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currently exist or have existed with 

business entities that may be regulated 

through any future rulemaking on these 

issues. The declaration of interests lists 

should cover activities undertaken by 

the candidate during the past 12 

months. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522. 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05403 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 4, 2015. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

regarding (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 to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC; New Executive Office 

Building, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters 

are encouraged to submit their 

comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 

395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

April 8, 2015. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8681. 

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: Regulations for the Inspection of 

Eggs. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0113. 

Summary of Collection: Congress 

enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act 

(21 U.S.C. 1031–1056) (EPIA) to provide 

a mandatory inspection program to 

assure egg products are processed under 

sanitary conditions, are wholesome, 

unadulterated, and properly labeled; to 

control the disposition of dirty and 

checked shell eggs; to control 

unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible 

egg products and shell eggs that are 

unfit for human consumption; and to 

control the movement and disposition 

of imported shell eggs and egg products 

that are unwholesome and inedible. 

Regulations developed under 7 CFR part 

57 provide the requirements and 

guidelines for the Department and 

industry needed to obtain compliance. 

The Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) will collect information using 

several forms. Forms used to collect 

information provide method for 

measuring workload, record of 

compliance and non compliance and a 

basis to monitor the utilization of funds. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

AMS will use the information to assure 

compliance with the Act and 

regulations, to take administrative and 

regulatory action and to develop and 

revise cooperative agreements with the 

States, which conduct surveillance 

inspections of shell egg handlers and 

processors. If the information is not 

collected, AMS would not be able to 

control the processing, movement, and 

disposition of restricted shell eggs and 

egg products and take regulatory action 

in case of noncompliance. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Federal Government; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 818. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,909. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales 

Reporting. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0274. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 

amended § 273(d) of the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, requiring the 

Secretary of Agriculture to establish an 

electronic reporting system for certain 

manufacturers of dairy products to 

report sales information under 7 CFR 

part 1170, the mandatory Dairy Product 

Mandatory Reporting Program. Data 

collection for cheddar cheese, butter, 

dry whey, or nonfat dry milk sales is 

limited to manufacturing plants 

producing annually 1 million pounds or 

more of one of the surveyed 

commodities specified in the program. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Persons engaged in manufacturing dairy 

products are required to provide the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

certain information, including the price, 

quantity, and moisture content, where 

applicable, of dairy products sold by the 

manufacturer. Various manufacturer 

reports are filed electronically on a 

weekly basis. Additional paper forms 

are filed by manufacturers on an annual 

basis to validate participation in the 

mandatory reporting program. 

Manufacturers and other persons storing 

dairy products must also report 

information on the quantity of dairy 

products stored. USDA publishes 

composites of the information obtained 

to help industry members make 

informed marketing decisions regarding 

dairy products. The information is also 

used to establish minimum prices for 

Class III and Class IV milk under 

Federal milk marketing orders. Without 

this information USDA would not be 

able to verify compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses—Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb. 

Blocks. 

Number of Respondents: 181. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Weekly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,331. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05397 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Request for Information: Summer Meal 

Programs Data Reporting 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Request 

for Information is to help the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) better 

understand what sponsors and State 

agencies could regularly report to FNS 

to more adequately track participation 

in the summer meal programs. The 

current data reporting system for 

sponsors and State agencies was 

designed primarily to process meal 

claims and not to track program 

participation. FNS is interested in 

modifying the current reporting system 

to better identify the number of eligible 

children the programs are serving and 

assess the impacts of efforts to increase 

program participation. In order to 

develop proposed changes to reporting 

requirements, FNS is seeking 

information from all affected parties 

regarding current State agency and 

sponsor data reporting requirements. 

Specifically, FNS is interested in 

information about data that sites, 

sponsors, and State agencies currently 

collect but do not report to FNS, as well 

as the feasibility of obtaining currently 

reported data in a timelier manner. FNS 

is particularly interested in the 

opportunities and challenges associated 

with these changes. 

DATES: To be assured of consideration, 

written information must be submitted 

or postmarked on or before June 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition 

Service, USDA, invites the submission 

of the requested information through 

one of the following methods: 

• Preferred method: Submit 

information through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submissions. 

• Mail: Submissions should be 

addressed to Mandana Yousefi, Program 

Analyst, Child Nutrition Programs, Food 

and Nutrition Service, P.O. Box 66740, 

Saint Louis, MO 63166–6740. 

All information properly and timely 

submitted, using one of the two 

methods described above, in response to 

this request for information will be 

included in the record and will be made 

available to the public on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Please be 

advised that the substance of the 

information provided and the identity of 

the individuals or entities submitting it 

will be subject to public disclosure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mandana Yousefi, Program Analyst, 

Child Nutrition Programs, Food and 

Nutrition Service, at 703–305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food 

and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) summer 

meal programs play a critical role in 

ensuring that America’s children have 

access to nutritious food. The summer 

meal programs include meals served to 

children during the summer through 

either the Summer Food Service 

Program (SFSP) or the National School 

Lunch Program (NSLP) and School 

Breakfast Program (SBP). The SFSP is a 

Federal program, administered by State 

agencies, and operated locally by 

approved sponsors who provide free 

meals to children in low-income areas 

when school is not in session. Schools 

may provide meals to eligible children 

during the summer through either the 

SFSP or the NSLP and SBP. Schools that 

serve children meals during the summer 

through the NSLP and SBP can choose 

to only serve meals to children enrolled 

in summer school or utilize the 

Seamless Summer Option to provide 

meals to children in the general 

community. 

The current data reporting system for 

sponsors and State agencies was 

designed primarily to process meal 

claims and not to track program 

participation. FNS is interested in 

modifying the current reporting system 

to better identify the number of eligible 

children the programs are serving and 

assess the impacts of efforts to increase 

program participation. 

In addition to increasing the utility 

and accuracy of summer meal program 

data collection, FNS is also interested in 

ensuring that data is collected and 

reported to FNS in a timely manner. 

Although anecdotal information is 

collected during program operations, 

the current data reporting timeline does 

not provide FNS with accurate program 

participation information until several 

months after the programs are 

completed. Receiving more timely data 

would help FNS in its efforts to improve 

program access. FNS recognizes that 

because many State operating systems 

are more technologically advanced than 

when reporting requirements were first 

implemented, changes to improve the 

timeliness and utility of reporting 

requirements may be possible without 

imposing significant additional burden 

on sponsors or State agencies. 

In order to assess FNS efforts to 

increase access to the summer meal 

programs, FNS would like to reexamine 

the current sponsor and State agency 

reporting requirements for meal claims 

and participation data, and the timeline 

for submitting this information. FNS is 

interested in obtaining feedback about 

the reporting requirements for the SFSP 

and for meals served during the summer 

through the NSLP and SBP. 

In accordance with SFSP regulations 

at 7 CFR part 225, sponsors currently 

submit monthly claims to their State 

administering agencies to receive 

reimbursement. These are due within 60 

days following the claim month. State 

agencies are required to submit data on 

SFSP participation using the FNS–418— 

Report of the Summer Food Service 

Program for Children—30 and 90 days 

following the month being reported. 

Schools that provide summer meals to 

eligible children through the NSLP and 

SBP submit claims to the State agency 

using the same process as that used 

during the regular school year. State 

agencies report participation data on a 

monthly basis using the form FNS–10— 

Report of School Program Operations. 

This is the same form submitted by 

schools providing NSLP and SBP meals 

during the school year. 

FNS’ objective with this Request for 

Information is to receive input from a 

broad spectrum of parties that may be 

affected by changes to reporting 

requirements. These include site 

supervisors, sponsors, school food 

authorities, State agency officials, 

summer partners, and the general 

public. We are especially interested in 

current reporting and data collection 

purposes, methods, and outcomes used 

by State agencies, sponsors, and sites, 

which are in addition to those required 

for completing and submitting FNS–10 

and FNS–418. Finally, FNS has an 

interest in working with sponsors and 

State agencies to collect data in a more 

comprehensive, timely manner while 

also minimizing additional reporting 

burden. 

FNS intends to use the information it 

receives to propose modifications to the 

current reporting requirements. 

Information submitted will help FNS to 

modify the FNS–418 and FNS–10 to 

receive more concrete data at an earlier 

stage in the reporting process. FNS 

expects such changes to also require 

amendments to Program regulations. 

To assist in the development of these 

changes, FNS is seeking input regarding 

the following questions. FNS welcomes 

comments to all questions below. 

Summer Food Service Program 

Reporting 

1. In order to more quickly assess 

participation during the summer, would 

it be possible for sponsors to submit 

meal claims fewer than 60 days from the 

month being claimed? 

a. Would it be possible for them to 

submit meal claims within 30 days of 

the close of the claim month? 

b. Would reducing this time frame 

impact the accuracy of the claims 

submitted? Please explain. 

c. What challenges would arise due to 

a reduced submission period? 

d. What additional technology and 

guidance would be required for State 

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agencies and sponsors to comply with 

new timeframes? 

2. On average, what percentage of 

final meal claims have been modified 

annually since the initial claim? Are 

modified final meal claims usually 

higher or lower than the initial claims? 

a. How often are meal claims revised? 

b. Why are meal claims revised? 

c. How often do sponsors appeal State 

imposed meal claim disallowances? 

What are the outcomes of these appeals? 

3. a. How accurate is the data for 

meals served which is submitted by the 

State agency in the 30-day report when 

compared with the subsequent 90-day 

report? 

b. What accounts for the difference in 

actual (versus estimated) meals served 

between the 30-day and 90-day reports? 

4. The FNS–418 only requires State 

agencies to report the number of 

sponsors, the number of sites, and the 

average daily attendance (ADA) of 

sponsors for the month of July. 

a. Would it be feasible for States to 

report this for every month during the 

summer? 

b. How much time would States need 

to report this to FNS after each month? 

5. FNS currently collects the ADA of 

sponsors, which is calculated as the 

total number of meals served in a 

sponsor’s primary meal service during 

the claim period divided by the number 

of operating or meal service days for 

that claim period. 

a. Is this an effective method for 

calculating ADA? 

b. Is the current reporting of ADA 

accurate at the sponsor and/or State 

level? 

c. How could ADA be calculated more 

accurately? 

6. FNS is interested in tracking the 

number of unique children that 

participate in the SFSP each day. Do 

you have any suggestions for how this 

information could be captured and 

reported? 

7. FNS is interested in tracking the 

number of meals served through rural 

sites. Would it be feasible to separate 

‘‘self-prep’’ meals served from ‘‘rural’’ 

meals served on the FNS–418? 

8. In your State, do sponsors submit 

meal claims electronically or manually? 

9. Are there any data that sponsors or 

State agencies currently collect that are 

not reported to FNS? 

a. If yes, please describe these data 

and how they are used. 

b. Would sponsors and State agencies 

be able to regularly report these data to 

FNS? 

10. What are the best indicators or 

data elements to track changes to 

program participation from the previous 

summer? 

11. Please provide any additional 

information that would assist FNS with 

understanding State agency and sponsor 

administrative capacities, and how to 

enhance the quality and utility of the 

data collected while also minimizing 

any additional reporting burden. 

National School Lunch Program and 

School Breakfast Program Summer 

Meal Reporting 

Seamless Summer Option 

1. Are schools able to easily separate 

the meal claims for children served 

during the regular school year and 

children served through the Seamless 

Summer Option? Could these meals be 

separately tracked on the FNS–10? 

2. Are there any State agency 

concerns about separately reporting 

meals served to children through the 

Seamless Summer Option? 

3. Please provide any additional 

information that would assist FNS with 

understanding State agency and school 

administrative capacities, and how to 

enhance the quality and utility of the 

data collected while also minimizing 

the reporting burden. FNS is 

particularly interested in receiving 

feedback from State agencies that 

already separately track meals served 

through the Seamless Summer Option 

from those served through NSLP during 

the traditional school year. 

Serving Meals to Children Enrolled in 

Summer School 

1. For schools that do not participate 

in the SFSP or the Seamless Summer 

Option, but serve meals to children 

enrolled in summer school through the 

NSLP and SBP, would it be feasible to 

separately report the meals served to 

these children? Could these meals be 

separately tracked on the FNS–10? 

2. Please provide any additional 

information that would assist FNS with 

understanding State agency and school 

administrative capacities, and how to 

enhance the quality and utility of the 

data collected while also minimizing 

any additional reporting burden. 

FNS appreciates your thoughtful and 

responsive comments. 

Dated: February 24, 2015. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Revision and Extension of 

Approved Collection; Comment 

Request; Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

March 4, 2015. 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

(FSIS) has submitted a Generic 

Information Collection Request (Generic 

ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. 

seq.). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

April 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 

and to Departmental Clearance Office, 

USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, 

Washington, DC 20250–7602. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or 

Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

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