Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 68577-68578 [2024-19136]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 September 26, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs 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. Food and Nutrition Service Title: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) OMB Control Number: 0584–0055. Summary of Collection: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) authorizes the Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP). Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (Pub. L. 111–296) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe such regulations as deemed necessary to carry out the Child Nutrition Programs authorized under the NSLA and the CNA. The CACFP provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating childcare centers, day care homes, and adult care centers, in addition to children and adolescents participating in afterschool care VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Aug 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 programs. FNS published a final rule, ‘‘Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans’’ (RIN 0584–AE88) in the Federal Register on April 25, 2024 (89 FR 31962) which introduces new recordkeeping requirements for the CACFP. Under the CACFP, FNS is required to develop nutrition requirements that are consistent with the goals of the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In addition, institutions and facilities are required by regulation to comply with the meal requirements. This rulemaking finalizes long-term school, institution, and facility nutrition requirements based on the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and feedback from Child Nutrition Program stakeholders. The final rule allows CACFP institutions and facilities that serve primarily American Indian or Alaska Native children to serve vegetables to meet the grains requirements. FNS is also accounting for start-up costs of $305,000 for the CACFP operators associated with menu changes because of this final rule. FNS is publishing a 30-Day Notice for this final rule submission because the agency changed how the requirements and burden changes were submitted for approval in the final rule from what was used in the proposed rule. Due to uncertain timing of the rules in conjunction with the renewal of OMB Control Number 0584–0006, FNS decided to request a new OMB control number for the collections related to the rule and later merge them into the existing information collections that are related to these requirements. By the time of the final rule, however, OMB Control Number 0584–0006 was renewed, so FNS decided to switch to revisions of the existing collections, rather than requesting a new OMB control number. OMB reviewed the proposed submission as ‘‘filed with comment’’ on March 21, 2023, and assigned the preliminary OMB Control Number 0584–0679 to the collection. However, because FNS decided to submit revisions to the existing information collections, this preliminary OMB control number was not used for the final rule submission. Need and Use of the Information: The revisions to this ongoing information collection are due to the final rule, ‘‘Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans’’, which amends Program regulations and introduces new recordkeeping requirements into this collection. CACFP program operators at institutions and facilities must maintain PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68577 documentation required by this rule. This final rule contains information requirements that are required to obtain or retain a benefit. The CACFP institutions and facilities are required to maintain documentation to show that they are eligible, when they are serving primarily American Indian or Alaska Native children, to implement the menu planning options to serve vegetables to meet the grains requirement. Maintaining these records ensures program integrity. FNS uses this information to ensure compliance with the final rule requirements. Description of Respondents: Individuals/Households; State, Local or Tribal Governments; Non-profit Business Institutions. Number of Respondents: 3,794,949. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping: On Occasion. Total Burden Hours: 4,213,974. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–19137 Filed 8–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 September 26, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1 68578 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 / Notices schools that are tribally operated, operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, and that serve primarily American Indian or Alaska Native children to serve vegetables to meet the grains requirements. In addition, to meet the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the final rule updates nutrition requirements, particularly concerning reduced sodium and reduced added sugar content in school meals, which means that SFAs will need to do additional development and editing of their menus. In addition, FNS Food and Nutrition Service is also accounting for total additional Title: National School Lunch Program. start-up and maintenance costs of OMB Control Number: 0584–0006. $21,819,000 that will be incurred by the Summary of Collection: The Richard State agencies and SFAs for B. Russell National School Lunch Act maintenance of databases, menu (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) planning, materials, and other ruleauthorizes the National School Lunch related costs as a result of this final rule. Program (NSLP). Section 10 of the Child FNS is publishing a 30-Day Notice for Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (Pub. L. this final rule submission because the 111–296) requires the Secretary of agency changed how the requirements Agriculture to prescribe such and burden changes were submitted for regulations as deemed necessary to approval in the final rule from what was carry out Child Nutrition Programs used in the proposed rule. Due to authorized under the NSLA and the uncertain timing of the rules in CNA. The NSLA, as amended, conjunction with the renewal of this authorizes the NSLP; 7 CFR part 210, to collection, FNS decided to request a safeguard the health and well-being of new OMB control number for the the Nation’s children and provide free collections related to the rule and later or reduced-price school lunches to merge them into the existing eligible students through subsidies to information collections that are related schools. FNS published a final rule, to these requirements. By the time of the ‘‘Child Nutrition Programs: Meal final rule, however, this collection was Patterns Consistent with the 2020–2025 renewed, so FNS decided to switch to Dietary Guidelines for Americans’’ (RIN revisions of the existing collections, 0584–AE88) in the Federal Register on rather than requesting a new OMB April 25, 2024 (89 FR 31962) which control number. OMB reviewed the introduces new reporting and proposed submission as ‘‘filed with recordkeeping requirements for the comment’’ on March 21, 2023, and NSLP. Under the NSLA, FNS is required assigned the preliminary OMB Control to develop school nutrition Number 0584–0679 to the collection. requirements that are consistent with However, because FNS decided to the goals of the most recent Dietary submit revisions to the existing Guidelines for Americans. In addition, information collections, this schools are required by regulation to preliminary OMB control number was comply with the meal requirements. not used for the final rule submission. This rulemaking finalizes long-term Need and Use of the Information: The school nutrition requirements based on revisions to this ongoing information the most recent Dietary Guidelines for collection are due to the final rule, Americans and feedback from Child ‘‘Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Nutrition Program stakeholders. The Patterns Consistent with the 2020–2025 final rule strengthens the Buy American Dietary Guidelines for Americans’’, provision which requires the purchase which amends Program regulations and of domestic commodities or products introduces new reporting and ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable,’’ recordkeeping requirements into this maintains circumstances where limited collection. Staff at the State agencies exceptions are permitted to those and the SFAs must collect, provide, and requirements and requires school food maintain the information required by authorities (SFAs) to include the Buy this rule. This final rule encompasses American provisions in procurement both mandatory and required to obtain procedures, solicitations, food contracts, or retain a benefit information and awarded contracts. The final rule requirements. The State agencies and permits flexibilities regarding the SFAs are responsible for maintaining documentation and records to standard educational criteria in the demonstrate their compliance with the professional standards hiring Buy American provisions, the flexibility requirements and allows SFAs and ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Aug 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for SFAs or its schools which are tribally operated, operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, or serve primarily American Indian or Alaska Native students to serve vegetables in place of grains, the submission and approval of requests to hire school nutrition program directors who do not meet the standard education criteria, and to develop and maintain menus that reflect the updated nutrition specifications in accordance with the final rule. FNS will use this information to ensure compliance with the final rule requirements. Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 115,935. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion, Annually, and Other (every 3 years). Total Burden Hours: 10,143,277. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–19136 Filed 8–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 September 26, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding; 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; the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 
September 26, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be 
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the 
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by

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selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless the collection of information displays 
a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs 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.

Food and Nutrition Service

    Title: National School Lunch Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-0006.
    Summary of Collection: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) authorizes the National School 
Lunch Program (NSLP). Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(CNA) (Pub. L. 111-296) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to 
prescribe such regulations as deemed necessary to carry out Child 
Nutrition Programs authorized under the NSLA and the CNA. The NSLA, as 
amended, authorizes the NSLP; 7 CFR part 210, to safeguard the health 
and well-being of the Nation's children and provide free or reduced-
price school lunches to eligible students through subsidies to schools. 
FNS published a final rule, ``Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns 
Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans'' (RIN 
0584-AE88) in the Federal Register on April 25, 2024 (89 FR 31962) 
which introduces new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the 
NSLP. Under the NSLA, FNS is required to develop school nutrition 
requirements that are consistent with the goals of the most recent 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In addition, schools are required by 
regulation to comply with the meal requirements. This rulemaking 
finalizes long-term school nutrition requirements based on the most 
recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and feedback from Child 
Nutrition Program stakeholders. The final rule strengthens the Buy 
American provision which requires the purchase of domestic commodities 
or products ``to the maximum extent practicable,'' maintains 
circumstances where limited exceptions are permitted to those 
requirements and requires school food authorities (SFAs) to include the 
Buy American provisions in procurement procedures, solicitations, food 
contracts, and awarded contracts. The final rule permits flexibilities 
regarding the standard educational criteria in the professional 
standards hiring requirements and allows SFAs and schools that are 
tribally operated, operated by the Bureau of Indian Education, and that 
serve primarily American Indian or Alaska Native children to serve 
vegetables to meet the grains requirements. In addition, to meet the 
goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the final rule updates 
nutrition requirements, particularly concerning reduced sodium and 
reduced added sugar content in school meals, which means that SFAs will 
need to do additional development and editing of their menus. In 
addition, FNS is also accounting for total additional start-up and 
maintenance costs of $21,819,000 that will be incurred by the State 
agencies and SFAs for maintenance of databases, menu planning, 
materials, and other rule-related costs as a result of this final rule.
    FNS is publishing a 30-Day Notice for this final rule submission 
because the agency changed how the requirements and burden changes were 
submitted for approval in the final rule from what was used in the 
proposed rule. Due to uncertain timing of the rules in conjunction with 
the renewal of this collection, FNS decided to request a new OMB 
control number for the collections related to the rule and later merge 
them into the existing information collections that are related to 
these requirements. By the time of the final rule, however, this 
collection was renewed, so FNS decided to switch to revisions of the 
existing collections, rather than requesting a new OMB control number. 
OMB reviewed the proposed submission as ``filed with comment'' on March 
21, 2023, and assigned the preliminary OMB Control Number 0584-0679 to 
the collection. However, because FNS decided to submit revisions to the 
existing information collections, this preliminary OMB control number 
was not used for the final rule submission.
    Need and Use of the Information: The revisions to this ongoing 
information collection are due to the final rule, ``Child Nutrition 
Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans'', which amends Program regulations and 
introduces new reporting and recordkeeping requirements into this 
collection. Staff at the State agencies and the SFAs must collect, 
provide, and maintain the information required by this rule. This final 
rule encompasses both mandatory and required to obtain or retain a 
benefit information requirements. The State agencies and SFAs are 
responsible for maintaining documentation and records to demonstrate 
their compliance with the Buy American provisions, the flexibility for 
SFAs or its schools which are tribally operated, operated by the Bureau 
of Indian Education, or serve primarily American Indian or Alaska 
Native students to serve vegetables in place of grains, the submission 
and approval of requests to hire school nutrition program directors who 
do not meet the standard education criteria, and to develop and 
maintain menus that reflect the updated nutrition specifications in 
accordance with the final rule. FNS will use this information to ensure 
compliance with the final rule requirements.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 115,935.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion, 
Annually, and Other (every 3 years).
    Total Burden Hours: 10,143,277.

Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19136 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-30-P
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