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Vol. 74, No. 50 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—National Hunger 

Clearinghouse Database Form 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this information collection, concerning 

the National Hunger Clearinghouse. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 18, 2009. 

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 shall 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 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Rachel 

Johnson, Program Analyst, Office of 

Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and 

Outreach, Food and Nutrition Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 912, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may 

also be submitted via fax to the attention 

of Rachel Johnson, Program Analyst, at 

703–305–2908 or via e-mail to 

Rachel.Johnson@fns.usda.gov. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

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, Room 912, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for Office of Management and Budget 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Rachel Johnson, 

Program Analyst, at 703–305–2297. 

Copies of this information collection 

may be obtained from Ms. Johnson at 

the address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Hunger Clearinghouse 

Database Form. 

OMB Number: 0584–0474. 

Expiration Date: 7/31/2009. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 26(d) of the Richard 

B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) (the Act), which 

was added to the Act by section 123 of 

Public Law 103–448 on November 2, 

1994, mandated that FNS enter into a 

contract with a non-governmental 

organization to establish and maintain 

an information clearinghouse (named 

‘‘USDA National Hunger 

Clearinghouse’’ or ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) for 

groups that assist low-income 

individuals or communities regarding 

nutrition assistance programs or other 

assistance. FNS awarded this contract to 

the national hunger advocacy 

organization World Hunger Year (WHY) 

of New York, NY. Section 26(d) was 

amended by section 112 of Public Law 

105–336 on October 31, 1998 to extend 

funding for the Clearinghouse (now 

called ‘‘National Hunger Clearinghouse’’ 

or ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) through fiscal year 

2003. This Act was amended by Public 

Law 108–265 on June 30, 2004, and 

provided increased funding for the 

Clearinghouse. 

The Clearinghouse includes a 

database of non-governmental, 

grassroots programs that work in the 

areas of hunger and nutrition, as well as 

a mailing list of relevant local 

governmental agencies. Under the 

original contract, Clearinghouse staff 

established the database by reviewing 

relevant programs of organizations 

contained in several existing mailing 

lists. Program and mailing information 

about organizations pulled from these 

lists were collected and entered into the 

database once each contract year via a 

mail survey with follow up to ensure 

high response rates. Surveys are also 

completed online at http:// 

www.worldhungeryear.org/forms/ 

nhc_form.asp. Survey questionnaires 

will continue to be sent out under the 

current contract. From this information 

collection, the following information 

was determined: 

Estimate of the Burden: Public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average five 

(5) minutes to complete the survey (the 

survey includes one two-page 

instrument). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, non-profit organizations 

providing nutrition assistance services 

to the public. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,750. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One response per 

respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 146 

hours. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

E. Enrique Gomez, 

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5753 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Ride-Along 

Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on a new information 

collection associated with the RideAlong Program application, a program 

which allows any private citizen to 


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