the willingness 

to commit the time and energy 

necessary to assume Board duties; 

demonstrated experience and interest in 

organic production; organic 

certification; support of consumer and 

public interest organizations; 

demonstrated experience with respect to 

agricultural products produced and 

handled on certified organic farms; and 

such other factors as may be appropriate 

for specific positions. 

To nominate yourself or someone 

else, please submit: A resume, a cover 

letter, and a Form AD–755, which can 

be accessed at: www.ocio.usda.gov/

forms/doc/AD-755.pdf. Resumes must 

be no longer than 5 pages, and include 

at the beginning a summary of the 

following information: Current and past 

organization affiliations; areas of 

expertise; education; career positions 

held; any other notable positions held. 

You may also submit a list of 

endorsements or letters of 

recommendation, if desired. Resume 

and completed requested background 

information are required for a nominee 

to receive consideration for 

appointment by the Secretary. 

If USDA receives a request under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 

U.S.C. 552), for records relating to 

NOSB nominations, your application 

materials may be released to the 

requester. Prior to the release of the 

information, personally identifiable 

information protected by the FIOA 

Privacy Act will be redacted. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, gender, national origin, 

age, mental or physical disability, 

marital status, or sexual orientation. To 

ensure that the recommendations of the 

NOSB take into account the needs of the 

diverse groups that are served by the 

Department, membership on the NOSB 

shall include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

The information collection 

requirements concerning the 

nomination process have been 

previously cleared by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control No. 0505–0001. 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08160 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document No. AMS–LPS–15–0001] 

2015 Rates Charged for AMS Services 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is announcing the 2015 


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rates it will charge voluntary grading, 

inspection, certification, auditing and 

laboratory services for a variety of 

agricultural commodities including 

meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, 

eggs, dairy products, and cotton and 

tobacco. The 2015 regular, overtime, 

holiday, and laboratory services rates 

will be applied at the beginning of the 

crop year, fiscal year or as required by 

law (June 1 for cotton programs) 

depending on the commodity. This 

action established the rates for userfunded programs based on costs 

incurred by AMS. 

DATES: April 10, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonia Jimenez, AMS, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Room 3069–S, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250; telephone (202) 720–5115, 

fax (202) 720–8477; email 

sonia.jimenez@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended, (AMA)(7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), 

provides for the collection of fees to 

cover costs of various inspection, 

grading, certification or auditing 

services covering many agricultural 

commodities and products. The AMA 

also provides for the recovery of costs 

incurred in providing laboratory 

services. The Cotton Statistics and 

Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476) and 

the U.S. Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 

51–65) provide for classification of 

cotton and development of cotton 

standards materials necessary for cotton 

classification. The Cotton Futures Act (7 

U.S.C. 15b) provides for futures 

certification services and the Tobacco 

Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511–511s) 

provides for tobacco inspection and 

grading. These Acts also provide for the 

recovery of costs associated with these 

services. 

On November 13, 2014, The 

Department of Agriculture (Department) 

published in the Federal Register a final 

rule that established standardized 

formulas for calculating the fees charged 

by AMS user-funded programs (79 FR 

67313). 

This notice announces the fee rates 

for voluntary grading, inspection, 

certification, auditing and laboratory 

services for a variety of agricultural 

commodities including meat and 

poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, 

dairy products, and cotton and tobacco 

on a per-hour rate and, in some 

instances, the equivalent per-unit cost. 

The per-unit cost is provided to 

facilitate understanding of the costs 

associated with the service to the 

industries that historically used unitcost basis for payment. The fee rates 

will be effective at the beginning of the 

fiscal year, crop year, or as required by 

specific laws (June 1 for cotton 

programs). 

The rates reflect direct and indirect 

costs of providing services. Direct costs 

include the cost of salaries, employee 

benefits, and if applicable, travel and 

some operating costs. Indirect or 

overhead costs include the cost of 

Program and Agency activities 

supporting the services provided to the 

industry. 

These services include the grading, 

inspection or certification of quality 

factors in accordance with established 

U.S. Grade Standards; audits or 

accreditation according to International 

Organization for Standardization (ISO) 

standards and/or Hazard Analysis and 

Critical Control Point (HACCP) 

principles; and other marketing claims. 

The quality grades serve as a basis for 

market prices and reflect the value of 

agricultural commodities to both 

producers and consumers. AMS’ 

grading and quality verification and 

certification, audit and accreditation, 

plant process and equipment 

verification, and laboratory approval 

services are voluntary tools paid by the 

users on a fee-for-service basis. The 

agriculture industry can use these tools 

to promote and communicate the 

quality of agricultural commodities to 

consumers. Laboratory services are 

provided for analytic testing, including 

but not limited to chemical, 

microbiological, biomolecular, and 

physical analyses. AMS is required by 

statute to recover the costs associated 

with these services. 

As required by the Cotton Statistics 

and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471–476), 

consultations regarding the 

establishment of the fee for cotton 

classification with U.S. cotton industry 

representatives were held between 

January 2014 and the present. 

Representatives of all segments of the 

cotton industry, including producers, 

ginners, bale storage facility operators, 

merchants, cooperatives, and textile 

manufacturers were informed of the fees 

during various industry-sponsored 

forums. 

Rates Calculations 

AMS calculated the rate for services, 

per hour per program employee using 

the following formulas (a per-unit base 

is included for programs that charge 

services based on a per-unit base): 

(1) Regular rate. The total AMS 

grading, inspection, certification, 

classification, audit, or laboratory 

service program personnel direct pay 

divided by direct hours for the previous 

year, which is then multiplied by the 

next year’s percentage of cost of living 

increase, plus the benefits rate, plus the 

operating rate, plus the allowance for 

bad debt rate. If applicable, travel 

expenses may also be added to the cost 

of providing the service. 

(2) Overtime rate. The total AMS 

grading, inspection, certification, 

classification, audit, or laboratory 

service program personnel direct pay 

divided by direct hours, which is then 

multiplied by the next year’s percentage 

of cost of living increase and then 

multiplied by 1.5, plus the benefits rate, 

plus the operating rate, plus an 

allowance for bad debt. If applicable, 

travel expenses may also be added to 

the cost of providing the service. 

(3) Holiday rate. The total AMS 

grading, inspection, certification, 

classification, audit, or laboratory 

service program personnel direct pay 

divided by direct hours, which is then 

multiplied by the next year’s percentage 

of cost of living increase and then 

multiplied by 2, plus benefits rate, plus 

the operating rate, plus an allowance for 

bad debt. If applicable, travel expenses 

may also be added to the cost of 

providing the service. 

All rates are per-hour except when a 

per-unit cost is noted. The specific 

amounts in each rate calculation are 

available upon request from the specific 

AMS program. 

2015 RATES

Cotton Fees 

7 CFR Part 27—Cotton Classification Under Cotton Futures Legislation 

Subpart A—Regulations; §§ 27.80–27.90 Costs of Classifications and Micronaire 


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2015 RATES—Continued 

Cotton Standardization 

Regular Overtime Holiday Includes 

travel costs 

in rate 

Start date 

Certification for Futures Contract (Grading services for samples 

submitted by CCC-licensed samplers).

$3.50/bale X June 1, 2015. 

Transfer of Certification Data to New Owner or Certified Warehouse (Electronic transfer performed).$0.20/bale or $5.00 per page minimum X June 1, 2015. 

7 CFR Part 28—Cotton Classing, Testing, and Standards 

Subpart A—Regulations Under the United States Cotton Standards Act; §§ 28.115–28.126 Fees and Costs 

Subpart D—Cotton Classification and Market News Service for Producers; § 28.909 Costs; § 28.910 Classification of Samples and 

Issuance of Classification Data; § 28.911 Review Classification. 

Cotton Grading 

Form 1: Grading Services for Producers (submitted by licensed 

sampler).

$2.20/bale X June 1, 2015. 

Form 1 Review (new sample submitted by licensed sampler) ........ $2.20/bale X June 1, 2015. 

Form A Determinations (sample submitted by licensed warehouse) $2.00/bale X June 1, 2015. 

Form C Determinations (sample submitted by non-licensed entity; 

bale sampled under USDA supervision).

$2.00/bale .................... June 1, 2015. 

Form D Determination (sample submitted by owner or agent; classification represents sample only).Instrument and Manual Grade: $2.00/

bale; Instrument Grade Only: $1.75/bale 

X June 1, 2015. 

Foreign Growth Classification (sample of foreign growth cotton 

submitted by owner or agent; classification represents sample 

only).

Instrument and Manual Grade: $2.00/

bale; Instrument Grade Only: $1.75/bale 

X June 1, 2015. 

Arbitration (comparison of a sample to the official standards or a 

sample type).

Instrument and Manual Grade: $4.00/

bale; Instrument Grade Only: $2.70/

bale; Manual Grade Only: $2.20/bale 

X June 1, 2015. 

Practical Cotton Classing Exam (for non-USDA employees) .......... Exam: $105/applicant; Reexamination: 

$85/applicant 

X June 1, 2015. 

Special Sample Handling (return of samples per request) .............. $0.50/sample X June 1, 2015. 

Electronic Copy of Classification Record ......................................... $0.05/bale ($5.00/month minimum with 

any records received) 

X June 1, 2015. 

Form A Rewrite (reissuance of Form 1, Form A, or Futures Certification data or combination).$0.15/bale or $5.00/page X June 1, 2015. 

Form R (reissuance of Form 1 classification only) ........................... $0.15/bale or $5.00/page minimum X June 1, 2015. 

International Instrument Level Assessment ...................................... $4.00/sample X June 1, 2015. 

Dairy Fees 

7 CFR Part 58—Grading and Inspection, General Specifications for Approved Plants and Standards for Grades of Dairy Products 

Subpart A—Regulations Governing the Inspection and Grading Services of Manufactured or Processed Dairy Products; §§ 58.38–58.46 

Fees and Charges 

Continuous Resident Grading Service ............................................. $76.00 $114.00 $152.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Non-resident and Intermittent Grading Service ................................ 82.00 123.00 164.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Non-resident Services 6 p.m.–6 a.m. (10 percent night differential) 90.20 135.30 180.40 X Oct 1, 2015. 

State Graders .................................................................................... 82.00 123.00 164.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Equipment Review ............................................................................ 82.00 123.00 164.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 


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2015 RATES—Continued 

Fax Charge ....................................................................................... 4.00 N/A N/A .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Derogation Application ...................................................................... 123.00 N/A N/A .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Fruit and Vegetable Fees 

7 CFR Part 51—Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards) 

Subpart A—Regulations; §§ 51.37–51.44 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Destination Markets § 51.45 Schedule of Fees and Charges 

at Shipping Point Areas 

Quality and Condition Inspections for Whole Lots ........................... $151.00 per lot .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Condition—Only Inspections for Whole Lots .................................... $125.00 per lot .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Quality and Condition or Condition—Only Inspections for Additional Lots of the Same Product.$69.00 per lot .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Dockside Inspections—Each package weighing <30 lbs ................. $0.038 per pkg. .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Dockside Inspections—Each package weighing >30 lbs ................. $0.059 per pkg. .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Charge per Individual Product for Dockside Inspection ................... $151.00 per lot .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Charge per Each Additional Lot of the Same Product ..................... $69.00 per lot .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Inspections for All Hourly Work ........................................................ $74.00 $112.00 $148.00 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Audit Services ................................................................................... $92.00 1X Oct 1, 2015. 

7 CFR Part 52—Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Other Processed Food Products 

Subpart—Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification; §§ 52.41–52.51 Fees and Charges 

Lot Inspections .................................................................................. $62.00 $93.00 $124.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

In-plant Inspections Under Annual Contract (year-round) ................ 49.00 73.50 98.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Additional Graders (in-plant) or Less Than Year-Round .................. 65.00 97.50 130.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Audit Services ................................................................................... 92.00 1X Oct 1, 2015. 

Meat and Livestock Fees 

7 CFR Part 54—Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards) 

Subpart A—Regulations; §§ 54.27–54.28 Charges for Service 

Commitment Grading ........................................................................ $61.00 $78.00 $122.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Non-commitment Grading ................................................................. 71.00 78.00 122.00 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Night Differential (6 p.m.–6 a.m.) ..................................................... 78.00 N/A 122.00 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

7 CFR Part 62—Livestock, Meat and Other Agricultural Commodities (Quality Systems Verification Programs) 

Subpart A—Quality Systems Verification Definitions § 62.300 Fees and Other Costs for Service 

Auditing Activities .............................................................................. $108.00 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

7 CFR Part 75—Regulations for Inspection and Certification of Quality of Agricultural and Vegetable Seeds 

§ 75.41 General 

Laboratory Testing ............................................................................ $52.00 $78.00 $104.00 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Administrative Fee ............................................................................ $13.00 per certificate .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Poultry Fees 

7 CFR Part 56—Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs 

Subpart A—Grading of Shell Eggs; §§ 56.45–56.54 Fees and Charges 

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2015 RATES—Continued 

Subpart A—Grading of Poultry and Rabbit Products; §§ 70.70–70.78 Fees and Charges 

Resident Service (in-plant) ............................................................... 2 $42.68 2 $47.16 2 $67.28 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Resident, Night Differential (6 p.m.–6 a.m.) ..................................... 2 45.16 2 49.60 2 69.76 X Oct 1, 2015. 

Resident, Sunday Differential ........................................................... 2 48.80 2 53.28 N/A X Oct 1, 2015. 

Resident, Sunday and Night Differential .......................................... 2 51.28 2 55.76 N/A X Oct 1, 2015. 

Fee Service (non-scheduled) ............................................................ 77.28 93.24 115.89 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Audit Service ..................................................................................... 89.20 116.08 139.89 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Science and Technology Fees 

7 CFR Part 91—Services and General Information (Science and Technology) 

Subpart I—Fees and Charges; §§ 91.37—91.45 

Laboratory Testing Services ............................................................. $88.00 $103.00 $118.00 .................... Oct 1, 2015. 

Laboratory Approval Services 3 ........................................................ 136.00 163.00 191.00 X Jan 1, 2016. 

Tobacco Fees 

7 CFR Part 29—Tobacco Inspection 

Subpart A—Policy Statement and Regulations Governing the Extension of Tobacco Inspection and Price Support Services to New Markets 

and to Additional Sales on Designated Markets; 

Subpart B—Regulations; §§ 29.123–29.129 Fees and Charges; § 29.500 Fees and charges for inspection and acceptance of imported 

tobacco 

Subpart F—Policy Statement and Regulations Governing the Identification and Certification of Non-quota Tobacco Produced and Marketed 

in Quota Area; § 29.9251 Fees and Charges 

Domestic Permissive Inspection and Certification (re-grading of 

domestic tobacco for processing plants, retesting of imported tobacco, and grading tobacco for research stations.).

$47.40 $53.70 $64.45 .................... June 1, 2015. 

Export Permissive Inspection and Certification (grading of domestic tobacco for manufacturers and dealers for duty drawback 

consideration).

$0.0025/pound X June 1, 2015. 

Grading for Risk Management Agency (for Tobacco Crop Insurance Quality Adjustment determinations).$0.01/pound X June 1, 2015. 

Pesticide Test Sampling (collection of certified tobacco sample 

and shipment to AMS National Science Laboratory for testing).

$0.0054/kg or $0.0025/pound X June 1, 2015. 

Pesticide Retest Sampling (collection of certified tobacco sample 

from a previously sampled lot for re-testing at the AMS National 

Science Laboratory; fee includes shipping).

$115.00/sample and $47.40/hour X June 1, 2015. 

Standards Course (training by USDA-certified instructor on tobacco grading procedures).$1,200.00/person .................... June 1, 2015. 

Import Inspection and Certification (grading of imported tobacco 

for manufacturers and dealers).

$0.0154/kg or $0.0070/pound X June 1, 2015. 

1Travel costs outside the United States will be added to the fee, if applicable. 

2Administrative charges are applied in addition to hourly rates for resident service as specified in Part 56, Subpart A, § 56.52(a)(4); Part 56, 

Subpart A, § 56.54(a)(2); Part 70, Subpart A, § 70.76(a)(2); Part 70, Subpart A, § 70.77(a)(4) and Part 70, Subpart A, § 70.77(a)(5). 3Travel costs outside the United States will be added to the fee, if applicable. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 15b; 7 U.S.C. 473a–b; 

7 U.S.C. 55 and 61; 7 U.S.C. 51–65; 7 U.S.C. 

471–476; 7 U.S.C. 511, 511s; and 7 U.S.C. 

1621–1627. 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—School Breakfast 

Program 

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 information collection. This 

collection is a revision of a currently 

approved collection which FNS 

employs to determine public 

participation in the School Breakfast 

Program. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

Comments may be sent to: Lynn 

Rodgers-Kuperman, Branch Chief, 

Program Monitoring, Child Nutrition 

Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 636, 

Alexandria, VA 22302–1594. Comments 

may also be submitted via fax to the 

attention of Lynn Rodgers-Kuperman at 

703–305–2879 or via email to 

lynn.rodgers@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 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 Lynn Rodgers at 

703–305–2595. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR part 220, School 

Breakfast Program. 

OMB Number: 0584–0012. 

Expiration Date: August 31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 4 of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (42 U.S.C. 

1773) authorizes the School Breakfast 

Program (SBP) as a nutrition assistance 

program and authorizes payments to the 

States to assist them to initiate, 

maintain, or expand nonprofit breakfast 

programs in schools. The provision 

requires that ‘‘Breakfasts served by 

schools participating in the School 

Breakfast Program under this section 

shall consist of a combination of foods 

and shall meet minimum nutritional 

requirements prescribed by the 

Secretary on the basis of tested 

nutritional research.’’ This information 

collection is required to administer and 

operate this program in accordance with 

the NSLA (National School Lunch Act). 

The Program is administered at the State 

and school food authority (SFA) levels 

and operations include the submission 

of applications and agreements, 

submission and payment of claims, and 

maintenance of records. The reporting 

and recordkeeping burden associated 

with this revision is summarized in the 

charts below. The difference in burden 

is mainly due to adjustments, such as 

the removal of duplicate burden and an 

increase in schools participating. All of 

the reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with the SBP 

are currently approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget and are in 

force. This is a revision of the currently 

approved information collection. 

Affected Public: (1) State agencies; (2) 

School Food Authorities; and (3) 

schools. 

Number of Respondents: 110,270 (56 

SAs; 20,386 SFAs; 89,828 schools). 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 10.017493. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,104,629. 

Reporting time per Response: 

0.226043. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 

249,694. 

Number of Recordkeepers: 110,270 

(56 SAs; 20,386 SFAs; 89,828 schools). 

Number of Records per Record 

Keeper: 295.1368. 

Estimated total Number of Records/

Response to Keep: 32,544,740. 

Recordkeeping time per Response: 

0.109837. 

Total Estimated Recordkeeping 

Burden: 3,574,613. 

Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Burden: 3,824,307. 

Current OMB Inventory for Part 220: 

3,924,902. 

Difference (change in burden with this 

renewal): (100,595). 

See the table below for estimated total 

annual burden for each type of 

respondent. 

Affected Public Est. number 

of respondents 

Est. frequency 

of responses 

per 

respondent 

Total annual 

responses 

Est. total 

hours per 

response 

Est. total 

burden 

Reporting 

State agencies ......................................... 56 36 .3393 2,035 0 .2757 561 

School Food Authorities ........................... 20,386 10 .022270 204,314 0 .99954 204,219 

Schools .................................................... 89,828 10 898,280 0 .05 44,914 

Total Estimated Reporting Burden ... 110,270 10 .017493 1,104,629 0 .226043 249,694 

Recordkeeping 

State agencies ......................................... 56 50 2,800 0 .17976 503 

School Food Authorities ........................... 20,386 10 203,860 0 .083 16,920 


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