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animals and animal products, is a major 

business in the United States and 

contributes to a favorable balance of 

trade. To facilitate the export of U.S. 

animals and products, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS), Veterinary Services maintains 

information regarding the import health 

requirements of other countries for 

animals and animal products exported 

from the United States. Many countries 

that import animal products from the 

United States require a certification 

from APHIS that the United States is 

free of certain diseases. These countries 

may also require that our certification 

statement contain additional 

declarations regarding the U.S. animal 

products being exported. Form VS–16–

4, Health Certificate-Export Certificate—

Animal Products, is used to meet theses 

requirements. Regulations pertaining to 

export certification of animals and 

animal products are contained in 9 CFR 

parts 91. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Form VS 16–4 serves as the official 

certification that the United States is 

free of rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 

disease, classical swine fever, swine 

vesicular disease, African swine fever, 

bovine fever, bovine spongiform 

encephalopathy, and contagious bovine 

pleuropneuomia. APHIS will collect the 

exporter’s name, address, the name and 

address of the consignee, the quantity, 

unit of measure, type of product being 

exported, the exporter’s identification, 

and type of conveyance (ship, train, 

truck) that will transport the products. 

Without the information, many 

countries would not accept animal 

products from the United States, 

creating a serious trade imbalance and 

adversely affecting U.S. exporters. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other-for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 33,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 66,000. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 3, 2007. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Outreach/Ethnicity 

Questionnaires. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act prohibits 

discrimination based on race, color, or 

national origin in federally assisted or 

direct programs of the Federal 

Government. Section 703 in Title VII of 

the Civil Rights Act prohibits 

discrimination in employment based on 

race, color, religion, sex, or national 

origin in actions affecting employees or 

applicants for employment. The Forest 

Service requires outreach and 

recruitment of diverse candidates as a 

strategy to create a diverse and 

multicultural workforce within the 

agency. The Forest Service will do two 

questionnaires collecting information 

regarding ethnicity and race, which 

program the respondent is currently 

participating, and information from 

students attending local college and 

university career fairs about the 

effectiveness of information provided by 

personnel regarding career 

opportunities in the Forest Service. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information will be used to evaluate 

effectiveness of the Civil Rights 

Outreach Programs conducted by the 

Northern Research Station, as well as 

the Forest Service’s Youth Conservation 

Corps, Hosted programs, Job Corps, and 

Volunteer programs. This information 

will assist in the compilation of the 

Senior Youth and Volunteer Programs 

Report shared with Congress and other 

Federal agencies. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 77,500. 

Frequency of Reponses: Reporting: 

Yearly. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,458. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Child and Adult Care Food Program: 

National Average Payment Rates, Day 

Care Home Food Service Payment 

Rates, and Administrative 

Reimbursement Rates for Sponsoring 

Organizations of Day Care Homes for 

the Period July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

annual adjustments to the national 

average payment rates for meals and 

supplements served in child care 

centers, outside-school-hours care 

centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, 

and adult day care centers; the food 

service payment rates for meals and 

supplements served in day care homes; 

and the administrative reimbursement 

rates for sponsoring organizations of day 

care homes, to reflect changes in the 

Consumer Price Index. Further 

adjustments are made to these rates to 

reflect the higher costs of providing 

meals in the States of Alaska and 

Hawaii. The adjustments contained in 

this notice are made on an annual basis 

each July, as required by the statutes 

and regulations governing the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). 


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DATES: These rates are effective from 

July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Churchill, Section Chief, Child 

and Adult Care and Summer Programs 

Section, Policy and Program 

Development Branch, Child Nutrition 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 

(703) 305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Definitions 

The terms used in this notice shall 

have the meanings ascribed to them in 

the regulations governing the CACFP (7 

CFR Part 226). 

Background 

Pursuant to sections 4, 11 and 17 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1753, 

1759a and 1766), section 4 of the Child 

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

1773) and §§ 226.4, 226.12 and 226.13 

of the regulations governing the CACFP 

(7 CFR Part 226), notice is hereby given 

of the new payment rates for institutions 

participating in CACFP. These rates 

shall be in effect during the period July 

1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 

As provided for under the NSLA and 

the CNA, all rates in the CACFP must 

be revised annually on July 1 to reflect 

changes in the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI) for the most recent 12-month 

period. In accordance with this 

mandate, the Department last published 

the adjusted national average payment 

rates for centers, the food service 

payment rates for day care homes, and 

the administrative reimbursement rates 

for sponsors of day care homes on July 

11, 2006, at 71 FR 39050 (for the period 

July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007). 

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The changes in the national average 

payment rates for centers reflect a 3.27 

percent increase during the 12-month 

period, May 2006 to May 2007, (from 

198.7 in May 2006 to 205.2 in May 

2007) in the food away from home series 

of the CPI for All Urban Consumers. 

The changes in the food service 

payment rates for day care homes reflect 

a 4.37 percent increase during the 12- 

month period, May 2006 to May 2007, 

(from 191.9 in May 2006 to 200.3 in 

May 2007) in the food at home series of 

the CPI for All Urban Consumers. 

The changes in the administrative 

reimbursement rates for sponsoring 

organizations of day care homes reflect 

a 2.66 percent increase during the 12- 

month period, May 2006 to May 2007, 

(from 202.5 in May 2006 to 207.9 in 

May 2007) in the series for all items of 

the CPI for All Urban Consumers, 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the Department of Labor. 

The total amount of payments 

available to each State agency for 

distribution to institutions participating 

in the program is based on the rates 

contained in this notice. 

This action is not a rule as defined by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of that Act. This notice has 

been determined to be exempt under 

Executive Order 12866. 

This program is listed in the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance under 

No. 10.558 and is subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372, 

which requires intergovernmental 

consultation with State and local 

officials. (See 7 CFR Part 3015, Subpart 

V, and final rule-related notice 

published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 

1983.) 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office Management and Budget in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

This notice imposes no new reporting 

or recordkeeping provisions that are 

subject to Office of Management and 

Budget review in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3518). 

Authority: Sections 4(b)(2), 11a, 17(c) and 

17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1753(b)(2), 1759a, 1766(f)(3)(B)) and section 

4(b)(1)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)). 

Dated: July 3, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

National School Lunch, Special Milk, 

and School Breakfast Programs, 

National Average Payments/Maximum 

Reimbursement Rates 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

annual adjustments to the ‘‘national 

average payments,’’ the amount of 

money the Federal Government 

provides States for lunches, afterschool 

snacks and breakfasts served to children 

participating in the National School 

Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; 

to the ‘‘maximum reimbursement rates,’’

the maximum per lunch rate from 

Federal funds that a State can provide 

a school food authority for lunches 

served to children participating in the 

National School Lunch Program; and to 

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint 

of milk served to non-needy children in 

a school or institution which 

participates in the Special Milk Program 

for Children. The payments and rates 

are prescribed on an annual basis each 

July. The annual payments and rates 

adjustments for the National School 

Lunch and School Breakfast Programs 

reflect changes in the Food Away From 

Home series of the Consumer Price 

Index for All Urban Consumers. The 

annual rate adjustment for the Special 

Milk Program reflects changes in the 

Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk 

Products. 

DATES: These rates are effective from 

July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Wagoner, Section Chief, School 

Programs Section, Policy and Program 

Development Branch, Child Nutrition 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

640, Alexandria, VA 22302 or phone 

(703) 305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background 

Special Milk Program for Children—

Pursuant to section 3 of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 1772), the Department announces 

the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint 

of milk served to non-needy children in 

a school or institution that participates 

in the Special Milk Program for 

Children. This rate is adjusted annually 

to reflect changes in the Producer Price 

Index for Fluid Milk Products, 

published by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the Department of Labor. 

For the period July 1, 2007 through 

June 30, 2008, the rate of reimbursement 

for a half-pint of milk served to a nonneedy child in a school or institution 

which participates in the Special Milk 

Program is 17 cents. This reflects an 

increase of 16.84 percent in the 

Producer Price Index for Fluid Milk 

Products from May 2006 to May 2007 

(from a level of 159.1 in May 2006 to 

185.9 in May 2007). 

As a reminder, schools or institutions 

with pricing programs that elect to serve 

milk free to eligible children continue to 

receive the average cost of a half-pint of 

milk (the total cost of all milk purchased 

during the claim period divided by the 

total number of purchased half-pints) 

for each half-pint served to an eligible 

child. 

National School Lunch and School 

Breakfast Programs—Pursuant to 

sections 11 and 17A of the Richard B. 

Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

U.S.C. 1759a and 1766a), and section 4 

of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

U.S.C. 1773), the Department annually 

announces the adjustments to the 

National Average Payment Factors and 

to the maximum Federal reimbursement 

rates for lunches and afterschool snacks 

served to children participating in the 

National School Lunch Program and 

breakfasts served to children 

participating in the School Breakfast 

Program. Adjustments are prescribed 

each July 1, based on changes in the 

Food Away From Home series of the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers, published by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics of the Department of 

Labor. The changes in the national 

average payment rates for schools and 

residential child care institutions for the 

period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 

2008 reflect a 3.27 percent increase in 

the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers during the 12-month period 

May 2006 to May 2007 (from a level of 

198.7 in May 2006 to 205.2 in May 

2007). Adjustments to the national 

average payment rates for all lunches 

served under the National School Lunch 

Program, breakfasts served under the 

School Breakfast Program, and 

afterschool snacks served under the 

National School Lunch Program are 

rounded down to the nearest whole 

cent. 

Lunch Payment Levels—Section 4 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753) provides 

general cash for food assistance 

payments to States to assist schools in 

purchasing food. The Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act provides 

two different section 4 payment levels 

for lunches served under the National 

School Lunch Program. The lower 


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