[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85508-85509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28414]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 21, 2016.
    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 (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 December 
28, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the

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submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    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: Review of Child Nutrition Data & Analysis for Program 
Management.
    OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act of 1946 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) provide the legislative authority for the 
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to administer the National School 
Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). These 
programs provide Federal financial assistance and USDA Foods to public 
and non-profit private schools and residential childcare institutions 
to facilitate serving meals that meet nutritional standards. In 
accordance with Federal regulations, School Food Authorities (SFA) 
collect a range of required and reported basic data elements that the 
States and FNS use to monitor program reach, efficiency, and 
implementation, but they also collect additional data, which the SFAs 
need to manage their own operations. SFAs and States have migrated from 
paper-based processes to Management Information Systems (MIS) of 
varying levels of sophistication for the management of their data. FNS 
is conducting the Review of Child Nutrition Data and Analysis for 
Program Management Study to document the current status of the SFAs' 
and the State's NSLP/SBP MIS.
    Need and Use of the Information: The data collected from this 
voluntary study will be used to evaluate the available data elements 
that State agencies and SFAs collect for the operation of the NSLP and 
SBP. FNS will use the results of this study to identify specific data 
elements that could improve and streamline reporting to FNS to improve 
program oversight. The information gathered from the study will also be 
used to provide technical assistance to State agencies and SFAs and to 
develop MIS best practices.
    Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,382.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once).
    Total Burden Hours: 2,712.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28414 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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