[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55052-55055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21764]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 174 / Monday, September 9, 2013 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Form FNS-13, Annual Report of State Revenue Matching
(National School Lunch Program)
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 which concerns the
appropriation and use of State funds for the National School Lunch,
School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs. This collection is a
revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 8, 2013.
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, including use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Written comments may be sent to
Jon Garcia, Acting Branch Chief, Program Analysis and Monitoring
Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640, Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments will
also be accepted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov, and follow the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for public inspection at the
office of the Food and Nutrition Service during regular business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
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 Jon Garcia
at (703) 305-2600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 7 CFR Part 210, National School Lunch
Program.
Form Number: FNS-13.
OMB Number: 0584-0075.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2014.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: FNS uses the Annual Report of State Revenue Matching,
Form FNS-13, to collect data on State revenue matching to meet the
reporting required by 7 CFR 210.17(g). 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.). Information on school program operations is collected
from State agencies on a yearly basis to monitor and make adjustments
to State agency funding requirements. As provided in 7 CFR 210.17, each
school year, State revenues must be appropriated or used specifically
by the State for Federal school lunch program purposes. The amount that
must be appropriated or used generally is at least 30% of the funds
received by the State under Section 4 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1753)
during the school year beginning July 1, 1980, unless exemptions or
waivers are met, as described in 7 CFR 210.17. The form is an intrinsic
part of the accounting system currently being used by the subject
programs to ensure proper reimbursement as well as to facilitate
adequate recordkeeping. The FNS-13 form is provided to States through a
web-based Federal reporting system and, 100 percent of the information
is collected through electronic means. There are no changes required
for the instructions on FNS-13. However, this revision made significant
program adjustment to reporting burden hours as a result of automation
and the advancement of State systems technology. The response time
(estimated average number of hours per response) is decreased from the
previously approved 80 hours to 8 hours and hence the total number of
burden hours is reduced from 4,560 to 456 hours.
Affected Public: State agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 57 State agencies.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 57.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 456 hours.
See the table below for estimated total annual burden for each type
of respondent.
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Estimated
Estimated Responses Total annual average number Estimated
Respondent number of annually per responses of hours per total hours
respondent respondent response
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Reporting Burden: State agency.. 57 1.00 57 8 456
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Total Reporting Burden...... 57 1.00 57 8 456
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Dated: August 30, 2013.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
Attachment: Appendix A: FNS-13 Annual Report of State Revenue
Matching.
Appendix A--Sample Version of the Proposed FNS-13 and Instructions
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