83 FR 33917 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 138 (July 18, 2018)

Page Range		33917-33917
FR Document		2018-15315
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 33917]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15315]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 13, 2018.
    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 
are requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by August 
17, 2018 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. 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 the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: Evaluation of the Independent Review of Applications 
Process.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is conducting this voluntary study to 
provide key information about the processes and overall effectiveness 
of the Independent Review of Applications (IRA) requirement. The IRA 
requirement is intended to reduce the number of administrative 
certification errors in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and in 
the School Breakfast Program (SBP). The NSLP and SBP are federally 
funded meal programs operating in public and nonprofit private schools 
and residential childcare institutions. Federal cash reimbursement is 
provided to most local educational agencies (LEAs) based on certifying 
students as eligible for free, reduced price, or paid meal benefits. 
LEAs certify students through household applications or by direct 
certification through a household's participation in federal means-
tested programs. Administrative certification errors can occur when the 
LEA incorrectly certifies a student as free, reduced price, or paid 
based on the information provided by the household in the application.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will collect data from 
51 state agency child nutrition directors and from a purposive sample 
of LEA directors who have completed the IRA process. The data will be 
used to provide a description of the IRA process at the state and LEA 
levels, its results, and its overall effectiveness in reducing 
administrative certification errors.
    FNS will evaluate the processes and the effectiveness of the IRA in 
reducing administrative certification error and will use that 
information to disseminate best practices and to determine if changes 
may be needed to the IRA requirement.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 204.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: One-time.
    Total Burden Hours: 433.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-15315 Filed 7-17-18; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER displays a currently valid OMB control Total Burden Hours: 433.
contains documents other than rules or number.
proposed rules that are applicable to the Ruth Brown,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Food and Nutrition Service Departmental Information Collection
committee meetings, agency decisions and Clearance Officer.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Title: Evaluation of the Independent [FR Doc. 2018–15315 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency Review of Applications Process. BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
statements of organization and functions are OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
examples of documents appearing in this
section. Summary of Collection: The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
and Nutrition Service (FNS) is
Notice of Public Meeting of the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE conducting this voluntary study to
Mississippi Advisory Committee
provide key information about the
Submission for OMB Review; processes and overall effectiveness of AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.
Comment Request the Independent Review of Applications ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
July 13, 2018. (IRA) requirement. The IRA requirement
is intended to reduce the number of SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
The Department of Agriculture has pursuant to the provisions of the rules
submitted the following information administrative certification errors in the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and regulations of the U.S. Commission
collection requirement(s) to OMB for on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
review and clearance under the and in the School Breakfast Program
(SBP). The NSLP and SBP are federally Federal Advisory Committee Act
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
funded meal programs operating in (FACA) that a meeting of the
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
public and nonprofit private schools Mississippi Advisory Committee to the
requested regarding (1) whether the
and residential childcare institutions. Commission will convene by conference
collection of information is necessary
Federal cash reimbursement is provided call at 1:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, July
for the proper performance of the
to most local educational agencies 27, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is
functions of the agency, including
(LEAs) based on certifying students as to continue discussion for potential
whether the information will have
eligible for free, reduced price, or paid topics of study.
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including meal benefits. LEAs certify students DATES: Friday, July 27, 2018, at 1:00
the validity of the methodology and through household applications or by p.m. CST.
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance direct certification through a Public Call-In Information:
the quality, utility and clarity of the household’s participation in federal Conference call-in number: 1–877–719–
information to be collected; and (4) means-tested programs. Administrative 9788 and conference call 7669812.
ways to minimize the burden of the certification errors can occur when the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection of information on those who LEA incorrectly certifies a student as Corrine Sanders at csanders@usccr.gov
are to respond, including through the free, reduced price, or paid based on the or by phone at (312)–353–8312.
use of appropriate automated, information provided by the household SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
electronic, mechanical, or other in the application. members of the public may listen to the
technological collection techniques or discussion by calling the following toll-
Need and Use of the Information:
other forms of information technology. free conference call-in number: 1–877–
This study will collect data from 51
Comments regarding this information 719–9788 and conference call 7669812.
state agency child nutrition directors
collection received by August 17, 2018 Please be advised that before placing
and from a purposive sample of LEA
will be considered. Written comments them into the conference call, the
directors who have completed the IRA
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for conference call operator will ask callers
process. The data will be used to
Agriculture, Office of Information and to provide their names, their
provide a description of the IRA process
Regulatory Affairs, Office of organizational affiliations (if any), and
Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_ at the state and LEA levels, its results, email addresses (so that callers may be
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202) and its overall effectiveness in reducing notified of future meetings). Callers can
395–5806 and to Departmental administrative certification errors. expect to incur charges for calls they
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail FNS will evaluate the processes and initiate over wireless lines, and the
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– the effectiveness of the IRA in reducing Commission will not refund any
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may administrative certification error and incurred charges. Callers will incur no
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. will use that information to disseminate charge for calls they initiate over land-
An agency may not conduct or best practices and to determine if line connections to the toll-free
sponsor a collection of information changes may be needed to the IRA conference call-in number.
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unless the collection of information requirement. Persons with hearing impairments
displays a currently valid OMB control Description of Respondents: State, may also follow the discussion by first
number and the agency informs Local, or Tribal Government. calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
potential persons who are to respond to 888–364–3109 and providing the
the collection of information that such Number of Respondents: 204. operator with the toll-free conference
persons are not required to respond to Frequency of Responses: Reporting: call-in number: 1–877–719–9788 and
the collection of information unless it One-time. conference call 7669812.

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FR Citation		83 FR 33917