Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Information Collection for the School Breakfast Program, 53188 [E8-21439]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21439]


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request--Information Collection for the School Breakfast 
Program

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment 
a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an 
extension of a currently approved collection for the School Breakfast 
Program.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by November 14, 2008.

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 will 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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments maybe sent to: Ms. Lynn Rodgers-Kuperman, Chief, Program 
Analysis and Monitoring Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and 
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Room 638, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. Comments will also be 
accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments electronically.
    All written comment(s) 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, 
Room 638, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval, and will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information 
should be directed to: Ms. Lynn Rodgers-Kuperman at (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: School Breakfast Program.
    OMB Number: 0584-0012.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the School Breakfast Program. The School 
Breakfast Program is a nutrition assistance program whose benefit is a 
breakfast meeting nutritional requirements prescribed by the Department 
in accordance with Section 4(e) of the CNA. That provision requires 
that ``Breakfast served by schools participating in the school 
breakfast program under this section shall consist of a combination of 
foods and shall meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the 
Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research.'' The purpose of 
this Notice is to allow the public 60 days to comment on all reporting 
and recordkeeping burdens as indicated under the Estimated Total Annual 
Burden on Respondents below. The information being requested is 
required to administer and operate the program in accordance with the 
CNA. The program is administered at the state and school food authority 
levels, and the operations include the submission and approval of 
applications, execution of agreements, submission of claims, payment of 
claims, monitoring and providing technical assistance.
    Affected Public: 57 State Agencies, 10,108 School Food Authorities, 
72,145 Schools.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 82,310 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,243,605.
    Estimated Time per Response: .173 hours.
    Estimated Total Reporting Annual Burden Hours: 213,594.
    Number of Recordkeepers: 82,310.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 332.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 27,326,920.
    Estimated Time per Response: .17.
    Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 4,645,576.
    Total Request Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 
4,859,171.

    Dated: September 9, 2008.
Jessica Shahin,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. E8-21439 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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