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and other inputs to inform program and
policy decision-making.
This collection allows for ongoing,
two-way collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency
and its state, local and/or Tribal
partners, program participants, and
stakeholders. It also allows feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement
and planning of research studies,
program changes, regulatory activities,
guidance, outreach and/or training
activities. As individual collections
occur under this generic umbrella,
consideration will be given to the
appropriate data sharing, equity issues
and transparency per collection.
Most but not all generic clearances
may meet the following conditions:
• The collections are often voluntary;
• The collections are often low
burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours,
total number of respondents, or burdenhours per respondent);
• Any collection other than
administrative data may be targeted to
the solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or similar programs, or may
be impacted by a program in the future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained; and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative and/or quantitative
information.
As a general matter, information
collections do not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and does not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
A variety of instruments and
platforms are used to collect
information from respondents. This
includes but is not limited to surveys,
including pulse surveys not covered
elsewhere, interviews, stakeholder
meetings, focus groups, discussion
groups, and collection of existing data
from state, local and/or Tribal agencies
via electronic or other means. The
information to be collected could focus
on a variety of Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) programs, or portions
Number of
annual
respondents
Type of collection
Total annual
responses
Total annual
burden hours
Surveys/Pulse surveys ................................................................................................................
Focus Groups/Discussion Groups/Stakeholder Meetings/Interviews ..........................................
Administrative data collection and associated requests .............................................................
37,180
2,500
895
93,425
4,500
2,430
27,110
5,000
11,250
Total ......................................................................................................................................
40,575
100,355
43,360
Annual Reporting Burden Estimates
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thereof, including but not limited to the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP),
School Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP),
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP),
Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP), Food Distribution Program on
Indian Reservations (FDPIR),
Commodity Supplemental Food
Program (CSFP), and The Emergency
Food Assistance Program (TEFAP),
other child nutrition and food
distribution activities, the Farm to
School program, the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC), the WIC Farmers
Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), the
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition
Program (SFMNP), nutrition and policy
promotion, and any associated
challenges in implementing programs or
subsets of programs. The annual burden
hours requested of 43,360 are based on
the number of collections we expect to
conduct annually over the requested
period for this clearance.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, local or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40,575.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: Ranges from
1 response to 10 responses depending
on category of respondent.
Estimated Annual responses: 100,355.
Estimated time per response: Ranges
from 10 minutes per response to 10
hours per response depending on type
of collection (that is, survey, discussion
group, or administrative data collection)
and the nature of the request.
Estimated Annual Burden hours:
43,360.
In summary, the total estimated
annual burden is 43,360 hours and
100,355 responses. Thus, we are
requesting 130,080 hours for our three
year burden estimate and 301,065 total
responses for the three year approval
period. Current estimates are based on
both historical numbers of respondents
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from past projects as well as estimates
for projects to be conducted in the next
three years.
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Determining Eligibility for
Free and Reduced Price Meals and
Free Milk
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 revision of a
SUMMARY:
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currently approved collection for
determining eligibility for free and
reduced price meals and free milk as
stated in FNS regulations. These Federal
requirements affect eligibility under the
National School Lunch Program, School
Breakfast Program, and the Special Milk
Program and are also applicable to the
Child and Adult Care Food Program and
the Summer Food Service Program
when individual eligibility must be
established.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Tina Namian, Director, School Meals
Policy Division—4th floor, Child
Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition
Service, 1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314. 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 Wesley Gaddie at
703–457–7718.
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 will 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: Determining Eligibility for Free
and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
in Schools—7 CFR part 245.
Form Number: This collection does
not contain any forms. However, FNS–
742 and FNS–874, which are approved
under OMB Control Number 0584–0594
Food Programs Reporting System
(FPRS) (expiration date July 31, 2023),
are used in conjunction with this
collection.
OMB Number: 0584–0026.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service administers the National School
Lunch Program, the School Breakfast
Program, and the Special Milk Program
as mandated by the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (NSLA), as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.), and
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). The
proposed collection reports the
eligibility burden of the National School
Lunch Program; the School Breakfast
Program; and the Special Milk Program.
The eligibility burden of the Child and
Adult Care Food Program and the
Summer Food Service Program is
reported in information collections
under OMB Control Numbers 0584–
0055 and 0584–0280, respectfully.
Per 7 CFR part 245, schools
participating in these meal and milk
programs must make free and reducedprice meals and free milk available to
eligible children. This information
collection obtains eligibility information
for free and reduced-price meals and
free milk and also incorporates
verification procedures as required to
confirm eligibility. The Programs are
administered at the State and local
levels and operations include direct
certification, the submission of
household size and income applications
for school meal/milk benefits, record
maintenance, and public notification of
eligibility determinations,
documentation, and other data. The
information collection burden
associated with this revision is
summarized in the chart below. Since
the last renewal of this collection,
school meal programs have been
operating under waivers that allowed
meals to be served under the Summer
Food Service Program and the Seamless
Summer Option, which do not require
eligibility determinations to be made.
As a result, USDA does not have
updated data for most requirements
covered under this information
collection. There are two updates based
on new programmatic data. USDA has
updated data on the number of state
agencies required to maintain direct
certification improvement plans.
Additionally, since the last renewal the
U.S. Virgin Islands have adopted the
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP),
leading to an increase in the number of
State agencies required to meet
requirements related to CEP. USDA has
also adjusted the previous estimates for
hours per response in order for the
estimates to be written in whole
minutes. This is a revision of the
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: State, local, and
Tribal government and individual/
households: Respondent groups
identified include State agencies, school
food authorities/local educational
agencies, and individuals/households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,571,312 (55 SAs, 19,371 SFAs/LEAs,
and 3,551,886 households).
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3.514.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
12,550,211.
Estimated Hours per Response:
0.0527.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 651,084.
Estimated Total Annual
Recordkeeping Burden: 2,965.
Estimated Total Annual Public
Disclosure Burden: 6,754.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
660,803.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 245:
664,726.
Difference (Burden Revisions
Requested with this renewal): ¥3,923.
Refer to the following table for
estimated annual burden per each type
of respondent:
Affected public
Estimated
number
respondents
Estimated
number
responses per
respondent
Estimated total
annual
responses
Estimated
hours per
response
Estimated total
annual burden
hours
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) = (b × c)
(e)
(f) = (d × e)
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Reporting
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities/Local Educational Agencies .........
Individuals/Households ........................................................
55
19,371
3,551,886
163.56
455.953
1.03
8,996
8,832,491
3,653,373
0.0646
0.0209
0.1274
581
184,972
465,531
Total Reporting Burden ................................................
3,571,312
3.50
12,494,860
0.0521
651,084
Recordkeeping
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities/Local Educational Agencies .........
55
15,786
12.00
1.03
660
16,286
0.1797
0.1748
119
2,847
Total Recordkeeping Burden ........................................
15,841
1.07
16,946
0.1750
2,965
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Affected public
Estimated
number
respondents
Estimated
number
responses per
respondent
Estimated total
annual
responses
Estimated
hours per
response
Estimated total
annual burden
hours
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) = (b × c)
(e)
(f) = (d × e)
Public Notification
State Agencies .....................................................................
School Food Authorities .......................................................
55
19,371
1.98
1.98
109
38,296
0.1339
0.1760
15
6,740
Total Public Notification Burden ...................................
19,426
1.98
38,405
0.1759
6,754
Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
Reporting ..............................................................................
Recordkeeping .....................................................................
Public Notification ................................................................
3,571,312
15,841
19,426
3.50
1.07
1.98
12,494,860
16,946
38,405
0.0521
0.1750
0.1759
651,084
2,965
6,754
Total Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Public Disclosure Burden ...............................................................
3,571,312
3.514
12,550,211
0.0527
660,803
Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–09707 Filed 5–5–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Operational Challenges in
Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP)
Surveys
Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
This is a new collection focusing on
Operational Challenges in Child
Nutrition Programs and will utilize
survey instruments for school years (SY)
2023–2024, SY 2024–2025, and SY
2025–2026. The studies encompassed
under this information collection will
collect data from institutions
administering and operating Child
Nutrition Programs such as State
agencies, School Food Authorities
(SFAs) and Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP) and Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) Sponsors,
including information on emerging and
ongoing operational challenges facing
Child Nutrition Program operators.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to:
Sarah Reinhardt, Food and Nutrition
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
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1320 Braddock Pl., 5th floor,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Comments may
also be submitted via email to
Sarah.Reinhardt@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
copies of this information collection
should be directed to Sarah Reinhardt at
Sarah.Reinhardt@usda.gov, 703–305–
2532.
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: Operational Challenges in Child
Nutrition Programs (OCCNP) Surveys.
Form Number: N/A.
OMB Number: 0584–NEW.
Expiration Date: Not yet determined.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: FNS administers the Child
Nutrition (CN) Programs in partnership
with States, local SFAs, other program
sponsors, and local program operators.
Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act authorizes
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Secretary to conduct annual national
performance assessments of the school
meal programs and requires States and
local entities participating in the
programs to cooperate with program
research and evaluations. FNS plans to
collect periodic data to obtain
information on operational challenges
facing institutions who operate or
administer child nutrition programs,
including State agencies, SFAs and
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Sponsors. The Operational Challenges
in Child Nutrition Programs (OCCNP)
Surveys, are designed to collect timely
data on emerging school food service
operational challenges, including but
not limited to supply chain disruptions,
food costs, and labor shortages, and/or
related issues in SY 2023–2024, 2024–
2025, and SY 2025–2026. Access to a
timely and reliable source of data on
these topics has become particularly
important following the COVID–19
pandemic. In addition to changing the
ways that school meal programs
operated, the pandemic has contributed
to lasting supply chain issues and
substantial changes in the cost and
availability of food and labor. The
ability to collect this data will allow
FNS to provide the best possible
support to States and program sponsors
and operators facing continued food
service operations challenges and
enable FNS to respond more quickly
and effectively to potential disruptions
in the future.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Determining Eligibility
for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
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 revision
of a currently approved collection for determining eligibility for free
and reduced price meals and free milk as stated in FNS regulations.
These Federal requirements affect eligibility under the National School
Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Special Milk Program
and are also applicable to the Child and Adult Care Food Program and
the Summer Food Service Program when individual eligibility must be
established.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to: Tina Namian, Director, School Meals
Policy Division--4th floor, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and
Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. 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 Wesley
Gaddie at 703-457-7718.
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 will 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: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and
Free Milk in Schools--7 CFR part 245.
Form Number: This collection does not contain any forms. However,
FNS-742 and FNS-874, which are approved under OMB Control Number 0584-
0594 Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS) (expiration date July 31,
2023), are used in conjunction with this collection.
OMB Number: 0584-0026.
Expiration Date: July 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition Service administers the National
School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Special
Milk Program as mandated by the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (NSLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751, et seq.), and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1771, et seq.). The
proposed collection reports the eligibility burden of the National
School Lunch Program; the School Breakfast Program; and the Special
Milk Program. The eligibility burden of the Child and Adult Care Food
Program and the Summer Food Service Program is reported in information
collections under OMB Control Numbers 0584-0055 and 0584-0280,
respectfully.
Per 7 CFR part 245, schools participating in these meal and milk
programs must make free and reduced-price meals and free milk available
to eligible children. This information collection obtains eligibility
information for free and reduced-price meals and free milk and also
incorporates verification procedures as required to confirm
eligibility. The Programs are administered at the State and local
levels and operations include direct certification, the submission of
household size and income applications for school meal/milk benefits,
record maintenance, and public notification of eligibility
determinations, documentation, and other data. The information
collection burden associated with this revision is summarized in the
chart below. Since the last renewal of this collection, school meal
programs have been operating under waivers that allowed meals to be
served under the Summer Food Service Program and the Seamless Summer
Option, which do not require eligibility determinations to be made. As
a result, USDA does not have updated data for most requirements covered
under this information collection. There are two updates based on new
programmatic data. USDA has updated data on the number of state
agencies required to maintain direct certification improvement plans.
Additionally, since the last renewal the U.S. Virgin Islands have
adopted the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), leading to an
increase in the number of State agencies required to meet requirements
related to CEP. USDA has also adjusted the previous estimates for hours
per response in order for the estimates to be written in whole minutes.
This is a revision of the currently approved information collection.
Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal government and
individual/households: Respondent groups identified include State
agencies, school food authorities/local educational agencies, and
individuals/households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,571,312 (55 SAs, 19,371 SFAs/
LEAs, and 3,551,886 households).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.514.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 12,550,211.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.0527.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 651,084.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 2,965.
Estimated Total Annual Public Disclosure Burden: 6,754.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 660,803.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 245: 664,726.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested with this renewal): -3,923.
Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden per each
type of respondent:
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Estimated
Estimated number Estimated Estimated Estimated
Affected public number responses per total annual hours per total annual
respondents respondent responses response burden hours
(a) (b) (c) (d) = (b x c) (e) (f) = (d x e)
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Reporting
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State Agencies.................. 55 163.56 8,996 0.0646 581
School Food Authorities/Local 19,371 455.953 8,832,491 0.0209 184,972
Educational Agencies...........
Individuals/Households.......... 3,551,886 1.03 3,653,373 0.1274 465,531
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Total Reporting Burden...... 3,571,312 3.50 12,494,860 0.0521 651,084
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Recordkeeping
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State Agencies.................. 55 12.00 660 0.1797 119
School Food Authorities/Local 15,786 1.03 16,286 0.1748 2,847
Educational Agencies...........
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Total Recordkeeping Burden.. 15,841 1.07 16,946 0.1750 2,965
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Public Notification
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State Agencies.................. 55 1.98 109 0.1339 15
School Food Authorities......... 19,371 1.98 38,296 0.1760 6,740
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Total Public Notification 19,426 1.98 38,405 0.1759 6,754
Burden.....................
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Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
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Reporting....................... 3,571,312 3.50 12,494,860 0.0521 651,084
Recordkeeping................... 15,841 1.07 16,946 0.1750 2,965
Public Notification............. 19,426 1.98 38,405 0.1759 6,754
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Total Reporting, 3,571,312 3.514 12,550,211 0.0527 660,803
Recordkeeping, and Public
Disclosure Burden..........
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Tameka Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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