Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
| Published date | 02 August 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 37828 |
| Record Number | 2019-16541 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Food And Nutrition Service |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37828-37830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16541]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 a revision
of a currently approved collection of information relating to the
reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with the Senior Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Kurtria Watson, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
524, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via email to
[email protected]. Comments will also be accepted through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://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 approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to Kurtria
Watson at (703) 605-4387.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
that were used; (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 those who are to respond, including
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Title: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
Form Number: Annual Financial and Program Data Report, FNS-683A.
OMB Number: 0584-0541.
Expiration Date: October 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS), created the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition
Program (SFMNP) in 2000 as a pilot program awarding grants to State
agencies (including geographic States, U.S. Territories, and federally
recognized Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs)) on a competitive basis.
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill),
Public Law 107-171, authorized the SFMNP, beginning Fiscal Year (FY)
2003, and gave USDA the authority to develop regulations for the SFMNP.
These regulations are published at 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 249. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill),
Public Law 115-334, reauthorized the SFMNP through fiscal year 2023.
The purpose of the SFMNP is to provide resources in the form of
fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs,
and honey from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community
supported agriculture (CSA) programs to low income seniors; to increase
the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or
aiding in the expansion of domestic farmers' markets, roadside stands,
and CSA programs; and to develop or aid in the development of new and
additional farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs.
The 2018 Farm Bill and SFMNP regulations at 7 CFR part 249 require
that certain program-related information be collected and that full and
complete records concerning SFMNP operations are maintained. The
information reporting and recordkeeping requirements are necessary to
ensure appropriate and efficient management of the SFMNP program.
Information reporting and recordkeeping includes, but is not limited
to, the authorization and monitoring of State agencies; the
certification of SFMNP recipients; nutrition education that is provided
to recipients; farmer, farmers' market, roadside stand, and CSA program
authorization, monitoring, and management; and reporting on the
financial management and operational aspects of program administration.
This information collection is used by USDA to manage, plan, evaluate,
and provide oversight to SFMNP program operations. Likewise, this
information is used for reporting to Congress, as needed.
This information collection is requesting a revision to the
previously approved burden hours due to program adjustments that
primarily reflect expected changes in the number of SFMNP State
agencies, individual/households (program recipients), and the number of
farmers, farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs, from year
to year. Additionally, the burden hours associated with State agency
financial and program recipient reporting on the Annual Financial and
Program Data Report (FNS-683A), are now included in the information
collection for the Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), OMB #0584-
0594, expiration date of 9/30/2019. As such, with this revision we are
removing the burden associated with the FNS-683A from this information
collection, a decrease of 2,080 hours. Overall, program adjustments
have increased the net annual burden from 427,280 to 449,090 burden
hours (difference of 21,810 burden hours). Likewise, there is an
increase in the total annual responses from 2,408,659 to 2,549,454
(difference of 140,795 annual responses).
Affected Public Respondents Include: State agencies (including
geographic States, U.S. Territories, and Indian Tribal Organizations
(ITOs)); local agencies; individuals/households (program recipients);
and authorized farmers, farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA
programs participating in the SFMNP.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 867,028. This includes: State agencies, local agencies,
individuals/households (program recipients), and authorized farmers,
farmers' markets, roadside stands, and CSA programs.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The total estimated
number of responses per respondent for this collection is 3, rounded
up.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,549,454. The estimated total
for reporting is 1,709,189 while the estimated total for recordkeeping
is 840,265.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response
averages .18 hours, rounded up for all participants. For the reporting
and recordkeeping burden, the estimated time of response varies from 15
minutes to 40 hours depending on the respondent group.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 449,090 hours. The
estimated total for reporting burden is 236,599 while the estimated
total for recordkeeping is 212,491 burden hours.
See the respondent burden table (Table 1) below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of respondent.
Dated: July 26, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Table 1--Respondent Burden
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Annual Total
Estimated responses Total Hours per annual Previous
Regulatory section Information collected Form(s) number of per annual response burden submission: Total
respondents respondent responses hours annual burden hours
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REPORTING BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Affected Public: State & Local Agencies (Including U.S. Territories and Indian Tribal Organizations)
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249.3(d).................... Local agency ........... 1,060 0.5 530 2 1,060 1,040
applications.
249.4....................... State Plan of ........... 53 1 53 40 2,120 2,080
Operations.
249.6(a)(3)................. Certification data for ........... 53 15,849 840,000 0.25 210,000 200,000
seniors.
249.10(b)................... Review of farmer, ........... 12,924 1 12,924 0.25 3,231 3,622
farmers' market,
roadside stand and CSA
program applications.
249.10(e)................... Monitoring and review ........... 53 49 2,585 1.5 3,877 543
of at least 10 percent
of authorized farmers,
farmers' markets,
roadside stands, and
CSA programs.
249.10(f)................... Coupon/CSA management ........... 53 1 53 5 265 260
system.
249.10(h)................... Coupon reconciliation.. ........... 53 1 53 3 159 156
249.11...................... Financial management ........... 53 1 53 10 530 520
system.
249.12...................... Prior approval for cost ........... 5 1 5 40 200 800
items per 2 CFR part
200, subpart E, and 2
CFR parts 400 and 415.
249.17(b)(2)................ State agency corrective ........... 8 1 8 10 80 70
action plans.
249.18(b)................... Audit responses........ ........... 1 1 1 15 15 15
249.23(b)................... Financial/recipient FNS-683A ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 2,080
reports.
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Subtotal Reporting: State and Local Agencies..... ........... 14,051 60.9397765 856,265 0.2587251 221,537 211,186
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Affected Public: Individuals/Households (Applicants for Program Benefits)
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249.6....................... Certification data for ........... 840,000 1.00 840,000 0.0167 14,028 13,360
seniors.
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Subtotal Reporting: Individuals/Households....... ........... 840,000 ........... 840,000 ........... 14,028 13,360
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Affected Public: Authorized Farmers, Farmers' Markets, Roadside Stands, CSA Programs
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249.10(b)................... Authorized farmer, ........... 12,924 1.00 12,924 0.08 1,034 290
farmers' market,
roadside stand and CSA
program applications.
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Subtotal Reporting: Authorized farmers, farmers' ........... 12,924 ........... 12,924 ........... 1,034 290
markets, roadside stands and CSA programs.
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Grand Subtotal: Reporting.................... ........... 866,975 ........... 1,709,189 ........... 236,599 224,836
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RECORDKEEPING BURDEN ESTIMATES
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Affected Public: State & Local Agencies (Including U.S. Territories and Indian Tribal Organizations)
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249.9....................... Nutrition education.... ........... 53 15,849 840,000 0.25 210,000 200,000
249.10(b)................... Authorized farmers, ........... 53 1 53 2 106 104
farmers' markets,
roadside stands and
CSA program agreements.
249.10(e)................... Monitoring and review ........... 53 1 53 2 106 104
of at least 10 percent
of authorized farmers,
farmers' markets,
roadside stands, and
CSA programs.
249.11...................... Record of financial ........... 53 1 53 2 106 104
expenditures.
249.16(a)................... Fair hearings.......... ........... 53 1 53 1 53 52
249.23(a)................... Record of Program ........... 53 1 53 40 2,120 2,080
operations.
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Grand Subtotal: Recordkeeping................ ........... 53 ........... 840,265 ........... 212,491 202,444
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Grand Subtotal Reporting and Recordkeeping... ........... 867,028 ........... 2,549,454 ........... 449,090 427,280
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