1584 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 7, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission 

@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

Comments regarding these information 

collections are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 30 

days of this notification. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Title: Small Socially-Disadvantaged 

Producer Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0052. 

Summary of Collection: The Small 

Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant 

Program was authorized by section 2744 

of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

and Reform Act of 2006, Public Law 

109–97. The Act provides for the 

Secretary of Agriculture to make grants 

to cooperatives or associations of 

cooperative whose primary focus is to 

provide assistance to small producers 

and whose governing board and/or 

membership are comprised of at least 75 

percent socially-disadvantaged. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Rural Business Service needs to receive 

the information contained in this 

collection of information to make 

prudent decisions regarding eligibility 

of applicants and selection priority 

among competing applicants, to ensure 

compliance with applicable laws and 

regulations and to evaluate the projects 

it believes will provide the most longterm economic benefit to rural areas. 

Description Of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually; Semi-Annually; and Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 468. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 7, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Summer Food Service Program 

Claim for Reimbursement. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0041. 

Summary of Collection: The Summer 

Food Service Program Claim for 

Reimbursement Form is used to collect 

meal and cost data from sponsors to 

determine the reimbursement 

entitlement for meals served. The form 

is sent to the Food and Nutrition 

Service’s (FNS) Regional Offices where 

it is entered into a computerized 

payment system. The payment system 

computes earnings to date and the 

number of meals to date and generates 

payments for the amount of earnings in 

excess of prior advance and claim 

payments. To fulfill the earned 

reimbursement requirements set forth in 

the Summer Food Service Program 

Regulations issued by the Secretary of 

Agriculture (7 CFR 225), the meals and 

the cost data must be collected on the 

FNS–143, Claim for Reimbursement 

form. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will collect information to manage, 

plan, evaluate, and account for 

government resources. If the 

information is not collected on the 

claim form, the sponsor could not 

receive reimbursement. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 111. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other: (3 per year). 

Total Burden Hours: 167. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: 7 CFR Part 225, Summer Food 

Service Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0280. 

Summary of Collection: Section 13 of 

the National School Lunch Act, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 1761, authorizes the 

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). 

The SFSP provides assistance to States 

to initiate and maintain nonprofit food 

service programs for needy children 

during the summer months and at other 

approved times. Under the program, a 

sponsor receives reimbursement for 

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