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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 19 

Monday, January 29, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by February 28, 2024. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

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. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements under Regulations (Other 

than Rules of Practice) Under the 

Perishable Agricultural Commodities 

Act, 1930. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0031. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Perishable Agricultural Commodities 

Act (PACA) (7 U.S.C. 499a–499t) and 

PACA Regulations (7 CFR part 46) 

require nearly all persons who operate 

as commission merchants, dealers, and 

brokers buying or selling fruits and/or 

vegetables in interstate or foreign 

commerce to be licensed. The PACA 

requires that all parties fulfill their 

contractual obligations, and provides a 

forum for resolving contract disputes. 

Those who engage in practices 

prohibited by the PACA may have their 

licenses suspended or revoked. The 

license is effective for three (3) years for 

retailers and grocery wholesalers, unless 

withdrawn by USDA for valid reasons [7 

CFR 46.9 (a)–(h)], and must be renewed 

on a triennial basis. The license for all 

other licensees will then be effective for 

one year, unless withdrawn by USDA 

for valid reasons [7 CFR 46.9 (a)–(h)] 

and must be renewed on an annual 

basis. Also, licensees must report 

changes in principals, stockholders, 

home addresses, and business locations 

to allow for proper notification in the 

event of a dispute. Sections 3 and 4 of 

the PACA and Sections 46.3 through 

46.13 of the Regulations establish the 

requirement for licensing and the type 

of information that must be reported. 

The Division also asks that each 

licensee provide a business email 

address in the event that the licensee 

wishes to receive license or other PACA 

program information electronically. 

Section 9 of the PACA and Sections 

46.14 through 46.32 of the Regulations 

define the type of business records that 

licensees must maintain. Businesses 

also provide federal tax identification 

numbers per USDA’s National Finance 

Center (NFC) which handles all 

financial transactions for the PACA 

Division. NFC is required by the 

Internal Revenue Service to report 

refunds to businesses as taxable income. 

USDA had previously considered the 

possibility of requiring licensees to 

provide a standard numerical business 

identifier, such as the DUNS Number 

(Dun and Bradstreet’s Data Universal 

Numbering System). However, this 

requirement for this identifier has been 

delayed indefinitely. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information gathered on the following 

forms and business records is required 

by the PACA and the PACA 

Regulations. The information is used to 

adjudicate reparation and 

administrative complaints filed against 

licensees to determine the imposition of 

sanctions on firms and responsibly 

connected individuals who have 

engaged in unfair trading practices. If 

this information was unavailable, it 

would be impossible to identify and 

regulate individuals or firms that are 

restricted due to sanctions imposed 

because of reparation or administrative 

actions. Due to a recent AMS 

reorganization, PACA Division is now 

under the Fair Trade Practices Program 

(FTPP). 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 9,178. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 87,450. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Child Nutrition Labeling 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0261. 

Summary of Collection: The CN 

Labeling Program is a voluntary 

technical assistance program, developed 

and implemented in 1984. The program 

is designed to aid schools and 

institutions participating in the National 

School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 

Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and 

Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and 

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), 

by determining the contribution a 

commercial product makes toward the 

meal pattern requirements of these 

programs. 

The National School Lunch Act 

(NSLA) was enacted as a measure of 

national security, to safeguard the 

health and well being of the nation’s 

children and encourage the domestic 

consumption of agricultural 

commodities through federally 

supported school lunch programs. 

Section 9 (a) of the Act provides that 

‘‘Lunches served by schools 

participating in the school lunch 

program . . . shall meet minimum 

nutritional requirements prescribed by 


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the Secretary on the basis of nutritional 

research.’’ Public Law 90–302 enacted 

in 1968 amended the NSLA and 

established the Special Food Service 

Program for Children (SFSPFC). This 

was a pilot program consisting of the 

forerunners to the Child Care Food 

Program and Summer Food Service 

Program. The SFSPFC was created in 

response to the growing number of 

working mothers and their children’s 

need for good nutrition when not 

attending school. Food service programs 

for children were further strengthened 

in 1975 when Congress separated the 

Child Care Food Program and Summer 

Food Service components of the 

SFSPFC and provided each with 

legislative authorization. The National 

School Lunch Act mandates the 

establishment of meal pattern 

requirements for the Summer Food 

Service Program (section 13(f)) and for 

the Child Care Food Program (section 

17(g)). The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 

was enacted to strengthen and expand 

food service programs for children. 

Section 4(e) mandates minimum 

nutritional requirements for the SBP. 

The Child Nutrition Labeling Program 

evolved in response to a need by child 

nutrition food service personnel to 

determine the contribution foods make 

toward the meal pattern requirements of 

the Child Nutrition Programs. During 

the 1970’s, changes and expansion in 

food technology and marketing 

increased the availability and use of 

commercially prepared products such as 

beef patties and combination food items 

(burritos, pizzas, etc.) in the Child 

Nutrition Programs. These products 

posed a problem for food service 

personnel. It was difficult at the point 

of sale to determine their contribution 

towards the food based meal pattern 

requirements and assure compliance 

with Federal regulations for serving 

specific amounts of food. With the 

anticipation of increased sales of these 

products to the Child Nutrition 

Programs, FNS was prompted to form an 

evaluation committee to determine a 

means for properly evaluating the 

contribution of these products in 

meeting the meal pattern requirements. 

The Committee, composed of Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS), Food Safety 

Inspection Service (FSIS), Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS), and National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff 

worked together to recommend, design, 

and implement the CN Labeling 

Program to review and monitor such 

products. 

The Child Nutrition Labeling Program 

is implemented in conjunction with 

existing label approval programs 

administered by the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DoC). To 

participate in the CN Labeling Program, 

industry submits labels to AMS of 

products that are in conformance with 

the FSIS label approval program (for 

meat and poultry), and the DoC label 

approval program (for seafood 

products). 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS To participate in the CN Labeling 

Program, a food manufacturer submits a 

label application to AMS for each food 

item they wish to market with a CN 

label. The CN label statement indicates 

the portion size and what that portion 

provides towards the meal pattern 

requirements. AMS reviews the product 

formulation to determine if the CN label 

statement is accurate. The burden 

accounted for includes the CN elements 

of the form only (AMS reviews boxes 4, 

5a, 9, 15, and 16 and it is estimated to 

take 15 minutes to complete). If the CN 

label is correct and complies with CN 

Labeling requirements, AMS places a 

CN stamp of approval on the FSIS Form 

7234–1 (OMB approval number: 0583– 

0092) (which food manufacturers use to 

submit their CN label applications). 

Once the label is approved it can be 

used by the manufacturer. The existence 

of a CN label on a product assures 

schools and other CN program operators 

that the product contributes to the meal 

pattern requirements as stated on the 

label. 

There is no Federal requirement that 

commercially prepared products have 

CN label statements. The decision to 

require that products used in the Child 

Nutrition Programs contain a CN label 

statement is left to the local schools, 

child-care or summer institutions, or 

States administering these programs. 

However, the CN Labeling Program 

plays a significant role in the food 

service management of Child Nutrition 

Programs. The scope and use of 

products labeled under the CN Labeling 

Program have continually expanded. 

The continued requests for CN labels by 

food manufacturers and food service 

directors are due to the following: (1) 

The increased use of commercially 

prepared products, (2) the requirement 

by some States that applicable 

processed donated food products bear a 

CN label statement, and (3) increased 

use of the CN label as a requirement in 

purchase specifications prepared by 

local school food authorities. In 

addition, support for the use of CN label 

statements has come from the Inspector 

General, food trade associations and the 

National Advisory Council on Child 

Nutrition. These groups believe that a 

broad CN Labeling Program could help 

assure compliance with food based meal 

patterns. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 203. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On Occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 203. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01704 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Privacy Act of 1974; Revised System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer (OCFO), National Finance Center 

(NFC). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular No. A–108, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

proposed revised system of records, the 

Personnel and Payroll System for USDA 

Employees (OP–1), will be renamed— 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

(OCFO), National Finance Center (NFC), 

Systems for Personnel, Payroll, and 

Time & Attendance. OCFO/NFC–1 

Systems for Personnel, Payroll, and 

Time & Attendance provides 

comprehensive, cost-effective, and 

reliable services as well as automated, 

accurate, and timely actions necessary 

for recording, processing, and reporting 

personnel, payroll, and time and 

attendance data for USDA and other 

Federal agencies serviced by NFC. 

These systems are full-service, 

integrated payroll, personnel, and time 

and attendance applications that link 

personnel actions, and processing 

payroll activities. The OCFO/NFC–1 

Systems for Personnel, Payroll, and 

Time & Attendance processes personnel 

actions, awards, allotments, 

performance appraisals, health and life 

insurance, thrift savings plan, tax 

documents, severance pay, leave record, 

time, & attendance, payroll-related 

financial reporting operations, 

retirements, and management of debt 

collection on behalf of federal agencies 

related to employee debt. 

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is 

effective upon publication, subject to a 

30-day notice and comment period in 

which to comment on the routine uses 

described in the routine uses section of 


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