Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2011 / Notices 50993 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

August 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20882 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Generic Clearance 

to Conduct Methodological Testing, 

Surveys, Focus Groups, and Related 

Tools To Improve the Management of 

Federal Nutrition Assistance 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 information collection will 

conduct research by methodological 

testing, surveys, focus groups, and 

related tools to assess program 

performance, respond to the needs of 

policymakers, and develop innovative 

approaches that bear on the practical 

operations, management, and impact of 

Federal nutrition assistance programs. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 17, 2011. 

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: Kevin 

Kwon, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1020, Alexandria, 

VA 22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Kevin Kwon at 703–605–0800 or via 

e-mail to Kevin.Kwon@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 

p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 500, 

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 Kevin Kwon at 

703–605–0800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance to Conduct 

Methodological Testing, Surveys, Focus 

Groups, and Related Tools to Improve 

the Management of Federal Nutrition 

Assistance Programs. 

OMB Number: 0584–New. 

Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Abstract: This generic clearance for 

information collection is necessary to 

obtain input from recipients and those 

persons eligible for FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, State and local 

staff administering FNS programs, FNS 

stakeholders and consumers, and other 

interested parties in order to assess 

program performance in the 

administration of FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, respond to the 

needs of policymakers making decisions 

on policy issues, and develop 

innovative approaches that bear on the 

practical operations, management, and 

impact of Federal nutrition assistance 

programs. 

The methodological testing will 

include data collections for pretesting 

activities and methods (e.g., cognitive 

interviews, exploratory interviews, 

respondent debriefing, pilot surveys) to 

quickly test and implement new 

questions for research studies that often 

arise to address FNS policy issues or 

emerging programmatic needs. The 

generic clearance will also be used for 

collections for formative research for 

FNS programs using tools and methods 

such as: focus groups, interviews, 

surveys, and web-based collection tools. 

Respondents: Recipients and those 

persons eligible for FNS nutrition 

assistance programs, State and local 

staff administering FNS programs, FNS 

stakeholders and consumers, and other 

interested parties. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

80,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

80,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes (0.75 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 60,000 hours. 

Respondent 

Estimated 

Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

annually per 

respondent 

Estimated total 

annual 

responses 

Estimated avg. 

Number of 

hours per 

response 

Estimated total 

hours 

Total reporting burden ......................................................... 80,000 1 80,000 0.75 60,000 

Dated: July 29, 2011. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20945 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Allegheny Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Allegheny Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Warren, Pennsylvania. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

(the Act) and operates in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. The purpose of the committee is to 


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