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legislative exemptions related to the
Paperwork Reduction Act for those
other FSA programs, currently NAP is
the only FSA program for which the
report of acreage requires approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Therefore, FSA determined that instead
of continuing 2 separate approvals, it
would be better to consolidate the
information collection requests into a
single NAP approval. When FSA
submits the information collection
request to OMB, FSA will submit a
consolidated request to revise the OMB
approval for control number 0560–0175
and will discontinue OMB control
number 0560–0004 when OMB
approves the revised information
collection request for control number
0560–0175.
FSA is revising the currently
approved information collection
because the total annual burden hours is
expected to increase due to the merging
the information collection request of
Report of Acreage for NAP (0560–0004)
with the information collection request
of 0560–0175. FSA is also revising the
estimates currently approved for OMB
control number 0560–0175 to the
numbers to reflect current respondents.
The information collection request
approved under OMB control number
0560–0004 will be discontinued upon
the OMB approval of the revised
information collection request for OMB
control number 0560–0175.
The formula used to calculate the
total burden hours is ‘‘the estimated
average time per response (including
travel time)’’ times ‘‘the total estimated
annual response.’’
Type of Respondents: Producers of
commercial crops or other agricultural
commodities (except livestock).
Estimated Annual Burden: Public
reporting burden for this information
collection is estimated to average 1.63
hours per response. The average travel
time, which is included in the total
annual burden, is estimated to be 1 hour
per respondent.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 72,294.
Estimated Annual Number of
Reponses per Respondent: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
574,402.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 933,528.
We are requesting comments on all
aspects of this information collection to
help us to:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of FSA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s
estimate of burden including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
(4) 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Val Dolcini,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation, and Administrator, Farm
Service Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Requested—Review of Child
Nutrition Data and Analysis for
Program Management
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), 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 proposed information collection.
This is a new collection to review and
document State and School Food
Authority (SFA) National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast
Program (SBP) Management Information
Systems (MIS) in order to provide FNS
with a baseline assessment of the MIS
system and to inform FNS regarding
how States and SFAs use data systems
beyond fulfilling FNS reporting
requirements.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before March 21,
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 shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
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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.
Comments may be submitted 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 Dennis Ranalli, Social
Science Policy Analyst, Office of Policy
Support, FNS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be emailed to
dennis.ranalli@fns.usda.gov.
All information properly and timely
submitted, using one of the methods
described above, in response to this
request 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.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the FNS office
located at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302, Room 1014,
during regular business hours (8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) 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 Dennis Ranalli at
703–305–2149 or dennis.ranalli@
fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Review of Child Nutrition Data
and Analysis for Program Management.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act of 1946 and
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 provide the
legislative authority for the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) and
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School Breakfast Program (SBP). These
programs provide federal financial
assistance and USDA foods to public
and non-profit private schools and
residential childcare institutions to
facilitate serving meals that meet
nutritional standards. At the State level,
State education agencies (SEAs)
administer NSLP/SBP. At the local
level, School Food Authorities (SFAs)
operate these programs through
agreements with SEAs. SFAs use
Management Information Systems (MIS)
of varying levels of sophistication to
collect the range of information required
to implement and manage school food
service programs.
The information SFAs collect include
meal production, labor cost, food cost,
inventory and other data needed to
manage their operations. SFAs also
collect reimbursable meal counts and
other information for obtaining NSLP/
SBP reimbursements and meeting State
reporting requirements. SFAs are
accountable for meeting NSLP/SBP
standards, maintaining food safety
standards, ensuring proper use of funds,
and managing meal services within a
budget.
Current State and federal data
collection requirements for the NSLP/
SBP have grown from manual paperbased reporting and early computer eras
that were characterized by concerns to
minimize paperwork and reporting
burden. While SFAs collect a wide array
of data to enhance local administration,
SEAs request and aggregate a subset of
this data and ultimately report only a
small part of it to the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) as State data.
The purpose of this study is to review
and document the management
information systems of State education
agencies and School Food Authorities.
Specifically, the study will present a
baseline assessment of the MIS systems
based on data collected:
D Objective 1: Determine the baseline
‘‘as is’’ functionality of State education
agencies (SEA) and School Food
Authority (SFA) National School Lunch
Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast
Program (SBP) data management
information systems.
D Objective 2: Assess when State and
local NSLP/SBP data management
information systems were developed,
and the expected longevity of these
systems.
D Objective 3: Determine the typical
costs of developing, maintaining,
modifying and replacing State and local
NSLP/SBP data management
information systems.
D Objective 4: Outline the data
elements that State and SFA NSLP/SBP
data management systems collect and
generate, beyond those reported to FNS,
to administer and manage the NSLP and
SBP at the State and SFA levels.
D Objective 5: Assess what proportion
of States and SFAs collect or generate
NSLP/SBP management data that they
do not report to FNS.
D Objective 6: Describe how long these
data elements are retained and how
frequently they are updated.
D Objective 7: Determine the functions
that these data element serve. Describe
the types of access, analysis, and
standard or ad-hoc report generation
supported by State and local NSLP/SBP
data systems.
D Objective 8: Describe the technical
and other challenges SFA and State
administrators face in NSLP/SBP data
collection, aggregation, and reporting.
Describe the perceptions of these
officials of the quality of the reported
data.
The purpose of this project is to review
and document SFA and State NSLP/SBP
management information systems by
conducting:
1. A census of all State agencies
responsible for administering NSLP/
SBP, and
2. A Web survey of a nationally
representative sample of small, medium
and large SFAs.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government. Respondent groups
identified include: (1) Data managers
from State agencies that administer
school meal programs in all 50 States
and the District of Columbia and (2) a
sample of SFA administrators or data
managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of unique
respondents is 5,091. FNS expects that
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Respondent
Frequency of
response
(annually)
one representative from each State
school meals agency will participate in
the State agency survey. In addition,
FNS expects that two respondents from
each SFA will be needed to complete
the SFA survey because this survey will
seek information on a range of aspects
of the MIS of SFAs. Based on this, FNS
estimates that the total number of
unique respondents for this study will
include 51 representatives from State
school meals agencies; 4,032
administrators and data managers from
small, medium, and large SFAs; and
1,008 non-respondents. The study will
contact 2,520 SFAs with an expected
response rate of 80%, which will result
in 2,016 completed Web surveys.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per
Respondent: 3.16.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
16,062.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes (0.17 hours). The estimated
response time varies from three minutes
to one hour. The census of State school
meal agencies will take 60 minutes (1
hour) to complete. All representatives
will receive prior notification of the
survey. The estimated burden of this
notification is 5 minutes (0.08 hours).
For the Web survey of SFAs, all
potential respondents will receive prior
notification, which will require 5
minutes (0.08 hours) to read. It is
anticipated that two respondents from
each SFA will respond—the
administrator and data manager.
Estimated time of response for SFA
administrators is 12 minutes (0.2 hours).
The estimated time of response for SFA
data managers (or equivalent) is 48
minutes (0.8 hours). Estimated time for
non-respondents is 3 minutes (0.05
hours). Non-respondents include those
who attempt the survey but do not
complete or decline to participate.
There will be three follow-up activities
for both the census and the Web survey.
The estimated burden for each followup activity is 3 minutes (0.05 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,743.09 hours.
See the table below for estimated total
annual burden for each type of
respondent.
Total annual
responses
(Col. bxc)
Estimated avg.
# of hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(Col. dxe)
0.08
1.00
0.05
0.05
0.05
4.08
51.00
1.79
1.40
1.02
Census
Census Notification ..............................................................
Representative of State school meals agencies .................
Census Follow-up 1 .............................................................
Census Follow-up 2 .............................................................
Census Follow-up 3 .............................................................
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respondent
Respondent
Frequency of
response
(annually)
Total annual
responses
(Col. bxc)
Estimated avg.
# of hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
(Col. dxe)
Web Survey
Survey Notification ...............................................................
School Food Authority Administrator ...................................
Survey Follow-up 1 (Administrator and Data Manager) ......
Survey Follow-up 2 (Administrator and Data Manager) ......
Survey Follow-up 3 (Administrator and Data Manager) ......
School Food Authority Data Manager (or equivalent) .........
School Food Authority Administrator (Attempted)—NonResponse .........................................................................
School Food Authority Data Manager (or equivalent)—
Non-Response ..................................................................
Total Reporting Burden .............................................
Dated: January 13, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Forestry Research Advisory Council
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forestry Research
Advisory Council (FRAC) will meet in
Washington, DC The Council is required
by Section 1441 of the Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981 to provide advice to
the Secretary of Agriculture on
accomplishing efficiently the purposes
of the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C.
582a, et seq.), commonly known as the
McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The
Council also provides advice relative to
the Forest Service research program,
authorized by the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Research Act of
1978 (Pub. L. 95–307, 92 Stat. 353, as
amended; 16 U.S.C. 1600 (note)). FRAC
information can be found at the
following Web site: https://fs.fed.us/
research/about/forestry-researchcouncil/.
DATES: The meeting will be held
February 23–24, 2016, at the following
times:
• February 23, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.–
4:30 p.m.
• February 24, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.–
11:30 a.m.
All FRAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the USDA Forest Service—Washington
Office, Yates Building, Leopold Training
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2,743.09
Room (2SE01), 201 14th Street
Southwest, Washington, DC.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received at USDA Forest
Service—Washington Office. Please call
ahead to 202–205–1665 to facilitate
entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.
Stephen Hart, FRAC Designated Federal
Officer, by phone at 202–205–0844 or
via email at shart@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Discuss current and emerging
forestry and natural resources research
issues;
2. Provide a presentation and
discussion on budget outlooks and
program priorities of the USDA Forest
Service Research and Development and
USDA National Institute of Food and
Agriculture; including the McIntireStennis Cooperative Forestry Research
Program; and
3. Discuss anticipated matters that
may include USDA engagement in
natural resources-related research and
education, partnerships with other
agencies, indisciplinary research,
research in urban forestry, wood
products development, and landscapescale forest management.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
oral statement should request in writing
by February 16, 2016, to be scheduled
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on the agenda. Anyone who would like
to bring related matters to the attention
of the committee may file written
statements with the committee staff
before or after the meeting. Written
comments and requests for time to make
oral comments must be sent to W.
Stephen Hart, FRAC Designated Federal
Officer, USDA Forest Service, Research
and Development, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Mail Stop 1120,
Washington, DC 20250–1120; via
fascimile to 202–401–1189, or via email
at shart@fs.fed.us.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices
or other reasonable accommodation for
access to the facility or proceedings by
contacting the person listed in the
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed
on a case by case basis.
Dated: January 12, 2016.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Acting Deputy Chief, Research &
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Requested--Review of Child Nutrition Data and Analysis for
Program Management
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment
on this proposed information collection. This is a new collection to
review and document State and School Food Authority (SFA) National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Management Information Systems (MIS) in order to provide FNS with a
baseline assessment of the MIS system and to inform FNS regarding how
States and SFAs use data systems beyond fulfilling FNS reporting
requirements.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
March 21, 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 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.
Comments may be submitted 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 Dennis Ranalli,
Social Science Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Support, FNS, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be emailed to
dennis.ranalli@fns.usda.gov.
All information properly and timely submitted, using one of the
methods described above, in response to this request 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.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the FNS
office located at 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302,
Room 1014, during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday). All responses to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
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 Dennis
Ranalli at 703-305-2149 or dennis.ranalli@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Review of Child Nutrition Data and Analysis for Program
Management.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act of 1946
and Child Nutrition Act of 1966 provide the legislative authority for
the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and
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School Breakfast Program (SBP). These programs provide federal
financial assistance and USDA foods to public and non-profit private
schools and residential childcare institutions to facilitate serving
meals that meet nutritional standards. At the State level, State
education agencies (SEAs) administer NSLP/SBP. At the local level,
School Food Authorities (SFAs) operate these programs through
agreements with SEAs. SFAs use Management Information Systems (MIS) of
varying levels of sophistication to collect the range of information
required to implement and manage school food service programs.
The information SFAs collect include meal production, labor cost,
food cost, inventory and other data needed to manage their operations.
SFAs also collect reimbursable meal counts and other information for
obtaining NSLP/SBP reimbursements and meeting State reporting
requirements. SFAs are accountable for meeting NSLP/SBP standards,
maintaining food safety standards, ensuring proper use of funds, and
managing meal services within a budget.
Current State and federal data collection requirements for the
NSLP/SBP have grown from manual paper-based reporting and early
computer eras that were characterized by concerns to minimize paperwork
and reporting burden. While SFAs collect a wide array of data to
enhance local administration, SEAs request and aggregate a subset of
this data and ultimately report only a small part of it to the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) as State data.
The purpose of this study is to review and document the management
information systems of State education agencies and School Food
Authorities. Specifically, the study will present a baseline assessment
of the MIS systems based on data collected:
[ssquf] Objective 1: Determine the baseline ``as is'' functionality
of State education agencies (SEA) and School Food Authority (SFA)
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast Program (SBP)
data management information systems.
[ssquf] Objective 2: Assess when State and local NSLP/SBP data
management information systems were developed, and the expected
longevity of these systems.
[ssquf] Objective 3: Determine the typical costs of developing,
maintaining, modifying and replacing State and local NSLP/SBP data
management information systems.
[ssquf] Objective 4: Outline the data elements that State and SFA
NSLP/SBP data management systems collect and generate, beyond those
reported to FNS, to administer and manage the NSLP and SBP at the State
and SFA levels.
[ssquf] Objective 5: Assess what proportion of States and SFAs
collect or generate NSLP/SBP management data that they do not report to
FNS.
[ssquf] Objective 6: Describe how long these data elements are
retained and how frequently they are updated.
[ssquf] Objective 7: Determine the functions that these data
element serve. Describe the types of access, analysis, and standard or
ad-hoc report generation supported by State and local NSLP/SBP data
systems.
[ssquf] Objective 8: Describe the technical and other challenges
SFA and State administrators face in NSLP/SBP data collection,
aggregation, and reporting. Describe the perceptions of these officials
of the quality of the reported data.
The purpose of this project is to review and document SFA and State
NSLP/SBP management information systems by conducting:
1. A census of all State agencies responsible for administering
NSLP/SBP, and
2. A Web survey of a nationally representative sample of small,
medium and large SFAs.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government. Respondent
groups identified include: (1) Data managers from State agencies that
administer school meal programs in all 50 States and the District of
Columbia and (2) a sample of SFA administrators or data managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
unique respondents is 5,091. FNS expects that one representative from
each State school meals agency will participate in the State agency
survey. In addition, FNS expects that two respondents from each SFA
will be needed to complete the SFA survey because this survey will seek
information on a range of aspects of the MIS of SFAs. Based on this,
FNS estimates that the total number of unique respondents for this
study will include 51 representatives from State school meals agencies;
4,032 administrators and data managers from small, medium, and large
SFAs; and 1,008 non-respondents. The study will contact 2,520 SFAs with
an expected response rate of 80%, which will result in 2,016 completed
Web surveys.
Estimated Frequency of Responses per Respondent: 3.16.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 16,062.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes (0.17 hours). The estimated
response time varies from three minutes to one hour. The census of
State school meal agencies will take 60 minutes (1 hour) to complete.
All representatives will receive prior notification of the survey. The
estimated burden of this notification is 5 minutes (0.08 hours). For
the Web survey of SFAs, all potential respondents will receive prior
notification, which will require 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to read. It is
anticipated that two respondents from each SFA will respond--the
administrator and data manager. Estimated time of response for SFA
administrators is 12 minutes (0.2 hours). The estimated time of
response for SFA data managers (or equivalent) is 48 minutes (0.8
hours). Estimated time for non-respondents is 3 minutes (0.05 hours).
Non-respondents include those who attempt the survey but do not
complete or decline to participate. There will be three follow-up
activities for both the census and the Web survey. The estimated burden
for each follow-up activity is 3 minutes (0.05 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,743.09 hours.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type
of respondent.
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Frequency of Total annual Estimated avg. Estimated
Respondent Estimated # response responses # of hours per total hours
respondent (annually) (Col. bxc) response (Col. dxe)
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Census
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Census Notification............. 51 1 51 0.08 4.08
Representative of State school 51 1 51 1.00 51.00
meals agencies.................
Census Follow-up 1.............. 36 1 36 0.05 1.79
Census Follow-up 2.............. 28 1 28 0.05 1.40
Census Follow-up 3.............. 20 1 20 0.05 1.02
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Web Survey
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Survey Notification............. 2,520 1 2,520 0.08 201.60
School Food Authority 2,016 1 2,016 0.20 403.20
Administrator..................
Survey Follow-up 1 3,528 1 3,528 0.05 176.40
(Administrator and Data
Manager).......................
Survey Follow-up 2 2,772 1 2,772 0.05 138.60
(Administrator and Data
Manager).......................
Survey Follow-up 3 2,016 1 2,016 0.05 100.80
(Administrator and Data
Manager).......................
School Food Authority Data 2,016 1 2,016 0.80 1,612.80
Manager (or equivalent)........
School Food Authority 504 1 504 0.05 25.20
Administrator (Attempted)--Non-
Response.......................
School Food Authority Data 504 1 504 0.05 25.20
Manager (or equivalent)--Non-
Response.......................
Total Reporting Burden...... 5,091 3.16 16,062 0.17 2,743.09
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Dated: January 13, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-01005 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
