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3599 

Vol. 76, No. 13 

Thursday, January 20, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Renewal of the Advisory Committee on 

Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to renew the Advisory 

Committee on Biotechnology and 21st 

Century Agriculture (AC21) for a 2-year 

period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be addressed to 

Michael Schechtman, Designated 

Federal Official, telephone (202) 720– 

3817; fax (202) 690–4265; e-mail 

michael.schechtman@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Purpose: USDA 

supports the responsible development 

and application of biotechnology within 

the global food and agricultural system. 

Biotechnology intersects many of the 

policies, programs and functions of 

USDA. The charge for the AC21 is twofold: To examine the long-term impacts 

of biotechnology on the U.S. food and 

agriculture system and USDA; and to 

provide guidance to USDA on pressing 

individual issues, identified by the 

Office of the Secretary, related to the 

application of biotechnology in 

agriculture. The AC21 will meet in 

Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per 

year. 

Catherine Woteki, 

Under Secretary for Research, Education, 

Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1203 Filed 1–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request Form FNS–798 and 

FNS–798A, WIC Financial Management 

and Participation Report With 

Addendum 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

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. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before March 21, 

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 will 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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Debra Whitford, Director, Supplemental 

Food Programs Division, Food and 

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 520, Alexandria, VA 22302. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

fax to the attention of Joan Carroll at 

703–305–2196 or via e-mail to 

Joan.Carroll@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 518. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval, and will become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instructions should be 

directed to: Joan Carroll, (703) 305– 

2729. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WIC Financial Management and 

Participation Report with Addendum. 

OMB Number: 0584–0045. 

Form Number: FNS 798 and FNS 

798A. 

Expiration Date: 09–30–2011. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection Form. 

Abstract: Section 17(f)(4) of the Child 

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

1786(f)(4)) provides that ‘‘State agencies 

shall submit monthly financial reports 

and participation data to the Secretary’’ 

(See also 7 CFR 246.25(b)(1)). The WIC 

Financial Management and 

Participation Report with Addendum 

(FNS–798 and FNS–798A) are the forms 

State agencies complete to comply with 

this requirement. FNS and State 

agencies use the reported information 

for program monitoring, funds 

management, budget projections, 

monitoring caseload, policy 

development, and responding to 

requests from Congress and interested 

parties. 

In addition, nonentitlement programs, 

such as the Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 

and Children (WIC), are required to 

conduct an annual closeout and 

reconciliation of grants. Departmental 

regulations at 7 CFR 3016.23(b) require 

that ‘‘[a] grantee must liquidate all 

obligations incurred under the award 

not later than 90 days after the end of 

the funding period (or as specified in a 

program regulation) to coincide with the 

submission of the annual Federal 

Financial Report (SF–425).’’ WIC 

Program regulations at 7 CFR 

246.17(b)(2) instruct State agencies to 

‘‘submit to FNS, within 120 days after 

the end of the fiscal year, final fiscal 

year closeout reports.’’ The final WIC 

Financial Management and 

Participation Report (FNS–798) 

submitted for the year with its 

addendum (FNS–798A) are used as a 

substitute for the SF–425, because they 

maintain the integrity of WIC’s two 

grant components (food and nutrition 

services and administration (NSA)) as 

well as the four NSA grant components 

(program management, client services, 

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