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Vol. 81, No. 192 

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 28, 2016. 

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 are 

requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by November 3, 

2016 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20502. Commenters are encouraged to 

submit their comments to OMB via 

email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. 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. 

Economic Research Service 

Title: National Food Study Pilot. 

OMB Control Number: 0536–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Economic Research Service (ERS) will 

be conducting the National Alternative 

Data Collection Method (ADCM) for 

Collecting FoodAPS-Like Data Study 

(aka National Food Study Pilot). The 

mission of ERS is to provide timely 

research and analysis to public and 

private decision makers on topics 

related to agriculture, food, the 

environment, and rural America. To 

achieve this mission, ERS requires a 

variety of data that describe agricultural 

production, food distribution channels, 

availability and price of food at the 

point of sale, and household demand for 

food products. Section 17 (U.S.C. 2026) 

(a) (1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2008 provides legislative authority for 

the planned data collection. . 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

main objective of the National Food 

Study Pilot (NSF) is to test an 

alternative method of collecting data on 

the food acquired by American 

households that leads to more complete 

and accurate information about patterns 

of food acquisitions. The NSF Pilot will 

make use of the latest computer 

technologies to collect data on foods 

acquired and to monitor data. The data 

collection will provide information that 

is critical to ERS’ plans for the next 

round of FoodAPS data collection. The 

NSF Pilot findings will be used to 

improve the sampling design and data 

collection methodology for the next 

FoodAPS Study. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or household. 

Number of Respondents: 2,500. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,575. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–23869 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Child Nutrition 

Program Operations Study II (CN– 

OPS–II) 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 revision of a 

currently approved collection for the 

Child Nutrition Program Operations 

Study II (CN–OPS–II) (OMB Number 

0584–0607, Expiration Date: 04/30/ 

2019). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 5, 2016. 

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: Devin Wallace-Williams, 

Ph.D., Social Science Research Analyst, 

Office of Policy Support, Food and 

Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Devin Wallace-Williams at 703–305– 

2576 or via email to Devin.WallaceWilliams@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. 

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