Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II, 51098-51110 [2021-19722]
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request—School Nutrition
and Meal Cost Study–II
Food and Nutrition Service,
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this
proposed information collection. This
collection is a revision of a currently
approved collection for the School
Nutrition and Meal Cost Study–II
(SNMCS–II; OMB control number 0584–
0648, expiration date 09/30/2022), with
updated data collection instruments for
school year (SY) 2022–2023. The
purpose of SNMCS–II is to provide a
comprehensive picture of school food
service operations and the nutritional
quality, cost, and acceptability of meals
served in the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast
Program (SBP).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received on or before November
15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Holly Figueroa, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Pl., 5th Floor, Alexandria, VA
22314. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of
Holly Figueroa at 703–305–2576 or via
email to holly.figueroa@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.
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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 Holly Figueroa at
holly.figueroa@usda.gov or 703–305–
2105.
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: School Nutrition and Meal Cost
Study–II.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0648.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: SNMCS–II will provide a
comprehensive picture of the NSLP and
SBP, and will provide critical
information about the nutritional
quality, cost, and acceptability of school
meals ten years after major reforms
began being phased in during the 2012–
2013 school year (SY). SNMCS–II will
collect a broad range of data from
nationally representative samples of
public school food authorities (SFAs),
public, non-charter schools, students,
and parents/guardians during SY 2022–
2023. Data collection was originally
scheduled to occur in SY 2019–2020 but
was postponed due to the COVID–19
pandemic. These data will provide
Federal, State, and local policymakers
with current information about how
federally sponsored school meal
programs are operating by updating the
information that was collected in SY
2014–2015 for the first School Nutrition
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and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS–I; OMB
control number 0584–0596, expiration
date 07/31/2017). In addition, findings
from SNMCS–II will be compared to
those from SNMCS–I to explore trends
in key domains including the nutrient
content of school meals, meal costs and
revenues, and student participation,
plate waste, and dietary intakes.
SNMCS–II will also estimate the costs of
producing reimbursable school meals in
up to five States and Territories outside
of the 48 contiguous States and the
District of Columbia (DC), and examine
the relationship of costs to revenues in
those five outlying areas. Section 28(a)
of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act authorizes this
assessment of the cost of producing
meals, and the nutrient profile of meals
under the NSLP and SBP.
The sample frame of SFAs is divided
into four groups, including the outlying
areas. Samples in Groups 1, 2, and 3 are
limited to the contiguous 48 States and
DC. The outlying areas sample includes
SFAs in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Two
assessments to determine the feasibility
of collecting comprehensive cost data in
the outlying areas were conducted
between 2018 and 2019 under OMB
#0584–0606 FNS Generic Clearance for
Pre-Testing, Pilot, and Field Test
Studies, expiration date 06/30/2022
(School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study–
II, Outlying Areas Cost Study Feasibility
Assessment and School Nutrition and
Meal Cost Study–II, Outlying Areas Cost
Study Feasibility Reassessment). Based
on these assessments, ‘‘full’’ data
collection will be conducted with
Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii, while
‘‘limited’’ data collection will be
conducted with Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The burden
associated with these assessments is not
included in the burden estimates for
this collection.
Data collected from the Group 1
sample will provide the precision
required for national estimates of SFAlevel characteristics and food service
operations. Data collected from the
Group 2 sample will be used to address
study objectives related to the school
nutrition environment and food service
operations; the food and nutrient
content of school meals; student
participation in the NSLP and SBP;
student/parent satisfaction with the
school meal programs; and students’
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characteristics and dietary intakes. Data
collected from the Group 3 sample will
be used to address study objectives
related to the school nutrition
environment and food service
operations; the food and nutrient
content of school meals; the costs to
produce reimbursable school lunches
and breakfasts, including indirect and
local administrative costs, and the ratios
of revenues to costs; and plate waste in
the school meals programs. Data
collected from the outlying areas sample
will be used to estimate the costs of
producing reimbursable school meals
and the ratios of revenues to costs in
each outlying area.
Note: Personally identifiable information
(PII) will not be used to retrieve survey
records or data.
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Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments respondent groups
include: (1) State Child Nutrition
Agency directors; (2) State Education
Agency finance officers; (3) school
district superintendents; (4) SFA
directors; (5) local educational agency
business managers; (6) menu planners;
(7) school nutrition managers (SNMs);
(8) principals; and (9) school study
liaisons appointed by principals. Private
Sector For-Profit Business respondents
include food service management
company managers. Individual/
household-level respondents include:
(1) Students (first grade through high
school) and (2) their parents/guardians.
Estimated Number of Respondents: A
total of 15,017 unique respondents
(9,583 respondents and 5,434 nonrespondents) are expected to participate
in the study. This includes 4,939 from
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State and Local Governments, 30 from
Businesses, and 10,048 Individuals or
Households. Initial contact will vary by
type of respondent and may include
study notification, recruiting, or data
collection.
The Group 1 sample includes 136
SFAs but no schools. Group 1 SFA
directors will participate in the SFA
Director Survey.
The Group 2 sample comprises 133
SFAs, 265 schools, and 2,177 students
and their parents/guardians. SFA and
school staff will participate in the SFA
Director and School Planning
Interviews; SFA Director, SNM, and
Principal Surveys; the Basic Menu
Survey and Meal Pattern Crediting
Report; and Cafeteria Observation Guide
and Competitive Foods Checklists.
Students and parents/guardians will
complete the Student Interview,
including height and weight
measurement; 24-dietary recall; and
Parent Interview.
The Group 3 sample includes 265
SFAs and 796 schools. SFA and school
staff will participate in the SFA Director
and School Planning Interviews; SFA
On-Site Cost Interview and Food Cost
Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up Web Survey
and Cost Interview; SNM Cost
Interview; Principal Cost Interview; SFA
Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys;
the Expanded Menu Survey and Meal
Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria
Observation Guide and Competitive
Foods Checklists. Forty-one State
Education Agency finance officers will
complete the State Agency Indirect Cost
Survey. Plate waste will be observed for
4,140 reimbursable lunches and 2,120
reimbursable breakfasts at a subsample
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of 138 schools among this Group 3
sample.
In the outlying areas, following
recruitment, SFA and school staff in 32
SFAs and 138 schools will complete the
SFA Director and School Planning
Interviews; SFA Cost Interview and
Food Cost Worksheet; SFA Follow-Up
Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM
Cost Interview; Principal Cost Interview;
and the Expanded Menu Survey. One
State Education Agency finance officer
will complete the State Agency Indirect
Cost Survey.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: All respondents will be
asked to respond to each specific data
collection activity only once. The
overall average number of responses per
respondent across the entire collection
is 5.43 (81,502 responses/15,017 total
respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
81,502.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated response varies from 1 minute
to 10 hours, depending on the data
collection activity and respondent
group, with an average estimated time of
21 minutes (0.3435 hours) across all
respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 27,996 hours. This
includes 26,562 hours for respondents
and 1,434 hours for non-respondents.
See the table below for each type of
respondent.
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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Cost Interview Interview with
Reference Guide,
!Limited
provide records
Outlying
3.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
3.00
2
2
1
2
0.167
0.33
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
0.33
2
2
1
2
0.0501
0.10
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.10
2
2
1
2
0.5
1.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
1.00
SFA Follow-Up Cost
Interview with
Reference Guide,
provide financial
records
2
2
1
2
1.75
3.50
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
3.50
Menu Survey
!Limited
Outlying
Areas)
Expanded Menu
Survey
2
2
1
2
3.5
7.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
7.00
SFA Directors
SFA Directors
Pretest
5
5
1
5
1.5000
7.50
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
7.50
Cost Interview SFA O~-Site Co~t
IGrou 3 )
Interview, provide
P
records
LEA Business
Managers
!Group 3)
289
275
1
275
3.0835
847.96
14
1
14
0.0668
0.94
848.90
SFA Follow-Up Cost
Follow-up Cost Interview with
Interview
Reference Guide,
(Group 3)
provide financial
records
275
261
1
261
2.00
522.00
14
1
14
0.0668
0.94
522.94
Cost Interview SFA On-Site Cost
!Full Outlying Interview, provide
Areas)
records
LEA Business
Managers (Full
Outlying
Areas)
32
30
1
30
3.0835
92.51
2
1
2
0.0668
0.13
92.64
Follow-up Cost SFA Follow-Up Cost
I ntervlew with
G Id
Interview (Full R f
Outl In
e erence u e,
Are~s)g
provide financial
records
30
30
1
30
2.00
60.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
60.00
2
2
1
2
1.5
3.00
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
3.00
Cost Interview SFA O s· C
~- ite o~t
(Limited
LEA Business
Managers
(Limited
Outlying
Areas)
Outlying
Areas)
~:::~:w, provide
Follow-up Cost
Interview
(Limited
Outlying
Areas)
SFA Follow-Up Cost
Interview with
Reference Guide,
provide financial
records
2
2
1
2
1.75
3.50
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
3.50
Meal Pattern
Crediting
Report
(Groups 2, 3)
Fruit and Vegetable
Questions & Meal
Pattern Crediting
Report
424
402
1
402
1.5
603.00
22
1
22
0.0668
1.47
604.47
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Areas)
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Fol low-up Web Survey and Interview
Survey
Planning Email
(Limited
Outlying
SFA Follow-Up Web
Areas)
Survey
Jkt 253001
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Areas)
Menu Planners
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School
Nutrition
Nutrition
Managers
Managers
Jkt 253001
PO 00000
Coordination
School
Nutrition
Managers
(Groups 2, 3)
9,590
0.5529
5,302.52
270
5.54
1,495
0.05
77.60
5380.12
5
5
1
5
1.50
7.50
0
0
0
0.0668
0.00
7.50
1,117
1,061
1
1,061
0.1336
141.75
56
1
56
0.1336
7.48
149.23
1,117
1,061
1
1,061
0.0501
53.16
56
1
56
0.0501
2.81
55.96
1,061
1,061
1
1,061
0.334
354.37
o
o
0
0.00
0.00
354.37
Basic Menu Survey
279
265
1
265
8.00
2120.00
14
1
14
0.0668
0.94
2120.94
SNM Survey
279
265
1
265
0.334
88.51
14
1
14
0.0668
0.94
89.45
265
265
1
265
0.167
44.26
0
0
o
0.00
0.00
44.26
Point-of-Sale Form
265
265
1
265
0.0835
22.13
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
22.13
Expanded Menu
Survey
838
796
1
796
10.00
7960.00
42
1
42
0.0668
2.81
7962.81
SNM Survey
838
796
1
796
0.334
265.86
42
1
42
0.0668
2.81
268.67
838
796
1
796
0.25
199.00
42
1
42
0.0668
2.81
201.81
838
796
1
796
1.5
1194.00
42
1
42
0.0668
2.81
1196.81
191
181
1
181
0.167
30.23
10
1
10
0.0668
0.67
30.90
Pretest
Letter
Data Collection P
Coordination
v· .
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(Groups 2, 3)
Cafeteria
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Frm 00008
(Groups 2, 3)
Menu Survey
Cafeteria Observation
Guide
School
Nutrition
School
Managers
(Group 2)
Managers
Survey
(Group 2)
Reimbursable Meal
Meal Sales
Sale Data Request
Data (Group 2) Form
Reimbursable
Point of Sale
E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM
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Nutrition
Sfmt 4725
1,861
Data Collection SNM Introduction
(Group 2)
Fmt 4703
2,131
Form
(Group 2)
Menu Survey
(Group 3)
School
Nutrition
Managers
Survey
/Group 3)
School
Nutrition
Managers
(Group 3)
Data Collection School Planning
Coordination 1
1
nterv ew
(Group 31
Cost Interview SNM Cost Interview
(Group 3)
SelfServe/Made-
with Reference Guide
to-Order Bar
On-Site SelfServe/Made-to-Order
Form (Group
Bar Form
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Business Mana1ers, Superintendents,. and Menu
Planners
3)
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(Group 3)
Plate Waste
Observation Bcx,klet
Jkt 253001
PO 00000
1
138
0.167
23.05
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
23.05
145
138
1
138
0.1336
18.44
7
1
7
0.00
0.00
18.44
145
138
1
138
0.0668
9.22
7
1
7
0.0668
0.47
9.69
Pre-Target Week
Reminder Email
145
138
1
138
0.0501
6.91
7
1
7
0.0501
0.35
7.26
Expanded Menu
Survey
145
138
1
138
8.334
1150.09
7
1
7
0.0668
0.47
1150.56
145
138
1
138
1.5
207.00
7
1
7
0.0668
0.47
207.47
279
265
1
265
0.25
66.25
14
0
0
0.00
0.00
66.25
265
265
1
265
0.0501
13.28
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
13.28
74
74
1
74
1.00
74.00
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
74.00
1,546
1,469
6.16
9,045
15532
14,049.00
77
4.58
353
0.07
25.80
14074.80
1,117
1,061
1
1,117
0.1336
149.23
56
1
56
0.1336
7.48
156.71
School Planning
School
Nutrition
Managers (Full
Outlying
Areas)
Data Collection Interview
Coordination
(Full Outlying
Areas)
Menu Survey
(Full Outlying
Areas)
_
Cost Interview
(Full Outlying SNM Cost Interview
)
with Reference Guide
Areas
Fmt 4703
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Data Collection
Coordination SNM Introduction
(Full Outlying Letter
Areas)
Frm 00009
Sfmt 4725
138
School Planning
Interview
School Liaisons
(Group 2)
Data Collection
Coordination Pre-Visit Reminder
(Group 2)
Email
School Roster Data
Request
Subtotal of School Nutrition Managers and School
Liaisons
Principal Intro Letter
Data Collection to Schools
Coordination
14SEN1
(Groups 2, 3)
Pre-Visit Reminder
1,117
1,061
1
1,117
0.0501
55.96
56
1
56
0.0501
2.81
58.77
Principal Surveys
Ema ii Invitation
1,061
954
1
1,061
0.0167
17.72
107
1
107
0.0167
1.79
19.51
Principal Survey
Follow-Up Ema ii
1,061
1,061
2
2122
0.0668
141.75
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
141.75
530
530
1
530
0.0835
44.26
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
44.26
1,061
954
1
954
0.5
477.00
107
1
107
0.0668
7.15
484.15
Email
Principals
(Groups 2, 3)
Principal
Survey
(Groups 2, 3)
Principal Survey
Reminder Call Script
Principal Survey
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Data Collec_tion Next Steps for
Coord1nat1on P . . 1 E . 1
(Group Z)
rinc1pa s ma1
265
265
1
265
0.0334
8.85
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
8.85
Principals
(Group 3)
C
Principal Cost
os~ nte~iew Interview with
( roup )
Reference Guide
838
796
1
796
0.75
597.00
42
1
42
0.0668
2.81
599.81
Data Collection
Coordination Prlnclpal Intro Letter
(Full Outlying to Schools
Areas)
145
138
1
138
0.1336
18.44
7
1
7
0.1336
0.94
19.37
145
138
1
138
0.0501
6.91
7
1
7
0.0334
0.23
7.15
145
138
1
138
0.75
103.50
7
1
7
0.0668
0.47
103.97
Subtotal of Principals
1,262
1,199
6.99
1,376
0.1935
1,620.62
63
6.17
319
0.06
23.66
1,644.21
Subtotal State/Local Governments
4,939
4,529
5.96
27,011
0.7764
20,972.14
410
5.46
2,237
0.06
127.07
21,099.ZO
FSMC Recruitment
Letter
25
25
1
25
0.0334
0.84
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.84
SNA Endorsement
25
25
1
25
0.0334
0.84
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.84
Study Overviews
25
25
1
25
0.0334
0.84
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.84
FSMC Recruiting Call
Script
25
25
1
25
0.25
6.25
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
6.25
SFA Director
Recruitment Advance
Letter/Email
1
1
2
1
0.0334
0.03
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.03
Study Objectives and
Overview
1
1
1
1
0.0334
0.03
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.03
Recruiting Call Script
1
1
1
1
0.5
0.50
0
0
o
0.00
0.00
0.50
Principals !Full
Outlying
Areas)
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 4703
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FSMC
Managers
!Groups 2, 3)
•
1
Pre-Target Week
Cost Interview Reminder Email
(Full Outlying
Principal Cost
Areas)
Interview with
Reference Guide
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
Recruitment
!Groups 2, 3)
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
Recruitment
(Groups 2, 3)
Business
14SEN1
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Managers !Full
Outlying
Managers)
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
Recruitment
!Full Outlying
Areas)
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
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(Full Outlying
Areas)
Pre-Target Week
Reminder Email
1
1
1
0.0501
0.05
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.05
1
1
1
1
3.0835
3.08
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
3.08
1
1
1
1
0.167
0.17
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
0.17
SFA Follow-Up Web
Survey and Interview
Planning Ema II
1
1
1
1
0.0501
0.05
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.05
SFA Follow-Up Web
Survey
1
1
1
1
0.1169
0.12
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.12
SFA Follow-Up Cost
Interview with
.
Refe~enc~ Gu1~e,
provide financial
records
1
1
1
1
2.00
2.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
2.00
4
4
1
4
8.3340
33.34
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
33.34
4
4
1
4
1.5
6.00
0
0
0
0.0000
0.00
6.00
30
30
3.90
117
0.4626
54.13
0
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
54.13
5,024
2,512
1
2,512
0.0501
125.85
2,512
1
2,512
0.0501
125.85
251.70
5,024
2,512
1
2,512
0.0835
209.75
2,512
1
2,512
0.0835
209.75
419.50
5,024
2,512
1
2,512
0.1336
335.60
2,512
1
2,512
0.1336
335.60
671.21
Jkt 253001
Food Service SFA On-Site Cost
Management Interview with
Reference Guide,
Company
Manager Cost provide records
Interview (Full
Outlying
Food Cost Worksheet
Areas)
PO 00000
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
Fol low-up Web
5 urvey (Ful I
Outlying
Areas)
Frm 00011
Fmt 4703
Food Service
Management
Company
Manager
Follow-up Cost
Interview (Full
Outlying
Areas)
Sfmt 4725
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FSMC Regional
Operations
Managers (Full
Outlying
Managers)
Food Service
Management
Company
Regional
Operations
Manager
Menu Survey
(Full Outlying
Areas)
Expanded Menu
Survey
14SEN1
Food Service
Management
Company
Regional
SNM Cost Interview
Operations
.
.
with Reference Guide
M
C
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Interview (Full
Outlying
Areas)
Subtotal Businesses
School Endorsement
Letter
Elementary or
ParentS/Gua rd Middle/High School
Individual
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(Group 2)
Parent (Household)
Ad
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Household Elementary
or Middle/High School
Brochure
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Response Form
Parent Interview Texts
Parents/Guard a nd Emails
4,522
2,261
1
2,261
0.1002
226.55
2,261
1
2,261
0.0000
0.00
226.55
502
251
1
251
0.1002
25.15
251
1
251
0.0334
8.38
33.53
2,502
2,177
3
6,531
0.0167
109.07
325
3
975
0.0167
16.28
125.35
2,512
2,177
1
2,177
0.4175
908.90
335
1
335
0.0668
22.38
931.28
1,189
1,005
2
2,010
0.0167
33.57
184
2
368
0.0167
6.15
39.71
1,189
1,005
1
1,005
0.167
167.84
184
1
184
0.0167
3.07
170.91
955
860
1
860
0.25
215.00
95
1
95
0.0668
6.35
221.35
366
257
1
257
0.75
192.75
109
1
109
0.0668
7.28
200.03
5,024
2,512
9.11
22,888
0.1114
2,550.03
2,512
4.82
12,114
0.06
741.10
3,291.12
5,024
2,512
1
2,512
0.0501
125.85
2,512
1
2,512
0.0501
125.85
251.70
3,488
2,512
1
2,512
0.0167
41.95
976
1
976
0.0167
16.30
58.25
Jkt 253001
ians Parent
Interview
(Group 2)
Parent Interview
PO 00000
Dietary Recall Texts
and Emails
Food Diary, Day 1/
Frm 00012
Parents/Guard Day 2
ians Dietary
Recall
(Group 2)
Dietary Recall
Interview (AMPM,
Day 1)
Dietary Recall
Fmt 4703
Interview (AMPM,
Day2)
Subtotal of Parents/Guardians
Sfmt 9990
Study Assent Form
Students
Recruitment
(Group 2)
Elementary and
Middle/High School
E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM
Student Interview
Reminder Flyer
Students
(Group 2)
Students
Student
Student Interview
3,488
2,512
1
2,512
0.2004
503.40
976
1
976
0.1336
130.39
633.80
Interview
Dietary Recall
Interview, AMPM,
3,488
2,512
1
2,512
0.8016
2013.62
976
1
976
0.2839
277.09
2290.71
Dietary Recall Texts
and Emails Day 2
549
384
2
768
0.0167
12.83
165
2
330
0.0167
5.51
18.34
Dietary Recall
Interview (AMPM,
Day2)
549
384
1
384
0.75
288.00
165
1
165
0.0668
11.02
299.02
(Group 2)
Dav 1
14SEN1
Students
Dietary Recall
(Group 2)
Subtotal of Students
5,024
2,512
4.46
11,200
0.2666
2,985.65
2,512
Subtotal lndlvlduals
10,048
5,024
6.79
34,088
0.1624
5,535.68
5,024
15,017
9,583
639
61,216
0.43
26,561.94
5,434
Grand Total
2.36
3.59
3.73
5,935
0.10
566.16
3,551.81
18,049
0.07
1,307.26
6,842.94
20,286
0.07
1,434.33
27,996.26
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Consent Response
Form
Notes: "State" includes both States and Territories.
AMPM = Automated Multiple-Pass Method; CN = child nutrition; FSMC = food service management company; LEA= local educational agency; SFA = school food authority; SNM = school nutrition manager.
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BILLING CODE 3410–30–C
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Additional
Information To Be Collected Under the
Uniform Grant Application Package for
Discretionary Grant Programs for the
Emergency Food Assistance Program
Reach and Resiliency Grants
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces that
the United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) plans to add
The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP) Reach and Resiliency
Grants, as authorized by the American
Rescue Plan Act, to its list of approved
programs under the Uniform Grant
Application for Non-Entitlement
Discretionary Grants, as approved under
OMB Control Number: 0584–0512
(Expiration Date: July 31, 2022); and
that FNS intends to collect additional
information for the TEFAP Reach and
Resiliency Grants outside of what is
currently in the uniform package. This
Notice solicits public comments on the
additional information to be collected
for the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency
Grants.
SUMMARY:
To be assured of consideration,
written comments must be submitted or
postmarked on or before September 14,
2021.
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.
Comments must be submitted through
one of the following methods:
• Preferred method: Submit
information through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
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instructions for submissions.
• Email: Send comments to
rachel.schoenian@usda.gov with a
subject line ‘‘TEFAP Reach and
Resiliency Grant Information
Collection.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Schoenian, Food Distribution
Division, Food and Nutrition Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1320
Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia
22314, 703–305–2937, or email
rachel.schoenian@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Utilizing
funding and authority provided by
Section 1001(b)(4) of the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA, P.L. 117–2),
USDA is establishing a new grant
program for State agencies that
administer The Emergency Food
Assistance Program (TEFAP), aimed at
helping strengthen TEFAP
infrastructure and expand TEFAP’s
reach into rural, remote, and/or lowincome communities that are
underserved by TEFAP.
TEFAP Reach and Resiliency Grants
will be offered in two rounds. As
planned, half of the funds ($50 million)
will be offered to States in Fall 2021.
Each TEFAP State agency will be able
to apply for a fair share portion of the
initial funding according to the TEFAP
funding formula at 7 CFR 251.3(h). FNS
will use lessons learned from the first
round of Reach and Resiliency Grants to
determine the best method for offering
the second round.
For the first round of grant funding,
eligible entities will submit an
application using FNS’ Uniform Grant
Application for Discretionary Grant
Programs (OMB Control Number: 0584–
0512, Expiration Date: July 31, 2022),
which will include up to ten additional
questions related to the goals of the
Reach and Resiliency grants. These
questions will be outlined in the
Request for Applications for the TEFAP
Reach and Resiliency Grant and be
incorporated into the grant application
template. State agencies will have the
option to use the optional template or
any other format to answer the
questions. The additional questions
included will relate to how TEFAP State
agencies will utilize TEFAP Reach and
Resiliency grant funding and how the
State’s project will: (1) Strengthen
infrastructure; and (2) expand reach into
rural, remote, and/or low-income
communities currently underserved by
TEFAP in the State. This will include
submission of data that identifies those
underserved areas. Additional
information that State agencies will also
need to provide includes the names of
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anticipated partners, the percentage of
funds that will be kept at the State-level,
and other information that ensures the
proposed use of the grant complies with
current program regulations.
To measure impact of the grants and
to determine whether the grants achieve
their intended purposes, grantees will
be required to provide narrative,
biannual progress reports using the
FNS–908 Performance Progress Report
form, as a condition to accepting grant
funding. In addition to this standard
form, grantees will be asked to respond
to two more questions related to
progress made toward achieving the
goals of the grant program, on a
biannual basis. These questions may
include updates to any data submitted
in the grant application. The two
additional questions will be outlined in
the Request for Applications for the
TEFAP Reach and Resiliency grant. A
template submission form will be
provided to grantees to report this
information, but they will have the
option of reporting the information in
any format they choose.
With the additional information that
will be requested, FNS estimates that
each State agency will spend a total of
approximately 53.58 hours completing
the full grant application package.
Under 0584–0512, FNS has 114,431
remaining burden hours and 23,293
remaining responses available for use.
Under the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency
Grants, State agencies are expected to
use 4,763.99 burden hours and 1,458
responses for the pre-award, post-award
and recordkeeping burden, including
the additional information to be
collected. All three items make up the
burden for the competitive grants that
are submitted under 0584–0512.
This purpose of this Notice is to
solicit public comments on the
additional information to be collected
for the TEFAP Reach and Resiliency
Grants through the ten question
application questionnaire and through
the two question biannual progress
reports for the grant program. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) invites the general public and other
public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection.
This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection for
the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II (SNMCS-II; OMB control
number 0584-0648, expiration date 09/30/2022), with updated data
collection instruments for school year (SY) 2022-2023. The purpose of
SNMCS-II is to provide a comprehensive picture of school food service
operations and the nutritional quality, cost, and acceptability of
meals served in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School
Breakfast Program (SBP).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received on or before
November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Holly Figueroa, Office of Policy
Support, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1320 Braddock Pl., 5th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may also
be submitted via fax to the attention of Holly Figueroa at 703-305-2576
or via email to [email protected]. 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
copies of this information collection should be directed to Holly
Figueroa at [email protected] or 703-305-2105.
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: School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0648.
Expiration Date: 09/30/2022.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: SNMCS-II will provide a comprehensive picture of the NSLP
and SBP, and will provide critical information about the nutritional
quality, cost, and acceptability of school meals ten years after major
reforms began being phased in during the 2012-2013 school year (SY).
SNMCS-II will collect a broad range of data from nationally
representative samples of public school food authorities (SFAs),
public, non-charter schools, students, and parents/guardians during SY
2022-2023. Data collection was originally scheduled to occur in SY
2019-2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These data
will provide Federal, State, and local policymakers with current
information about how federally sponsored school meal programs are
operating by updating the information that was collected in SY 2014-
2015 for the first School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS-I; OMB
control number 0584-0596, expiration date 07/31/2017). In addition,
findings from SNMCS-II will be compared to those from SNMCS-I to
explore trends in key domains including the nutrient content of school
meals, meal costs and revenues, and student participation, plate waste,
and dietary intakes. SNMCS-II will also estimate the costs of producing
reimbursable school meals in up to five States and Territories outside
of the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (DC), and
examine the relationship of costs to revenues in those five outlying
areas. Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act authorizes this assessment of the cost of producing meals, and the
nutrient profile of meals under the NSLP and SBP.
The sample frame of SFAs is divided into four groups, including the
outlying areas. Samples in Groups 1, 2, and 3 are limited to the
contiguous 48 States and DC. The outlying areas sample includes SFAs in
Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Two
assessments to determine the feasibility of collecting comprehensive
cost data in the outlying areas were conducted between 2018 and 2019
under OMB #0584-0606 FNS Generic Clearance for Pre-Testing, Pilot, and
Field Test Studies, expiration date 06/30/2022 (School Nutrition and
Meal Cost Study-II, Outlying Areas Cost Study Feasibility Assessment
and School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II, Outlying Areas Cost Study
Feasibility Reassessment). Based on these assessments, ``full'' data
collection will be conducted with Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii, while
``limited'' data collection will be conducted with Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The burden associated with these assessments is
not included in the burden estimates for this collection.
Data collected from the Group 1 sample will provide the precision
required for national estimates of SFA-level characteristics and food
service operations. Data collected from the Group 2 sample will be used
to address study objectives related to the school nutrition environment
and food service operations; the food and nutrient content of school
meals; student participation in the NSLP and SBP; student/parent
satisfaction with the school meal programs; and students'
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characteristics and dietary intakes. Data collected from the Group 3
sample will be used to address study objectives related to the school
nutrition environment and food service operations; the food and
nutrient content of school meals; the costs to produce reimbursable
school lunches and breakfasts, including indirect and local
administrative costs, and the ratios of revenues to costs; and plate
waste in the school meals programs. Data collected from the outlying
areas sample will be used to estimate the costs of producing
reimbursable school meals and the ratios of revenues to costs in each
outlying area.
Note: Personally identifiable information (PII) will not be used
to retrieve survey records or data.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments respondent
groups include: (1) State Child Nutrition Agency directors; (2) State
Education Agency finance officers; (3) school district superintendents;
(4) SFA directors; (5) local educational agency business managers; (6)
menu planners; (7) school nutrition managers (SNMs); (8) principals;
and (9) school study liaisons appointed by principals. Private Sector
For-Profit Business respondents include food service management company
managers. Individual/household-level respondents include: (1) Students
(first grade through high school) and (2) their parents/guardians.
Estimated Number of Respondents: A total of 15,017 unique
respondents (9,583 respondents and 5,434 non-respondents) are expected
to participate in the study. This includes 4,939 from State and Local
Governments, 30 from Businesses, and 10,048 Individuals or Households.
Initial contact will vary by type of respondent and may include study
notification, recruiting, or data collection.
The Group 1 sample includes 136 SFAs but no schools. Group 1 SFA
directors will participate in the SFA Director Survey.
The Group 2 sample comprises 133 SFAs, 265 schools, and 2,177
students and their parents/guardians. SFA and school staff will
participate in the SFA Director and School Planning Interviews; SFA
Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys; the Basic Menu Survey and Meal
Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria Observation Guide and
Competitive Foods Checklists. Students and parents/guardians will
complete the Student Interview, including height and weight
measurement; 24-dietary recall; and Parent Interview.
The Group 3 sample includes 265 SFAs and 796 schools. SFA and
school staff will participate in the SFA Director and School Planning
Interviews; SFA On-Site Cost Interview and Food Cost Worksheet; SFA
Follow-Up Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM Cost Interview; Principal
Cost Interview; SFA Director, SNM, and Principal Surveys; the Expanded
Menu Survey and Meal Pattern Crediting Report; and Cafeteria
Observation Guide and Competitive Foods Checklists. Forty-one State
Education Agency finance officers will complete the State Agency
Indirect Cost Survey. Plate waste will be observed for 4,140
reimbursable lunches and 2,120 reimbursable breakfasts at a subsample
of 138 schools among this Group 3 sample.
In the outlying areas, following recruitment, SFA and school staff
in 32 SFAs and 138 schools will complete the SFA Director and School
Planning Interviews; SFA Cost Interview and Food Cost Worksheet; SFA
Follow-Up Web Survey and Cost Interview; SNM Cost Interview; Principal
Cost Interview; and the Expanded Menu Survey. One State Education
Agency finance officer will complete the State Agency Indirect Cost
Survey.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: All respondents will
be asked to respond to each specific data collection activity only
once. The overall average number of responses per respondent across the
entire collection is 5.43 (81,502 responses/15,017 total respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 81,502.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated response varies from 1
minute to 10 hours, depending on the data collection activity and
respondent group, with an average estimated time of 21 minutes (0.3435
hours) across all respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 27,996 hours. This
includes 26,562 hours for respondents and 1,434 hours for non-
respondents. See the table below for each type of respondent.
Cynthia Long,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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