83 FR 33917 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 138 (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), 
[email protected] 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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