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ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: Khristy 

Baughman, Chief, Business Operations 

Support Division, Kansas City 

Commodity Office, 6501 Beacon Drive, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64133–4676. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (816) 926–1648, telephone 

(816) 926–6509 or by e-mail to 

khristy.baughman@kcc.fsa.gov. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection requirement may be directed 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for USDA, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Hadder, Marketing Specialist, 

(202) 720–3816, or 

Sharon.Hadder@fsa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of Information Collection 

Title: Food Aid Request Entry System 

(FARES). 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0225. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is necessary for the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) to procure various 

processed foods and commodities for 

export under humanitarian food aid 

programs. The FARES was developed to 

automate the entry of commodity 

requests submitted to CCC from the 

United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID), private 

voluntary organizations (PVOs), the 

World Food Program (WFP), the Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS), and the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA). 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for collecting information under 

this notice is estimated to average .75 

hour per response, including the time 

for reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the 

information. 

Respondents: USAID, PVOs, the WFP, 

FAS and FSA. 

Respondents: 305. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 12. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,745 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (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 collected; or (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the 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. All comments 

received in response to this notice, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, will be a matter of public 

record. Comments will be summarized 

and included in the submission for 

OMB approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on February 21, 

2007. 

Teresa C. Lasseter, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–3374 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Child and Adult 

Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal 

Claiming Data Collection Pilot 

Project—Data Collection Instrument 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

This notice announces FNS’ intent to 

request from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval of the data 

collection instrument for the CACFP 

Meal Claiming Data Collection Pilot 

Project. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before April 30, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 

Fred Lesnett, Contracting Officer’s 

Representative, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Fred Lesnett at 703–305–2576 or via email to Fred.Lesnett@fns.usda.gov. 

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 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. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Fred Lesnett at 

703–605–0811. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: CACFP Meal Claiming Data 

Collection Pilot Project. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Improper Payments 

Information Act of 2002 (Act) (Pub. L. 

107–300) requires the Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) to identify and 

reduce significant improper over- and 

under-payments in various programs, 

including the Child and Adult Care 

Food Program (CACFP). Therefore, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), on 

behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture, is 

conducting a feasibility evaluation of 

four possible data collection methods 

for validating the number and type of 

meals claimed for reimbursement by 

family day care homes (FDCHs) in the 

CACFP. The feasibility evaluation is 

scheduled to collect data from August 

2007 until September 2007. Localized 

data collection is to be conducted in up 

to four States to evaluate whether the 

data collection methodologies under 

evaluation can: 

*Validate the meal reimbursement 

claims submitted by FDCHs for the 

number of children who are CACFP 

eligible and present in the FDCHs 

during the time period(s) for which 

the meals/snacks were claimed. 

*Generate the data required for 

developing an estimate of improper 

payments, based on the meals claimed 

for reimbursement by FDCHs, that 

meet the requirements of the IPIA. 

*Be implemented nationwide in an 

efficient and cost effective method. 

Under this task order, the contractor 

is to conduct a pretest evaluation which 

compares meal reimbursement claims 

submitted by FDCHs to their sponsors 


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and data collected through each of the 

following four proposed data collection 

methodologies: 

*Recollections of parents/guardians on 

their children’s attendance at the 

FDCHs during the days and times of 

the claims. 

*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs which are 

maintained at FDCH locations and are 

designed to track, by day and time, 

parents’ dropping off and picking up 

of their children. 

*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs and the 

recollections of parents/guardians. 

*Observations made on site visits to 

FDCHs during scheduled meal times. 

Based on the findings from the pretest 

evaluation, the contractor shall 

recommend which of the data collection 

methods, up to four, have the greatest 

chance of success for validating meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs. The recommended methods of 

data collection shall be tested by the 

contractor at a local level and evaluated. 

The testing and after-test evaluation of 

the selected data collection 

methodologies shall address, at a 

minimum, the following questions: 

*What are the strengths of the proposed 

methodology for validating the meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs? 

*What are the weaknesses of the 

proposed methodology for validating 

the meal reimbursement claims 

submitted by FDCHs? What, if any, 

steps could be taken to overcome 

these weaknesses? 

*What is the level of confidence that the 

estimations of improper payments 

developed from application of the 

tested data collection methodology 

will meet the requirements in the 

IPIA? 

*What is the feasibility of administering 

the validation methodology on a 

national level? Could the 

methodology be administered at this 

time on a national level? What are the 

factors or events that must be present 

for the projected level of feasibility to 

take place? 

*What is the potential cost of 

implementing each of the data 

collection methodologies nationwide? 

After completing the testing and 

evaluation of the recommended data 

collection methods, the contractor shall 

propose a data collection methodology 

to validate the meals claimed for 

reimbursement. The contractor’s 

recommended data collection 

methodology shall be: 

*Presented in sufficient detail so as to 

be able to be applied and tested. 

*Designed so that it has a high 

probability of validating the meal 

reimbursement claims submitted by 

FDCHs. 

*Feasible to administer from both a 

practicality and cost standpoint on a 

national scale. 

Affected Public: A parent/guardian of 

each of the children attending a sample 

of FDCHs will be sampled and 

contacted by telephone. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The estimated number of respondents 

included in the survey of parents is 150. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The number of responses 

per set of parents/guardians for a child 

attending a FDCH is one. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated average time to respond to the 

parent/guardian survey is 10 minutes 

(.17/Hour). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 25 hours. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3308 Filed 2–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed collection; 

Comment Request—Evaluation of the 

Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility 

Determination for Day Care Homes 

Pilot 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 

invites the general public and other 

public agencies to comment on this 

proposed information collection. 

This notice announces FNS’ intent to 

request from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) approval to collect 

information for the evaluation of 

impacts of the Rural Area Eligibility 

Determination for Day Care Homes Pilot 

in Nebraska. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 30, 2007. 

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 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 Dr. John A. 

Kirlin, Contracting Officer’s 

Representative, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

John A. Kirlin at 703–305–2576 or via 

e-mail to John.Kirlin@fns.usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB 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 John A. Kirlin at 

703–305–2128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Evaluation of the Nebraska 

Rural Area Eligibility Determination for 

Day Care Homes Pilot. 

OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. 

Expiration Date: Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: New collection of 

information. 

Abstract: As authorized by Public 

Law 108–265 (Section 119 of the Child 

Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act 

of 2004), which amended Section 17 of 

the Richard B. Russell National School 

Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1766 (p), the Food 

and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf 

of the Secretary of Agriculture, is 

evaluating the impacts of the Rural Area 

Eligibility Determination for Day Care 

Homes pilot in Nebraska. The two-year 

pilot expands the threshold for 

determining eligibility for the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in 

rural areas of Nebraska where poor 

economic conditions exist. The State of 

Nebraska is authorized by this 

legislation to use either school data (on 

the percent of students qualifying for 

free or reduced-price school lunches) or 

census data to determine the eligibility 

threshold for higher (tier I) 

reimbursement rates. During the twoyear pilot, the area eligibility threshold 

is reduced from the current criterion (50 

percent of students qualifying for free or 

reduced-price school lunches) to 40 

percent, thereby letting more areas 

qualify for higher reimbursement rates. 

The pilot runs from October 1, 2005 

through September 30, 2007. 

The evaluation of the pilot will 

examine the impact of the reduced area 


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