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The Department of Agriculture has
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collection requirement(s) to OMB for
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by April 8, 2019 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
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be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
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potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Fresh Peppers
from Ecuador into the United States.
Control Number: 0579–0437.
Summary of Collection: The Plant
Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of
Agriculture to restrict the importation,
entry, or interstate movement of plants,
plant products, and other articles within
the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests or their
dissemination. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
Program enforces the Act by regulating
the importation of fruits and vegetables
into the United States using regulations
found in Title 7, Section 319.56 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
under ‘‘Subpart—Fruits and
Vegetables’’, and the Fruits and
Vegetables Import Requirements
(FAVIR) manual.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will use information collection
activities and actions to ensure
regulatory conditions are met. These
activities include development of an
operational workplan and a quality
control plan; production site and
packinghouse registrations; crop and
insect trap inspections and
recordkeeping; box labeling; notices of
arrival to ports; responses to emergency
action notifications, and permit
application. Also, each consignment of
peppers must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued by the
national plant protection organization
(NPPO) of Ecuador and containing an
additional declaration stating the
peppers were grown, packed, and
shipped in accordance with § 319.56.
These actions are the minimum
necessary to allow the importation of
fresh peppers from Ecuador while also
protecting the United States against the
introduction of plant pests.
Description of Respondents: NPPO of
Ecuador; and commercial producers,
packinghouses, and import brokers.
Number of Respondents: 803.
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Frequency of Responses: Reporting on
occasion, recordkeeping, third party
disclosure.
Total Burden Hours: 2,117 hours.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request—Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) Integrity
Study
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 collection is a new collection. The
primary purpose of this study is to
provide FNS with information about
how the Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP) is administered and monitored
by State agencies and SFSP sponsors
and sites, and identify common SFSP
integrity challenges.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Chanchalat Chanhatasilpa, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1000, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Comments may also be submitted via
fax to the attention of Chanchalat
Chanhatasilpa at 703–305–2576 or via
email to Chanchalat.Chanhatasilpa@
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 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
SUMMARY:
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copies of this information collection
should be directed to Chanchalat
Chanhatasilpa at 703–305–2115.
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 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.
Title: Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP) Integrity Study.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: Congress created the SFSP
in 1968 to ensure that low-income
children continue to receive nutritious
meals when school is not in session and
they do not have access to free or lowcost meals through the National School
Lunch (NSLP) and School Breakfast
Programs (SBP). The SFSP provides free
meals and snacks in congregate settings
to children in areas with high
concentrations of low-income
households with children, primarily in
the summer months from May to
September. USDA’s Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) administers SFSP at the
Federal level. State agencies administer
the program through agreements with
sponsors, including school food
authorities (SFAs), local government
agencies, camps, and private nonprofit
organizations. Sponsors oversee the
program at one or more eligible sites
that serve the meals. Sites are located in
a variety of settings such as schools,
churches, parks, playgrounds,
community and recreation centers, and
camps.
Several laws aim to improve the
integrity of the Federal government’s
payments and the efficiency of its
programs and activities. The Improper
Payments Elimination and Recovery Act
of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–204) and the
Improper Payments Elimination and
Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112–248) require Federal
agencies to review programs and
activities every three years to identify
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those that may be vulnerable to
significant improper payments. If results
identify any programs as high risk,
agencies are required to provide valid
annual estimates of improper payments,
following guidance in Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–
123.
FNS’s assessments of SFSP in April
2014 and May 2017 concluded that it is
at low risk for improper payments.
However, recent efforts to address
summer food insecurity through
improving access to SFSP have
increased program expenditures, which
may lead to increased risk of improper
payments. Additionally, SFSP presents
unique challenges to ensuring program
integrity and measuring improper
payments. In most cases, eligibility and
reimbursement in SFSP are not based on
the household income of the individual
children participating in the program,
but rather on the aggregate
socioeconomic status of the area around
the site (open sites) or of the children
enrolled in the program (closed enrolled
sites).1 By their nature, many SFSP sites
are much less structured than other
meal programs,2 which may make
training and monitoring more
challenging. Finally, the Office of
Inspector General recently reviewed
SFSP to determine whether its controls
were sufficient and found several areas
for improvement.3
FNS is conducting a study, the
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Integrity Study, to provide information
about how State agencies and SFSP
sponsors and sites administer and
provide effective oversight of the SFSP
to ensure program integrity, and to
identify common SFSP integrity
challenges. The key research objectives
are to: (1) Describe how State agencies
administer and provide SFSP oversight
and why they believe it is effective; (2)
identify SFSP integrity challenges; and
(3) identify existing or Staterecommended resources, training, or
technical assistance that would better
support the effective administration and
monitoring of the SFSP.
1 Camps receive Federal reimbursement only for
meals and snacks served to children eligible for free
or reduced price meals.
2 SFSP offers flexibility with regard to where
meals may be served (e.g., schools, parks, churches,
apartment complexes), how meals are prepared
(e.g., sites receive meals from a vendor, from their
sponsor, or the sponsor prepares meals on-site), and
other factors. Furthermore, sponsors may oversee
different types of sites (e.g., open, restricted open,
closed enrolled), and may follow different
procedures to train and monitor each site type.
3 FNS Controls Over Summer Food Service
Program, Audit Report 27601–0004–41. This audit
is the first phase of a three-phase audit on controls
over SFSP.
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The study approach includes a survey
and key informant interviews. Data will
be collected via a web-based survey of
the 54 State Child Nutrition Directors
that oversee SFSP, followed by in-depth
telephone interviews with 18 selected
State Child Nutrition Directors and 36
State-level key staff. Following the
State-level data collection, we will
conduct telephone interviews with 48
sponsor directors and 48 sponsor key
staff, and 48 Site Supervisors.
Affected Public: Respondent groups
identified include: (1) State, Local and
Tribal Government (State Child
Nutrition (CN) agencies and SFSP
sponsors and sites); and (2) Profit/NonProfit Businesses (SFSP sponsors and
sites). The burden for all respondents is
broken down in the table below.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 570 (258 respondents
and 312 non-respondents). The study
includes 54 State Child Nutrition
Agency directors, 36 State Child
Nutrition Agency key staff involved in
SFSP oversight, 192 SFSP sponsor
directors, 48 sponsor key staff, and 240
SFSP site supervisors. These estimates
assume that 132 respondents from
among the SFSP sponsor directors and
180 respondents among the SFSP sites
will either not be reachable or will
decline to participate.4
Estimated Frequency of Response:
The estimated frequency of response is
4.03 annually for respondents and 1.24
annually for non-respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
The total estimated number of responses
for data collection is 1,427. This
includes 1,040 for respondents and 387
for non-respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The
estimated time of response varies from
1 minute to 1 hour, depending on the
respondent group and activity, as shown
in the table below. The average
estimated response is 0.17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: The total public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated at 238 hours (annually).
The estimated burden for each type of
respondent is provided in the Estimated
Respondent Table (Table 1) below:
Dated: February 28, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
4 Based on our experience with recruitment for a
similar study, we expect to recruit significantly
more sponsors and sites than we will ultimately
interview. To determine the number of respondents
we need to recruit we multiplied our target number
of SFSP sponsors by a factor of four, and our target
number of SFSP sites by a factor of five.
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.......................................
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
...................
Director .....
State Key
Staff.
State Government SubTotal.
SFSP Sponsor ......
Instruments
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
FNS.
Electronic Letter of Support from Regional
Office.
Electronic Letter with
Link to Online Survey.
Electronic Survey Reminder Letter #1.
Electronic Survey Reminder Letter #2.
Electronic Survey Reminder Letter #3.
Electronic Survey Reminder Letter #4.
Phone Calls to Nonrespondent State Directors.
Online survey ...............
Electronic thank you
note following survey
completion.
Electronic Letter from
Westat with Request
to Schedule Phone
Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Follow Up and Thank
You Note.
Electronic Notification
Letter from Westat
Regarding SFSP
Sponsor Selection.
Electronic Letter from
State CN Agency to
Selected SFSP Sponsors.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Follow Up and Thank
You Note.
Type of
respondents
State Child NutriState Direction (CN) Agency.
tor.
Respondent
category
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18
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90
30
c 96
36
36
90
36
36
18
18
18
18
18
18
54
54
18
20
54
54
5
10
20
5
20
30
5
30
40
10
40
54
54
54
54
Number of
respondents
54
Sample
size
1
5.42
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Frequency
of
response
30
488
36
36
18
18
18
18
18
54
54
5
5
10
20
30
40
54
54
Total
annual responses
Responsive
0.0501
0.1883
0.0501
1.0000
0.1670
0.0501
0.0501
1.0000
0.1670
0.3340
0.0167
0.1670
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
0.0501
0.0501
0.0501
Hours per
response
1.5
91.9
1.8
36.0
3.0
0.9
0.9
18.0
3.0
18.0
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.5
2.0
2.7
2.7
Annual
burden
(hours)
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN
1
0.00
e0
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Frequency
of
response
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
10
10
10
14
0
0
Number of
nonrespondents b
66
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
10
10
10
14
0
0
Total
annual
responses
0.0501
0.0318
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.1670
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
0.0167
0.0501
0.000
0.000
Hours per
response
Non-Responsive
3.3
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
Annual
burden
(hours) a
4.8
93.5
1.8
36.0
3.0
0.9
0.9
18.0
3.3
18.0
0.9
0.8
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
Grand
total
annual
burden
estimate
(hours)
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SFSP Sponsor ......
Local Government SubTotal.
State,
Local,
and
Tribal
Government
SubTotal.
SFSP Site .............
Respondent
category
Type of
respondents
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
.......................................
...................
Director .....
.......................................
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request
to Schedule Phone
Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note and
Request for Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Letter from
SFSP Sponsor to Selected SFSP Site.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note and
Request for Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request
to Schedule Phone
Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note.
Instruments
...................
Supervisor
Key Staff ...
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24
24
24
174
30
330
c 96
84
24
24
240
24
30
24
30
d 120
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Number of
respondents
24
30
Sample
size
1
4.39
3.29
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Frequency
of
response
30
764
276
24
24
24
30
24
24
24
24
24
24
Total
annual responses
Responsive
0.0501
0.2038
0.2313
0.0167
0.5000
0.0501
0.0501
0.1670
0.7500
0.0835
0.1670
0.7500
0.0501
Hours per
response
1.5
155.7
63.8
0.4
12.0
1.2
1.5
4.0
18.0
2.0
4.0
18.0
1.2
Annual
burden
(hours)
66
156
156
0
0
6
90
0
0
0
0
0
6
Number of
nonrespondents b
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued
1
1.40
1.08
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Frequency
of
response
66
219
168
0
0
6
90
0
0
0
0
0
6
Total
annual
responses
0.0501
0.0458
0.0501
0.0000
0.0000
0.0501
0.0501
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0501
Hours per
response
Non-Responsive
3.3
10.0
8.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
Annual
burden
(hours) a
4.8
165.8
72.2
0.4
12.0
1.5
6.0
4.0
18.0
2.0
4.0
18.0
1.5
Grand
total
annual
burden
estimate
(hours)
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...................
...................
Supervisor
.......................................
.......................................
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request
to Schedule Phone
Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note and
Request for Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Letter from
SFSP Sponsor to Selected SFSP Site.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note and
Request for Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
SFSP Sponsor.
Electronic Study Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request
to Schedule Phone
Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview (includes consent).
In-Depth Interview
Thank You Note.
570
258
84
24
24
240
24
24
30
24
30
24
d 120
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
30
4.03
3.29
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,040
276
24
24
24
30
24
24
24
24
24
24
0.2111
0.231
0.0167
0.5000
0.0501
0.0501
0.1670
0.7500
0.0835
0.1670
0.7500
0.0501
219.6
63.8
0.4
12.0
1.2
1.5
4.0
18.0
2.0
4.0
18.0
1.2
312
156
0
0
6
90
0
0
0
0
0
6
1.24
1.08
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
387
168
0
0
6
90
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0477
0.050
0.0000
0.0000
0.0501
0.0501
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0501
Footnotes:
a Annual burden hours are rounded to the nearest tenth.
b The number of nonrespondents at all levels is the difference between sample size and number of respondents.
c Based on our experience with a similar study, we multiplied our target number of SFSP sponsors by a factor of 4 to determine the number needed to recruit
d Based on our experience with a similar study, we multiplied our target number of SFSP sites by a factor of 5 to determine the number needed to recruit.
e The number of State-level nonrespondents is zero because we assume that all State level respondents will participate in at least one data collection activity—either the survey or the interview.
Total ........
Profit/NonProfit Business Subtotal.
SFSP Site .............
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8.4
0.0
0.0
0.3
4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
238.0
72.2
0.4
12.0
1.5
6.0
4.0
18.0
2.0
4.0
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Agenda
I. Welcome and Roll Call
II. USCCR Update
III. Discussion Regarding Vice Chair
IV. Discuss Project Proposal
V. Vote on Project Proposal
VI. Next Steps
a. Schedule Next Meeting
b. Begin Planning Hearing
VII. Public Comment
VIII. Adjournment
Dated: March 3, 2019.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-04090]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Request--Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Integrity Study
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 collection is a new
collection. The primary purpose of this study is to provide FNS with
information about how the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is
administered and monitored by State agencies and SFSP sponsors and
sites, and identify common SFSP integrity challenges.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Chanchalat Chanhatasilpa, Food and
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 1000, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may also be submitted
via fax to the attention of Chanchalat Chanhatasilpa at 703-305-2576 or
via email to Chanchalat.Chanhatasilpa@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 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
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copies of this information collection should be directed to Chanchalat
Chanhatasilpa at 703-305-2115.
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 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.
Title: Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Integrity Study.
Form Number: Not applicable.
OMB Number: 0584-NEW.
Expiration Date: Not Yet Determined.
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: Congress created the SFSP in 1968 to ensure that low-
income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not
in session and they do not have access to free or low-cost meals
through the National School Lunch (NSLP) and School Breakfast Programs
(SBP). The SFSP provides free meals and snacks in congregate settings
to children in areas with high concentrations of low-income households
with children, primarily in the summer months from May to September.
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers SFSP at the Federal
level. State agencies administer the program through agreements with
sponsors, including school food authorities (SFAs), local government
agencies, camps, and private nonprofit organizations. Sponsors oversee
the program at one or more eligible sites that serve the meals. Sites
are located in a variety of settings such as schools, churches, parks,
playgrounds, community and recreation centers, and camps.
Several laws aim to improve the integrity of the Federal
government's payments and the efficiency of its programs and
activities. The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111-204) and the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery
Improvement Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-248) require Federal agencies to
review programs and activities every three years to identify those that
may be vulnerable to significant improper payments. If results identify
any programs as high risk, agencies are required to provide valid
annual estimates of improper payments, following guidance in Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-123.
FNS's assessments of SFSP in April 2014 and May 2017 concluded that
it is at low risk for improper payments. However, recent efforts to
address summer food insecurity through improving access to SFSP have
increased program expenditures, which may lead to increased risk of
improper payments. Additionally, SFSP presents unique challenges to
ensuring program integrity and measuring improper payments. In most
cases, eligibility and reimbursement in SFSP are not based on the
household income of the individual children participating in the
program, but rather on the aggregate socioeconomic status of the area
around the site (open sites) or of the children enrolled in the program
(closed enrolled sites).\1\ By their nature, many SFSP sites are much
less structured than other meal programs,\2\ which may make training
and monitoring more challenging. Finally, the Office of Inspector
General recently reviewed SFSP to determine whether its controls were
sufficient and found several areas for improvement.\3\
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\1\ Camps receive Federal reimbursement only for meals and
snacks served to children eligible for free or reduced price meals.
\2\ SFSP offers flexibility with regard to where meals may be
served (e.g., schools, parks, churches, apartment complexes), how
meals are prepared (e.g., sites receive meals from a vendor, from
their sponsor, or the sponsor prepares meals on-site), and other
factors. Furthermore, sponsors may oversee different types of sites
(e.g., open, restricted open, closed enrolled), and may follow
different procedures to train and monitor each site type.
\3\ FNS Controls Over Summer Food Service Program, Audit Report
27601-0004-41. This audit is the first phase of a three-phase audit
on controls over SFSP.
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FNS is conducting a study, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Integrity Study, to provide information about how State agencies and
SFSP sponsors and sites administer and provide effective oversight of
the SFSP to ensure program integrity, and to identify common SFSP
integrity challenges. The key research objectives are to: (1) Describe
how State agencies administer and provide SFSP oversight and why they
believe it is effective; (2) identify SFSP integrity challenges; and
(3) identify existing or State-recommended resources, training, or
technical assistance that would better support the effective
administration and monitoring of the SFSP.
The study approach includes a survey and key informant interviews.
Data will be collected via a web-based survey of the 54 State Child
Nutrition Directors that oversee SFSP, followed by in-depth telephone
interviews with 18 selected State Child Nutrition Directors and 36
State-level key staff. Following the State-level data collection, we
will conduct telephone interviews with 48 sponsor directors and 48
sponsor key staff, and 48 Site Supervisors.
Affected Public: Respondent groups identified include: (1) State,
Local and Tribal Government (State Child Nutrition (CN) agencies and
SFSP sponsors and sites); and (2) Profit/Non-Profit Businesses (SFSP
sponsors and sites). The burden for all respondents is broken down in
the table below.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 570 (258 respondents and 312 non-respondents). The study
includes 54 State Child Nutrition Agency directors, 36 State Child
Nutrition Agency key staff involved in SFSP oversight, 192 SFSP sponsor
directors, 48 sponsor key staff, and 240 SFSP site supervisors. These
estimates assume that 132 respondents from among the SFSP sponsor
directors and 180 respondents among the SFSP sites will either not be
reachable or will decline to participate.\4\
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\4\ Based on our experience with recruitment for a similar
study, we expect to recruit significantly more sponsors and sites
than we will ultimately interview. To determine the number of
respondents we need to recruit we multiplied our target number of
SFSP sponsors by a factor of four, and our target number of SFSP
sites by a factor of five.
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Estimated Frequency of Response: The estimated frequency of
response is 4.03 annually for respondents and 1.24 annually for non-
respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: The total estimated number of
responses for data collection is 1,427. This includes 1,040 for
respondents and 387 for non-respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The estimated time of response
varies from 1 minute to 1 hour, depending on the respondent group and
activity, as shown in the table below. The average estimated response
is 0.17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: The total public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 238
hours (annually). The estimated burden for each type of respondent is
provided in the Estimated Respondent Table (Table 1) below:
Dated: February 28, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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Table 1--Estimated Respondent Burden
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Responsive Non-Responsive
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Grand
Sample Number of Annual total
Respondent category Type of respondents Instruments size Number of Frequency Total Hours per Annual non- Frequency Total Hours per burden annual
respondents of annual response burden respondents of annual response (hours) burden
response responses (hours) \b\ response responses \a\ estimate
(hours)
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State Child Nutrition (CN) Agency...... State Director............ Electronic Study 54 54 1 54 0.0501 2.7 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 2.7
Notification Letter from
FNS.
Electronic Letter of 54 54 1 54 0.0501 2.7 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 2.7
Support from Regional
Office.
Electronic Letter with 54 40 1 40 0.0501 2.0 14 1 14 0.0501 0.7 2.7
Link to Online Survey.
Electronic Survey Reminder 40 30 1 30 0.0167 0.5 10 1 10 0.0167 0.2 0.7
Letter #1.
Electronic Survey Reminder 30 20 1 20 0.0167 0.3 10 1 10 0.0167 0.2 0.5
Letter #2.
Electronic Survey Reminder 20 10 1 10 0.0167 0.2 10 1 10 0.0167 0.2 0.3
Letter #3.
Electronic Survey Reminder 10 5 1 5 0.0167 0.1 5 1 5 0.0167 0.1 0.2
Letter #4.
Phone Calls to 5 5 1 5 0.1670 0.8 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.8
Nonrespondent State
Directors.
Online survey............. 54 54 1 54 0.3340 18.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 18.0
Electronic thank you note 54 54 1 54 0.0167 0.9 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.9
following survey
completion.
Electronic Letter from 20 18 1 18 0.1670 3.0 2 1 2 0.1670 0.3 3.3
Westat with Request to
Schedule Phone Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview 18 18 1 18 1.0000 18.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 18.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Follow 18 18 1 18 0.0501 0.9 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.9
Up and Thank You Note.
Electronic Notification 18 18 1 18 0.0501 0.9 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.9
Letter from Westat
Regarding SFSP Sponsor
Selection.
Electronic Letter from 18 18 1 18 0.1670 3.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 3.0
State CN Agency to
Selected SFSP Sponsors.
State Key Staff........... In-Depth Phone Interview 36 36 1 36 1.0000 36.0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 36.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Follow 36 36 1 36 0.0501 1.8 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 1.8
Up and Thank You Note.
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State Government Sub-Total......... .......................... .......................... 90 90 5.42 488 0.1883 91.9 \e\ 0 0.00 51 0.0318 1.6 93.5
SFSP Sponsor........................... Director.................. Electronic Study \c\ 96 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 66 1 66 0.0501 3.3 4.8
Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
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Electronic Study 30 24 1 24 0.0501 1.2 6 1 6 0.0501 0.3 1.5
Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request to
Schedule Phone Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.7500 18.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 18.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.1670 4.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 4.0
You Note and Request for
Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Letter from 24 24 1 24 0.0835 2.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 2.0
SFSP Sponsor to Selected
SFSP Site.
Key Staff................. In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.7500 18.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 18.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.1670 4.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 4.0
You Note and Request for
Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
SFSP Site.............................. Supervisor................ Electronic Study \d\ 120 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 90 1 90 0.0501 4.5 6.0
Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
Electronic Study 30 24 1 24 0.0501 1.2 6 1 6 0.0501 0.3 1.5
Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request to
Schedule Phone Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.5000 12.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 12.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.0167 0.4 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 0.4
You Note.
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Local Government Sub-Total......... .......................... .......................... 240 84 3.29 276 0.2313 63.8 156 1.08 168 0.0501 8.4 72.2
State, Local, and Tribal .......................... .......................... 330 174 4.39 764 0.2038 155.7 156 1.40 219 0.0458 10.0 165.8
Government Sub-Total.
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SFSP Sponsor........................... Director.................. Electronic Study \c\ 96 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 66 1 66 0.0501 3.3 4.8
Notification Letter from
State CN Agency.
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Electronic Study 30 24 1 24 0.0501 1.2 6 1 6 0.0501 0.3 1.5
Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request to
Schedule Phone Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.7500 18.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 18.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.1670 4.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 4.0
You Note and Request for
Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
Electronic Letter from 24 24 1 24 0.0835 2.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 2.0
SFSP Sponsor to Selected
SFSP Site.
Key Staff................. In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.7500 18.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 18.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.1670 4.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 4.0
You Note and Request for
Assistance with SFSP Site
Recruitment.
SFSP Site.............................. Supervisor................ Electronic Study \d\ 120 30 1 30 0.0501 1.5 90 1 90 0.0501 4.5 6.0
Notification Letter from
SFSP Sponsor.
Electronic Study 30 24 1 24 0.0501 1.2 6 1 6 0.0501 0.3 1.5
Notification Letter from
Westat, incl. Request to
Schedule Phone Interview.
In-Depth Phone Interview 24 24 1 24 0.5000 12.0 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 12.0
(includes consent).
In-Depth Interview Thank 24 24 1 24 0.0167 0.4 0 0 0 0.0000 0.0 0.4
You Note.
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Profit/Non-Profit Business Sub- .......................... .......................... 240 84 3.29 276 0.231 63.8 156 1.08 168 0.050 8.4 72.2
total.
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Total.......................... .......................... .......................... 570 258 4.03 1,040 0.2111 219.6 312 1.24 387 0.0477 18.5 238.0
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Footnotes:
\a\ Annual burden hours are rounded to the nearest tenth.
\b\ The number of nonrespondents at all levels is the difference between sample size and number of respondents.
\c\ Based on our experience with a similar study, we multiplied our target number of SFSP sponsors by a factor of 4 to determine the number needed to recruit
\d\ Based on our experience with a similar study, we multiplied our target number of SFSP sites by a factor of 5 to determine the number needed to recruit.
\e\ The number of State-level nonrespondents is zero because we assume that all State level respondents will participate in at least one data collection activity--either the survey or the interview.
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