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The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data usage
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
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system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next 3-years:
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual responses: 30,000.
Estimated time per response: 60
minutes.
Burden hours: 30,000.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—Determining
Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price
Meals and Free Milk
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this information collection. This is a
revision of a currently approved
collection for determining eligibility for
free and reduced price meals and free
milk as stated in 7 CFR part 245. These
federal requirements affect eligibility
under the National School Lunch
Program, School Breakfast Program, and
the Special Milk Program and are also
applicable to the Child and Adult Care
Food Program and the Summer Food
Service Program when individual
eligibility must be established. The
current approval for the information
collection burden associated with 7 CFR
part 245 expires on April 30, 2016. The
revisions being requested are primarily
adjustments due to updating the number
of respondents.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by March 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions 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
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: Sarah
Smith-Holmes, Director of Program
Monitoring and Operational Support
Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia
22302–1594. 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 (OMB)
approval, and will become a matter of
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director of
Program Monitoring and Operational
Support Division; Sarah.SmithHolmes@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 245—Determining
Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price
Meals and Free Milk in Schools.
OMB Number: 0584–0026.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service administers the National School
Lunch Program, the School Breakfast
Program, and the Special Milk Program
as mandated by the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.), and
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). Per
7 CFR part 245, schools participating in
these meal and milk programs must
make free and reduced price meals and
free milk available to eligible children.
This information collection obtains
eligibility information for free and
reduced price meals and free milk and
also incorporates verification
procedures as required to confirm
eligibility. The Programs are
administered at the State and local
educational agency levels and
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operations include direct certification,
the submission of household size and
income applications for school meal/
milk benefits, record maintenance, and
public notification. The information
collection burden associated with this
revision is summarized in the chart
below. The difference in burden is
mainly due to updating the number of
participating school food authorities
and local educational agencies and the
number of households having to submit
an application. All of the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements associated
with this information collection are
currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget and are in
force. This is a revision of the currently
approved information collection.
Affected Public: State Agencies,
School Food Authorities, Schools, and
Individuals/Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,449,186 (56 SAs, 19,822 SFAs,
5,390,000 households).
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.035.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
16,540,513.
Estimated Hours per Response:
0.0580889.
(b)
Estimated
number
respondents
(a)
Affected public
(c)
Estimated
number
responses per
respondent
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 947,920.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 5,958.
Estimated Total Annual Public
Disclosure Burden: 6,943.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
960,821.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 245:
966,023.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested with this renewal): ¥5,202.
Refer to the following table for
estimated annual burden per each type
of respondent:
(d)
Estimated
total annual
responses
(b × c)
(e)
Estimated
hours per
response
(f)
Estimated
total annual
burden hours
(d × e)
Reporting
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities .......................................................
Individuals/Households ........................................................
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
56
19,600
5,390,000
5,409,656
5.018
557.247
1.03
3.045
281
10,922,050
5,551,000
16,473,331
0.637
0.025
0.121
0.058
179
274,741
673,000
947,920
125.772
1.056
1.398
6,792
20,692
27,484
0.249
0.206
0.217
1,691
4,267
5,958
1
2
2
54
39,644
39,698
0.100
0.175
0.17
5
6,938
6,943
Recordkeeping
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities .......................................................
Total Recordkeeping Burden ........................................
54
19,600
19,654
Public Notification
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities .......................................................
Total Recordkeeping Burden ........................................
54
19,822
19,876
Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
Reporting ..............................................................................
Recordkeeping .....................................................................
Public Disclosure .................................................................
5,409,656
19,654
19,876
3.045
1.398
2
16,473,331
27,484
39,698
0.058
0.217
0.17
947,920
5,958
6,943
Total Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Public Disclosure Burden ...............................................................
5,449,186
........................
16,540,513
........................
960,821
Dated: December 29, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Summer Food Service Program 2016
Reimbursement Rates
Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice informs the public
of the annual adjustments to the
reimbursement rates for meals served in
SUMMARY:
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the Summer Food Service Program for
Children. These adjustments address
changes in the Consumer Price Index, as
required under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act. The 2016
reimbursement rates are presented as a
combined set of rates to highlight
simplified cost accounting procedures.
The 2016 rates are also presented
individually, as separate operating and
administrative rates of reimbursement,
to show the effect of the Consumer Price
Index adjustment on each rate.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Hortin, Program Monitoring and
Operational Support Division, Child
Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
PO 00000
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Suite 628, Alexandria, Virginia 22302;
703–305–4375.
The
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
is listed in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance under No. 10.559
and is subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372, which requires
intergovernmental consultation with
State and local officials. (See, 2 CFR part
415 and final rule-related notice
published at 48 FR 29114, June 24,
1983.)
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3518, no new recordkeeping or
reporting requirements have been
included that are subject to approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price
Meals and Free Milk
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 information collection. This is a revision of a currently
approved collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced
price meals and free milk as stated in 7 CFR part 245. These federal
requirements affect eligibility under the National School Lunch
Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Special Milk Program and are
also applicable to the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer
Food Service Program when individual eligibility must be established.
The current approval for the information collection burden associated
with 7 CFR part 245 expires on April 30, 2016. The revisions being
requested are primarily adjustments due to updating the number of
respondents.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by March 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions 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 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: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director of Program
Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594. 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 (OMB) approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director of
Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division; Sarah.Smith-Holmes@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 245--Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced
Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools.
OMB Number: 0584-0026.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2016.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Service administers the National
School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Special
Milk Program as mandated by the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.), and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). Per 7 CFR
part 245, schools participating in these meal and milk programs must
make free and reduced price meals and free milk available to eligible
children. This information collection obtains eligibility information
for free and reduced price meals and free milk and also incorporates
verification procedures as required to confirm eligibility. The
Programs are administered at the State and local educational agency
levels and
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operations include direct certification, the submission of household
size and income applications for school meal/milk benefits, record
maintenance, and public notification. The information collection burden
associated with this revision is summarized in the chart below. The
difference in burden is mainly due to updating the number of
participating school food authorities and local educational agencies
and the number of households having to submit an application. All of
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with this
information collection are currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget and are in force. This is a revision of the
currently approved information collection.
Affected Public: State Agencies, School Food Authorities, Schools,
and Individuals/Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,449,186 (56 SAs, 19,822 SFAs,
5,390,000 households).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.035.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 16,540,513.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.0580889.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 947,920.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 5,958.
Estimated Total Annual Public Disclosure Burden: 6,943.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 960,821.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 245: 966,023.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested with this renewal): -5,202.
Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden per each
type of respondent:
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(c) Estimated (d) Estimated (f) Estimated
(b) Estimated number total annual (e) Estimated total annual
(a) Affected public number responses per responses (b x hours per burden hours
respondents respondent c) response (d x e)
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Reporting
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State Agencies.................. 56 5.018 281 0.637 179
School Food Authorities......... 19,600 557.247 10,922,050 0.025 274,741
Individuals/Households.......... 5,390,000 1.03 5,551,000 0.121 673,000
Total Reporting Burden...... 5,409,656 3.045 16,473,331 0.058 947,920
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Recordkeeping
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State Agencies.................. 54 125.772 6,792 0.249 1,691
School Food Authorities......... 19,600 1.056 20,692 0.206 4,267
Total Recordkeeping Burden.. 19,654 1.398 27,484 0.217 5,958
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Public Notification
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State Agencies.................. 54 1 54 0.100 5
School Food Authorities......... 19,822 2 39,644 0.175 6,938
Total Recordkeeping Burden.. 19,876 2 39,698 0.17 6,943
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Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
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Reporting....................... 5,409,656 3.045 16,473,331 0.058 947,920
Recordkeeping................... 19,654 1.398 27,484 0.217 5,958
Public Disclosure............... 19,876 2 39,698 0.17 6,943
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Total Reporting, 5,449,186 .............. 16,540,513 .............. 960,821
Recordkeeping, and Public
Disclosure Burden..........
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Dated: December 29, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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