[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01579]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 24, 2022.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
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 this information collection received by February 
28, 2022 will be considered. 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 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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: FNS Information Collection Needs due to COVID-19.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0654.
    Summary of Collection: As the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is 
responding to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, it is implementing and 
approving a number of waivers and program adjustments to ensure 
Americans in need can access nutrition assistance during the crisis 
while maintaining recommended practices. Two pieces of legislation have 
detailed many of the program adjustments available to FNS. The Families 
First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127) and the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116-136) 
provided a number of program adjustments and additional funding, 
respectively. The statutes describing these waivers and flexibilities 
also have reporting requirements. In addition, Section 12(l) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)) (NSLA) 
allows FNS to waive statutory and regulatory requirements established 
under the NSLA or Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) 
for a State or eligible service provider administering a Child 
Nutrition Program (CNP). FNS issues statewide waivers under NSLA waiver 
authority in response to State agencies' requests to facilitate the 
ability for Program operators to carry out the purposes of CNPs during 
COVID-19-related operations. These flexibilities also carry associated 
reporting requirements.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information enables the Food 
and Nutrition Service to examine waiver applications and provide 
reporting data required by the Families First Coronavirus Recovery Act 
(FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,349.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion; Weekly.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,549.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-01579 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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