Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Forms FNS-806-A, Claim for Reimbursement (National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs), and FNS-806-B, Claim for Reimbursement (Special Milk Program for Children), 40988 [E6-11441]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11441]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Forms FNS-806-A, Claim for Reimbursement (National 
School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs), and FNS-806-B, Claim for 
Reimbursement (Special Milk Program for Children)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 to comment on the proposed 
information collections. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses the 
Claims for Reimbursement, FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, to collect data to 
determine the amount of reimbursement school food authorities 
participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School 
Breakfast Program (SBP), and Special Milk Program for Children (SMP) 
are eligible to receive.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received or postmarked 
by September 18, 2006.

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 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 Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Program Analysis 
and Monitoring Branch, Child and Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition 
Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to the attention of 
Melissa Rothstein at (703) 305-2879 or via e-mail to 
melissa.rothstein@fns.usda.gov.
    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, Room 640.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will be a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or 
copies of this information collection should be directed to Melissa 
Rothstein at (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Monthly Claims for Reimbursement.
    OMB Numbers: 0584-0284.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2006.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The NSLP and SBP, and SMP Claim for Reimbursement, Forms 
FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, respectively, are used to collect meal and 
milk data from school food authorities whose participation in these 
programs are administered directly by FNS Regional Offices (Regional 
Office Administered Programs, or ROAP). The FNS Regional Office 
directly administers the NSLP, SMP, and/or SBP programs in Virginia, 
Georgia, Colorado and Missouri. In order to determine the amount of 
reimbursement for meals and milk served, the school food authorities 
are required to complete these forms. The completed forms are either 
sent to the Child Nutrition Payments Center at the FNS Mid-Atlantic 
Regional Office where they are entered into a computerized payment 
system or submitted electronically via the Internet directly into the 
Child Nutrition Payments Center. The payment system computes earned 
reimbursement.
    Earned reimbursement in the NSLP, SBP and SMP is based on 
performance that is measured as an assigned rate per meal or half pint 
of milk served. To fulfill the earned reimbursement requirements set 
forth in NSLP, SBP and SMP regulations issued by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (7 CFR 210.8 and 220.11; and 215.10), the meal and milk 
data must be collected on Forms FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, respectively. 
These forms are an intrinsic part of the accounting system currently 
being used by the subject programs to ensure proper reimbursement as 
well as to facilitate adequate recordkeeping.
    Respondents: The respondents are school food authorities and 
facilities participating in the NSLP, SBP and SMP under the auspices of 
the FNS ROAP.

Reporting Burden

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 273.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .5.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 1365.

Recordkeeping Burden

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 273.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .08.
    Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 218.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 1,583.

    Dated: July 6, 2006.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-11441 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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