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March 18, 2015.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. 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
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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
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Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplementation Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP)
Employment & Training Study.
OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) serves as a safety net
for families who are having difficulty
obtaining adequate nutrition. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA),
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),
which administers SNAP, also
administers the SNAP Employment and
Training (E&T) Program to assist
members of households participating in
SNAP in gaining skills, training or
experience to ‘‘increase their ability to
obtain regular employment’’. The Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 authorizes the
USDA to conduct program research and
evaluation activities to ‘‘implement an
employment and training program
designed by the State agency and
approved by the Secretary for the
purpose of assisting members of
households participating in the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program in gaining skills, training,
work, or experience that will increase
their ability to obtain regular
employment (H.R. 2642, Pub. L. 113–
128, Sec. 6(d)(4), p. 34).’’
Need and Use of the Information: The
study is needed to provide Food and
Nutrition Service with information
about the characteristics of work
registrants, E&T participants, and the
providers that serve them. This
nationally representative study will
identify the characteristics of registrants
and participants, the challenges they
face and the E&T services available to
SNAP participants. The information
generated will help FNS understand
how these programs serve clients, what
participants need to develop their skills,
and whether current programs meet
clients’ needs. This study has three
objectives: (1) To provide FNS with a
detailed description of the
characteristics of SNAP work registrants
and SNAP E&T participants; (2) to
describe the needs and challenges faced
by registrants and participants in
finding and retaining employment in
the changing economy; and (3) to
describe the characteristics of the E&T
service providers and the types of
services available to participants.
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Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Individual or
households; Business or other for-profit;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 5,261.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 2,238.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Study on Nutrition
and Wellness Quality in Childcare
Settings (SNAQCS)
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), 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
Study on Nutrition and Wellness
Quality in Childcare Settings
(SNAQCS).
SUMMARY:
Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before May 22,
2015.
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.
DATES:
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Comments may be sent to: Joseph F.
Robare, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1004,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Joseph F. Robare at 703–305–2128 or
via email to joseph.robare@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 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, Room 1004,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Joseph F. Robare
at 703–305–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Study on Nutrition and
Wellness Quality in Childcare Settings
(SNAQCS).
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Abstract: Good nutrition is a key to
proper childhood development, but not
enough is known about the food
children are eating in childcare and
related programs. In 2011, 32.7 million
children were in a regular childcare
arrangement while their parents worked
or pursued other activities outside of the
home, according to the U.S. Census
Bureau. In recognition of the importance
of nutrition and physical activity in
childcare, Congress directed the USDA
to conduct a Study on Nutrition and
Wellness Quality in Childcare Settings
(SNAQCS) in Section 223 of the Healthy
Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010.
The objectives set out by Congress
encompass four broad topics: (1)
Nutritional quality of foods offered, (2)
physical activity, (3) sedentary activity,
and (4) barriers to and facilitators of
nutritional quality, physical activity,
and participation by childcare centers
and family day care homes in the Child
and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
For efficiency, USDA is coordinating the
collection of other important variables
with the section 223 data collection.
The intent of the study is to document
the quality of meals and snacks offered
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in childcare facilities, relative to the
current Dietary Guidelines for
Americans (DGA) which are prepared
by USDA and the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, and the
types of activities that might promote or
inhibit healthy weight and
development. The study will also
provide insights into how nutritional
quality and physical activity in
childcare might be improved. Lastly, the
study will collect data on the costs of
childcare meals and snacks in
relationship to CACFP reimbursements,
other funding, and meal quality.
The study will take place in the
context of heightened concern about
adequate nutrition, diet quality and
obesity in young children. These
concerns and developing knowledge
about nutritional requirements for
appropriate childhood growth, as
reflected in the updated 2010 DGA, led
the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Food
and Nutrition Board to recommend new
meal requirements for the CACFP in its
2010 report Child and Adult Care Food
Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for
All. USDA recently published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register to
update the CACFP meal requirements
based on these recommendations
(January 15, 2015; 80 FR 2037). While
USDA has not yet implemented new
CACFP meal requirements, the IOM
recommendations provide significant
benchmarks for assessing current meal
quality in the CACFP. Moreover, a
comparison between current meal
characteristics and the IOM
recommendations suggests the extent of
change that would be required to
implement the IOM recommendations.
The need for research to establish a
baseline of current meal characteristics
and quality in childcare settings is
acknowledged in the IOM report, as are
the challenges of technical assistance,
monitoring, and cost that would come
with the implementation of new meal
requirements. The proposed study will
directly address key research
recommendations from the IOM report.
The study seeks to collect a broad
range of data from a nationally
representative sample which would
include: (1) Sponsors, directors, food
preparers and/or provider staff of
childcare centers, family day care
homes, and after-school programs that
participate in the CACFP and those that
do not participate in CACFP; and (2)
children and parents of children
receiving care from CACFP childcare
centers, family day care homes, and
after-school programs during 2015–
2016. The sample is designed to provide
required levels of statistical precision
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and data quality while minimizing data
collection costs and respondent burden.
To address the study’s three broad
categories of research questions, the
data collection activities to be
undertaken subject to this notice will
include the following surveys, forms,
and interviews:
• Nutrition and wellness policies and
practices in childcare settings:
Æ Provider Web Survey
Æ Menu Survey
Æ Reference Portion Measurement
Form
Æ Table Waste Observation Form
• Child intake and weight status:
Æ Child Food Diary (completed by
parents)
Æ Standing Height and Weight Form
(collected by study staff)
Æ Infant Food Intake Form
Æ Parent Interview
• Cost of meals provided in CACFP
childcare setting:
Æ Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Survey
Æ Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Form
Æ Center Director Pre-visit Cost
Survey
Æ Sponsor Cost Interview
Æ Center Director Cost Interview
Æ Food Preparer Cost Interview
Æ Overhead and Equipment Cost
Worksheet
In addition, the study will include an
Environmental Observation Form and a
Meal Observation Form that will be
completed by study staff and do not
have any associated burden for study
participants.
Affected Public: Respondent
categories of affected public and the
corresponding study participants will
include: (a) Businesses (sample of
childcare providers); and (b) individual/
households (sample of children and
their parents/guardians).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,472. The total proposed final number
of unique respondents will include: (a)
3,753 sponsors, directors, food preparers
and/or provider staff of childcare
centers, family day care homes, and
after-school childcare providers
childcare that participate in the USDA
Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP), and non-participating
providers; (b) 3,000 children receiving
care from CACFP childcare centers,
family day care homes, and after-school
programs; (c) 4,175 parents of children
receiving care from CACFP childcare
centers, family day care homes, and
after-school childcare programs; and (d)
1,544 non-respondents.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Respondent: 1.91 annually. All
respondents will be asked to respond to
or complete instruments as follows: (a)
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Sponsors will be asked to complete the
Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Survey, the
Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Form, and the
Sponsor Cost Interview; (b) directors
will be asked to complete the Provider
Web Survey, the Center Director Previsit Cost Survey, the Center Director
Cost Interview, and the Overhead &
Equipment Cost Worksheet; (c) food
preparers will be asked to complete the
Menu Survey, the Reference Portion
Measurement Form, the Table Waste
Observation Form, and the Food
Preparer Cost Interview; (d) provider
staff will be asked to complete the Infant
Food Intake Form; (e) children will be
asked to cooperate with study staff who
will weigh and measure them for the
Standing Height and Weight Form; and
(f) parents will be asked to complete a
Parent Interview and the Child Food
Diary for a childcare day, a nonchildcare day, and a subsample will be
asked to complete a third diary which
could be either a childcare day or a nonchildcare day. All respondents will be
asked to respond to or complete each
instrument only once with the
exception of parents who will be asked
to complete a Child Food Diary on 2–
3 days.
Total annual
responses
Non-respondents ....
Directors .................
Non-respondents ....
Food preparers .......
Non-respondents ....
Food preparers .......
352
1,539
352
1,539
44
532
1
1
1
1
1
1
352
1,539
352
1,539
44
532
0.07
1.00
0.07
2.93
0.07
0.25
24.64
1,539.00
24.64
4,509.27
3.08
133.00
Non-respondents ....
Food preparers .......
Non-respondents ....
Provider staff ..........
Non-respondents ....
Sponsors ................
Non-respondents ....
Sponsors ................
Non-respondents ....
Directors .................
Non-respondents ....
Sponsors ................
Non-respondents ....
Directors .................
20
372
2
75
143
600
143
600
143
600
143
600
143
600
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
372
2
75
143
600
143
600
143
600
143
600
143
600
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.75
0.07
0.17
0.07
0.17
0.07
0.25
0.07
3.25
0.07
0.75
1.40
29.76
0.14
56.25
10.01
102.00
10.01
102.00
10.01
150.00
10.01
1,950.00
10.01
450.00
Non-respondents ....
Food preparers .......
143
600
1
1
143
600
0.07
0.5
10.01
300.00
Non-respondents ....
Directors .................
143
600
1
1
143
600
0.07
0.17
10.01
102.00
.................................
Non-respondents ....
Children (collected
by on-site study
staff).
Non-respondents ....
Parents (reporting
on children).
Non-respondents ....
Parents (reporting
on children).
Non-respondents ....
Parents (reporting
on children).
Non-respondents ....
Parents ...................
4,602
158
3,000
2.18
1
1
10,028
158
3,000
0.95
0.07
0.08
9,547.25
11.06
240.00
315
2,685
1
1
315
2,685
0.07
0.50
22.05
1,342.50
537
2,148
1
1
537
2,148
0.07
0.67
37.59
1,439.16
85
416
1
1
85
416
0.07
0.58
5.95
241.28
220
4,175
1
1
220
4,175
0.07
0.25
15.40
1,043.75
.................................
7,870
1.75
13,739
0.32
4,398.74
.................................
12,472
1.91
23,767
0.59
13,945.99
Respondents a
Businesses b ................
Provider Web Survey.
Menu Survey (online).
Reference Portion
Measurement
Form.
Table Waste Observation Form.
Infant Food Intake
Form.
Sponsor Pre-visit
Cost Survey.
Sponsor Pre-visit
Cost Form.
Center Director Previsit Cost Survey.
Sponsor Cost Interview (inperson).
Center Director Cost
Interview
(inperson).
Food Preparer Cost
Interview
(inperson).
Overhead & Equipment Cost Worksheet.
Subtotal Businesses
Individuals/Households
..................................
Standing Height and
Weight Form.
Individuals/Households
Child Food Diary
(Childcare day).
Individuals/Households
Child Food Diary
(Non-childcare
day).
Child Food Diary
(Third day).
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ...............
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Businesses b ................
Individuals/Households
Individuals/Households
Parent interview .......
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Subtotal Individ..................................
uals/Households.
Grand Total ...
..................................
Total annual
burden hours
estimate
(hours)
Frequency
of response
Affected public
Businesses b ................
Average
burden
hours
per
response
Estimated
number of
respondents
Data collection
activity
Businesses b ................
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
23,767.
Estimated Time per Response: 35
minutes (0.59 hours). The estimated
time of response varies from 4 minutes
(0.07 hours) to 195 minutes (3.25 hours)
depending on the respondent group, as
shown in the table below. These
estimates include time to read the initial
materials as well as follow-up activities.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 13,945.99 hours. See the
table below for estimated total annual
burden for each type of respondent.
Notes:
a In some cases, an alternate respondent may be called upon by the respondent to provide specific information to complete the data collection
activity. For example, the director may need specific information from a staff person involved in food preparation in order to complete the section
of the form asking about meal and snacks policies if he/she does not have this information.
b Most of the childcare providers that will be included in the study will be businesses, though some will be operated by school districts and thus
are public. No data are currently available to allow us to determine the percent that are businesses and the percent that are public. Similar to our
procedures for determining burden in other studies of this population, we have classified all providers as businesses.
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Dated: March 17, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the
Northeastern United States; Scoping
Process
ARCHITECTURAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public scoping
meetings.
AGENCY:
[Docket No. ATBCB–2013–0001]
RIN 3014–AA42
Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of charter renewal.
Notice is hereby given that
the Rail Vehicles Access Advisory
Committee’s (RVAAC) charter is being
renewed.
SUMMARY:
Paul
Beatty, Designated Federal Officer at
(202) 272–0012 (Voice); (202) 272–0072
(TTY). Electronic mail address: rvaac@
access-board.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant
to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463), and in accordance with Title 41 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, section
102–3.65(a), and following consultation
with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services
Administration, the RVAAC charter is
renewed. The Committee will provide
advice to the Access Board on revising
and updating our accessibility
guidelines issued pursuant to the
Americans with Disabilities Act for
transportation vehicles that operate on
fixed guideway systems (e.g., rapid rail,
light rail, commuter rail, intercity rail,
and high speed rail). Additionally, the
renewal of the RVAAC has been
determined to be essential to the work
of the Access Board and to be in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties required by law.
The Committee will continue to operate
in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and
the rules and regulations that
implement that Act.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
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ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific locations
of the
hearings.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
Comments: Comments will be taken at
all scoping hearings. A separate Federal
Register announcement will be
published soon that provides additional
information on how to make written
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold six
scoping hearings in April 2015 for an
Amendment to the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB). The
current focus of the amendment is to
consider alternatives to reduce the
capacities of the longfin squid and Illex
squid fleets as defined by vessels with
limited access permits. At the scoping
hearings the Council will also take any
general comments on MSB fishery
management, which could inform future
Council actions besides this
Amendment. There will also be a
separate written comment period for
Amendment scoping, which will be
described in an upcoming Federal
Register announcement as a ‘‘Notice of
Intent (NOI)’’ to potentially develop an
EIS that accompanies the Amendment.
That NOI will also contain information
regarding these scoping hearings, but to
provide the public with sufficient
advance notice of the hearings, this
notice is being published now since the
NOI will likely publish shortly before
the scoping hearings.
DATES: The meetings will be held over
several weeks between April 6, 2015
and April 21, 2015. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
SUMMARY:
Rail Vehicles Access Advisory
Committee
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Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
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526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting locations, webinar access, and
background materials. A scoping
document will be posted to the Council
Web site no later than March 24, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There will
be six scoping meetings (each lasting
approximately 1–2 hours depending on
attendance) with the following dates/
times/locations:
1. Monday, April 6, 2015, 4 p.m.,
Superior Trawl, 55 State Street,
Narragansett, RI 02882; telephone: (401)
782–1171.
2. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 5 p.m.,
Montauk Library, 871 Montauk
Highway, Montauk, NY 11954;
telephone: (631) 668–3377.
3. Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 5 p.m.,
Fairfield Inn, 185 MacArthur Dr., New
Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774)
634–2000.
4. Monday, April 13, 2015, 6 p.m.,
Congress Hall Hotel. 251 Beach Ave,
Cape May, NJ 08204, telephone: (888)
944–1816.
5. Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 5 p.m.,
Ocean Place Resort. 1 Ocean Blvd., Long
Branch, NJ, 07740; telephone: 732–571–
4000.
6. Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 6 p.m.,
This April 21, 2015 meeting will be
conducted via webinar accessible via
the internet from the Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org. The Virginia Marine
Resources Commission will also provide
in-person access to the webinar at its
office at: 2600 Washington Avenue, 4th
Floor, Newport News, VA 23607;
telephone: (757) 247–2200. Members of
the public may also attend in-person at
the Council office address (see
ADDRESSES) for this webinar meeting, if
they contact the Council by April 19,
2015. Please contact Jason Didden by
April 19, 2015 at jdidden@mafmc.org or
(302) 526–5254 if you would like to test/
confirm that your computer is set up to
access the webinar.
In the Council’s 2015 Implementation
Plan (available at https://www.mafmc.
org/strategic-plan/), the Council decided
to initiate an action on a ‘‘Squid
Capacity Amendment.’’ There is
considerable latent capacity in both the
longfin squid and Illex squid fisheries—
a small portion of vessels with limited
access squid permits account for most
landings in most years. The Council is
concerned that activation of this latent
capacity could cause problems in the
fishery such as racing to fish and
increased incidental catch of non-target
species. Accordingly, the Amendment is
likely to consider a variety of
approaches for reducing capacity in the
squid fisheries. Such approaches could
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Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Study on Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Childcare
Settings (SNAQCS)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), 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 collection is a new collection for the Study on Nutrition and
Wellness Quality in Childcare Settings (SNAQCS).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
May 22, 2015.
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.
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Comments may be sent to: Joseph F. Robare, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1004, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted via fax to
the attention of Joseph F. Robare at 703-305-2128 or via email to
joseph.robare@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 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,
Room 1004, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Joseph F.
Robare at 703-305-2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Study on Nutrition and Wellness Quality in Childcare
Settings (SNAQCS).
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not Yet Assigned.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Abstract: Good nutrition is a key to proper childhood development,
but not enough is known about the food children are eating in childcare
and related programs. In 2011, 32.7 million children were in a regular
childcare arrangement while their parents worked or pursued other
activities outside of the home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In
recognition of the importance of nutrition and physical activity in
childcare, Congress directed the USDA to conduct a Study on Nutrition
and Wellness Quality in Childcare Settings (SNAQCS) in Section 223 of
the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010. The objectives set
out by Congress encompass four broad topics: (1) Nutritional quality of
foods offered, (2) physical activity, (3) sedentary activity, and (4)
barriers to and facilitators of nutritional quality, physical activity,
and participation by childcare centers and family day care homes in the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). For efficiency, USDA is
coordinating the collection of other important variables with the
section 223 data collection. The intent of the study is to document the
quality of meals and snacks offered in childcare facilities, relative
to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) which are
prepared by USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
and the types of activities that might promote or inhibit healthy
weight and development. The study will also provide insights into how
nutritional quality and physical activity in childcare might be
improved. Lastly, the study will collect data on the costs of childcare
meals and snacks in relationship to CACFP reimbursements, other
funding, and meal quality.
The study will take place in the context of heightened concern
about adequate nutrition, diet quality and obesity in young children.
These concerns and developing knowledge about nutritional requirements
for appropriate childhood growth, as reflected in the updated 2010 DGA,
led the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board to
recommend new meal requirements for the CACFP in its 2010 report Child
and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning Dietary Guidance for All. USDA
recently published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to update
the CACFP meal requirements based on these recommendations (January 15,
2015; 80 FR 2037). While USDA has not yet implemented new CACFP meal
requirements, the IOM recommendations provide significant benchmarks
for assessing current meal quality in the CACFP. Moreover, a comparison
between current meal characteristics and the IOM recommendations
suggests the extent of change that would be required to implement the
IOM recommendations. The need for research to establish a baseline of
current meal characteristics and quality in childcare settings is
acknowledged in the IOM report, as are the challenges of technical
assistance, monitoring, and cost that would come with the
implementation of new meal requirements. The proposed study will
directly address key research recommendations from the IOM report.
The study seeks to collect a broad range of data from a nationally
representative sample which would include: (1) Sponsors, directors,
food preparers and/or provider staff of childcare centers, family day
care homes, and after-school programs that participate in the CACFP and
those that do not participate in CACFP; and (2) children and parents of
children receiving care from CACFP childcare centers, family day care
homes, and after-school programs during 2015-2016. The sample is
designed to provide required levels of statistical precision and data
quality while minimizing data collection costs and respondent burden.
To address the study's three broad categories of research
questions, the data collection activities to be undertaken subject to
this notice will include the following surveys, forms, and interviews:
Nutrition and wellness policies and practices in childcare
settings:
[cir] Provider Web Survey
[cir] Menu Survey
[cir] Reference Portion Measurement Form
[cir] Table Waste Observation Form
Child intake and weight status:
[cir] Child Food Diary (completed by parents)
[cir] Standing Height and Weight Form (collected by study staff)
[cir] Infant Food Intake Form
[cir] Parent Interview
Cost of meals provided in CACFP childcare setting:
[cir] Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Survey
[cir] Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Form
[cir] Center Director Pre-visit Cost Survey
[cir] Sponsor Cost Interview
[cir] Center Director Cost Interview
[cir] Food Preparer Cost Interview
[cir] Overhead and Equipment Cost Worksheet
In addition, the study will include an Environmental Observation
Form and a Meal Observation Form that will be completed by study staff
and do not have any associated burden for study participants.
Affected Public: Respondent categories of affected public and the
corresponding study participants will include: (a) Businesses (sample
of childcare providers); and (b) individual/households (sample of
children and their parents/guardians).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,472. The total proposed final
number of unique respondents will include: (a) 3,753 sponsors,
directors, food preparers and/or provider staff of childcare centers,
family day care homes, and after-school childcare providers childcare
that participate in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),
and non-participating providers; (b) 3,000 children receiving care from
CACFP childcare centers, family day care homes, and after-school
programs; (c) 4,175 parents of children receiving care from CACFP
childcare centers, family day care homes, and after-school childcare
programs; and (d) 1,544 non-respondents.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: 1.91 annually. All
respondents will be asked to respond to or complete instruments as
follows: (a)
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Sponsors will be asked to complete the Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Survey,
the Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Form, and the Sponsor Cost Interview; (b)
directors will be asked to complete the Provider Web Survey, the Center
Director Pre-visit Cost Survey, the Center Director Cost Interview, and
the Overhead & Equipment Cost Worksheet; (c) food preparers will be
asked to complete the Menu Survey, the Reference Portion Measurement
Form, the Table Waste Observation Form, and the Food Preparer Cost
Interview; (d) provider staff will be asked to complete the Infant Food
Intake Form; (e) children will be asked to cooperate with study staff
who will weigh and measure them for the Standing Height and Weight
Form; and (f) parents will be asked to complete a Parent Interview and
the Child Food Diary for a childcare day, a non-childcare day, and a
subsample will be asked to complete a third diary which could be either
a childcare day or a non-childcare day. All respondents will be asked
to respond to or complete each instrument only once with the exception
of parents who will be asked to complete a Child Food Diary on 2-3
days.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 23,767.
Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes (0.59 hours). The estimated
time of response varies from 4 minutes (0.07 hours) to 195 minutes
(3.25 hours) depending on the respondent group, as shown in the table
below. These estimates include time to read the initial materials as
well as follow-up activities.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 13,945.99 hours. See
the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type of
respondent.
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Average Total annual
Data collection Estimated Frequency Total burden burden hours
Affected public activity Respondents \a\ number of of response annual hours per estimate
respondents responses response (hours)
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Businesses \b\...................... Provider Web Survey.... Non-respondents........ 352 1 352 0.07 24.64
Directors.............. 1,539 1 1,539 1.00 1,539.00
Businesses \b\...................... Menu Survey (online)... Non-respondents........ 352 1 352 0.07 24.64
Food preparers......... 1,539 1 1,539 2.93 4,509.27
Businesses \b\...................... Reference Portion Non-respondents........ 44 1 44 0.07 3.08
Measurement Form. Food preparers......... 532 1 532 0.25 133.00
Businesses \b\...................... Table Waste Observation Non-respondents........ 20 1 20 0.07 1.40
Form. Food preparers......... 372 1 372 0.08 29.76
Businesses \b\...................... Infant Food Intake Form Non-respondents........ 2 1 2 0.07 0.14
Provider staff......... 75 1 75 0.75 56.25
Businesses \b\...................... Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
Survey. Sponsors............... 600 1 600 0.17 102.00
Businesses \b\...................... Sponsor Pre-visit Cost Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
Form. Sponsors............... 600 1 600 0.17 102.00
Businesses \b\...................... Center Director Pre- Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
visit Cost Survey. Directors.............. 600 1 600 0.25 150.00
Businesses \b\..................... Sponsor Cost Interview Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
(inperson). Sponsors............... 600 1 600 3.25 1,950.00
Businesses \b\...................... Center Director Cost Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
Interview (inperson). Directors.............. 600 1 600 0.75 450.00
Businesses \b\...................... Food Preparer Cost Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
Interview (inperson). Food preparers......... 600 1 600 0.5 300.00
Businesses \b\...................... Overhead & Equipment Non-respondents........ 143 1 143 0.07 10.01
Cost Worksheet. Directors.............. 600 1 600 0.17 102.00
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Subtotal Businesses............... ....................... ....................... 4,602 2.18 10,028 0.95 9,547.25
Individuals/Households.............. Standing Height and Non-respondents........ 158 1 158 0.07 11.06
Weight Form. Children (collected by 3,000 1 3,000 0.08 240.00
on-site study staff).
Individuals/Households.............. Child Food Diary Non-respondents........ 315 1 315 0.07 22.05
(Childcare day). Parents (reporting on 2,685 1 2,685 0.50 1,342.50
children).
Individuals/Households.............. Child Food Diary (Non- Non-respondents........ 537 1 537 0.07 37.59
childcare day). Parents (reporting on 2,148 1 2,148 0.67 1,439.16
children).
Individuals/Households.............. Child Food Diary (Third Non-respondents........ 85 1 85 0.07 5.95
day). Parents (reporting on 416 1 416 0.58 241.28
children).
Individuals/Households.............. Parent interview....... Non-respondents........ 220 1 220 0.07 15.40
Parents................ 4,175 1 4,175 0.25 1,043.75
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Subtotal Individuals/Households. ....................... ....................... 7,870 1.75 13,739 0.32 4,398.74
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Grand Total................. ....................... ....................... 12,472 1.91 23,767 0.59 13,945.99
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Notes:
\a\ In some cases, an alternate respondent may be called upon by the respondent to provide specific information to complete the data collection
activity. For example, the director may need specific information from a staff person involved in food preparation in order to complete the section of
the form asking about meal and snacks policies if he/she does not have this information.
\b\ Most of the childcare providers that will be included in the study will be businesses, though some will be operated by school districts and thus are
public. No data are currently available to allow us to determine the percent that are businesses and the percent that are public. Similar to our
procedures for determining burden in other studies of this population, we have classified all providers as businesses.
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Dated: March 17, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06592 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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