17004 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 57 / Friday, March 23, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7033 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program, 

Administrative Review Requirements— 

Food Retailers and Wholesalers 

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 

proposed information collections. The 

proposed collection is a revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 22, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

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 has 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 the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Karen 

Walker, Chief, Administrative Review 

Branch, Benefit Redemption Division, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food 

and Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center 

Drive, Room 438, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to the attention of 

Karen Walker at (703) 305–2822, or via 

email to brdhq-web@fns.usda.gov. 

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, Alexandria, Virginia 

22302, Room 438. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval. All comments will be 

a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Karen Walker, 

(703) 305–2822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Administrative 

Review. 

OMB Number: 0584–0520. 

Expiration Date: August 31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture is the Federal agency 

responsible for the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, (7 

U.S.C. 2011–2036) requires that the FNS 

determine the eligibility of retail food 

stores and certain food service 

organizations in order to participate in 

SNAP. If a food retailer or wholesale 

food concern is aggrieved by certain 

administrative action by FNS, that store 

has the right to file a written request for 

review of the administrative action with 

FNS. 

Respondents: Business-for-profit: 

Retail food stores and wholesale food 

concerns. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

897. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.2. 

Estimated Total Annual Response per 

Respondent: 1,076.4 

Estimated Time per Response: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.17 

of an hour per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 183.00 hours. 

Dated: March 19, 2012. 

Jeffrey J. Tribiano, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7034 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Child Nutrition Programs—Income 

Eligibility Guidelines 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

Department’s annual adjustments to the 

Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used 

in determining eligibility for free and 

reduced price meals and free milk for 

the period from July 1, 2012 through 

June 30, 2013. These guidelines are used 

by schools, institutions, and facilities 

participating in the National School 

Lunch Program (and Commodity School 

Program), School Breakfast Program, 

Special Milk Program for Children, 

Child and Adult Care Food Program and 

Summer Food Service Program. The 

annual adjustments are required by 

section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. The 

guidelines are intended to direct 

benefits to those children most in need 

and are revised annually to account for 

changes in the Consumer Price Index. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Wagoner, Supervisory Program 

Analyst, School Programs Section, Child 

Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS), USDA, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22302, or by phone at (703) 

305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

no recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements have been included that 

are subject to approval from the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant and was reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

The affected programs are listed in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No. 

10.556, No. 10.558 and No. 10.559 and 

are 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 the final rule 

related notice published at 48 FR 29114, 

June 24, 1983.) 

Background 

Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 

17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)), 

and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the 

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the 

Department annually issues the Income 

Eligibility Guidelines for free and 

reduced price meals for the National 


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