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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.
Dated: March 4, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503. Commenters
are encouraged to submit their
comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax (202)
395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
April 8, 2015. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Regulations for the Inspection of
Eggs.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0113.
Summary of Collection: Congress
enacted the Egg Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 1031–1056) (EPIA) to provide
a mandatory inspection program to
assure egg products are processed under
sanitary conditions, are wholesome,
unadulterated, and properly labeled; to
control the disposition of dirty and
checked shell eggs; to control
unwholesome, adulterated, and inedible
egg products and shell eggs that are
unfit for human consumption; and to
control the movement and disposition
of imported shell eggs and egg products
that are unwholesome and inedible.
Regulations developed under 7 CFR part
57 provide the requirements and
guidelines for the Department and
industry needed to obtain compliance.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) will collect information using
several forms. Forms used to collect
information provide method for
measuring workload, record of
compliance and non compliance and a
basis to monitor the utilization of funds.
Need and Use of the Information:
AMS will use the information to assure
compliance with the Act and
regulations, to take administrative and
regulatory action and to develop and
revise cooperative agreements with the
States, which conduct surveillance
inspections of shell egg handlers and
processors. If the information is not
collected, AMS would not be able to
control the processing, movement, and
disposition of restricted shell eggs and
egg products and take regulatory action
in case of noncompliance.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 818.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 1,909.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales
Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0274.
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Summary of Collection: The
Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010
amended § 273(d) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, requiring the
Secretary of Agriculture to establish an
electronic reporting system for certain
manufacturers of dairy products to
report sales information under 7 CFR
part 1170, the mandatory Dairy Product
Mandatory Reporting Program. Data
collection for cheddar cheese, butter,
dry whey, or nonfat dry milk sales is
limited to manufacturing plants
producing annually 1 million pounds or
more of one of the surveyed
commodities specified in the program.
Need and Use of the Information:
Persons engaged in manufacturing dairy
products are required to provide the
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
certain information, including the price,
quantity, and moisture content, where
applicable, of dairy products sold by the
manufacturer. Various manufacturer
reports are filed electronically on a
weekly basis. Additional paper forms
are filed by manufacturers on an annual
basis to validate participation in the
mandatory reporting program.
Manufacturers and other persons storing
dairy products must also report
information on the quantity of dairy
products stored. USDA publishes
composites of the information obtained
to help industry members make
informed marketing decisions regarding
dairy products. The information is also
used to establish minimum prices for
Class III and Class IV milk under
Federal milk marketing orders. Without
this information USDA would not be
able to verify compliance with
applicable regulations.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses—Cheddar Cheese, 40 lb.
Blocks.
Number of Respondents: 181.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Weekly; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 2,331.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Summer Meal
Programs Data Reporting
Requirements
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
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The purpose of this Request
for Information is to help the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) better
understand what sponsors and State
agencies could regularly report to FNS
to more adequately track participation
in the summer meal programs. The
current data reporting system for
sponsors and State agencies was
designed primarily to process meal
claims and not to track program
participation. FNS is interested in
modifying the current reporting system
to better identify the number of eligible
children the programs are serving and
assess the impacts of efforts to increase
program participation. In order to
develop proposed changes to reporting
requirements, FNS is seeking
information from all affected parties
regarding current State agency and
sponsor data reporting requirements.
Specifically, FNS is interested in
information about data that sites,
sponsors, and State agencies currently
collect but do not report to FNS, as well
as the feasibility of obtaining currently
reported data in a timelier manner. FNS
is particularly interested in the
opportunities and challenges associated
with these changes.
DATES: To be assured of consideration,
written information must be submitted
or postmarked on or before June 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition
Service, USDA, invites the submission
of the requested information through
one of the following methods:
• Preferred method: Submit
information through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submissions.
• Mail: Submissions should be
addressed to Mandana Yousefi, Program
Analyst, Child Nutrition Programs, Food
and Nutrition Service, P.O. Box 66740,
Saint Louis, MO 63166–6740.
All information properly and timely
submitted, using one of the two
methods described above, in response to
this request for information will be
included in the record and will be made
available to the public on the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov. Please be
advised that the substance of the
information provided and the identity of
the individuals or entities submitting it
will be subject to public disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mandana Yousefi, Program Analyst,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, at 703–305–2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food
and Nutrition Service’s (FNS) summer
meal programs play a critical role in
ensuring that America’s children have
access to nutritious food. The summer
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meal programs include meals served to
children during the summer through
either the Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP) or the National School
Lunch Program (NSLP) and School
Breakfast Program (SBP). The SFSP is a
Federal program, administered by State
agencies, and operated locally by
approved sponsors who provide free
meals to children in low-income areas
when school is not in session. Schools
may provide meals to eligible children
during the summer through either the
SFSP or the NSLP and SBP. Schools that
serve children meals during the summer
through the NSLP and SBP can choose
to only serve meals to children enrolled
in summer school or utilize the
Seamless Summer Option to provide
meals to children in the general
community.
The current data reporting system for
sponsors and State agencies was
designed primarily to process meal
claims and not to track program
participation. FNS is interested in
modifying the current reporting system
to better identify the number of eligible
children the programs are serving and
assess the impacts of efforts to increase
program participation.
In addition to increasing the utility
and accuracy of summer meal program
data collection, FNS is also interested in
ensuring that data is collected and
reported to FNS in a timely manner.
Although anecdotal information is
collected during program operations,
the current data reporting timeline does
not provide FNS with accurate program
participation information until several
months after the programs are
completed. Receiving more timely data
would help FNS in its efforts to improve
program access. FNS recognizes that
because many State operating systems
are more technologically advanced than
when reporting requirements were first
implemented, changes to improve the
timeliness and utility of reporting
requirements may be possible without
imposing significant additional burden
on sponsors or State agencies.
In order to assess FNS efforts to
increase access to the summer meal
programs, FNS would like to reexamine
the current sponsor and State agency
reporting requirements for meal claims
and participation data, and the timeline
for submitting this information. FNS is
interested in obtaining feedback about
the reporting requirements for the SFSP
and for meals served during the summer
through the NSLP and SBP.
In accordance with SFSP regulations
at 7 CFR part 225, sponsors currently
submit monthly claims to their State
administering agencies to receive
reimbursement. These are due within 60
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days following the claim month. State
agencies are required to submit data on
SFSP participation using the FNS–418—
Report of the Summer Food Service
Program for Children—30 and 90 days
following the month being reported.
Schools that provide summer meals to
eligible children through the NSLP and
SBP submit claims to the State agency
using the same process as that used
during the regular school year. State
agencies report participation data on a
monthly basis using the form FNS–10—
Report of School Program Operations.
This is the same form submitted by
schools providing NSLP and SBP meals
during the school year.
FNS’ objective with this Request for
Information is to receive input from a
broad spectrum of parties that may be
affected by changes to reporting
requirements. These include site
supervisors, sponsors, school food
authorities, State agency officials,
summer partners, and the general
public. We are especially interested in
current reporting and data collection
purposes, methods, and outcomes used
by State agencies, sponsors, and sites,
which are in addition to those required
for completing and submitting FNS–10
and FNS–418. Finally, FNS has an
interest in working with sponsors and
State agencies to collect data in a more
comprehensive, timely manner while
also minimizing additional reporting
burden.
FNS intends to use the information it
receives to propose modifications to the
current reporting requirements.
Information submitted will help FNS to
modify the FNS–418 and FNS–10 to
receive more concrete data at an earlier
stage in the reporting process. FNS
expects such changes to also require
amendments to Program regulations.
To assist in the development of these
changes, FNS is seeking input regarding
the following questions. FNS welcomes
comments to all questions below.
Summer Food Service Program
Reporting
1. In order to more quickly assess
participation during the summer, would
it be possible for sponsors to submit
meal claims fewer than 60 days from the
month being claimed?
a. Would it be possible for them to
submit meal claims within 30 days of
the close of the claim month?
b. Would reducing this time frame
impact the accuracy of the claims
submitted? Please explain.
c. What challenges would arise due to
a reduced submission period?
d. What additional technology and
guidance would be required for State
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agencies and sponsors to comply with
new timeframes?
2. On average, what percentage of
final meal claims have been modified
annually since the initial claim? Are
modified final meal claims usually
higher or lower than the initial claims?
a. How often are meal claims revised?
b. Why are meal claims revised?
c. How often do sponsors appeal State
imposed meal claim disallowances?
What are the outcomes of these appeals?
3. a. How accurate is the data for
meals served which is submitted by the
State agency in the 30-day report when
compared with the subsequent 90-day
report?
b. What accounts for the difference in
actual (versus estimated) meals served
between the 30-day and 90-day reports?
4. The FNS–418 only requires State
agencies to report the number of
sponsors, the number of sites, and the
average daily attendance (ADA) of
sponsors for the month of July.
a. Would it be feasible for States to
report this for every month during the
summer?
b. How much time would States need
to report this to FNS after each month?
5. FNS currently collects the ADA of
sponsors, which is calculated as the
total number of meals served in a
sponsor’s primary meal service during
the claim period divided by the number
of operating or meal service days for
that claim period.
a. Is this an effective method for
calculating ADA?
b. Is the current reporting of ADA
accurate at the sponsor and/or State
level?
c. How could ADA be calculated more
accurately?
6. FNS is interested in tracking the
number of unique children that
participate in the SFSP each day. Do
you have any suggestions for how this
information could be captured and
reported?
7. FNS is interested in tracking the
number of meals served through rural
sites. Would it be feasible to separate
‘‘self-prep’’ meals served from ‘‘rural’’
meals served on the FNS–418?
8. In your State, do sponsors submit
meal claims electronically or manually?
9. Are there any data that sponsors or
State agencies currently collect that are
not reported to FNS?
a. If yes, please describe these data
and how they are used.
b. Would sponsors and State agencies
be able to regularly report these data to
FNS?
10. What are the best indicators or
data elements to track changes to
program participation from the previous
summer?
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11. Please provide any additional
information that would assist FNS with
understanding State agency and sponsor
administrative capacities, and how to
enhance the quality and utility of the
data collected while also minimizing
any additional reporting burden.
National School Lunch Program and
School Breakfast Program Summer
Meal Reporting
Seamless Summer Option
1. Are schools able to easily separate
the meal claims for children served
during the regular school year and
children served through the Seamless
Summer Option? Could these meals be
separately tracked on the FNS–10?
2. Are there any State agency
concerns about separately reporting
meals served to children through the
Seamless Summer Option?
3. Please provide any additional
information that would assist FNS with
understanding State agency and school
administrative capacities, and how to
enhance the quality and utility of the
data collected while also minimizing
the reporting burden. FNS is
particularly interested in receiving
feedback from State agencies that
already separately track meals served
through the Seamless Summer Option
from those served through NSLP during
the traditional school year.
Serving Meals to Children Enrolled in
Summer School
1. For schools that do not participate
in the SFSP or the Seamless Summer
Option, but serve meals to children
enrolled in summer school through the
NSLP and SBP, would it be feasible to
separately report the meals served to
these children? Could these meals be
separately tracked on the FNS–10?
2. Please provide any additional
information that would assist FNS with
understanding State agency and school
administrative capacities, and how to
enhance the quality and utility of the
data collected while also minimizing
any additional reporting burden.
FNS appreciates your thoughtful and
responsive comments.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Revision and Extension of
Approved Collection; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
March 4, 2015.
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
information collection approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the
Department of Agriculture (USDA), the
Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) has submitted a Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic
ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for
approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
April 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to the Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
and to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or
Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Request for Information: Summer Meal Programs Data Reporting
Requirements
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Request for Information is to help the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) better understand what sponsors and
State agencies could regularly report to FNS to more adequately track
participation in the summer meal programs. The current data reporting
system for sponsors and State agencies was designed primarily to
process meal claims and not to track program participation. FNS is
interested in modifying the current reporting system to better identify
the number of eligible children the programs are serving and assess the
impacts of efforts to increase program participation. In order to
develop proposed changes to reporting requirements, FNS is seeking
information from all affected parties regarding current State agency
and sponsor data reporting requirements. Specifically, FNS is
interested in information about data that sites, sponsors, and State
agencies currently collect but do not report to FNS, as well as the
feasibility of obtaining currently reported data in a timelier manner.
FNS is particularly interested in the opportunities and challenges
associated with these changes.
DATES: To be assured of consideration, written information must be
submitted or postmarked on or before June 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, invites the submission
of the requested information through one of the following methods:
Preferred method: Submit information through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submissions.
Mail: Submissions should be addressed to Mandana Yousefi,
Program Analyst, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service,
P.O. Box 66740, Saint Louis, MO 63166-6740.
All information properly and timely submitted, using one of the two
methods described above, in response to this request for information
will be included in the record and will be made available to the public
on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Please be advised that
the substance of the information provided and the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting it will be subject to public
disclosure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mandana Yousefi, Program Analyst,
Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, at 703-305-2590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS)
summer meal programs play a critical role in ensuring that America's
children have access to nutritious food. The summer meal programs
include meals served to children during the summer through either the
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or the National School Lunch Program
(NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). The SFSP is a Federal
program, administered by State agencies, and operated locally by
approved sponsors who provide free meals to children in low-income
areas when school is not in session. Schools may provide meals to
eligible children during the summer through either the SFSP or the NSLP
and SBP. Schools that serve children meals during the summer through
the NSLP and SBP can choose to only serve meals to children enrolled in
summer school or utilize the Seamless Summer Option to provide meals to
children in the general community.
The current data reporting system for sponsors and State agencies
was designed primarily to process meal claims and not to track program
participation. FNS is interested in modifying the current reporting
system to better identify the number of eligible children the programs
are serving and assess the impacts of efforts to increase program
participation.
In addition to increasing the utility and accuracy of summer meal
program data collection, FNS is also interested in ensuring that data
is collected and reported to FNS in a timely manner. Although anecdotal
information is collected during program operations, the current data
reporting timeline does not provide FNS with accurate program
participation information until several months after the programs are
completed. Receiving more timely data would help FNS in its efforts to
improve program access. FNS recognizes that because many State
operating systems are more technologically advanced than when reporting
requirements were first implemented, changes to improve the timeliness
and utility of reporting requirements may be possible without imposing
significant additional burden on sponsors or State agencies.
In order to assess FNS efforts to increase access to the summer
meal programs, FNS would like to reexamine the current sponsor and
State agency reporting requirements for meal claims and participation
data, and the timeline for submitting this information. FNS is
interested in obtaining feedback about the reporting requirements for
the SFSP and for meals served during the summer through the NSLP and
SBP.
In accordance with SFSP regulations at 7 CFR part 225, sponsors
currently submit monthly claims to their State administering agencies
to receive reimbursement. These are due within 60 days following the
claim month. State agencies are required to submit data on SFSP
participation using the FNS-418--Report of the Summer Food Service
Program for Children--30 and 90 days following the month being
reported.
Schools that provide summer meals to eligible children through the
NSLP and SBP submit claims to the State agency using the same process
as that used during the regular school year. State agencies report
participation data on a monthly basis using the form FNS-10--Report of
School Program Operations. This is the same form submitted by schools
providing NSLP and SBP meals during the school year.
FNS' objective with this Request for Information is to receive
input from a broad spectrum of parties that may be affected by changes
to reporting requirements. These include site supervisors, sponsors,
school food authorities, State agency officials, summer partners, and
the general public. We are especially interested in current reporting
and data collection purposes, methods, and outcomes used by State
agencies, sponsors, and sites, which are in addition to those required
for completing and submitting FNS-10 and FNS-418. Finally, FNS has an
interest in working with sponsors and State agencies to collect data in
a more comprehensive, timely manner while also minimizing additional
reporting burden.
FNS intends to use the information it receives to propose
modifications to the current reporting requirements. Information
submitted will help FNS to modify the FNS-418 and FNS-10 to receive
more concrete data at an earlier stage in the reporting process. FNS
expects such changes to also require amendments to Program regulations.
To assist in the development of these changes, FNS is seeking input
regarding the following questions. FNS welcomes comments to all
questions below.
Summer Food Service Program Reporting
1. In order to more quickly assess participation during the summer,
would it be possible for sponsors to submit meal claims fewer than 60
days from the month being claimed?
a. Would it be possible for them to submit meal claims within 30
days of the close of the claim month?
b. Would reducing this time frame impact the accuracy of the claims
submitted? Please explain.
c. What challenges would arise due to a reduced submission period?
d. What additional technology and guidance would be required for
State
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agencies and sponsors to comply with new timeframes?
2. On average, what percentage of final meal claims have been
modified annually since the initial claim? Are modified final meal
claims usually higher or lower than the initial claims?
a. How often are meal claims revised?
b. Why are meal claims revised?
c. How often do sponsors appeal State imposed meal claim
disallowances? What are the outcomes of these appeals?
3. a. How accurate is the data for meals served which is submitted
by the State agency in the 30-day report when compared with the
subsequent 90-day report?
b. What accounts for the difference in actual (versus estimated)
meals served between the 30-day and 90-day reports?
4. The FNS-418 only requires State agencies to report the number of
sponsors, the number of sites, and the average daily attendance (ADA)
of sponsors for the month of July.
a. Would it be feasible for States to report this for every month
during the summer?
b. How much time would States need to report this to FNS after each
month?
5. FNS currently collects the ADA of sponsors, which is calculated
as the total number of meals served in a sponsor's primary meal service
during the claim period divided by the number of operating or meal
service days for that claim period.
a. Is this an effective method for calculating ADA?
b. Is the current reporting of ADA accurate at the sponsor and/or
State level?
c. How could ADA be calculated more accurately?
6. FNS is interested in tracking the number of unique children that
participate in the SFSP each day. Do you have any suggestions for how
this information could be captured and reported?
7. FNS is interested in tracking the number of meals served through
rural sites. Would it be feasible to separate ``self-prep'' meals
served from ``rural'' meals served on the FNS-418?
8. In your State, do sponsors submit meal claims electronically or
manually?
9. Are there any data that sponsors or State agencies currently
collect that are not reported to FNS?
a. If yes, please describe these data and how they are used.
b. Would sponsors and State agencies be able to regularly report
these data to FNS?
10. What are the best indicators or data elements to track changes
to program participation from the previous summer?
11. Please provide any additional information that would assist FNS
with understanding State agency and sponsor administrative capacities,
and how to enhance the quality and utility of the data collected while
also minimizing any additional reporting burden.
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Summer Meal
Reporting
Seamless Summer Option
1. Are schools able to easily separate the meal claims for children
served during the regular school year and children served through the
Seamless Summer Option? Could these meals be separately tracked on the
FNS-10?
2. Are there any State agency concerns about separately reporting
meals served to children through the Seamless Summer Option?
3. Please provide any additional information that would assist FNS
with understanding State agency and school administrative capacities,
and how to enhance the quality and utility of the data collected while
also minimizing the reporting burden. FNS is particularly interested in
receiving feedback from State agencies that already separately track
meals served through the Seamless Summer Option from those served
through NSLP during the traditional school year.
Serving Meals to Children Enrolled in Summer School
1. For schools that do not participate in the SFSP or the Seamless
Summer Option, but serve meals to children enrolled in summer school
through the NSLP and SBP, would it be feasible to separately report the
meals served to these children? Could these meals be separately tracked
on the FNS-10?
2. Please provide any additional information that would assist FNS
with understanding State agency and school administrative capacities,
and how to enhance the quality and utility of the data collected while
also minimizing any additional reporting burden.
FNS appreciates your thoughtful and responsive comments.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-05314 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
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