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2508 

Vol. 74, No. 10 

Thursday, January 15, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 9, 2009. 

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 

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), 

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 

within 30 days of this notification. 

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. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Field Crops Production. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0002. 

Summary of Collection: One of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Services’ 

(NASS) primary functions is to prepare 

and issue current state and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. The 

general authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. NASS 

collects information on field crops to 

monitor agricultural developments 

across the country that may impact on 

the nation’s food supply. To help set 

these estimates, field crops production 

data is collected. NASS will collect 

information through the use of mail, 

telephone, and personnel interviews 

surveys. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS collects information on field 

crops to monitor agricultural 

developments across the country that 

may impact on the nation’s food supply. 

The Secretary of Agriculture uses 

estimates of crop production to 

administer farm program legislation and 

to make decisions relative to the exportimport programs. Collecting this 

information less frequently would 

eliminate the data needed to keep the 

Department abreast of changes at the 

State and national level. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profits. 

Number of Respondents: 609,600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 175,590. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–739 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Summer Food Service Program; 2009 

Reimbursement 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the annual adjustments to the 

reimbursement rates for meals served in 

the Summer Food Service Program for 

Children. These adjustments address 

changes in the Consumer Price Index, as 

required under the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act. The 2009 

reimbursement rates are presented as a 

combined set of rates to highlight 

simplified cost accounting procedures 

that are extended nationwide by 

enactment of the Fiscal Year 2008 

Consolidated Appropriations Act. The 

2009 rates are also presented 

individually, as separate operating and 

administrative rates of reimbursement, 

to show the effect of the Consumer Price 

Index adjustment on each rate. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Brewer, Head, CACFP and SFSP 

Section, Policy and Program 

Development Branch, Child Nutrition 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, 

Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, 

703–305–2590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Program is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 

10.559 and is subject to the provisions 

of Executive Order 12372 which 

requires intergovernmental consultation 

with State and local officials (7 CFR part 

3015, subpart V, and final rule-related 

notice published at 48 FR 29114, June 

24, 1983). 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3518), no new recordkeeping or 

reporting requirements have been 

included that are subject to approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget. 

This notice is not a rule as defined by 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612) and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of that Act. Additionally, this 

notice has been determined to be 

exempt from review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Definitions 

The terms used in this notice have the 

meaning ascribed to them under 7 CFR 

part 225 of the Summer Food Service 

Program regulations. 


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