[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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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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