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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 77, No. 200
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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October 10, 2012.

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),
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
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) 720–8958.
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

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the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Economic Research Service
Title: Food Security Supplement to
the Current Population Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0536–0043.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Security Supplement is sponsored by
USDA as research and evaluation
activity authorized under 7 U.S.C.
2026(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008. This latter section authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into
contract with private and public
institutions to collect data to undertake
research that would improve the
administration and effectiveness of
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) in delivering nutritionrelated benefits. SNAP is currently the
primary source of nutrition assistance
for low-income Americans enabling
households to improve their diet by
increasing their food purchasing power.
As the nation’s primary public program
for ensuring food security and
alleviating hunger, the SNAP needs to
regularly monitor food security
conditions among its target population.
This monitoring need requires that
USDA continue basic data collection,
analysis, and evaluation.
Need and Use of the Information: The
data collected by the food security
supplement will be used to monitor the
prevalence of food security, food
insecurity, and very low food security
within the U.S. population as a whole
and in selected population subgroups;
conducting research on causes of food
insecurity and the role of Federal food
and nutrition programs in ameliorating
food insecurity; and continuing
development and improvement of
methods for measuring these conditions.
Information will be collected on food
spending, use of Federal and
community food and nutrition
assistance programs, difficulties in
obtaining adequate food during the
previous 12 months and 30 days due to
constrained resources, and conditions
that result from inadequate access to
food.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 53,935.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.

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Total Burden Hours: 6,927.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–25399 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Manufacturers’
Unfilled Orders Survey
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before December 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Chris Savage, U. S.
Census Bureau, Manufacturing and
Construction Division, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Room 7K071, Washington, DC
20233–6913, (301) 763–4834, or (via the
internet at [email protected].)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey
collects monthly data on shipments,
inventories, and new and unfilled
orders from manufacturing companies.
The orders, as well as the shipments
and inventory data, are valuable tools
for analysts of business cycle

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