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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: School Meals Operations
Study: Evaluation of the School-Based
Child Nutrition Programs
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (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 revision of a
currently approved collection for the
School Meals Operations (SMO) Study
(OMB control number 0584–0607)
information collection with updated
survey instruments for school year (SY)
2022–2023. This study will collect data
from State agencies and public school
food authorities (SFAs), including
disaggregated administrative data, on
the continued use and effectiveness of
the nationwide Child Nutrition (CN)
COVID–19 waivers, and continuation of
SMO information collection with
updated survey instruments.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Darcy Gu¨ngo¨r at darcy.gungor@
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
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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 Darcy Gu¨ngo¨r at
darcy.gungor@usda.gov, 703–305–4345.
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 Meals Operations Study:
Evaluation of the School-based Child
Nutrition Programs.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–0607.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS administers the schoolbased Child Nutrition (CN) Programs
(i.e., the school meal programs) in
partnership with States and local SFAs.
Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act authorizes
the USDA Secretary to conduct annual
national performance assessments of the
school meal programs. FNS plans to
conduct this annual assessment through
the SMO Study in SY 2023–2024. This
notice covers the fourth year of the SMO
Study, which will collect data from
State and local agencies on the CN
COVID–19 waivers as well as data on
state and local CN Program operations
during SY 2022–2023. Data collection
will occur in SY 2023–2024.
The fourth year of the SMO Study is
a minor revision of a currently approved
collection for the SMO Study. The SMO
study is designed to collect timely data
on the continued use and effectiveness
of the CN COVID–19 waivers as well as
policy, administrative, and operational
issues in the school-based CN Programs,
which contributes to budget
preparation, development and
implementation of program policy and
regulations, and identification of areas
for technical assistance and training.
This study will help FNS obtain:
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1. General descriptive data on the
characteristics of CN Programs to inform
the budget process and answer
questions about topics of current policy
interest;
2. Data on Program operations to
identify potential topics for training and
technical assistance for SFAs and State
agencies (SAs) responsible for
administering the CN Programs;
3. Administrative data to identify
program trends and predictors;
4. Information on the use and
effectiveness of the CN COVID–19
waivers.
The activities to be conducted subject
to this notice include:
• Collecting disaggregated
administrative data from 67 State
Agency Directors that are currently
only reported in aggregate on forms
FNS–10, Report of School Program
Operations, FNS–418, Report of the
Summer Food Service Program for
Children, and FNS–44, Report of the
Child and Adult Care Food Program
(which are approved under OMB#
0584–0594, Food Programs Reporting
System (FPRS), expiration date 07/31/
2023)
• Conducting a web survey of 54 State
CN Directors
• Conducting a web survey of 1,266
SFA Directors
To reduce data collection burden on
SFAs, the SMO Study will analyze
existing administrative data collected
from SAs which will limit the number
and type of questions included in
surveys to SAs and SFAs. To facilitate
data collection, SAs will receive an
agenda for initial telephone meetings
and a template for the data request. The
data request template will link each data
element to the corresponding item
number on forms FNS–10, FNS–418,
and FNS–44. Examples of the types of
data that the administrative request will
respond to include number of schools
and students participating in the meal
programs and the number of meals
served under the meal programs.
SMO will also conduct surveys of a
census of SAs and a nationally
representative sample of SFAs on key
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topics identified annually. Recruitment
will be a three-step process. First, data
collection will begin with an email to
regional offices requesting their
assistance by sending a letter of support
to States. Next, the study team will send
an advance letter to the States that
describes the study and asks CN
Directors to send a letter of support to
SFAs. Third, the study team will send
an invitation to States and SFAs to
complete the web survey. To maximize
the opportunity to reach all
respondents, the study team will
attempt to contact them by mail, email,
and phone. Participants will be able to
complete the survey on the web, in hard
copy, or over the phone.
The goal of data collection for the
SMO Study is to respond to annual
research questions on the following
topics: (1) school participation, (2)
student participation, (3) meal counting,
(4) financial management, and (5)
program integrity. This revision covers
data collection for one school year, with
revisions of surveys and administrative
data collection instruments from
previous years.
Note: Personally identifiable information
will not be used to retrieve survey records or
data.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments: Respondent groups
identified include: (1) SFA Directors for
public schools, and (2) State Agency
Directors from all 50 States, 3 territories,
and the District of Columbia.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,339. This includes (1)
67 State Agency Directors who are
expected to participate in the
administrative data collection, 54 of
whom are also CN Directors who will be
participating in the CN Director survey
(3 of the 54 CN Directors are also
expected to participate in the pretest),
and (2) 1,266 SFA Directors. Six SFA
Directors are expected to participate in
the pretest of the SFA Director web
survey; these six SFA Director pretest
participants are unique respondents and
will not be included in the sample for
the SFA survey. Of the 1,266 public
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SFA Directors included in the sample
for the SFA Director web survey, 1,012
are expected to respond and FNS
expects 254 will not respond to the
study activities (non-respondents).
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: State Agency Director
respondents will be asked to complete
an initial telephone meeting and
respond to the FNS–10, FNS–418 and
FNS–44 administrative data requests
one time. SFA Director and CN Director
respondents will be asked to complete
their respective web surveys one time.
In the event of non-response, CN
Directors may receive reminder emails
and phone calls until the target of 67
respondents is reached for the
administrative data collection. Child
Nutrition Directors may receive
reminder emails, phone calls, and a last
chance postcard until the target of 54
respondents is reached for the web
survey. Similarly, SFA Directors who do
not respond to the web survey may
receive reminders via email, phone, or
post card until the target number of
1,012 respondents is reached.
FNS estimates that respondents will
average 7.33 responses (7,948
responses/1,085 respondents) across the
entire collection, with non-respondents
averaging 15.32 responses (3,892
responses/254 non-respondents). Across
all participants in the collection
(respondents and non-respondents) the
average number of responses is 8.84
(11,840 responses/1,339 total
respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
11,840.
Estimated Time per Response: The
estimated time per response ranges from
3 minutes (0.05 hours) to 6 hours
depending on the instrument, as shown
in the table below, with an average
estimated time for all participants of
13.20 minutes (0.22 hours) per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 119,985.60 minutes
(1,999.76 hours). See the table below for
estimated total annual burden for each
type of respondent.
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1,012
1
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1
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1
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0.05
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254
1
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317
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123.40
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332
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132
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266
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: School Meals Operations
Study: Evaluation of the School-Based Child Nutrition Programs
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), United States Department of
Agriculture (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 revision
of a currently approved collection for the School Meals Operations
(SMO) Study (OMB control number 0584-0607) information collection with
updated survey instruments for school year (SY) 2022-2023. This study
will collect data from State agencies and public school food
authorities (SFAs), including disaggregated administrative data, on the
continued use and effectiveness of the nationwide Child Nutrition (CN)
COVID-19 waivers, and continuation of SMO information collection with
updated survey instruments.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Darcy G[uuml]ng[ouml]r at
[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 Darcy
G[uuml]ng[ouml]r at [email protected], 703-305-4345.
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 Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the School-
based Child Nutrition Programs.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584-0607.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS administers the school-based Child Nutrition (CN)
Programs (i.e., the school meal programs) in partnership with States
and local SFAs. Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act authorizes the USDA Secretary to conduct annual national
performance assessments of the school meal programs. FNS plans to
conduct this annual assessment through the SMO Study in SY 2023-2024.
This notice covers the fourth year of the SMO Study, which will collect
data from State and local agencies on the CN COVID-19 waivers as well
as data on state and local CN Program operations during SY 2022-2023.
Data collection will occur in SY 2023-2024.
The fourth year of the SMO Study is a minor revision of a currently
approved collection for the SMO Study. The SMO study is designed to
collect timely data on the continued use and effectiveness of the CN
COVID-19 waivers as well as policy, administrative, and operational
issues in the school-based CN Programs, which contributes to budget
preparation, development and implementation of program policy and
regulations, and identification of areas for technical assistance and
training. This study will help FNS obtain:
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1. General descriptive data on the characteristics of CN Programs
to inform the budget process and answer questions about topics of
current policy interest;
2. Data on Program operations to identify potential topics for
training and technical assistance for SFAs and State agencies (SAs)
responsible for administering the CN Programs;
3. Administrative data to identify program trends and predictors;
4. Information on the use and effectiveness of the CN COVID-19
waivers.
The activities to be conducted subject to this notice include:
Collecting disaggregated administrative data from 67 State
Agency Directors that are currently only reported in aggregate on forms
FNS-10, Report of School Program Operations, FNS-418, Report of the
Summer Food Service Program for Children, and FNS-44, Report of the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (which are approved under OMB# 0584-
0594, Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), expiration date 07/31/
2023)
Conducting a web survey of 54 State CN Directors
Conducting a web survey of 1,266 SFA Directors
To reduce data collection burden on SFAs, the SMO Study will
analyze existing administrative data collected from SAs which will
limit the number and type of questions included in surveys to SAs and
SFAs. To facilitate data collection, SAs will receive an agenda for
initial telephone meetings and a template for the data request. The
data request template will link each data element to the corresponding
item number on forms FNS-10, FNS-418, and FNS-44. Examples of the types
of data that the administrative request will respond to include number
of schools and students participating in the meal programs and the
number of meals served under the meal programs.
SMO will also conduct surveys of a census of SAs and a nationally
representative sample of SFAs on key topics identified annually.
Recruitment will be a three-step process. First, data collection will
begin with an email to regional offices requesting their assistance by
sending a letter of support to States. Next, the study team will send
an advance letter to the States that describes the study and asks CN
Directors to send a letter of support to SFAs. Third, the study team
will send an invitation to States and SFAs to complete the web survey.
To maximize the opportunity to reach all respondents, the study team
will attempt to contact them by mail, email, and phone. Participants
will be able to complete the survey on the web, in hard copy, or over
the phone.
The goal of data collection for the SMO Study is to respond to
annual research questions on the following topics: (1) school
participation, (2) student participation, (3) meal counting, (4)
financial management, and (5) program integrity. This revision covers
data collection for one school year, with revisions of surveys and
administrative data collection instruments from previous years.
Note: Personally identifiable information will not be used to
retrieve survey records or data.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Respondent
groups identified include: (1) SFA Directors for public schools, and
(2) State Agency Directors from all 50 States, 3 territories, and the
District of Columbia.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total estimated number of
respondents is 1,339. This includes (1) 67 State Agency Directors who
are expected to participate in the administrative data collection, 54
of whom are also CN Directors who will be participating in the CN
Director survey (3 of the 54 CN Directors are also expected to
participate in the pretest), and (2) 1,266 SFA Directors. Six SFA
Directors are expected to participate in the pretest of the SFA
Director web survey; these six SFA Director pretest participants are
unique respondents and will not be included in the sample for the SFA
survey. Of the 1,266 public SFA Directors included in the sample for
the SFA Director web survey, 1,012 are expected to respond and FNS
expects 254 will not respond to the study activities (non-respondents).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: State Agency Director
respondents will be asked to complete an initial telephone meeting and
respond to the FNS-10, FNS-418 and FNS-44 administrative data requests
one time. SFA Director and CN Director respondents will be asked to
complete their respective web surveys one time. In the event of non-
response, CN Directors may receive reminder emails and phone calls
until the target of 67 respondents is reached for the administrative
data collection. Child Nutrition Directors may receive reminder emails,
phone calls, and a last chance postcard until the target of 54
respondents is reached for the web survey. Similarly, SFA Directors who
do not respond to the web survey may receive reminders via email,
phone, or post card until the target number of 1,012 respondents is
reached.
FNS estimates that respondents will average 7.33 responses (7,948
responses/1,085 respondents) across the entire collection, with non-
respondents averaging 15.32 responses (3,892 responses/254 non-
respondents). Across all participants in the collection (respondents
and non-respondents) the average number of responses is 8.84 (11,840
responses/1,339 total respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 11,840.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated time per response ranges
from 3 minutes (0.05 hours) to 6 hours depending on the instrument, as
shown in the table below, with an average estimated time for all
participants of 13.20 minutes (0.22 hours) per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 119,985.60 minutes
(1,999.76 hours). See the table below for estimated total annual burden
for each type of respondent.
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-02055 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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