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and data collected through each of the
following four proposed data collection
methodologies:
*Recollections of parents/guardians on
their children’s attendance at the
FDCHs during the days and times of
the claims.
*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs which are
maintained at FDCH locations and are
designed to track, by day and time,
parents’ dropping off and picking up
of their children.
*Parent sign-in/sign-out logs and the
recollections of parents/guardians.
*Observations made on site visits to
FDCHs during scheduled meal times.
Based on the findings from the pretest
evaluation, the contractor shall
recommend which of the data collection
methods, up to four, have the greatest
chance of success for validating meal
reimbursement claims submitted by
FDCHs. The recommended methods of
data collection shall be tested by the
contractor at a local level and evaluated.
The testing and after-test evaluation of
the selected data collection
methodologies shall address, at a
minimum, the following questions:
*What are the strengths of the proposed
methodology for validating the meal
reimbursement claims submitted by
FDCHs?
*What are the weaknesses of the
proposed methodology for validating
the meal reimbursement claims
submitted by FDCHs? What, if any,
steps could be taken to overcome
these weaknesses?
*What is the level of confidence that the
estimations of improper payments
developed from application of the
tested data collection methodology
will meet the requirements in the
IPIA?
*What is the feasibility of administering
the validation methodology on a
national level? Could the
methodology be administered at this
time on a national level? What are the
factors or events that must be present
for the projected level of feasibility to
take place?
*What is the potential cost of
implementing each of the data
collection methodologies nationwide?
After completing the testing and
evaluation of the recommended data
collection methods, the contractor shall
propose a data collection methodology
to validate the meals claimed for
reimbursement. The contractor’s
recommended data collection
methodology shall be:
*Presented in sufficient detail so as to
be able to be applied and tested.
*Designed so that it has a high
probability of validating the meal
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reimbursement claims submitted by
FDCHs.
*Feasible to administer from both a
practicality and cost standpoint on a
national scale.
Affected Public: A parent/guardian of
each of the children attending a sample
of FDCHs will be sampled and
contacted by telephone.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The estimated number of respondents
included in the survey of parents is 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The number of responses
per set of parents/guardians for a child
attending a FDCH is one.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated average time to respond to the
parent/guardian survey is 10 minutes
(.17/Hour).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 25 hours.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed collection;
Comment Request—Evaluation of the
Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility
Determination for Day Care Homes
Pilot
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection.
This notice announces FNS’ intent to
request from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval to collect
information for the evaluation of
impacts of the Rural Area Eligibility
Determination for Day Care Homes Pilot
in Nebraska.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 30, 2007.
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
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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 Dr. John A.
Kirlin, Contracting Officer’s
Representative, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
John A. Kirlin at 703–305–2576 or via
e-mail to John.Kirlin@fns.usda.gov.
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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection
should be directed to John A. Kirlin at
703–305–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the Nebraska
Rural Area Eligibility Determination for
Day Care Homes Pilot.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of
information.
Abstract: As authorized by Public
Law 108–265 (Section 119 of the Child
Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act
of 2004), which amended Section 17 of
the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1766 (p), the Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf
of the Secretary of Agriculture, is
evaluating the impacts of the Rural Area
Eligibility Determination for Day Care
Homes pilot in Nebraska. The two-year
pilot expands the threshold for
determining eligibility for the Child and
Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in
rural areas of Nebraska where poor
economic conditions exist. The State of
Nebraska is authorized by this
legislation to use either school data (on
the percent of students qualifying for
free or reduced-price school lunches) or
census data to determine the eligibility
threshold for higher (tier I)
reimbursement rates. During the twoyear pilot, the area eligibility threshold
is reduced from the current criterion (50
percent of students qualifying for free or
reduced-price school lunches) to 40
percent, thereby letting more areas
qualify for higher reimbursement rates.
The pilot runs from October 1, 2005
through September 30, 2007.
The evaluation of the pilot will
examine the impact of the reduced area
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eligibility threshold on: (1) The number
of family day care homes offering meals
through the CACFP in rural areas; (2)
the number of family day care homes
offering meals as a tier I entity, that
would otherwise be defined as tier II
family day care home under program
regulations; (3) the geographic location
of the family day care homes; (4) a
description of services provided to
eligible children; and (5) other factors
determined by the Secretary. The
evaluation will collect information from
CACFP staff at the Nebraska Department
of Education, from CACFP sponsor
agencies in the state, from family day
care providers, and from parents of
children in family day care homes. Two
surveys will be conducted: A survey of
a random sample of family day care
providers (Provider Survey); and a
survey of a random sample of providers
who drop out of the CACFP program
after the pilot ends and reimbursement
levels for some providers decrease (Exit
Survey). A report of the results of the
evaluation is due to Congress no later
than March 31, 2008.
Affected Public: Two respondent
groups are identified: (1) A random
sample of all rural family day care
providers in Nebraska who participate
in the CACFP at the time of the planned
survey (Summer 2007), and (2) a
random sample of all rural family day
care providers in Nebraska who exit the
CACFP program after the end of the
pilot.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
632. The estimated number of
respondents to the Provider Survey is
582. The estimated number of
respondents to the Exit Survey is
uncertain because the number of exiting
providers is unknown. The evaluation
contractor will survey up to 50
respondents as part of the Exit Survey.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The number of responses
per respondent is one for each of the
two surveys. Because both surveys will
contact random samples of the family
day care community in rural areas of
Nebraska, however, it is possible that
some exiting providers who are
contacted for the second survey may
also have responded to the first survey.
If the probability of exiting is equally
distributed across the approximately
1,350 rural providers in Nebraska, and
if at least 50 rural providers leave the
CACFP program after the pilot ends, the
a priori likelihood of a provider being
sampled for both surveys is
approximately 1.6 percent (i.e., about a
43 percent chance of being selected for
the Provider Survey times about a 3.7
percent chance of being selected for the
Exit Survey).
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Estimated Total Annual Responses:
632.
Estimated Time per Response: 38.4
minutes (0.64 hours). The estimated
average time to respond to the Provider
Survey is 40 minutes (0.67 hours), based
on a pre-test of the draft instrument in
December 2006 and subsequent
revisions based on pre-test results. The
data collection instrument for the Exit
Survey cannot be pre-tested because the
pilot will not end until September 30,
2007. The Exit Survey instrument shares
many questions with the Provider
Survey instrument, however, and the
pre-test results for the Provider Survey
are used to estimate average response
time for the Exit Survey, which is 20
minutes (0.33 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 405 hours.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Programs—Income
Eligibility Guidelines
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice announces the
Department’s annual adjustments to the
Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used
in determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk for
the period from July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008. These guidelines are used
by schools, institutions, and facilities
participating in the National School
Lunch Program (and Commodity School
Program), School Breakfast Program,
Special Milk Program for Children,
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
Summer Food Service Program. The
annual adjustments are required by
section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The
guidelines are intended to direct
benefits to those children most in need
and are revised annually to account for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and
Program Development Branch, Child
Nutrition Division, FNS, USDA,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or by phone
at (703) 305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action is not a rule as defined by the
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Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601–612) and thus is exempt from the
provisions of that Act.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
no new recordkeeping or reporting
requirements have been included that
are subject to approval from the Office
of Management and Budget.
This action is exempted from review
by the Office of Management and
Budget under Executive Order 12866.
These programs are listed in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No.
10.556, No. 10.558 and No. 10.559 and
are subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials. (See 7 CFR Part
3015, Subpart V, and the final rule
related notice published at 48 FR 29114,
June 24, 1983.)
Background
Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and
17(c)(4) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 1766(c)(4)),
and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772(a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)), the
Department annually issues the Income
Eligibility Guidelines for free and
reduced price meals for the National
School Lunch Program (7 CFR Part 210),
the Commodity School Program (7 CFR
Part 210), School Breakfast Program (7
CFR Part 220), Summer Food Service
Program (7 CFR Part 225) and Child and
Adult Care Food Program (7 CFR Part
226) and the guidelines for free milk in
the Special Milk Program for Children
(7 CFR Part 215). These eligibility
guidelines are based on the Federal
income poverty guidelines and are
stated by household size. The guidelines
are used to determine eligibility for free
and reduced price meals and free milk
in accordance with applicable program
rules.
Definition of Income
In accordance with the Department’s
policy as provided in the Food and
Nutrition Service publication Eligibility
Guidance for School Meals Manual,
‘‘income,’’ as the term is used in this
Notice, means income before any
deductions such as income taxes, Social
Security taxes, insurance premiums,
charitable contributions and bonds. It
includes the following: (1) Monetary
compensation for services, including
wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2)
net income from nonfarm selfemployment; (3) net income from farm
self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5)
dividends or interest on savings or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection;
Comment Request--Evaluation of the Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility
Determination for Day Care Homes Pilot
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.
This notice announces FNS' intent to request from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to collect information for the
evaluation of impacts of the Rural Area Eligibility Determination for
Day Care Homes Pilot in Nebraska.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 30, 2007.
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 Dr. John A. Kirlin, Contracting Officer's
Representative, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention of John A. Kirlin at 703-
305-2576 or via e-mail to John.Kirlin@fns.usda.gov.
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: Requests for additional information or
copies of this information collection should be directed to John A.
Kirlin at 703-305-2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of the Nebraska Rural Area Eligibility
Determination for Day Care Homes Pilot.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection of information.
Abstract: As authorized by Public Law 108-265 (Section 119 of the
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004), which amended
Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42
U.S.C. 1766 (p), the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), on behalf of the
Secretary of Agriculture, is evaluating the impacts of the Rural Area
Eligibility Determination for Day Care Homes pilot in Nebraska. The
two-year pilot expands the threshold for determining eligibility for
the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in rural areas of
Nebraska where poor economic conditions exist. The State of Nebraska is
authorized by this legislation to use either school data (on the
percent of students qualifying for free or reduced-price school
lunches) or census data to determine the eligibility threshold for
higher (tier I) reimbursement rates. During the two-year pilot, the
area eligibility threshold is reduced from the current criterion (50
percent of students qualifying for free or reduced-price school
lunches) to 40 percent, thereby letting more areas qualify for higher
reimbursement rates. The pilot runs from October 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2007.
The evaluation of the pilot will examine the impact of the reduced
area
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eligibility threshold on: (1) The number of family day care homes
offering meals through the CACFP in rural areas; (2) the number of
family day care homes offering meals as a tier I entity, that would
otherwise be defined as tier II family day care home under program
regulations; (3) the geographic location of the family day care homes;
(4) a description of services provided to eligible children; and (5)
other factors determined by the Secretary. The evaluation will collect
information from CACFP staff at the Nebraska Department of Education,
from CACFP sponsor agencies in the state, from family day care
providers, and from parents of children in family day care homes. Two
surveys will be conducted: A survey of a random sample of family day
care providers (Provider Survey); and a survey of a random sample of
providers who drop out of the CACFP program after the pilot ends and
reimbursement levels for some providers decrease (Exit Survey). A
report of the results of the evaluation is due to Congress no later
than March 31, 2008.
Affected Public: Two respondent groups are identified: (1) A random
sample of all rural family day care providers in Nebraska who
participate in the CACFP at the time of the planned survey (Summer
2007), and (2) a random sample of all rural family day care providers
in Nebraska who exit the CACFP program after the end of the pilot.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 632. The estimated number of
respondents to the Provider Survey is 582. The estimated number of
respondents to the Exit Survey is uncertain because the number of
exiting providers is unknown. The evaluation contractor will survey up
to 50 respondents as part of the Exit Survey.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The number of
responses per respondent is one for each of the two surveys. Because
both surveys will contact random samples of the family day care
community in rural areas of Nebraska, however, it is possible that some
exiting providers who are contacted for the second survey may also have
responded to the first survey. If the probability of exiting is equally
distributed across the approximately 1,350 rural providers in Nebraska,
and if at least 50 rural providers leave the CACFP program after the
pilot ends, the a priori likelihood of a provider being sampled for
both surveys is approximately 1.6 percent (i.e., about a 43 percent
chance of being selected for the Provider Survey times about a 3.7
percent chance of being selected for the Exit Survey).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 632.
Estimated Time per Response: 38.4 minutes (0.64 hours). The
estimated average time to respond to the Provider Survey is 40 minutes
(0.67 hours), based on a pre-test of the draft instrument in December
2006 and subsequent revisions based on pre-test results. The data
collection instrument for the Exit Survey cannot be pre-tested because
the pilot will not end until September 30, 2007. The Exit Survey
instrument shares many questions with the Provider Survey instrument,
however, and the pre-test results for the Provider Survey are used to
estimate average response time for the Exit Survey, which is 20 minutes
(0.33 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 405 hours.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
Roberto Salazar,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E7-3309 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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