[Federal Register: January 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 15)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 19, 2005.
    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 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Pamela -- Beverly --OIRA -- 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of this 
notification. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling 
(202) 720-8681.
    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: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Forms and 
Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0447.
    Summary of Collection: The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is authorized by Public Law 
102-314, enacted on July 2, 1992. The purpose of the FMNP is to provide 
resources to women, infants, and children who are nutritionally at 
risk, in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods (such as 
fruits and vegetables) from farmers' markets, and roadside stands at 
the option of the State; to expand the awareness and use of farmers' 
markets; and, to increase sales at such markets. The Food and Nutrition 
Service (FNS) will collect information from each state that receives a 
grant under the FMNP program in conjunction with the preparation of 
annual financial and recipient reports.
    Need and Use of the Information: FNS will collect information from 
the state agency administering the FMNP to develop an annual financial 
report on the number and type of recipients served by both Federal and 
non-Federal benefits under the program. The information is necessary 
for reporting to Congress in accordance with the Uniform Administrative 
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local 
Governments and for program planning purposes.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or household; Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 8,582.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,237.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-1314 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]

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