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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed collection;
Comment Request—Study of NonResponse to the School Meals
Application Verification Process
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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 for the Study
of Non-Response to the School Meals
Application Verification Process.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Courtney Paolicelli, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of Policy Support, Special
Nutrition Evaluation Branch, 3101 Park
Center Drive, 10th Floor, Room 1014,
Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
also be submitted via fax to the attention
of Courtney Paolicelli at 703–305–2576
or via email to courtney.paolicelli@
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 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, 10th Floor, Room
1014, 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 Courtney
Paolicelli at 703–605–4370 or
courtney.paolicelli@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
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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.
Title: Study of Non-Response to the
School Meals Application Verification
Process.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) and the School
Breakfast Program (SBP) provide
subsidized lunches and breakfasts to
millions of students each school day.
Students are certified eligible to receive
free or reduced-price (F/RP) meals
through application or direct
certification. When eligibility is
determined using an application
process, school districts must annually
verify eligibility of children from a
sample of household applications for
that school year, unless the State agency
assumes responsibility for verification.
This study will examine the accuracy
of district verification procedures using
a case study approach similar to a
previous study conducted for FNS, the
Case Study of National School Lunch
Program Verification Outcomes in Large
Metropolitan School Districts
(published by FNS in 2004) (Office of
Management and Budget number 0584–
0516 Evaluation of the NSLP
Application and Verification and Pilot
Program, expiration date 10/31/2003).
Consistent with the previous study, the
study team will purposively select 20
participating school districts for a case
study, describe the districts’ verification
outcomes, and independently verify
eligibility for two samples of
households approved by application on
the basis of income and selected for
verification by the district. These two
household samples include: (1)
Households that did not respond to the
school meals application verification
requests, and (2) households that
responded to verification requests and
experienced no change in school meals
benefits. The 2004 study will be
expanded by: (1) Including at least one
rural district in the case study, (2)
interviewing school district officials
about processes for selecting
applications for cause, (3) analyzing
verification outcomes for applications
selected for cause, (4) analyzing
households’ reasons for not responding
to district verification requests, and (5)
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redesigning the 2004 analyses to reflect
policy changes enacted since 2004.
Affected Public: Affected public
include: individuals/households, and
state, local, and tribal government.
Specifically, participants from districts
selected to participate in the study are:
(1) Households that did not respond to
school meals application verification
requests, (2) households that responded
to verification requests and experienced
no change in school meals benefits, and
(3) School Food Authority (SFA)
Directors and/or designees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 2,075. This includes
2,055 households and 20 SFA Directors
or designees. Across 20 school districts,
household sampling will yield: (1) Up to
1,235 households in the nonresponding
group (42 completed surveys per district
× 20 districts = 840 households, plus
395 households who do not consent to
participate) and (2) up to 820
households in the unchanged benefits
group (32 completes per district × 20
districts = 640 households, plus 180
households who do not consent to
participate). Of these 2,055 households,
1,480 respondents and 575 nonrespondents are anticipated. Twenty
(20) SFA Directors or designees will be
sampled and these individuals will: (a)
Help facilitate study logistics, (b)
coordinate data requests and household
sampling in fall 2017, (c) complete a 15minute phone interview, and (d)
provide an updated list of household
reapplications and their results in
spring 2018.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The estimated number of
responses across the entire collection is
1.03. The study asks each selected
household respondent to participate in
one in-person survey. The study also
asks each SFA Director or designee to
respond to four study-related requests:
(1) Helping the study team’s
participation coordinator with study
logistics, (2) helping coordinate data
requests and household sampling in fall
2017, (3) helping coordinate data
requests in spring 2018, and (4)
completing a 15-minute phone
interview.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
2,135.
Estimated Time per Response: The
average estimated time per response
across the entire collection is 34
minutes (0.57 hours). The estimated
time of response varies from 5 minutes
to 1.5 hours, as shown in the table
below. These estimates include a 45minute (0.75 hour) computer-assisted
personal interviewing (CAPI) survey of
each household respondent, and a
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combined 3.25 hours of response time
for each SFA Director or designee. For
the SFA Directors, the 3.25 hours
Respondent
includes the time it will take them to
respond to all 4 study-related requests.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 73,363.8 minutes
Data collection activity
Estimated
number of
respondents
Responses
annually per
respondent
(1,222.73 hours). See the table below for
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
Total annual
responses
Estimated average number
of hours per
response
Estimated total
hours
Reporting Burden
Household survey participants.
SFA Directors or designees
Total Reporting Burden
CAPI interview (Respondents) (Includes advance
letters and follow-up
communications).
CAPI interview (Non-Respondents) (Includes advance letters).
Logistics (Includes advance
letters and follow-up
communications).
Fall 2017 data request .......
Telephone interview ...........
Spring 2018 data request ..
1,480
1
1,480
0.75
1,110.00
575
1
575
0.083
47.73
20
1
20
1
20
20
20
20
1
1
1
20
20
20
1.5
0.25
0.5
30
5
10
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2,075
1.03
2,135
0.57
1,222.73
Dated: December 13, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Special Use
Administration.
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Special Use
Administration.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received in
writing on or before February 27, 2017
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to
Volunteers & Service Program Manager,
USDA Forest Service, Attn: Lands, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code:
1124, Washington, DC 20250–1124.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–644–4700 or by email
to: reply_lands@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Office of the Director,
Lands, 1st Floor South East, Sidney R.
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Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street
SW., Washington, DC, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 202–205–3563 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Chandler, Lands, at 202–205–
1117. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Special Use Administration.
OMB Number: 0596–0082.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2017.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision.
Abstract: The information collection
requirements are necessary for the
Forest Service to issue and administer
special use authorizations that allow the
public to use and occupy National
Forest System (NFS) lands under these
authorities. The information collected is
used by Forest Service officials (unless
otherwise noted) to ensure that uses of
NFS lands are authorized, in the public
interest, and compatible with the
Agency’s mission; and/or record
authorization of use granted by
appropriate Forest Service officials.
In addition, the Department of the
Interior (DOI) statutes for the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park
Service (NPS), and Bureau of
Reclamation (BOR) along with the
statute for the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers (USACE) authorize its
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collection of information and will
utilize form SF–299 ‘‘Application for
Transportation and Utility Systems and
Facilities on Federal Lands.’’
Several statutes authorize the Forest
Service to issue and administer
authorizations for use and occupancy of
NFS lands and collect information from
the public for those purposes. The laws
authorizing the collection of this
information include the Organic
Administration Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C.
551); Title V of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA,
43 U.S.C. 1761–1771); Act of March 4,
1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); Alaska Term
Permit Act of March 30, 1948 (48 U.S.C.
341); Act of September 3, 1954 (68 Stat.
1146; 43 U.S.C. 931c, 931d); National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act (16 U.S.C.
497b); section 28 of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 185); National Forest
Roads and Trails Act (FRTA, 16 U.S.C.
532–538); section 7 of the Granger-Thye
Act (16 U.S.C. 480d); Act of May 26,
2000 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d); Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C.
6801–6814); Archeological Resource
Protection Act of October 31, 1979 (16
U.S.C. 1996); and the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended.
Forest Service regulations
implementing these authorities, found
at 36 CFR part 251, subpart B, contain
information collection requirements,
including submission of applications,
execution of forms, and imposition of
terms and conditions that entail
information collection requirements,
such as the requirement to submit
annual financial information, to prepare
and update an operating plan; to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed collection;
Comment Request--Study of Non-Response to the School Meals Application
Verification Process
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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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 for
the Study of Non-Response to the School Meals Application Verification
Process.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 27,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Courtney Paolicelli, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Policy
Support, Special Nutrition Evaluation Branch, 3101 Park Center Drive,
10th Floor, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of Courtney Paolicelli at 703-305-
2576 or via email to courtney.paolicelli@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 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center
Drive, 10th Floor, Room 1014, 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 Courtney
Paolicelli at 703-605-4370 or courtney.paolicelli@fns.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Title: Study of Non-Response to the School Meals Application
Verification Process.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: Not yet assigned.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Abstract: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School
Breakfast Program (SBP) provide subsidized lunches and breakfasts to
millions of students each school day. Students are certified eligible
to receive free or reduced-price (F/RP) meals through application or
direct certification. When eligibility is determined using an
application process, school districts must annually verify eligibility
of children from a sample of household applications for that school
year, unless the State agency assumes responsibility for verification.
This study will examine the accuracy of district verification
procedures using a case study approach similar to a previous study
conducted for FNS, the Case Study of National School Lunch Program
Verification Outcomes in Large Metropolitan School Districts (published
by FNS in 2004) (Office of Management and Budget number 0584-0516
Evaluation of the NSLP Application and Verification and Pilot Program,
expiration date 10/31/2003). Consistent with the previous study, the
study team will purposively select 20 participating school districts
for a case study, describe the districts' verification outcomes, and
independently verify eligibility for two samples of households approved
by application on the basis of income and selected for verification by
the district. These two household samples include: (1) Households that
did not respond to the school meals application verification requests,
and (2) households that responded to verification requests and
experienced no change in school meals benefits. The 2004 study will be
expanded by: (1) Including at least one rural district in the case
study, (2) interviewing school district officials about processes for
selecting applications for cause, (3) analyzing verification outcomes
for applications selected for cause, (4) analyzing households' reasons
for not responding to district verification requests, and (5)
redesigning the 2004 analyses to reflect policy changes enacted since
2004.
Affected Public: Affected public include: individuals/households,
and state, local, and tribal government. Specifically, participants
from districts selected to participate in the study are: (1) Households
that did not respond to school meals application verification requests,
(2) households that responded to verification requests and experienced
no change in school meals benefits, and (3) School Food Authority (SFA)
Directors and/or designees.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 2,075. This includes 2,055 households and 20 SFA
Directors or designees. Across 20 school districts, household sampling
will yield: (1) Up to 1,235 households in the nonresponding group (42
completed surveys per district x 20 districts = 840 households, plus
395 households who do not consent to participate) and (2) up to 820
households in the unchanged benefits group (32 completes per district x
20 districts = 640 households, plus 180 households who do not consent
to participate). Of these 2,055 households, 1,480 respondents and 575
non-respondents are anticipated. Twenty (20) SFA Directors or designees
will be sampled and these individuals will: (a) Help facilitate study
logistics, (b) coordinate data requests and household sampling in fall
2017, (c) complete a 15-minute phone interview, and (d) provide an
updated list of household reapplications and their results in spring
2018.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: The estimated number
of responses across the entire collection is 1.03. The study asks each
selected household respondent to participate in one in-person survey.
The study also asks each SFA Director or designee to respond to four
study-related requests: (1) Helping the study team's participation
coordinator with study logistics, (2) helping coordinate data requests
and household sampling in fall 2017, (3) helping coordinate data
requests in spring 2018, and (4) completing a 15-minute phone
interview.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2,135.
Estimated Time per Response: The average estimated time per
response across the entire collection is 34 minutes (0.57 hours). The
estimated time of response varies from 5 minutes to 1.5 hours, as shown
in the table below. These estimates include a 45-minute (0.75 hour)
computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) survey of each household
respondent, and a
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combined 3.25 hours of response time for each SFA Director or designee.
For the SFA Directors, the 3.25 hours includes the time it will take
them to respond to all 4 study-related requests.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 73,363.8 minutes
(1,222.73 hours). See the table below for estimated total annual burden
for each type of respondent.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent Data collection activity number of annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondents respondent response
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Reporting Burden
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Household survey participants............. CAPI interview (Respondents) 1,480 1 1,480 0.75 1,110.00
(Includes advance letters
and follow-up
communications).
CAPI interview (Non- 575 1 575 0.083 47.73
Respondents) (Includes
advance letters).
SFA Directors or designees................ Logistics (Includes advance 20 1 20 1 20
letters and follow-up
communications).
Fall 2017 data request...... 20 1 20 1.5 30
Telephone interview......... 20 1 20 0.25 5
Spring 2018 data request.... 20 1 20 0.5 10
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Total Reporting Burden................ ............................ 2,075 1.03 2,135 0.57 1,222.73
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Dated: December 13, 2016.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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