Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 2011-32798] 1.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is a revision to a previous data collection regarding Farmers' Market Operations. The purpose of this collection is for the Food and Nutrition Service to examine the reasons
Published: 2011-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-32329] 2.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed collection. This is a new collection for the contract WIC Local Agency Breastfeeding Policy and Practices Inventory.
Published: 2011-12-16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-32199] 3.Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in National School Lunch and Breakfast
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule in the Federal Register on October 28, 2011 (76 FR 66849), concerning changes to eligibility determinations for free and reduced price school meals to implement nondiscretionary provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. It also finalized
Published: 2011-12-16 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-30667] 4.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
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 new information collection for the Community Eligibility Option Evaluation.
Published: 2011-11-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-28230] 5.Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
This direct final rule is amending the Quality Control (QC) review error threshold in our regulations from $25.00 to $50.00. The purpose for raising the QC error threshold is to make permanent the temporary threshold change that was required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008. This change does not have an impact on the public.
Published: 2011-11-01 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-27933] 6.and Technical Amendments
This rule finalizes changes to eligibility determinations for free and reduced price school meals to implement nondiscretionary provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. This rule also finalizes the following changes set forth in the interim rule published on November 13, 2007 (72 FR 63785)addition of a statutory
Published: 2011-10-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-26145] 7.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This is a new information for the ``Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth Study,'' part of the USDA's People's Garden program. This study will use the network of Cooperative Extension
Published: 2011-10-11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-26058] 8.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
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 new information collection for the School Foodservice Indirect Cost Study.
Published: 2011-10-07 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-24722] 9.Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
This final rule incorporates into the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) several changes set forth in the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act of 2010 (HHFK Act). These provisions address: certification periods for children participating in the WIC Program; increased emphasis on
Published: 2011-09-28 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-24575] 10.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
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 for the development and maintenance of a central repository containing information about authorized WIC foods
Published: 2011-09-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-24411] 11.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
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 is a new collection for screening SNAP applicants during the certification process using the Prisoner Verification System (PVS) and the Deceased Matching System to
Published: 2011-09-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-24085] 12.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this revision to a currently approved collection. The information collection involves the use of a Webbased prescreening tool for the general public to use to determine potential eligibility for Supplemental
Published: 2011-09-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-20796] 13.Automated Data Processing and Information Retrieval System Requirements
This rule proposes to amend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)formerly the Food Stamp Program) regulations to implement the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill), which requires adequate system testing before and after implementation of a new State automatic data processing (ADP) and information retrieval system,
Published: 2011-08-23 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-21148] 14.Request for Information
Schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program (``SMPs'') need nutrition information and ingredient lists for menu planning and to assess foods to be used in meeting meal pattern requirements of the SMPs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is interested in examining
Published: 2011-08-19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-21194] 15.Clarification of Eligibility of Fleeing Felons
Section 6(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (``the Act'') provides that certain individuals are not eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Such individuals include an individual fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody or confinement after conviction for committing a crime or attempting to commit a crime that
Published: 2011-08-19 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-20786] 16.Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
This rule proposes to amend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAPformerly the Food Stamp Program) regulations to implement the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, (``FCEA''). Section 4133, The ``Major System Failures'' section of the FCEA, amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (``the Act'') to require the United States
Published: 2011-08-18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-20945] 17.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
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 information collection will conduct research by methodological testing, surveys, focus groups, and related tools to assess program performance, respond to the needs of
Published: 2011-08-17 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-20081] 18.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collection. The proposed collection is a new collection for the purpose of conducting the Study of the Effectiveness of Efforts to Increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Published: 2011-08-09 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc C1-2011-18257] 19.2012
Correction
In notice document 201118257 appearing on pages 4325443256 in the issue of July 20, 2011, make the following correction:
On page 43255, the table labeled ``Administrative Reimbursement
Rates for Sponsoring Organizations of Day Care Homes per Home (Per month rates in U.S. dollars)'' should read:
Published: 2011-07-26 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-18229] 20.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice invites the public and other public agencies to comment on a proposed information collection burden for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Program, currently approved under OMB No. 05840339. This collection is a revision of a currently
Published: 2011-07-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-18257] 21.Child and Adult Care Food Program:
This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outsideschoolhours care centers, atrisk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbursement rates
Published: 2011-07-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-18259] 22.Food Distribution Program:
This notice announces the national average value of donated foods or, where applicable, cash in lieu of donated foods, to be provided in school year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012) for each lunch served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and for each lunch and supper served by institutions participating
Published: 2011-07-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-18253] 23.National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs:
This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the ``national average payments,'' the amount of money the Federal Government provides States for lunches, afterschool snacks and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the ``maximum reimbursement rates,'' the maximum per lunch rate
Published: 2011-07-20 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-17449] 24.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to determine public participation and the distribution of foods in the Food Distribution Programs.
Published: 2011-07-12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
[FR Doc 2011-16289] 25.Local Agency Recognition of Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Practices
This notice announces a request for public comments on the approach for selecting and awarding local agencies for excellence in WIC breastfeeding services and support. Section 231 of the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111296, requires that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) establish a program to recognize WIC local
Published: 2011-06-29 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
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