81 FR 12683 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Information Collection for the National School Lunch Program
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 47 (March 10, 2016)
Food and Nutrition Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 47 (March 10, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-05312 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 12683-12684] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05312] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Information Collection for the National School Lunch Program AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 is a revision of the FNS-640 Administrative Review Data Report associated with the currently approved information collection for the National School Lunch Program. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 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: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Division Director, Program Monitoring and Operational Support, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Sarah Smith-Holmes at 703-305-2879 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 written comments will be open for public inspection at the office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 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 or copies of this information collection should be directed to Sarah Smith-Holmes at the address indicated above or by phone at 703-605- 3223. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 7 CFR Part 210, National School Lunch Program. Form: FNS-640. OMB Control Number: 0584-0006. Expiration Date: March 31, 2016. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended, authorizes the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation's children and provide free or reduced price school lunches to qualified students through subsidies to schools. Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe such regulations as deemed necessary to carry out this Act and the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). Pursuant to that provision, the Secretary has issued 7 CFR part 210, which sets forth policies and procedures for the administration and operation of the NSLP. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides States with general and special cash assistance and donations of foods to assist schools in serving nutritious lunches to children each school day. Participating State agencies must conduct administrative reviews to monitor compliance with Program requirements. FNS collects Program data from State agencies on FNS forms that have been approved by OMB. The FNS-640 form collects information from these administrative reviews conducted by the State agency. The FNS-640 Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) Data Report is currently approved as part of this information collection. The title of the FNS-640 form is being changed to ``Administrative Review Data Report'' and FNS is proposing revisions to reflect changes to the administrative review process and revisions to incorporate the form into an electronic report for the Food Program Reporting System (FPRS). Upon approval of the proposed revisions by OMB, the reporting burden for this form will be merged into the FPRS information collection, OMB control # 0584-0594, expiration date 06/30/2017. The reporting and recordkeeping burden hours associated with this revision are not changing. This information collection is required to administer and operate this program in accordance with the NSLA. All of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the NSLP are currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget and are in force. This is a revision of the currently approved information collection. Affected Public: (1) State agencies; (2) School Food Authorities; and (3) schools. Number of Respondents: 121,210 (56 State agencies (SAs), 19,822 school food authorities (SFAs), and 101,332 schools. Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.14573. Total Annual Responses: 502,504. Reporting Time per Response: 0.7038758. Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 353,700. Number of Recordkeepers: 121,210 (56 SAs, 19,822 SFAs, 101,332 schools). Number of Records per Record Keeper: 406.294827. Estimated Total Number of Records: 49,246,996. Recordkeeping Time per Response: 0.19326446. Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden: 9,517,694. Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting Burden: 9,871,395. Current OMB Inventory for Part 210: 9,871,395. Difference (change in burden with this renewal): 0. Refer to the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of respondent. [[Page 12684]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Number of Estimated Estimated Affected public number of responses per Total annual average hours total burden respondents respondent responses per response (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reporting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Agencies.................. 56 122 6,832 7.7762 53,127 School Food Authorities......... 19,822 15 293,008 0.956653 280,307 Schools......................... 101,332 2 202,664 0.1 20,266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Estimated Reporting 121,210 .............. 502,504 .............. 353,700 Burden..................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recordkeeping ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State Agencies.................. 56 1419 79,464 1.5913 126,451 School Food Authorities......... 19,822 20 396,440 4.5380 1,799,045 Schools......................... 101,332 481 48,771,092 0.15567 7,592,199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Estimated 121,210 .............. 49,246,996 .............. 9,517,695 Recordkeeping Burden....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reporting....................... 121,210 4.14573 502,504 0.703875 353,700 Recordkeeping................... 121,210 510.264 49,246,996 0.184631055 9,517,695 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... .............. .............. 49,749,500 .............. 9,871,395 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: February 29, 2016. Telora T. Dean, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2016-05312 Filed 3-9-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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Estimated total annual burden on Program Monitoring and Operational Program data from State agencies on
respondents: 1,219 hours. (Due to Support, Child Nutrition Division, Food FNS forms that have been approved by
averaging, the total annual burden hours and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department OMB. The FNS–640 form collects
may not equal the product of the annual of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, information from these administrative
number of responses multiplied by the Alexandria, VA 22302–1594. Comments reviews conducted by the State agency.
reporting burden per response.) may also be submitted via fax to the The FNS–640 Coordinated Review
All responses to this notice will be attention of Sarah Smith-Holmes at 703– Effort (CRE) Data Report is currently
summarized and included in the request 305–2879 or via email to Sarah.Smith- approved as part of this information
for OMB approval. All comments will Holmes@fns.usda.gov. Comments will collection. The title of the FNS–640
also become a matter of public record. also be accepted through the Federal form is being changed to
Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of eRulemaking Portal. Go to http:// ‘‘Administrative Review Data Report’’
March 2016. www.regulations.gov, and follow the and FNS is proposing revisions to
Kevin Shea, online instructions for submitting reflect changes to the administrative
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health comments electronically. review process and revisions to
Inspection Service. All written comments will be open for incorporate the form into an electronic
public inspection at the office of the report for the Food Program Reporting
[FR Doc. 2016–05464 Filed 3–9–16; 8:45 am]
Food and Nutrition Service during System (FPRS). Upon approval of the
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regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 proposed revisions by OMB, the
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 reporting burden for this form will be
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia merged into the FPRS information
22302. collection, OMB control # 0584–0594,
Food and Nutrition Service All responses to this notice will be expiration date 06/30/2017. The
summarized and included in the request reporting and recordkeeping burden
Agency Information Collection for Office of Management and Budget hours associated with this revision are
Activities: Proposed Collection; approval. All comments will be a matter not changing.
Comment Request—Information of public record. This information collection is
Collection for the National School FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: required to administer and operate this
Lunch Program Requests for additional information or program in accordance with the NSLA.
copies of this information collection All of the reporting and recordkeeping
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service
should be directed to Sarah Smith- requirements associated with the NSLP
(FNS), USDA.
Holmes at the address indicated above are currently approved by the Office of
ACTION: Notice. or by phone at 703–605–3223. Management and Budget and are in
SUMMARY: In accordance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: force. This is a revision of the currently
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Title: 7 CFR Part 210, National School approved information collection.
notice invites the general public and Lunch Program. Affected Public: (1) State agencies; (2)
other public agencies to comment on Form: FNS–640. School Food Authorities; and (3)
OMB Control Number: 0584–0006. schools.
this information collection. This is a
Expiration Date: March 31, 2016. Number of Respondents: 121,210 (56
revision of the FNS–640 Administrative Type of Request: Revision of a
Review Data Report associated with the State agencies (SAs), 19,822 school food
currently approved collection. authorities (SFAs), and 101,332 schools.
currently approved information Abstract: The Richard B. Russell
collection for the National School Number of Responses per
National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as Respondent: 4.14573.
Lunch Program. amended, authorizes the National
DATES: Written comments must be Total Annual Responses: 502,504.
School Lunch Program (NSLP) to
received on or before May 9, 2016. Reporting Time per Response:
safeguard the health and well-being of
0.7038758.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: the nation’s children and provide free or
(a) Whether the proposed collection of reduced price school lunches to Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:
information is necessary for the proper qualified students through subsidies to 353,700.
performance of the functions of the schools. Section 10 of the Child Number of Recordkeepers: 121,210
agency, including whether the Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) (56 SAs, 19,822 SFAs, 101,332 schools).
information shall have practical utility; requires the Secretary of Agriculture to Number of Records per Record
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate prescribe such regulations as deemed Keeper: 406.294827.
of the burden of the proposed collection necessary to carry out this Act and the Estimated Total Number of Records:
of information, including the validity of NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). Pursuant 49,246,996.
the methodology and assumptions that to that provision, the Secretary has Recordkeeping Time per Response:
were used; (c) ways to enhance the issued 7 CFR part 210, which sets forth 0.19326446.
quality, utility, and clarity of the policies and procedures for the Total Estimated Recordkeeping
information to be collected; and (d) administration and operation of the Burden: 9,517,694.
ways to minimize the burden of the NSLP. The United States Department of Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting
collection of information on those who Agriculture (USDA) provides States Burden: 9,871,395.
are to respond, including use of with general and special cash assistance Current OMB Inventory for Part 210:
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appropriate automated, electronic, and donations of foods to assist schools 9,871,395.
mechanical, or other technological in serving nutritious lunches to children Difference (change in burden with this
collection techniques or other forms of each school day. Participating State renewal): 0.
information technology. agencies must conduct administrative Refer to the table below for estimated
Comments may be sent to: Sarah reviews to monitor compliance with total annual burden for each type of
Smith-Holmes, Division Director, Program requirements. FNS collects respondent.
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Estimated Number of Estimated Estimated total
Total annual
Affected public number of responses per average hours burden
responses
respondents respondent per response (hours)
Reporting
State Agencies ..................................................................... 56 122 6,832 7.7762 53,127
School Food Authorities ....................................................... 19,822 15 293,008 0.956653 280,307
Schools ................................................................................ 101,332 2 202,664 0.1 20,266
Total Estimated Reporting Burden ............................... 121,210 ........................ 502,504 ........................ 353,700
Recordkeeping
State Agencies ..................................................................... 56 1419 79,464 1.5913 126,451
School Food Authorities ....................................................... 19,822 20 396,440 4.5380 1,799,045
Schools ................................................................................ 101,332 481 48,771,092 0.15567 7,592,199
Total Estimated Recordkeeping Burden ....................... 121,210 ........................ 49,246,996 ........................ 9,517,695
Total of Reporting and Recordkeeping
Reporting .............................................................................. 121,210 4.14573 502,504 0.703875 353,700
Recordkeeping ..................................................................... 121,210 510.264 49,246,996 0.184631055 9,517,695
Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ 49,749,500 ........................ 9,871,395
Dated: February 29, 2016. information to be collected; and (d) health of low-income pregnant and post-
Telora T. Dean, ways to minimize the burden of the partum women, infants, and children up
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition collection of information on those who to 5 years of age who are at nutritional
Service. are to respond, including use of risk. In an effort to ensure the best use
[FR Doc. 2016–05312 Filed 3–9–16; 8:45 am] appropriate automated, electronic, of available funds and to provide for
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collection techniques or other forms of WIC State agencies (SAs) are
information technology. Comments may responsible for implementing food
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE be sent to: Anna Potter, Policy Analyst, package and other cost containment
Office of Policy Support, Food and measures. FNS has funded this study to
Food and Nutrition Service Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of gather information on the types of cost-
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, containment practices used by the 90
Agency Information Collection Room 1004, Alexandria, VA 22302. WIC SAs, assess the effectiveness of
Activities: Study of WIC Food Package Comments may also be submitted via various practices, and identify those
Costs and Cost Containment fax to the attention of Anna Potter at practices that constrain the cost of WIC
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 703–305–2576 or via email to foods with minimal increases to
(FNS), USDA. anna.potter@fns.usda.gov. Comments administrative costs and no adverse
will also be accepted through the effects on WIC program outcomes such
ACTION: Notice.
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to as participant satisfaction, retention,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the http://www.regulations.gov, and follow and consumption of WIC foods. The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this the online instructions for submitting findings will be used by FNS to share
notice invites the general public and comments electronically. with WIC SAs food item cost
other public agencies to comment on All responses to this notice will be containment practices that are effective
this proposed information collection. summarized and included in the request at reducing WIC food costs.
This collection is a new Information for Office of Management and Budget The information collection subject to
Collection for The Study of WIC Food approval. All comments will be a matter this notice includes the following:
Package Costs and Cost Containment. of public record. 1. Telephone interviews with WIC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: directors in all 90 WIC SAs: Needed to
DATES: Written comments on this notice
Requests for additional information or obtain information on cost containment
must be received on or before May 9, measures, reasons for implementing
2016. copies of this information collection
should be directed to Anna Potter at certain cost containment strategies and
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 703–305–2719. not others, opinions on effects on
(a) Whether the proposed collection of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: program outcomes, and challenges of
information is necessary for the proper Title: Study of WIC Food Package implementing and maintaining
performance of the functions of the Costs and Cost Containment. measures.
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agency, including whether the Form Number: N/A. 2. Collection of administrative costs of
information shall have practical utility; OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned. practices, administrative WIC data, and
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined. electronic benefit transfer (EBT) data in
of the burden of the proposed collection Type of Request: New collection. 12 WIC SAs: Administrative data are
of information, including the validity of Abstract: The Special Supplemental needed to assess administrative costs
the methodology and assumptions that Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and examine participant characteristics,
were used; (c) ways to enhance the and Children (WIC) provides food package prescriptions, indicators of
quality, utility, and clarity of the supplemental foods to safeguard the health, and income; EBT data are
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