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Vol. 82, No. 202 

Friday, October 20, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 17, 2017. 

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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of 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 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 November 20, 

2017 will be considered. Written 

comments 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. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

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: Special Nutrition Programs 

Quick Response Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0613. 

Summary of Collection: FNS is 

submitting a revision to this generic 

clearance to include more detailed 

information concerning the sample 

frame data collection. This generic 

clearance, which allows the Food and 

Nutrition Service (FNS) to quickly 

collect and analyze specific information 

from State and local administrators of 

the Special Nutrition Programs (SNP), 

includes two data collections: (1) An 

annual sample frame data collection and 

(2) quick response surveys. FNS 

conducts lengthy, large, and complex 

studies on broad topics about the SNPs, 

which often take several years to 

complete. The Quick Response Surveys 

provides a mechanism for succinct, 

quick-turnaround studies to 

complement the larger SNP studies. 

Collecting sample frame data on an 

annual basis provides FNS the 

flexibility to conduct these shorter, 

quick-turnaround studies. This generic 

clearance enables FNS to administer the 

SNPs more effectively by providing a 

mechanism for rapidly collecting 

current information on specific timesensitive features or issues. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will use the data collected for the 

sample frames to identify the universe 

of entities that can be sampled for the 

quick-response surveys. These surveys 

will collect information from key 

administrators of the SNPs at the State, 

local, and site level in response to 

various program and research questions 

resulting from the larger and more 

complex SNP studies. The data 

collected from these quick turnaround 

studies will be used to answer policy 

and implementation questions posed by 

the larger studies and will enable FNS 

to monitor program funding, comply 

with statutes and regulations, and adopt 

program changes. 

Description of Respondents: Not-for 

profit institutions and State, Local, or 

Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 107,740 over 

the three-year approval. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On Occasion; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 34,523 over the 

three-year approval. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22767 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 17, 2017. 

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 (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of 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 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 November 20, 

2017 will be considered. Written 

comments 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. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

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 


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