80 FR 76927 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Family Day Care Home Meal Claim Feasibility Study

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)

Page Range		76927-76931
FR Document		2015-31199

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 collection for estimating erroneous payments due to meals claimed improperly by family day care home providers participating in the CACFP.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Family Day 
Care Home Meal Claim Feasibility Study

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 new 
collection for estimating erroneous payments due to meals claimed 
improperly by family day care home providers participating in the 
CACFP.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    Comments may be sent to: Veronica Uzoebo, Food and Nutrition 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to 
the attention of Veronica Uzoebo at 703-305-2576 or 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 
should be directed to Veronica Uzoebo at 703-305-2105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Family Day Care 
Homes Meal Claim Feasibility Study
    Form Number: N/A
    OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
    Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: The objective of this feasibility study is to design and 
test a data collection method that enables FNS to estimate erroneous 
payments due to meals claimed improperly by family day care home 
providers participating in the CACFP. Specifically, the study focuses 
on accurately estimating meals that are claimed but not served.
    The study relies on data from four sources: (1) State agencies that 
administer the program for FNS, (2) sponsors who manage CACFP on behalf 
of State agencies, (3) providers that operate family day care homes, 
and (4) parents with children enrolled in a participating provider's 
facility. State agencies will provide lists of sponsors including 
administrative information about them. Sponsors will prepare extant 
administrative records of participating providers. Providers and 
parents will provide primary data on meal services and child 
attendance. Providers will report meal service information via a smart 
phone application (app) or a reporting Web site; parents will report 
child attendance via text messaging or a reporting Web site. These 
data, in combination with extant administrative records collected from 
sponsors, will be used to estimate improper payments.
    The study activities subject to this notice include collecting 
administrative records and meal serving information from 300 providers 
associated with 15 sponsors in two States.
    For a period of one month, providers selected and assigned to the 
study group will report meal serving times in addition to their regular 
meal claims for reimbursement purposes; parents whose children are 
attending these providers' facilities will report the drop-off and 
pick-up times of their children on a daily basis. Providers selected 
and assigned to the control group will take part under the business-as-
usual condition and will have no direct involvement in the study as 
their meal claims will be obtained directly from the sponsors.
    Providers and parents in the study group will receive study 
materials with full details of what they will be asked to do. They will 
also receive contact information to contact the study team for 
additional questions.
    Affected Public: This study includes three respondent groups: State 
and local government (state agencies), for-profit or non-profit 
businesses (CACFP sponsors and family day care home providers), and 
individuals/households (parents of children enrolled in selected family 
day care homes).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated respondents is 
917 (2 State agencies, 15 sponsors, 150 family day care providers, and 
750 parents).
    Selected States agencies, sponsors and providers are required to 
support this federally funded study. Upon FNS's approval of the two 
States selected for this study, a purposive sample of 15 sponsors will 
be selected to represent sponsors of varying sizes in urban, suburban, 
and rural areas.
    With each selected sponsor, 20 providers will be randomly selected 
and evenly assigned to a study or control group, i.e., 10 providers to 
the study group and the other 10 to the control group. Therefore, there 
will be a total of 300 providers in the study, i.e., 20 providers per 
sponsor x 15 sponsors. Since the providers assigned to the control 
group will not be contacted for this study, the respondents will only 
include the 150 providers in the study group.
    Parents can voluntarily participate in the study if their children 
attend participating providers' day care homes. Assuming an average of 
five families per provider, the study group will include an initial 
sample of 750 parents, i.e., 5 families x 10 providers in the study 
group x 15 sponsors. Assuming that 20% of these parents refuse to 
participate in the study or fail to report attendance data on the daily 
basis during the study month, the final analytic sample include 
approximately 600 parents, i.e., 750 parents x 20%.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: FNS estimates that 
the frequency of responses per respondent will average an estimated 24 
responses per respondent across the entire collection. Each State 
agency will provide two responses for the study: (1) Attend an 
orientation conference call, including reading an advance letter and 
study materials in preparation for the call and any follow-up 
communication with the study team after the call; and (2) provide 
requested information about sponsors, including communication regarding 
the data request and transfer.
    Each sponsor will provide four types of responses: (1) Attend a 
study orientation conference call including reading an advance letter 
and study materials before the call and any follow-up communication 
with the study team

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after the call; (2) provide monthly meal claim data for November 2016, 
January 2017, and March 2017 (3 times), including communication about 
the data transfer; (3) provide administrative records for CACFP day 
care providers including communication about the data transfer; and (4) 
facilitate study recruitment as needed.
    Each day care home provider selected for the study will provide 
three types of responses: (1) Review an advance letter and study 
materials to provide requested child enrollment information, including 
communication about the study and the requested enrollment information; 
(2) report meal service information via the smart phone app or the 
reporting Web site (22 times); and (3) facilitate parent recruitment as 
needed.
    Participating parents will provide two types of responses: (1) 
Review an advanced letter and study materials to decide whether to 
participate in the study, including communication with the study team 
about the study; and (2) if they agree to participate, report child 
attendance via text messages on their personal mobile phone or a 
reporting Web site (22 times).
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 17,644 (see table below)
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time of response varies 
from three minutes to two hours depending on respondent group, as shown 
in the table below, with an average estimated time of 0.11 hours for 
respondents and 0.05 hours for non-respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public 
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 
1,875.50 hours. The estimated burden for each type of participant is 
detailed in the table below.
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    Dated: December 3, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-31199 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE should be directed to Veronica Uzoebo Affected Public: This study includes
at 703–305–2105. three respondent groups: State and local
Food and Nutrition Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: government (state agencies), for-profit or
Title: Child and Adult Care Food non-profit businesses (CACFP sponsors
Agency Information Collection Program (CACFP) Family Day Care and family day care home providers),
Activities: Proposed Collection; Homes Meal Claim Feasibility Study and individuals/households (parents of
Comment Request—Child and Adult Form Number: N/A children enrolled in selected family day
Care Food Program (CACFP) Family OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. care homes).
Day Care Home Meal Claim Feasibility Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. Estimated Number of Respondents:
Study Type of Request: New collection. The total estimated respondents is 917
Abstract: The objective of this (2 State agencies, 15 sponsors, 150
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service feasibility study is to design and test a
(FNS), USDA. family day care providers, and 750
data collection method that enables FNS parents).
ACTION: Notice and request for to estimate erroneous payments due to Selected States agencies, sponsors and
comments. meals claimed improperly by family day providers are required to support this
SUMMARY: In accordance with the care home providers participating in the federally funded study. Upon FNS’s
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this CACFP. Specifically, the study focuses approval of the two States selected for
on accurately estimating meals that are this study, a purposive sample of 15
notice invites the general public and
claimed but not served. sponsors will be selected to represent
other public agencies to comment on
The study relies on data from four sponsors of varying sizes in urban,
this proposed information collection. sources: (1) State agencies that
This collection is a new collection for suburban, and rural areas.
administer the program for FNS, (2) With each selected sponsor, 20
estimating erroneous payments due to sponsors who manage CACFP on behalf
meals claimed improperly by family day providers will be randomly selected and
of State agencies, (3) providers that evenly assigned to a study or control
care home providers participating in the operate family day care homes, and (4)
CACFP. group, i.e., 10 providers to the study
parents with children enrolled in a group and the other 10 to the control
DATES: Written comments must be participating provider’s facility. State group. Therefore, there will be a total of
received on or before February 9, 2016. agencies will provide lists of sponsors 300 providers in the study, i.e., 20
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: including administrative information providers per sponsor × 15 sponsors.
(a) Whether the proposed collection of about them. Sponsors will prepare Since the providers assigned to the
information is necessary for the proper extant administrative records of control group will not be contacted for
performance of the functions of the participating providers. Providers and this study, the respondents will only
agency, including whether the parents will provide primary data on include the 150 providers in the study
information shall have practical utility; meal services and child attendance. group.
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Providers will report meal service Parents can voluntarily participate in
of the burden of the proposed collection information via a smart phone the study if their children attend
of information, including the validity of application (app) or a reporting Web participating providers’ day care homes.
the methodology and assumptions that site; parents will report child attendance Assuming an average of five families per
were used; (c) ways to enhance the via text messaging or a reporting Web provider, the study group will include
quality, utility, and clarity of the site. These data, in combination with an initial sample of 750 parents, i.e., 5
information to be collected; and (d) extant administrative records collected families × 10 providers in the study
ways to minimize the burden of the from sponsors, will be used to estimate group × 15 sponsors. Assuming that
collection of information on those who improper payments. 20% of these parents refuse to
are to respond, including use of The study activities subject to this participate in the study or fail to report
appropriate automated, electronic, notice include collecting administrative attendance data on the daily basis
mechanical, or other technological records and meal serving information during the study month, the final
collection techniques or other forms of from 300 providers associated with 15 analytic sample include approximately
information technology. sponsors in two States. 600 parents, i.e., 750 parents × 20%.
Comments may be sent to: Veronica For a period of one month, providers Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Uzoebo, Food and Nutrition Service, selected and assigned to the study group Respondent: FNS estimates that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 will report meal serving times in frequency of responses per respondent
Park Center Drive, Room 1014, addition to their regular meal claims for will average an estimated 24 responses
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may reimbursement purposes; parents whose per respondent across the entire
also be submitted via fax to the attention children are attending these providers’ collection. Each State agency will
of Veronica Uzoebo at 703–305–2576 or facilities will report the drop-off and provide two responses for the study: (1)
via email to Veronica.Uzoebo@ pick-up times of their children on a Attend an orientation conference call,
fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be daily basis. Providers selected and including reading an advance letter and
accepted through the Federal assigned to the control group will take study materials in preparation for the
eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// part under the business-as-usual call and any follow-up communication
www.regulations.gov, and follow the condition and will have no direct with the study team after the call; and
online instructions for submitting involvement in the study as their meal (2) provide requested information about
comments electronically.
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claims will be obtained directly from sponsors, including communication
All responses to this notice will be the sponsors. regarding the data request and transfer.
summarized and included in the request Providers and parents in the study Each sponsor will provide four types
for Office of Management and Budget group will receive study materials with of responses: (1) Attend a study
approval. All comments will be a matter full details of what they will be asked orientation conference call including
of public record. to do. They will also receive contact reading an advance letter and study
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information to contact the study team materials before the call and any follow-
Requests for additional information for additional questions. up communication with the study team

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$76928 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / Notices after the call; (2) provide monthly meal information; (2) report meal service Estimated Time per Response: The claim data for November 2016, January information via the smart phone app or estimated time of response varies from 2017, and March 2017 (3 times), the reporting Web site (22 times); and three minutes to two hours depending including communication about the (3) facilitate parent recruitment as on respondent group, as shown in the data transfer; (3) provide administrative needed. table below, with an average estimated records for CACFP day care providers Participating parents will provide two time of 0.11 hours for respondents and including communication about the types of responses: (1) Review an 0.05 hours for non-respondents. data transfer; and (4) facilitate study advanced letter and study materials to decide whether to participate in the Estimated Total Annual Burden on recruitment as needed. Respondents: The total public reporting study, including communication with Each day care home provider selected the study team about the study; and (2) burden for this collection of information for the study will provide three types of if they agree to participate, report child is estimated at 1,875.50 hours. The responses: (1) Review an advance letter attendance via text messages on their estimated burden for each type of and study materials to provide personal mobile phone or a reporting participant is detailed in the table requested child enrollment information, Web site (22 times). below. including communication about the Estimated Total Annual Responses: BILLING CODE 3410–30–P study and the requested enrollment 17,644 (see table below) jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:55 Dec 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1$

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Dated: December 3, 2015. Summary of Collection: The purpose • Efax: (855) 838–6382
Audrey Rowe, of the Annual State Report of • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. Verification of Supplemental Nutrition ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
[FR Doc. 2015–31199 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] Assistance Program (SNAP) Participants NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
BILLING CODE 3410–30–C
is to ensure that no person who is Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
deceased, or has been permanently South Building, 1400 Independence
disqualified from SNAP, improperly Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE received SNAP benefits. Section 4032 of 2024.
the Agriculture Act of 2014 mandates • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
Food and Nutrition Service that States will ‘‘submit to the Secretary deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
a report containing sufficient Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Submission for OMB Review; information for the Secretary to Agriculture, Room 5336, South
Comment Request determine whether the State agency has, Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
December 7, 2015. for the most recently concluded fiscal SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024.
The Department of Agriculture has year preceding that annual date, verified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.
submitted the following information that the State agency in that fiscal Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
collection requirement(s) to OMB for year—(1) did not issue benefits to a National Agricultural Statistics Service,
review and clearance under the deceased individual; and (2) did not U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, issue benefits to an individual who had 720–4333. Copies of this information
Public Law 104–13. Comments been permanently disqualified from collection and related instructions can
regarding (a) whether the collection of receiving benefits.’’ be obtained without charge from David
Need and Use of the Information: To Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at
information is necessary for the proper
ensure that benefits are not issued to (202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@
performance of the functions of the
deceased individuals or those nass.usda.gov.
agency, including whether the
permanently disqualified from SNAP.
information will have practical utility; Description of Respondents: State, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Local, or Tribal Government. Title: Residue and Biomass Field
of burden including the validity of the Number of Respondents: 53. Survey.
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Frequency of Responses: Reporting OMB Control Number: 0535—0251.
ways to enhance the quality, utility and and Recordkeeping: Annually. Type of Request: Intent to Seek
clarity of the information to be Total Burden Hours: 57. Approval to Revise and Extend an
collected; (d) ways to minimize the Information Collection for 3 years.
burden of the collection of information Ruth Brown, Abstract: The primary objectives of
on those who are to respond, including Departmental Information Collection the National Agricultural Statistics
through the use of appropriate Clearance Officer. Service are to prepare and issue State
automated, electronic, mechanical, or [FR Doc. 2015–31183 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] and national estimates of crop
other technological collection BILLING CODE 3410–30–P production, livestock production,
techniques or other forms of information economic statistics, and environmental
technology should be addressed to: Desk statistics related to agriculture and to
Officer for Agriculture, Office of DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE conduct the Census of Agriculture and
Information and Regulatory Affairs, its follow-on surveys. This project is
National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted as a cooperative effort with
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to (ARS).
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, The Residue and Biomass Field
Information Collection
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC Survey will use as a sampling universe,
20250–7602. Comments regarding these AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics fields in the South Fork watershed in
information collections are best assured Service, USDA. central Iowa (Buckeye, IA). This study
of having their full effect if received ACTION: Notice and request for will investigate the effect crop residue
within 30 days of this notification. comments. removal has on soil and water quality.
Copies of the submission(s) may be Measurements of crop residues will be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. SUMMARY: In accordance with the compared with remotely sensed data to
An agency may not conduct or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this measure crop residue cover and soil
sponsor a collection of information notice announces the intention of the tillage intensity for the entire watershed.
unless the collection of information National Agricultural Statistics Service The survey will be conducted in several
displays a currently valid OMB control (NASS) to request revision and phases. The farm operators will only be
number and the agency informs extension of a currently approved involved in three parts of the complete
potential persons who are to respond to information collection for the Residue survey process. After obtaining the
the collection of information that such and Biomass Field Survey. operators’ permission, field enumerators
persons are not required to respond to DATES: Comments on this notice must be will return several times during the
the collection of information unless it received by February 9, 2016 to be growing season to measure and collect
assured of consideration. samples from the target areas. The farm
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, operators will be contacted two other
identified by docket number 0535–0251, times to collect some additional data
Food and Nutrition Service Residue and Biomass Field Survey by relating to cropping practices performed
Title: Annual State Report on any of the following methods: during the growing season.
Verification of Supplemental Nutrition • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov . Authority: These data will be
Assistance Program Participation. Include docket number and title above collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
OMB Control Number: 0584—NEW. in the subject line of the message. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments must be received on or before February 9, 2016.
Contact		Requests for additional information should be directed to Veronica Uzoebo at 703-305-2105.
FR Citation		80 FR 76927

80 FR 76927 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Family Day Care Home Meal Claim Feasibility Study

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREFood and Nutrition Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service