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Vol. 65, No. 224

Monday, November 20, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 00–113–1]

Public Meeting; Veterinary Biologics

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Advance notice of public

meeting and request for suggested

agenda topics.

SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to

inform producers and users of

veterinary biological products, and

other interested individuals, that we

will be holding our tenth annual public

meeting to discuss regulatory and policy

issues related to the manufacture,

distribution, and use of veterinary

biological products. We are in the

process of planning the meeting agenda

and are requesting suggestions for topics

of general interest to producers and

other interested individuals.

DATES: The public meeting will be held

on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 10

and 11, 2001, from 8 a.m. to

approximately 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held in the Scheman Building at the

Iowa State Center, Iowa State

University, Ames, IA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on agenda topics,

contact Dr. Richard E. Hill, Jr., Director,

Center for Veterinary Biologics,

Veterinary Services, APHIS, 510 South

17th Street, Suite 104, Ames, IA 50010–

8197; phone (515) 232–5785, fax (515)

232–7120, or e-mail CVB@usda.gov. For

registration information, contact Ms.

Kathy Clark at the same address and fax

number; phone (515) 232–5785

extension 128; or e-mail

Kathryn.K.Clark@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since

1989, the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service (APHIS) has held

nine public meetings in Ames, IA, on

veterinary biologics. The meetings

provide an opportunity for the exchange

of information between APHIS

representatives, producers and users of

veterinary biological products, and

other interested individuals. APHIS is

in the process of planning the agenda

for the tenth annual meeting, which will

be held on April 10 and 11, 2001.

The agenda for the meeting is not yet

complete. Topics that have been

suggested include: (1) Labeling; (2)

duration of immunity/efficacy; (3)

delivery systems; (4) risk assessment; (5)

target animal safety; (6) animal care; and

(7) international harmonization. Before

finalizing the agenda, APHIS is seeking

suggestions for additional meeting

topics from the interested public.

We would also like to invite

interested individuals to use this

meeting to present their ideas and

suggestions concerning the licensing,

manufacturing, testing, and distribution

of veterinary biologics.

Please submit suggested meeting

topics (for both breakout and general

sessions) and proposed presentation

titles to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or

before December 15, 2000. For proposed

presentations, please include the

name(s) of the presenter(s) and the

approximate amount of time that will be

needed for each presentation.

After the agenda is finalized, APHIS

will announce the schedule in the

Federal Register.

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of

November 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Economic Research Service

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To

Collect Information

AGENCY: Economic Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR

part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,

1995), this notice announces the

Economic Research Service’s (ERS)

intention to request OMB approval for a

new information collection from

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

state agencies, sponsoring organizations,

former sponsoring organizations, site

directors, school food authorities, and

from parents or guardians of

elementary-school-age children who

live near SFSP sites.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by January 19, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Jane Allshouse,

Diet, Safety, and Health Economics

Branch, Food and Rural Economics

Division, Economic Research Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1800 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036–

5831, tel. 202–694–5449. Submit

electronic comments to

allshous@ers.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for ERS collection

of information for an SFSP

Implementation Study.

OMB Number: Not yet assigned.

Expiration Date: N/A.

Type of Request: Approval for new

data collection from SFSP state

agencies, sponsoring organizations,

former sponsors, site directors, School

Food Authorities near SFSP sites, and

parents or guardians of elementaryschool-age children who live near SFSP

sites.

Abstract: USDA needs to obtain

detailed information on SFSP

operations and administration and to

learn more about the factors that

contribute to the large gap in

participation levels between the

National School Lunch Program (NSLP)

and the SFSP. Such knowledge will

help the USDA determine whether

future changes in SFSP policy are

warranted. Currently, very little

administrative data are collected at the

national level on the operations of this

program. Furthermore, the last national

study of the program collected data in

1986.

To evaluate how program operations

contribute to participation levels and

the nutritional benefits of SFSP

participation, and to study the

characteristics of participants and

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1The FNS regional office administers the program

in Michigan and Virginia, and divides

responsibilities in New York with the New York

Department of Education. Thus, there will be two

state interviews in New York, or 55 total.

2There will be two state interviews for New York,

as noted above.

3Parents or guardians will be ineligible if their

children are away for the summer, or if the family

has moved out of the area near the SFSP site.

eligible nonparticipants and the factors

affecting participation, many kinds of

information must be obtained. Data for

this study will be collected from five

separate, but related, constituencies:

• Program staff at the state agency or

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

regional office.

• Current SFSP sponsors, who may be

School Food Authorities, government

agencies, public or nonprofit residential

camps, National Youth Sports Camps, or

other nonprofit organizations.

• Former SFSP sponsors who recently

left the program.

• Site directors (in conjunction with

site visits to observe operations, meal

content, and the extent of plate waste).

• Parents or guardians of

participating and eligible

nonparticipating children of elementary

school age who live near SFSP sites.

The data will be collected on a onetime basis in 2001, to provide USDA

and Congress with information prior to

the next reauthorization of the SFSP.

The information collected will help

USDA to describe program operations at

all administrative levels, and to identify

possible barriers to program

participation by low-income children.

Obtaining sample frame information

for the study will require data collection

at several stages. State agencies will be

contacted several times for lists of

sponsors and their sites. Some sites

operating in the prior year will be

selected as locations for the participantnonparticipant study, and School Food

Authorities near these sites will be

contacted to request lists of students

who receive free or reduced-price

school lunches at the elementary

schools closest to the selected sites.

These school lists will provide the

sample frame for the parent survey.

Sponsors selected for the sample will be

contacted to provide updated site lists

in early summer.

State data collection will involve

telephone interviews with state

administrators from all 54 states and

territories that offer the SFSP (or, in a

few states, with the FNS regional office

staff who administer the program).1 In

addition, states will be asked to provide

administrative data on the sponsors and

sites sampled for detailed study. At

substate levels, samples will be selected

to provide estimates with a 10 percent

coefficient of variation or less, when

weighted by the number of participants

served at each level. All samples will be

nationally representative; they will be

selected with probability proportional to

size, where the measure of size will be

average daily attendance at SFSP sites

administered. A national sample of 120

sponsors will have the option of

completing a self-administered mail

survey or a telephone interview. One

hundred former sponsors will be

interviewed by telephone to provide

information on why sponsors leave the

SFSP. Site directors at 150 sites will be

interviewed in person, and their sites

will be observed by trained site visitors.

Finally, a sample of 1,200 parents or

guardians of elementary-school-age

children eligible to participate at nearby

SFSP sites will be interviewed by

telephone, using computer-assisted

telephone interviewing (CATI).

Respondent burden will be

minimized for the parent survey by

using CATI methods to streamline the

interviewing process, and by carefully

training interviewing staff on survey

procedures. Burden will be minimized

at other levels by relying on

administrative records for variables that

are consistently available across states.

In addition, states, sponsors, and School

Food Authorities will be encouraged to

provide lists or other administrative

records in whatever form is most

convenient to them.

Responses will be voluntary and

confidential, except for aggregate data

that are already published from

administrative records. To ensure

confidentiality, data will be reported

only in tabular form, with analysis cells

large enough to prevent identification of

individual agencies or families. In

addition, identifying information will be

kept only by the contractor and will be

released only to the contractor’s internal

staff who need it directly for the survey

and analysis operations.

Estimate of Burden: To develop the

sample frame and obtain administrative

records, we estimate the burden to be as

follows:

State administrators—40 hours each

(Sponsor and site lists and

administrative records will only be

obtained for the 50 states and the

District of Columbia.)

Sponsors—4 hours each

School Food Authorities—8 hours each

To complete the interviews, the

estimated burden is:

State administrators—1 hour to prepare

for the interview, 45 minutes to

complete the interview 2

Sponsors—1 hour to complete either the

self-administered questionnaire or the

telephone interview, 30 minutes to

look up information for the interview,

plus a 15-minute phone call to inform

sponsor about site visits

Former Sponsors—30 minutes each

Site Directors—30 minutes for the

interview, plus 30 minutes for

explanation and discussion of the site

visit, including the meal and plate

waste observation

Eligible Parents or Guardians—25

minutes each

Ineligible Parents or Guardians—2

minutes each for screening questions 3

Respondents: Respondents include

federal, state, and local government

staff, school district staff, and staff from

local nonprofit organizations that

sponsor the SFSP or have in the recent

past, and private citizens.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,655 in total: 55 state administrators,

120 sponsors, 30 school food

authorities, 100 former sponsors, 150

site directors, 1,200 parents or guardians

of elementary-school-age children.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: Total of 3768 hours.

Comments: 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 the 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 the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technology.

Comments should be sent to the address

stated in the preamble. All responses to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

Betsey Kuhn,

Director, Food and Rural Economics Division.

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