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analysis, cognitive and usability 

laboratory and field techniques, 

exploratory interviews, behavior coding, 

and respondent debriefing. Following 

standard OMB requirements, ERS will 

inform OMB individually in writing of 

the purpose, scope, time frame, and 

number of burden hours used for each 

survey improvement or development 

project it undertakes under this generic 

clearance. ERS will also provide OMB 

with a copy of the data collection 

instrument (if applicable), and all other 

materials describing the project. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of US 

Code (U.S.C.) 7 U.S.C. 2204(a) General 

duties of Secretary, advisory functions, 

research and development and 7 U.S.C 

6971, Under Secretary of Agriculture for 

Research, Education, and Economics, as 

implemented under the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 7 CFR 2.21 which 

delegates to the Under Secretary, as 

Chief Scientist, the responsibility for 

agricultural systems and technology, 

including emerging agricultural 

research, education, and extension 

needs. The data collected are for 

nonstatistical purposes and not for 

public dissemination. ERS intends to 

protect respondent information under 

the Privacy Act of 1974, Section 1770 of 

the Food Security Act of 1985, and 7 

U.S.C. 2276. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for these collections of 

information is estimated to average from 

.5 to 2 hours per respondent, depending 

upon the information collection and the 

technique used to test for that particular 

collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, farms, and businesses or 

other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 1,815. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,630 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on 

(a) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of ERS, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

ERS’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, use, and 

clarity of the information for 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (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. 

Spiro Stefanou, 

Administrator, Economic Research Service, 

United States Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30217 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Generic Clearance 

for the Fast Track Clearance for the 

Collection of Routine Customer 

Feedback 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This collection is an extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

collection to collect qualitative 

customer and stakeholder feedback in 

an efficient and timely manner. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Agency’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the proposed 

information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Jamia 

Franklin, Planning and Regulatory 

Affairs Office, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1320 Braddock Place, 5th floor, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may 

also be sent via email to 

Jamia.Franklin@usda.gov and. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Jamia Franklin at 

(703) 305–2403 or via email at 

Jamia.Franklin@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FNS Generic Clearance for the 

FNS Fast Track Clearance for the 

Collection of Routine Customer 

Feedback. 

OMB Number: 0584–0611. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2025. 

Type of Request: Extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

information collection request. 

Abstract: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means to 

garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient and 

timely manner. By ‘‘qualitative 

feedback,’’ we mean information that 

provides useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys yielding quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population. This feedback will continue 

to: (1) provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations, (2) provide an early 

warning of issues with service and, (3) 

focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. This collection 

allows for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It also allows feedback to 

contribute directly to the improvement 

of program management. 

The solicitation of feedback targets 

areas such as: timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

are assessed to plan and inform efforts 

to improve or maintain the quality of 

service offered to the public. If this 

information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Agency’s services 

will be unavailable. 

The Agency will continue to only 

submit a collection for approval under 

this generic clearance if it meets the 

following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 


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respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections do not raise issues 

of concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered will be used 

only internally for general service 

improvement and program management 

purposes and is not intended for release 

outside of the agency; 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data usage 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. As a general matter, 

information collections do not result in 

any new system of records containing 

privacy information and does not ask 

questions of a sensitive nature, such as 

sexual behavior and attitudes, religious 

beliefs, and other matters that are 

commonly considered private. 

A variety of instruments and 

platforms are used to collect 

information from respondents. This 

includes but is not limited to customer 

feedback surveys, comment cards, and 

focus groups obtaining customer 

feedback on a variety of Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) programs or 

portions thereof including the Child 

Nutrition (CN) program, the 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP), Food Distribution 

Programs, nutrition policy and 

promotion, and the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants and Children and any 

associated challenges in implementing 

programs or subsets of programs. The 

annual burden hours requested (85,000) 

are based on the number of collections 

we expect to conduct over the requested 

period for this clearance. 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Type of collection Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

frequency 

per response 

Responses Hours per 

response Total hours 

Customer Feedback Surveys .............................................. 25,000 2 50,000 1 50,000 

Comment Cards ................................................................... 7,500 2 15,000 1 15,000 

Focus Groups ...................................................................... 10,000 2 20,000 1 20,000 

Total .............................................................................. 42,500 2 85,000 1 85,000 

Annual Reporting Burden Estimates 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

42,500. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 85,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1. 

Burden Hours: 85,000. 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30232 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Qualified 

Products List for Wildland Fire 

Chemicals 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is requesting comment on 

reapproval or reinstatement without 

revision of an approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR), 0596–0182, 

Qualified Products List for Wildland 

Fire Chemicals. 

DATES: Comments on reapproval or 

reinstatement of the ICR must be 

received in writing by February 18, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to 

Michael McFarlane, Fire Chemicals 

Branch Chief, USDA Forest Service, 

National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 

South Development Avenue, Mail Stop 

1100, Boise, ID 83705, or by email at 

michael.mcfarlane@usda.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be available to the public 

through the relevant website and upon 

request. Therefore, do not include 

confidential information, such as 

sensitive personal or proprietary 

information. Email addresses associated 

with comments will be included as part 

of the comment that is made publicly 

available online. 

The public may inspect the 

supporting documents for the ICR and 

comments received at the National 

Interagency Fire Center, located in the 

Jack Wilson Building, 3833 South 

Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho, on 

business days between 8:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead at (208) 387–5512 to facilitate 

entry into the building. The public may 

request an electronic copy of the 

supporting documents via email. 


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