Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request National School Lunch Program, 64301 [E8-25770]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Food and Nutrition Service

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25770]


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 29, 2008 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request National School Lunch 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 
on this proposed information collection. This collection is an 
extension to a currently approved collection for the National School 
Lunch Program.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by December 29, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: 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, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments will also be accepted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulation.gov, and follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments electronically.
    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.
    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: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Ms. Lynn Rodgers-Kuperman at (703) 305-2590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 7 CFR Part 210, National School Lunch Program.
    OMB Number: 0584-0006.
    Expiration Date: 03/31/2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
authorizes the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The Department of 
Agriculture provides States with general and special cash assistance 
and donations of foods to assist schools in serving nutritious lunches 
to children each school day. Participating schools must serve lunches 
that are nutritionally adequate and to the extent practicable, ensure 
that participating children gain a full understanding of the 
relationship between proper eating and good health. The Department of 
Agriculture prescribes the nutritional and other programmatic 
requirements for those school lunches in accordance with Section 9 of 
the NSLP, 42 U.S.C. 1758.
    The reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with 
administration of the NSLP by States and participating schools proposed 
for extension under this notice reflect both those in place since this 
collection was extended in 2006, and an increase made in support of 
implementation of the Department of Agriculture's rule, Procurement 
Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and 
Special Milk Programs. The public received an opportunity to comment on 
this increase when the proposed rule was published (69 FR 78340 et 
seq., December 30, 2004); the final rule was published on October 31, 
2007 (72 FR 61479, et seq.), and the associated reporting and 
recordkeeping burden was approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget under OMB Control Number 0584-0544. The Department of 
Agriculture subsequently merged this increased burden with the overall 
burden associated with the NSLP under OMB Control Number 0584-0006, 
effective February 15, 2008. Therefore, while no new (unapproved) 
burdens are proposed under this extension, the notice invites the 
general public and other public agencies to comment on the consolidated 
NSLP information collection burden for the first time since the new 
procurement rule took effect.
    Burden: This information is required to administer and operate this 
program in accordance with the NSLA. The Program is administered at the 
State and school food authority (SFA) levels and the operations include 
the submission and approval of applications, execution of agreements 
submission of claims, payment of claims, providing monitoring and 
technical assistance. All of the reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements associated with the NSLP are currently approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget and in force.
    Affected Public: 57 State Agencies, 20,710 School Food Authorities, 
100,398 Schools.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 121,165.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 19.94.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,416,184.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.542.
    Estimated Total Reporting Annual Burden Hours: 1,309,918.
    Number of Recordkeepers: 121,335.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 242.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 29,385,446.
    Estimated Time per Response: .28.
    Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 8,173,313.
    Total Request Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 
9,483,232.

    Dated: October 23, 2008.
Eric Steiner,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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