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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Special Nutrition
Program Operations Study (SNPOS)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision of a
currently approved collection for the
Special Nutrition Program Operations
Study.
SUMMARY:
Written comments on this notice
must be received by December 2, 2013.
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 that
were 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.
Written comments may be sent to:
Allison Magness, Social Science
Research Analyst, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the
attention of Allison Magness at 703–
305–2576 or via email to
Allison.Magness@fns.usda.gov.
DATES:
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 responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will be a matter
of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans, contact
Allison Magness, Social Science
Research Analyst, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1014, Alexandria, VA 22302; Fax: 703–
305–2576; Email: Allison.Magness@
fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Nutrition Program
Operations Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0562.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), is currently conducting a study
to collect information needed to address
current policy issues related to the
Special Nutrition Programs. The study
is designed to collect data from a
nationally representative sample of
public School Food Authorities (SFAs)
and all Child Nutrition (CN) State
Agencies. Data collection for the Special
Nutrition Program Operations Study—
Year 2 will conclude in September
2013; the existing approved burden
hours for Year 2 are 5,094. Special
Nutrition Program Operations Study—
Year 3 will include the third year of
data collection for School Year (SY)
2013/14. Year 3 will add an additional
1,956 burden hours to the existing
collection. The reduction in burden
hours for Year 3 is due to Year 3 not
including the on-site data collection that
was included in Year 2.
The study will provide general
descriptive information on the
characteristics of the school-based CN
Estimated
number of
respondents
programs necessary for the preparation
of program budgets, data on various
aspects of the program administration to
inform program policy and regulations,
as well as data to identify areas in need
of technical assistance and training.
Specifically, this study will help FNS
obtain:
D General descriptive data on the CN
programs characteristics to help FNS
respond to questions about the nutrition
programs in schools;
D Data related to program
administration for designing and
revising program regulations, managing
resources, and reporting requirements;
and
D Data related to program operations
to help FNS develop and provide
training and technical assistance for
SFAs and State Agencies responsible for
administering the CN programs.
The activities to be undertaken subject
to this notice include:
D Conducting a multi-modal (e.g.
paper, Web, and telephone) survey of
approximately 1,900 SFA Directors.
D Conducting a paper survey of all 56
State Agency CN Directors.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,956. This includes
1,900 SFA Directors and 56 State
Agency CN Directors.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: Once annually.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,956.
Estimated Time per Response: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average sixty
(60) minutes per Self Administered
Survey for the SFA Directors and the
State Agency CN Directors (this
includes 30 minutes for data gathering
and 30 minutes to respond to the
questionnaire).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The annual reporting
burden is estimated at 6605.46 hours.
See the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Respondents
Self Administered
Paper/Web/
Telephone Survey.
Non-Responders
475
1
475
0.07
33.25
School Food Authority Directors.
Non-Responders
1,425
1
1,425
1
1,425
3
1
3
0.07
0.21
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Total annual
responses
Total annual
burden
estimate
(hours)
Data collection
activity
State ..................................................
Frequency of
response
Average
burden hours
per response
Affected public
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Data collection
activity
Affected public
Respondents
Estimated
number of
respondents
State Agency
Child Nutrition
Directors.
Frequency of
response
Total annual
responses
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden
estimate
(hours)
53
1
53
1
53
TOTAL—YEAR 3 .......................
..............................
..............................
1,956
1
1,956
0.7727
1,511.46
TOTAL—YEAR 2 (Existing Burden).
..............................
..............................
1,938
4.9355
9,565
.5346
5,094
TOTAL BURDEN FOR #0584–
0562.
..............................
..............................
1,956
5.8901
11,521
.5733
6605.46
Dated: September 25, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013–24143 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—School Nutrition
and Meal Cost Study
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
collection is a new collection for the
School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before December
2, 2013.
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: John
Endahl, Senior Program Analyst, Office
of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
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SUMMARY:
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3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1004,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of John Endahl at 703–305–2576 or via
email to john.endahl@fns.usda.gov.
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 responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
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 Endahl at
703–305–2127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: School Nutrition and Meal Cost
Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The School Nutrition and
Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) comes at a
time of unprecedented change for the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
and School Breakfast Program (SBP). In
the 2012–2013 school year (SY), the
school meal programs began to undergo
far-reaching changes, mainly stemming
from the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
(HHFKA). Key reforms enacted by this
legislation include new, more stringent
meal pattern and nutrient requirements
for school meals, new offer-versus-serve
(OVS) rules, gradually increased prices
for paid meals, and introduction of
nutrition standards for competitive
foods. School food service practices are
being revised dramatically. Changes in
practices, prices, and available foods
may influence which students
participate in the programs. The new
requirements are intended to better
align USDA meals and snacks with the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to
improve participating students’ food
and nutrient intake. Complying with the
new requirements might affect the costs
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of producing school lunches and
breakfasts. Conducting the SNMCS at
this historic juncture will provide FNS
with crucial information about the
effects of the new meal standards on
nutritional quality and the cost of
school meals. No national study has
concurrently examined the cost of
producing school meals, the nutritional
profile of school meals and the amount
of plate waste in school meals.
The SNMCS will collect a broad range
of data from nationally representative
samples of public school food
authorities (SFAs), schools, students,
and parents during SY 2014–2015.
These data will provide Federal, State,
and local policymakers with needed
information about how federally
sponsored school meal programs are
operating after implementation of the
new nutrition standards and other
changes in regulations. Comparisons of
results from the SNMCS with previous
studies (the School Nutrition and
Dietary Assessment [SNDA] and the
School Lunch and Breakfast Cost [SLBC]
studies) will provide information to
assess the effects of the new nutrition
standards on foodservice operations, the
nutrient content of school meals as
offered and served, meal costs and
revenues, and student consumption of
school meals and dietary intake. The
SNMCS will be the first assessment of
school meals after implementation of
these major changes.
The SNMCS sample will include 502
unique SFAs, 1,200 schools, 2,400
students and their parents, and
observations of plate waste from 5,040
lunches and 3,360 breakfasts. The
sample is designed to provide required
levels of statistical precision and data
quality while minimizing data
collection costs and respondent burden.
The SNMCS sample will be divided into
three groups of SFAs, with various
levels of data collected from each group.
The data collection includes the
administration of several different types
of instruments and modes, including
self-administered web-based SFA
director and school principal surveys, a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Special Nutrition Program Operations Study (SNPOS)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (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 the general public and other public agencies to
comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a
revision of a currently approved collection for the Special Nutrition
Program Operations Study.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 2,
2013.
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 that were 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.
Written comments may be sent to: Allison Magness, Social Science
Research Analyst, Office of Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments
may also be submitted via fax to the attention of Allison Magness at
703-305-2576 or via email to Allison.Magness@fns.usda.gov. 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 responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans,
contact Allison Magness, Social Science Research Analyst, Office of
Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302; Fax: 703-305-2576; Email:
Allison.Magness@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Nutrition Program Operations Study.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0562.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS), is currently conducting a study to collect information
needed to address current policy issues related to the Special
Nutrition Programs. The study is designed to collect data from a
nationally representative sample of public School Food Authorities
(SFAs) and all Child Nutrition (CN) State Agencies. Data collection for
the Special Nutrition Program Operations Study--Year 2 will conclude in
September 2013; the existing approved burden hours for Year 2 are
5,094. Special Nutrition Program Operations Study--Year 3 will include
the third year of data collection for School Year (SY) 2013/14. Year 3
will add an additional 1,956 burden hours to the existing collection.
The reduction in burden hours for Year 3 is due to Year 3 not including
the on-site data collection that was included in Year 2.
The study will provide general descriptive information on the
characteristics of the school-based CN programs necessary for the
preparation of program budgets, data on various aspects of the program
administration to inform program policy and regulations, as well as
data to identify areas in need of technical assistance and training.
Specifically, this study will help FNS obtain:
[ssquf] General descriptive data on the CN programs characteristics
to help FNS respond to questions about the nutrition programs in
schools;
[ssquf] Data related to program administration for designing and
revising program regulations, managing resources, and reporting
requirements; and
[ssquf] Data related to program operations to help FNS develop and
provide training and technical assistance for SFAs and State Agencies
responsible for administering the CN programs.
The activities to be undertaken subject to this notice include:
[ssquf] Conducting a multi-modal (e.g. paper, Web, and telephone)
survey of approximately 1,900 SFA Directors.
[ssquf] Conducting a paper survey of all 56 State Agency CN
Directors.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,956. This includes 1,900 SFA Directors and 56 State
Agency CN Directors.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: Once annually.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,956.
Estimated Time per Response: Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average sixty (60) minutes
per Self Administered Survey for the SFA Directors and the State Agency
CN Directors (this includes 30 minutes for data gathering and 30
minutes to respond to the questionnaire).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The annual reporting
burden is estimated at 6605.46 hours. See the table below for estimated
total annual burden for each type of respondent.
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Total annual
Data collection Estimated Frequency of Total annual Average burden
Affected public activity Respondents number of response responses burden hours estimate
respondents per response (hours)
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Local and Tribal................ Self Administered Non-Responders.... 475 1 475 0.07 33.25
Paper/Web/
Telephone Survey.
School Food 1,425 1 1,425 1 1,425
Authority
Directors.
State........................... Self Administered Non-Responders.... 3 1 3 0.07 0.21
Paper Survey.
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State Agency Child 53 1 53 1 53
Nutrition
Directors.
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TOTAL--YEAR 3............... .................. .................. 1,956 1 1,956 0.7727 1,511.46
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TOTAL--YEAR 2 (Existing .................. .................. 1,938 4.9355 9,565 .5346 5,094
Burden).
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TOTAL BURDEN FOR 0584-0562.
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Dated: September 25, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24143 Filed 10-2-13; 8:45 am]
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