To assist American farmers and needy
people by purchasing commodities and delivering them to State
agencies that, in turn, distribute them to organizations for use in
providing food assistance to those in need.
This is a revision of a
currently approved collection, as the result of a final rule,
Requirements for the Distribution and Control of Donated Foods
& The Emergency Food Assistance Program: Implementation of the
Agricultural Act of 2014, which substantially re-writes7 CFR Part
250 and makes conforming changes to 7 CFR Part 251. Further, this
revision includes provisions inadvertently omitted in the currently
approved information collection, substantially revises other
provisions which were inaccurate, and updates all relevant aspects
of information collection requirements in the package. As a result
of these changes, there is a net increase of 82,377 hours made to
the package (41,726 hours for program changes due to rulemaking +
14,439 corrections to previously omitted hours + 26,212 adjustments
due to corrections and updates to existing burden).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.