[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31538]



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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 1 / Tuesday, January 2, 1996 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Consumer Service


Collection Requirements Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations: Information Clearinghouse Survey

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Food and Consumer Service's (FCS) intention to 
request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review of the Information 
Clearinghouse Survey.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES/INFORMATION CONTACT: 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; (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 respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.
    Send comments to: Graydon J. Forrer, Acting Director, Office of 
Consumer Affairs, Food and Consumer Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 813-B, Alexandria, VA 22302.
    For further information, contact Mr. Forrer at (703) 305-2281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Information Clearinghouse Survey.
    OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Type of Request: New collection of information.
    Abstract: The Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994 
mandated that FCS enter into a contract with a nongovernmental 
organization to establish and maintain an information clearinghouse for 
groups that assist low-income individuals or communities regarding 
nutrition or other assistance. FCS awarded the 4-year contract to World 
Hunger Year (WHY) on September 29, 1995.
    The clearinghouse will include a database of nongovernmental, 
grassroots programs that work in the areas of hunger and nutrition, as 
well as a mailing list of relevant local governmental agencies. 
Clearinghouse staff will begin to establish the database by reviewing 
relevant programs of organizations contained in several existing 
mailing lists. Updated program and mailing information about 
organizations culled from these lists will be collected and entered 
into the database through a series of electronically-processed survey 
questionnaires sent through the mail. Returned surveys will be scanned 
and data entered into the database. Clearinghouse staff will follow up 
by phone or fax to ensure the highest possible return rate on the 
questionnaires. Based on prior experience, clearinghouse staff 
anticipate that the return rate on questionnaires will be approximately 
65 percent.
    In order to effectively maintain the database, questionnaires will 
be sent to all organizations included in the database once each year 
(years 2 and 3 of the contract), in order to obtain updated 
information.
    Each survey will be administered to each respondent only once each 
year.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 5 minutes for the survey (the 
survey includes one 2-page instrument).
    Respondents: The respondents are nongovernmental organizations that 
have grassroots food and nutrition programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: For the first year of the 
contract, 19,500 respondents are estimated; for the second year, 9,750 
respondents; and for the third year, 6,500 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One response in each 
of the 3 years.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: For the first year of 
the contract, 1,625 hours; for the second year, 813 hours; and for the 
third year, 542 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Martha 
Newton, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Service, 3101 
Park Center Drive, Room 813-B, Alexandria, VA 22302.

    Dated: December 19, 1995.
William E. Ludwig,
Administrator, Food and Consumer Service.
[FR Doc. 95-31538 Filed 12-29-95; 8:45 am]
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