[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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