[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1602-1603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00514]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price
Meals and Free Milk
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 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 information collection. This is a revision of a currently
approved collection for determining eligibility for free and reduced
price meals and free milk as stated in 7 CFR part 245. 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.
The current approval for the information collection burden associated
with 7 CFR part 245 expires on April 30, 2016. The revisions being
requested are primarily adjustments due to updating the number of
respondents.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by March 14, 2016.
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 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 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.
Comments may be sent to: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director of Program
Monitoring and Operational Support Division, Child Nutrition Programs,
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park
Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594. 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 responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval, and will become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Smith-Holmes, Director of
Program Monitoring and Operational Support Division; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR part 245--Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced
Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools.
OMB Number: 0584-0026.
Expiration Date: April 30, 2016.
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.). 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 educational agency
levels and
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operations include direct certification, the submission of household
size and income applications for school meal/milk benefits, record
maintenance, and public notification. The information collection burden
associated with this revision is summarized in the chart below. The
difference in burden is mainly due to updating the number of
participating school food authorities and local educational agencies
and the number of households having to submit an application. All of
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with this
information collection are currently approved by the Office of
Management and Budget and are in force. This is a revision of the
currently approved information collection.
Affected Public: State Agencies, School Food Authorities, Schools,
and Individuals/Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,449,186 (56 SAs, 19,822 SFAs,
5,390,000 households).
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.035.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 16,540,513.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.0580889.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 947,920.
Estimated Total Annual Recordkeeping Burden: 5,958.
Estimated Total Annual Public Disclosure Burden: 6,943.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 960,821.
Current OMB Inventory for Part 245: 966,023.
Difference (Burden Revisions Requested with this renewal): -5,202.
Refer to the following table for estimated annual burden per each
type of respondent:
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(c) Estimated (d) Estimated (f) Estimated
(b) Estimated number total annual (e) Estimated total annual
(a) Affected public number responses per responses (b x hours per burden hours
respondents respondent c) response (d x e)
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Reporting
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State Agencies.................. 56 5.018 281 0.637 179
School Food Authorities......... 19,600 557.247 10,922,050 0.025 274,741
Individuals/Households.......... 5,390,000 1.03 5,551,000 0.121 673,000
Total Reporting Burden...... 5,409,656 3.045 16,473,331 0.058 947,920
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Recordkeeping
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State Agencies.................. 54 125.772 6,792 0.249 1,691
School Food Authorities......... 19,600 1.056 20,692 0.206 4,267
Total Recordkeeping Burden.. 19,654 1.398 27,484 0.217 5,958
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Public Notification
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State Agencies.................. 54 1 54 0.100 5
School Food Authorities......... 19,822 2 39,644 0.175 6,938
Total Recordkeeping Burden.. 19,876 2 39,698 0.17 6,943
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Total Reporting, Recordkeeping and Public Disclosure
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Reporting....................... 5,409,656 3.045 16,473,331 0.058 947,920
Recordkeeping................... 19,654 1.398 27,484 0.217 5,958
Public Disclosure............... 19,876 2 39,698 0.17 6,943
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Total Reporting, 5,449,186 .............. 16,540,513 .............. 960,821
Recordkeeping, and Public
Disclosure Burden..........
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Dated: December 29, 2015.
Audrey Rowe,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00514 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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